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HOLIDAYS DIRECT DISCOUNT GUARANTEE Book any AAT Kings Tasmania tour with us and we will provide you with a further 5% discount off the best available price we obtain from AAT Kings. Our discount can be used in conjunction any other AAT Kings offers that you may be entitled to ie. Earlybird, Early Payment, Past Traveller etc. |
10 DAY TASMANIAN WONDERS
Immerse yourself in the unique natural surroundings of Tasmania on this incredible 10 day tour. Discover spectacular Russell Falls in Mt. Field National Park, cruise the Gordon River and explore Cradle Mountain National Park. Visit Cataract Gorge near Launceston - wilderness in the city. Plus visit historic Port Arthur, see a Tamanian Devel and visit historic Richmond.
- 10 Days, priced from A$2490
- Guided: Best Buy Tour
- Departs from & returns to Hobart
- Remember this is the from price before any eligible discounts have been applied
- Call 1300 300 633 or email for our discounted quote, to book or just to discuss this tour.
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DEPARTURES & PRICES
| Valid: 01 September 2012 - 31 August 2013 | ||||
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| Tue 09 Oct 2012 | Thu 18 Oct 2012 GD | Per person share
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| Tue 23 Oct 2012 | Thu 01 Nov 2012 | |||
| Tue 30 Oct 2012 | Thu 08 Nov 2012 GD | |||
| Fri 02 Nov 2012 | Sun 11 Nov 2012 | |||
| Tue 06 Nov 2012 | Thu 15 Nov 2012 GD | |||
| Tue 13 Nov 2012 | Thu 22 Nov 2012 | |||
| Fri 16 Nov 2012 | Sun 25 Nov 2012 | |||
| Tue 20 Nov 2012 | Thu 29 Nov 2012 GD | |||
| Tue 27 Nov 2012 | Thu 06 Dec 2012 | |||
| Tue 04 Dec 2012 | Thu 13 Dec 2012 GD | |||
| Tue 11 Dec 2012 | Thu 20 Dec 2012 | |||
| Tue 18 Dec 2012 | Thu 27 Dec 2012 | |||
| Tue 01 Jan 2013 | Thu 10 Jan 2013 | |||
| Tue 08 Jan 2013 | Thu 17 Jan 2013 GD | |||
| Tue 15 Jan 2013 | Thu 24 Jan 2013 | |||
| Tue 22 Jan 2013 | Thu 31 Jan 2013 | |||
| Fri 25 Jan 2013 | Sun 03 Feb 2013 GD | |||
| Tue 29 Jan 2013 | Thu 07 Feb 2013 | |||
| Tue 05 Feb 2013 | Thu 14 Feb 2013 GD | |||
| Tue 12 Feb 2013 | Thu 21 Feb 2013 | |||
| Fri 15 Feb 2013 | Sun 24 Feb 2013 | |||
| Tue 19 Feb 2013 | Thu 28 Feb 2013 GD | |||
| Tue 26 Feb 2013 | Thu 07 Mar 2013 | |||
| Tue 05 Mar 2013 | Thu 14 Mar 2013 GD | |||
| Fri 08 Mar 2013 | Sun 17 Mar 2013 | |||
| Tue 12 Mar 2013 | Thu 21 Mar 2013 GD | |||
| Tue 19 Mar 2013 | Thu 28 Mar 2013 | |||
| Tue 26 Mar 2013 | Thu 04 Apr 2013 GD | |||
| Tue 02 Apr 2013 | Thu 11 Apr 2013 | |||
| Tue 09 Apr 2013 | Thu 18 Apr 2013 | |||
| Tue 16 Apr 2013 | Thu 25 Apr 2013 GD | |||
| Tue 30 Apr 2013 | Thu 09 May 2013 | |||
| Tue 14 May 2013 | Thu 23 May 2013 | |||
| Tue 18 Jun 2013 | Thu 27 Jun 2013 | |||
| Tue 16 Jul 2013 | Thu 25 Jul 2013 | |||
| Supplement options and discounts | ||||
| Single traveller accommodation supplement | ADD A$600 to Twin Share rate |
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| Young traveller's discount (please enquire) | SAVE A$250 |
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| Concession card holders | Please contact us for discount details. |
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| Group travel | Call 1300 300 633 to discuss your groups needs |
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| Triple discount (please enquire) | SAVE A$125 |
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| Early payment discount | Save 10%* if you book and pay in full 12 months prior. Save 7.5%* if you book and pay in full 10 months prior. Save 5%* if you book and pay in full 6 months prior. |
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| Holidays Direct BONUS 5% Discount | SAVE 5% off AAT Kings price after all other discounts |
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| GD | Denotes Guaranteed Departures |
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| Valid: 01 September 2013 - 31 December 2013 | ||||
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| Departs on | Returns on | Tour Price in AUD |
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| Tue 17 Sep 2013 | Thu 26 Sep 2013 | Per person share
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| Tue 08 Oct 2013 | Thu 17 Oct 2013 GD | |||
| Tue 22 Oct 2013 | Thu 31 Oct 2013 | |||
| Tue 29 Oct 2013 | Thu 07 Nov 2013 GD | |||
| Fri 01 Nov 2013 | Sun 10 Nov 2013 | |||
| Tue 05 Nov 2013 | Thu 14 Nov 2013 GD | |||
| Tue 12 Nov 2013 | Thu 21 Nov 2013 | |||
| Fri 15 Nov 2013 | Sun 24 Nov 2013 | |||
| Tue 19 Nov 2013 | Thu 28 Nov 2013 GD | |||
| Tue 26 Nov 2013 | Thu 05 Dec 2013 | |||
| Tue 03 Dec 2013 | Thu 12 Dec 2013 GD | |||
| Tue 10 Dec 2013 | Thu 19 Dec 2013 | |||
| Tue 17 Dec 2013 | Thu 26 Dec 2013 | |||
| Supplement options and discounts | ||||
| Single traveller accommodation supplement | ADD A$600 to Twin Share rate |
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| Young traveller's discount (please enquire) | SAVE A$250 |
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| Concession card holders | Please contact us for discount details. |
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| Group travel | Call 1300 300 633 to discuss your groups needs |
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| Triple discount (please enquire) | SAVE A$125 |
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| Early payment discount | Save 10%* if you book and pay in full 12 months prior. Save 7.5%* if you book and pay in full 10 months prior. Save 5%* if you book and pay in full 6 months prior. |
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| Holidays Direct BONUS 5% Discount | SAVE 5% off AAT Kings price after all other discounts |
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| GD | Denotes Guaranteed Departures |
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ITINERARY
Day 1: Arrive Hobart
Transfer from Hobart Airport to your hotel for check-in, then an afternoon tour of Hobart. Our orientation tour takes in Battery Point, Salamanca Place and Constitution Dock. Return to the hotel for a welcome drink and dinner with your Tour Director and fellow passengers.
Hotel: Wrest Point, Hobart. D
Day 2: Hobart – Queenstown
This morning we head west to New Norfolk and the magnificent Mt. Field National Park. Tasmania’s oldest National Park is the location of the spectacular three-tiered waterfall - Russell Falls, which is surrounded by towering swamp gums. Then we take the winding journey up to Lake St. Clair – amazing vistas await us. Back down to Queenstown, along the rainforest bordered road of World Heritage protected Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park - a journey of exploration.
Hotel: West Coaster Motel, Queenstown, 2 nights. B D
Day 3: Gordon River Cruise
Today we travel to the fishing village of Strahan on the Macquarie Harbour where we’ll cruise the Gordon River, including lunch. You’ll be awestruck by the beauty of the dark waters, stained amber by buttongrass tannins, reflecting the untouched wilderness and be amazed by the 2,000 year old Huon Pine at Heritage Landing. Post cruise the afternoon is yours. Use your free time to relax or explore – enjoy an optional, highly recommended, train ride on the West Coast Wilderness Railway or maybe visit the Huon Pine Museum. B L D
Day 4: Queenstown – Burnie
We travel past Lake Plimsoll through Tullah on the shores of Lake Rosebery, surrounded by forests and mountains and close to the Southwest Conservation Area, to the sensational Cradle Mountain National Park. Once there we’ll take you up to Waldheim and gorgeous Dove Lake for spectacular views of Cradle Mountain – make sure the camera’s loaded and the battery’s charged, this is a scenic highlight, and the air – there’s none fresher! Next we travel to Sheffield for a wander through this town of murals with its colourful wall paintings that adorn the town’s buildings, en route to Burnie.
Hotel: Beachfront Voyager, Burnie, 2 nights. B D
Day 5: The Nut, Stanley
First up today is a guided tour of the Paper Makers’ Workshop, a place that honours Burnie’s history, innovators and artists. Rolling green hills and Friesian cows – this morning you’ll think you’re in a butter commercial as you make your way to Table Cape, home of tulips, for views of Bass Strait, the lighthouse and coastline. We’ll arrive at Wynyard for morning tea. Then picturesque Stanley is in our sights as we head west for lunch with a view of ‘The Nut’. On arrival we visit Highfield Historic Site, unique amongst colonial residences in Tasmania. It was built by the Van Diemen’s Land Company and is a rare example of domestic architecture from the Regency period, which is characterised by refined decoration that is geometric yet elegant. B
Day 6: Burnie – Launceston
We travel east along the coast through Penguin and Ulverstone. Then we’re off to Ashgrove Farm Cheese Factory for a presentation on cheese making and some delicious product testing – yum! Deloraine is our lunch stop. Then it’s on to Launceston, where we’ll visit Cataract Gorge – wilderness in the city. Just two minutes out of town and you’re surrounded by rivers, a gorge and exotic flora and fauna. Enjoy a walk across the suspension bridge, spot peacocks or take the chairlift for an aerial view of this fascinating urban wilderness, you decide.
Hotel: Mercure, Launceston. B
Day 7: Launceston – Bicheno
This morning we visit the Bridestowe Lavender Farm (December to March). Continuing on we’ll see Legerwood Carved Memorial Trees in honour of fallen WWI soldiers, the old mining town of Derby and then drive through the lush myrtle rainforest at Weldborough Pass. We’ll visit St. Helens at lunchtime. Then get your camera ready for the spectacular and breathtaking – Freycinet National Park. We’ll take a guided walk with a National Park Ranger that will unveil astonishing views across brilliant blue water, forest and golden beach. Cape Tourville Lookout will astound.
Hotel: Beachfront at Bicheno. B D
Day 8: Bicheno – Port Arthur
En route to our morning tea destination of Copping we’ll travel through Swansea, Orford and Sorell. Then chart a course for Port Arthur along an impressive cliff-lined coast. We’ll cross the 100 year old Denison Canal and the historic once- guarded checkpoint of Eaglehawk Neck. On our way to Port Arthur we’ll feast our eyes on the amazing vistas of Tasman’s Arch, Devil’s Kitchen and the Blowhole. We’ll cruise around the Isle of the Dead and then take a fascinating guided walk of the Historic Site and prison. Test your nerve on the optional lantern-lit Ghost Tour of Port Arthur.
Hotel: Fox and Hounds Inn, Port Arthur. B D
Day 9: Port Arthur – Hobart
This morning we’ll head back over the Tasman Peninsula towards Hobart. We drive through the Coal River Valley to the historic sandstone village of Richmond, site of Australia’s oldest operational road bridge and a perfect spot for lunch. Later we’ll get up close and personal with Tasmanian Devils and other native animals at Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary. We cross the Derwent River on our way in to Hobart where the afternoon and evening is yours!
Hotel: Wrest Point, Horbart. B D
Day 10: Depart Hobart
This morning you will be transferred to Hobart Airport for your onward flight. B
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