Tasmania
Pack your bags you're going to Tasmania!
We left our hometown Biloela to start our lap of australia with a bang! Hitting the trip of with an adventure to Tasmania. Catching our flights from Gold Coast to Launceston and making our way to Hobart to pick up our hire van. (Flying to Launceston is cheaper)
Arriving in Hobart and exploring the city straight away we got a feel of the city life before the beautiful country life.
What we did in Hobart & recommend!
If you haven’t heard Tassie is know for its famouse scallop pies… Hmmm. So we went straight to a bakery and ordered a bacon and cheese because that sounds horrific! We took it upon ourselves to try a bakery everyday across tassie so you don’t have to!
Please note these our top spots and recommendations we did not get to see all of Tasmanaia and we recommend talking to locals for the top spots!
Bakeries & Food you need to visit!
Queens Pastry located in Hobart. If you have a sweet tooth this is a must! Some of the best donuts in Tasmania!
Wild Fennel in Hamiliton, amazing pies.
Dunalley Bakery, a must stop.
St Helens Skippers Fish Shop
Must Stop spots!
Just outside of Hobart a short drive to Mount Wellington is a beautiful way to overlook Tasmania’s beautiful city Hobart.
Tasman Peninsula little nook of the side of tassie is a must stop on your trip with heaps to explore including, Port arthur, the blowholes, the remarkable caves and so much more all in this small place.
As you make your way up the east coast there is so much to visit but be sure to detour into Coles bay! Allow a day to explore this part and enjoy the walks and white sand!
Coles Bay is the access point into Freycinet here are some of the best beaches! and you can hire Kayaks if its a little too cold to swim.
We risked the freezing water and jumped in for a swim at honeymoon bay! how could we not the water was so clear and such a beautiful place!
After exploring Freycinet we made our way to Bicheno a nice quite town on the coast perfect for staying and having some arvo beers or walks on the beach, also know for Bicheno blowhole.
Making our way further up the coast we stayed at St Helens at the Big 4 park that offered free pancakes Sunday morning highlight of the trip ;)
We ventured a little inland to Hardings Falls, was a beautiful location with some stunning waterfalls but do not go unless you have a 4x4.
St Helens is beautiful right on the coast and has some amazing food and places for drinks. Skippers fish and chips shop is a must! We stopped in at Bay Surf Shop and have to say the best customer service we have ever received and the kindest lady, she discounted everything we purchased and spent 40 mins sharing the top surf and must sees along the coast.
From St Helens drive up the coast to the Bay of Fires! These beautiful firey stones are the perfect picnic and photo opportunity.
Venturing inland and then going back up the coast we stopped at Waterhouse- Casuarina campsites.
Then Venturing down to Devonport, Devonport is extremely industry however we found the coolest antique store you have to visit!
Antique Emporium has everything from vintage cameras, toys, signs and even farming equipment! Definitely a place to visit.
Cradle Mountain! One of Tasmania’s most know tourist attraction, if you're thinking of visiting Tasmania you need to explore Cradle Mountains. We stayed at the discovery park below the mountains to catch a shuttle bus the next day and after spending 4 hours on the mountain we go to witness sunshine, rain and snow all within 4 hours of being there!! This mountain was not only beautiful, but the weather was insane!! A must visit!
Things you should know!
You need permits to enter the national parks.
The west side of Tasmania is so much denser in forestry than the east and rains most of the year.
Do not take the quickest route on google maps, you always end up on windier dirt roads and takes 2x longer.
you cant predict the weather (especially on the west end)
3 weeks minimum to cover the highlights of tassie.
tassie is small but the drives are long with lots of twists and turns.
