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10 Day Tasmanian Wonders

 

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

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DEPARTURES & PRICES

Valid: 01 September 2013 - 31 July 2014
Departs on	Returns on	Tour Price in AUD
Wed 18 Sep 2013 GD	Fri 27 Sep 2013	Per person share A$2575 Single per person A$3215
Wed 09 Oct 2013 GD	Fri 18 Oct 2013
Wed 23 Oct 2013	Fri 01 Nov 2013
Wed 30 Oct 2013 GD	Fri 08 Nov 2013
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Wed 01 Jan 2014	Fri 10 Jan 2014
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Wed 29 Jan 2014	Fri 07 Feb 2014
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Sat 15 Feb 2014	Mon 24 Feb 2014
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Sat 08 Mar 2014	Mon 17 Mar 2014
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Wed 16 Apr 2014 GD	Fri 25 Apr 2014
Wed 30 Apr 2014	Fri 09 May 2014
Wed 14 May 2014	Fri 23 May 2014
Wed 18 Jun 2014	Fri 27 Jun 2014
Wed 16 Jul 2014	Fri 25 Jul 2014
Supplement options and discounts
Single traveller accommodation supplement		ADD A$680 to Twin Share rate
Young traveller's discount (please enquire)		SAVE A$260
Concession card holders		Please contact us for discount details.
Group travel		Call 1300 300 633 to discuss your groups needs
Triple discount (please enquire)		SAVE A$130
Kings Club Frequent Traveller Discount		One annual 5% credit that can be used towards your next AAT Kings Guided tour of 5 days or more for those who have previously travelled within the last 5 years with our family of companies including AAT Kings, Trafalgar Tours, Insight Vacations, Contiki Holidays or Uniworld and are Kings Club members.
Holidays Direct BONUS 5% Discount		SAVE 5% off AAT Kings price after all other discounts
GD		Denotes Guaranteed Departures

 

 

ITINERARY

Day 1: Arrive Hobart
Transfer from Hobart Airport to your hotel for check-in, before an afternoon tour of Hobart. Your orientation takes in Battery Point, Salamanca Place and Constitution Dock. Return to the hotel for a Welcome Reception and dinner with your Tour Director and fellow passengers.
Hotel: Wrest Point, Hobart D

Day 2: Hobart – Queenstown
This morning you 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 you take the winding journey up to Lake St. Clair – amazing vistas await you. 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 you travel to the fishing village of Strahan on the Macquarie Harbour where you’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 – perhaps visit the Huon Pine Museum. B L D

Day 4: Queenstown – Smithton
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! Rolling green hills and Friesian cows – this afternoon you’ll think you’re in a butter commercial as you make your way past Table Cape, home of tulips, for views of Bass Strait, the lighthouse and coastline. Then picturesque Stanley is in your sights as you head west with a view of ‘the Nut’. Your final destination is Smithton.
Hotel: Tall Timbers, Smithton B D

Day 5: Smithton - Launceston
First up today you’ll visit Highfield Historic Site, unique among 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. Next stop is Burnie for a guided tour of the Paper Makers’ Workshop, a place that honours Burnie’s history, innovators and artists. Later, travel east along the coast through Penguin and Ulverstone then south to Sheffield for a wander through this town of murals with its colourful wall paintings that adorn the town’s buildings. En route to Launceston you’ll visit the Ashgrove Farm Cheese Factory for a presentation on cheese making and some delicious product testing – yum!
Hotel: Mercure Hotel, Launceston, 2 nights B

Day 6: Launceston Sights
This morning 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. Later you’ll get up close and personal with Tasmanian Devils and other native animals at the Tasmania Zoo. You’ll have free time this afternoon to do as you wish. B

Day 7: Launceston – Bicheno
This morning you visit the Bridestowe Lavender Farm. Continuing on you’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. You’ll visit St. Helens at lunchtime. Then get your camera ready for the spectacular and breathtaking – Freycinet National Park. You’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 your morning tea destination of Copping you’ll travel through Swansea, Orford and Sorell. Then chart a course for Port Arthur along an impressive cliff-lined coast. You’ll cross the 100 year old Denison Canal and the historic once-guarded checkpoint of Eaglehawk Neck. On your way to Port Arthur feast your eyes on the amazing vistas of Tasman’s Arch, Devil’s Kitchen and the Blowhole. You’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 you’ll head back over the Tasman Peninsula towards Hobart. You 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 get up close and personal with Tasmanian Devils and other native animals at Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary. You cross the Derwent River on your way in to Hobart, where the afternoon is yours!
Hotel: Wrest Point, Hobart B D

Day 10: Depart Hobart
Your tour concludes this morning after breakfast. You will be transferred to Hobart Airport for your onward flight. B

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