Check out this perfect 2-week self drive Tasmania route trip itinerary to assist y'all excogitation your epic adventure to a greater extent than or less Australia’s most beautiful state!
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Exploring the Bay of Fire – 1 of the best places to explore on this Tasmania route trip itinerary.
Tasmania; that fighting of Commonwealth of Australia that everyone knows exists but few seem to visit.
I foremost visited Commonwealth of Australia inwards 2008 as well as sadly did non arrive to Tasmania. Since hence it’s been a house that has been on my bucket list.
In Jan 2018 my married adult woman as well as I finally made it downward that far due south to cheque out all the best places to see inwards Tasmania. This stunning isle may exactly survive Australia’s best kept secret, although I cannot imagine it staying that agency for long.
Unlike the residual of Australia, Tasmania is minor as well as compact. The journeys are short, the roads are winding as well as the bounding main is cold.
The scenery is exactly breath taking, of all the places I withdraw keep been inwards Australia, this may exactly survive my favourite state.
Tips for a Self Drive Tasmanian Road Trip
Below is our 2-week route trip itinerary that took us all the agency to a greater extent than or less this beautiful island. Obviously at that topographic point are parts that tin survive extended or chopped off every bit y'all wish.
However nosotros industrial plant life this Tasmania itinerary gave us plenty of fourth dimension to consider the vast bulk of what nosotros wanted to consider without existence rushed.
Be warned though, Tasmania is non similar mainland Australia.
It does rain, specially to a greater extent than or less Cradle Mountain. So fifty-fifty inwards the middle of summer, practise non survive surprised if y'all run across a fair few showers.
How to Get Around – Car vs Campervan
You cannot practise Tasmania past times world carry alone. To genuinely savour as well as sense everything this incredible house has to offering y'all demand your ain set of wheels.
Luckily renting a machine inwards Tasmania is cheap, nosotros rented 1 amongst Europcar for $66 dollars a day, which included zilch excess insurance.
The cheapest campervan nosotros industrial plant life was three times this amount. But if y'all love this agency of locomote (check out our other post service most our Ireland route trip itinerary nosotros did inwards a campervan), hence this could survive a skillful option.
We would recommend hiring a machine for Tasmania for the next reasons:
Cost
The overall cost of renting a machine is substantially cheaper. However inwards outcome y'all demand to function out if machine rental + accommodation is going to survive cheaper than camper-van + vacation parks.
From our pre-trip calculations a machine turned out to survive our best bet.
We averaged $150 on machine + accommodation on our trip, which was cheaper than the rental cost of a camper van.
Petrol
Cars potable less fuel, period. We had a lovely Toyota Prius Hybrid which meant our fuel costs were minimal. This is a big addition inwards Tasmania, where fuel prices tin survive quite high.
Driving Comfort
I personally prefer driving cars to camper-vans due to the manoeuvrability, ease of parking inwards cities as well as less stress driving on winding roads.
Of course of pedagogy this is all upward to y'all though.
Buying a National Parks Pass
This is a must for anyone planning to see Tasmania’s National Parks. It costs $58 AUD per vehicle as well as gives y'all unlimited entry to Tasmania’s National Parks for 2 months.
You tin purchase it at whatever National Park visitor centre. Just retrieve to display it on your dashboard or y'all volition survive fined.
It also saves $10 AUD on the ferry to Maria Island. The alternative is paying $24 AUD per 24 hours. So long every bit y'all see national parks for a minimum three days hence you’ve made your coin back.
Eating as well as Drinking inwards Tasmania
Like mainland Australia, eating out tin survive quite expensive at times. As a resultant the vast bulk of travellers volition survive cooking for themselves at numerous points on their travels.
Pick upward a inexpensive cool pocketbook to continue nutrient fresh, every bit y'all cannot ever guarantee a refrigerator (unless of course of pedagogy y'all withdraw keep a campervan).
We staying inwards a mixture of vacation parks, AirBnBs, hotels as well as guesthouses as well as nosotros only had a dyad of nights without a kitchen which helped us continue our spending down.
That existence said, Tasmania’s gourmet create is both pop as well as delicious hence don’t forget to indulge at nowadays as well as then, specially on he Cradle to Coast Tasting Trail!
2-Week Tasmania Road Trip Itinerary
Without farther ado, here’s my ultimate Tasmania route trip itinerary!
Day 1: Hobart
Fly into Hobart as well as pick upward your rental car.
After getting to our AirBnB as well as dumping our materials nosotros headed upward Mount Wellington giving y'all stunning views over Hobart as well as the wider area, fifty-fifty every bit far every bit Bruny Island.
We hence headed to the Museum of Tasmania earlier spending the eve wandering to a greater extent than or less Battery Point as well as beautiful Salamanca.
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Marvel at the stunning sunsets inwards Hobart.
Day 2: Port Arthur
From Hobart it’s a curt campaign to Port Arthur. This fantabulous historical site gives y'all the chance to empathise to a greater extent than most Tasmania’s fascinating convict history.
We did 1 of the black fourth dimension ghost tours as well as to survive honest, this was definitely the highlight of the twenty-four hours for us.
Our guide Jim, an fantabulous storyteller, as well as certainly gave us a few scares every bit he explained some Port Arthurs spookiest happenings.
Port Arthur is also dwelling to Australia’s worst ever massacre. While this is a pretty morbid topic, it’s of import to pay homage to the victims at the Port Arthur Memorial Garden.
- Where We Stayed: Bluegum Guesthouse
Day 3: Tasman Peninsula
This was our foremost sense of Tasmania’s infamously temperamental weather.
We spent the morning time exploring the convict coal mines located on the due north western side of the Tasman peninsula.
From hither nosotros headed dorsum to quirky piffling Doo Town for some gorgeous coastal scenery as well as fantabulous nutrient from the fish as well as chip van adjacent to the blowhole.
Close to Doo Town are some beautiful coastal thought points which a good worth exploring.
After crossing dorsum across the Eagles Neck, cheque out the domestic dog employment museum earlier heading on towards the tessellated pavements. Here at that topographic point is a lovely walk along the coast giving some wonderful views of the Tasman peninsula.
From hither nosotros headed upward to the tiny coastal town of Triabunna, inwards grooming for our journeying to Maria Island.
- Where nosotros stayed: Triabunna Holiday Park
Day 4: Maria Island
We got a ferry from the Tiabunna Visitor Centre at 10:30. You should aim to instruct to the ferry terminal to a greater extent than or less thirty minutes earlier departure.
Incidentally y'all tin also pick upward y'all Parks Pass hither as well as relieve yourself $10 AUD on the ferry ride.
The journeying over takes to a greater extent than or less thirty minutes, as well as if the conditions is looking good, y'all tin stake out a infinite at the front end to sunbathe.
We only spent 1 twenty-four hours on Maria Island. If y'all desire to rest the black at that topographic point are army camp sites as well as cabins that tin survive booked.
We decided to rent some mount bikes which tin survive arranged at the visitor centre inwards Triabunna as well as picked upward inwards Darlington.
If y'all are only doing 1 day, a wheel gives y'all the chance to encompass a decent amount of ground.
From Darlington nosotros headed for the painted cliffs which are leisurely thirty infinitesimal ride. We dumped our bikes as well as went to explore the amazing coastline.
We carried on farther downward the rail stopping at diverse points along the agency to explore the coastline as well as notice a house to withdraw keep our picnic.
It was hither nosotros encountered wombats, wallabies as well as pademelons.
We carried on farther downward the coast earlier heading dorsum to snorkel to a greater extent than or less the painted cliffs.
The expanse from Darlington to exactly beyond the painted cliffs is a protected marine reserve. The snorkelling is pretty good, but the visibility isn’t great.
This wasn’t helped past times the huge thunderstorm that striking non long subsequently getting in.
As I was coming dorsum inwards I got the fearfulness of my life inwards the shape of a 2-meter broad stingray coming out of nowhere.
Do survive aware that the H2O hither is mutual frigidity too. I went inwards without a moisture suit as well as was okay, but y'all volition definitely withdraw keep a to a greater extent than pleasant sense amongst one.
We spent the remaining dyad of hours dropping the bikes off, spotting roos on the hills unopen the jetty as well as avoiding the rain.
After getting the in conclusion ferry dorsum nosotros drove upward to Bicheno.
We chose this every bit it was cheaper than anything else unopen to Freycinet as well as subsequently camping ground inwards the pelting inwards Triabunna a tent wasn’t on the agenda for Miranda.
- Book your accommodation for Bicheno ahead of fourth dimension here.
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Spend a twenty-four hours enjoying the stunning Maria Island.
Day 5: Freycinet National Park
We hopped inwards our machine as well as headed for the Freycinet National Park for twenty-four hours v on our Tasmania route trip.
From Bicheno it’s to a greater extent than or less a 30-minute drive. Probably to a greater extent than during dawn or dusk every bit the risk of wild animals jumping out increases dramatically inwards as well as to a greater extent than or less the national park.
We headed downward to the visitor centre to cheque out some of walks to come upward up amongst our excogitation of action. We ended upward doing the Wineglass Beach Walk.
Understandably this is 1 of the most pop walks inwards Tasmania, hence don’t survive surprised if it’s busy. To avoid the crowds exactly walk downward to Wineglass Beach from the lookout.
The vast bulk of tourists caput upward to the sentinel as well as dorsum downward again. As a resultant the beach is genuinely really placidity inwards comparison. This is a bang-up spot to delineate out that picnic basket.
Before heading dorsum nosotros checked out honeymoon bay as well as hopped inwards the H2O for a fighting of snorkelling.
Cold, as well as non a huge amount of fish, although I did come upward confront to confront amongst some other huge stingray.
There are plenty of other bang-up walks inwards the national park. The hazards beach walk inwards item gets rave reviews.
Don’t forget to display your Parks Pass if y'all are doing whatever longer than 2 days inwards Tasmania’s national parks.
That eve it was dorsum to our AirBnB inwards Bicheno as well as dinner at a Pasini’s, a bang-up piffling eating seat on the border of Bicheno.
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Definitely hike to a greater extent than or less Freycinet National Park.
Day 6: Freycinet National Park as well as Bay Of Fires
We spent the morning time at Freycinet checking out Sleepy Bay as well as the beautiful friendly beaches. The latter giving the iconic windswept beach vibe that Tasmania is known for.
We grabbed something to swallow inwards Bicheno as well as headed upward towards the Bay of Fires. This campaign is spectacular, a existent highlight of whatever route trip to a greater extent than or less Tasmania, hence withdraw keep your photographic television set camera gear upward as well as continue your eyes peeled for places to park.
Accommodation inwards the summertime to a greater extent than or less St Helens tin survive eye-wateringly expensive, hence nosotros genuinely stayed thirty minutes due south at Scamander Sanctuary Holiday Park inwards peradventure the nicest tent I withdraw keep ever seen.
After dumping our materials nosotros carried on upward Tasmania’s other famous beach, Binalong Bay. Head to the Northern department of Binalong Bay, past times taking the C848, to avoid the crowds.
The H2O hither genuinely wasn’t every bit good cold, although it tin instruct genuinely windy, hence a tent or windbreaker could survive a lifesaver on the beach.
- Where nosotros stayed: Scamander Sanctuary Holiday Park
Has a fully equipped kitchen as well as fantastic glamping agency tents.
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Tasmania is known for its windswept beaches.
Day 7: Bay of Fires
From Scamander towards St Helens as well as the Bay of Fires the coastline is absolutely stunning as well as the chances are y'all volition withdraw keep it all to yourself.
Even inwards mid-January, 1 of the busiest times inwards Tasmania, nosotros had whole beaches to ourselves.
Following this nosotros headed beyond Binalong Bay upward to the Gardens for some beautiful coastal scenery as well as a fighting of bouldering.
Once y'all instruct beyond 1 of Tasmania’s most famous beaches y'all withdraw keep a plethora of beautiful places to halt as well as explore.
We headed every bit far every bit the route would accept us hopped out of our machine as well as went exploring. Half the fun of the bay of fires is exploring. Just common upward somewhere that looks pretty as well as become for a wander.
Late afternoon nosotros headed for piffling Launceston, Tasmania’s 2nd city, for desire of a meliorate description.
We soundless had some picnic nutrient hence nosotros took it downward to the marina for dinner every bit the Sun set.
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- Bay of fires
Day 8: Tamar Valley
We took a slightly to a greater extent than relaxed measurement today taking inwards the gorgeous Tamar Valley.
We did excogitation on heading over the Bridestowe Lavender farm, notwithstanding nosotros ended upward inwards Seahorse World as well as Platypus House at the North Western destination of the valley.
A piffling pricey but pretty interesting. The platypuses as well as echidnas are extremely adorable.
From hither nosotros headed dorsum downward towards to Cataract Gorge stopping inwards at the Exeter bakery for a curry rice pie (a must if you’re passing).
At Cataract gorge at that topographic point is a lovely walk or y'all tin practise similar most as well as promise direct inwards the lake.
Day 9: Cradle to Coast Testing Trail
This was 1 of our highlights during our ii weeks inwards Tasmania.
Effectively this is a 150km trail that y'all campaign as well as halt off at gourmet create places as well as eateries on route. If y'all are inwards whatever agency a foodie, this is an absolute must.
Most of the eateries are betwixt Deloraine as well as the wonderfully named town of Penguin. However nosotros carried on beyond Penguin to beautiful Stanley for our in conclusion halt on the trail.
After an amazing seafood dinner nosotros hiked upward the Nut for some stunning sunset views. Whilst its non a long hike, the initial climb is extremely steep.
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Catching the sunset at the Nut.
Day 10: Boat Harbour Beach as well as Cradle Mountain
Morning at the beach, afternoon inwards the mountains pretty much summed upward our day.
We spent the morning time at the beautiful Boat Harbour Beach; golden sands, clear bluish H2O as well as gorgeous coastal scenery!
From hither it was a 1.5 hr campaign downward to 1 of Tasmania’s highlights; Cradle Mountain.
After checking into our hotel, nosotros headed downward to consummate the Dove Lake hike. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 gorgeous, tardily hike that is perfect to practise to a greater extent than or less sunset.
- Where nosotros stayed: Cradle Mountain Hotel
This was higher upward our budget, but the convenience as well as lack of to a greater extent than affordable accommodation unopen to the common made this a winner inwards our eyes.
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Dove Lake, Cradle Mountain.
Day 11: Cradle Mountain Summit
Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park has some of the best hiking inwards Tasmania. It is the starting fourth dimension of the Overland Track, every bit well every bit existence the phase for some phenomenal twenty-four hours walks.
Sadly nosotros did non withdraw keep plenty fourth dimension to practise the Overland Track hence I settled for the summit hike.
Safe to say this is a tough hike as well as it absolutely should non survive attempted inwards moisture or snowy conditions since it volition brand the in conclusion stone scrambling as well as bouldering sections extremely dangerous.
This hike is an absolute must if y'all are heading to Cradle Mountain. For to a greater extent than data on what to practise to a greater extent than or less Cradle Mountain click here.
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View from the Marions Lookout on Cradle Mountain.
Day 12: Cradle Mountain, Horse Riding as well as onto The West Coast
We checked out some of the shorter walks that began to a greater extent than or less the sense centre inwards the morning.
Afterwards nosotros headed out amongst Cradle Country Adventures to become Equus caballus riding to a greater extent than or less their Belvoir Area rail taking us upward for a stunning thought of Cradle Mountain.
From hither nosotros headed downward towards the erstwhile mining town of Queenstown stopping inwards a Zeehan on the way.
Whilst it makes an interesting house to hold off around, Zeehan does withdraw keep a slight “straight out of a horror film” variety of vibe, fascinating inwards an strange variety of way.
Queenstown is littered amongst relics as well as reminders of the mining boom. It was a bang-up house to pass the night.
- Where nosotros stayed: Empire Hotel
This fantabulous erstwhile hotel is a stark reminder of the gilt era fourth dimension of the due west coast. The nutrient hither is great!
Day 13: Strahan as well as the Western Wilderness Way
We drove downward to the quaint seaside hamlet town of Strahan. If y'all caput due due west from hither the adjacent fighting of dry soil y'all would striking would survive Argentina.
Along amongst Zeehan as well as Queenstown, Strahan also benefitted hugely from the gilt rush times. Now it’s a much to a greater extent than sedate as well as set dorsum affair.
Its a decent house to explore for a morning, but in all likelihood non worth much to a greater extent than fourth dimension than that. From hither it was a long campaign downward to Hobart.
Here is Tasmania at its most desolate. There is 1 route from Strahan to Hobart. At times, it almost seems similar the outback but amongst to a greater extent than trees.
There are plenty of thought points, curt hikes as well as sights on route to interruption upward this long drive.
Day 14: Bruny Island
This gorgeous piffling isle is only an hr or hence away from Hobart. As a resultant it tin instruct pretty busy at weekends or during the holidays.
It pays to exhibit upward one-half an hr early on than y'all genuinely demand to every bit the queue to instruct on the boat tin survive pretty long.
We forthwith headed for the cervix viewpoint, which since it is 1 of the best thought points tin survive pretty busy. However the views are absolutely spectacular.
From hither nosotros headed downward to grass indicate for a beautiful coastal as well as hence spent to residual of the twenty-four hours beach hopping to a greater extent than or less the residual of the island. Perfect.
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Bruny island
What Did We Miss on our Tasmania Suggest Driving Itinerary?
Well inwards 2 weeks nosotros managed to consider a huge amount but at that topographic point were a few things nosotros sadly did non instruct the chance to visit.
The listing below were places that nosotros planned on visiting, notwithstanding unfortunately for us, fourth dimension ran out.
- Haast Caves
- Mole Creek National Park
- MONA
- Mt Field National Park
There are in all likelihood plenty of other amazing things that nosotros missed, but that exactly gives us a argue to supply to this incredible island.
Hope y'all enjoyed my 2-week Tasmania route trip itinerary. If y'all did go out a comment below! Happy travels.
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