Tasmanian
Coach Tours
Your host: Travel With
a Cause*
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with a cause Travel Agency Lic. No. TAS 130 "Unwind in Tassie tour" 9 day Coach Tour (ex Melbourne) $1599 P.P.t.s., including G.S.T.** Single Supplement advised upon request. ($200.00 p.p. DEPOSIT REQUIRED FOR THIS TOUR) (9 nights/10 days): (Itinerary subject to change if conditions warrant): |
Day 5 –
Before departing Hobart we
visit the famous Salamanca Markets for a wonderful shopping & tasting
experience (don’t miss some of the workshops and galleries in the
warehouse buildings as well). We then head to we will spend the
day at Port Arthur Historic Site. Our tour guide brings the past alive
as we visit the penal colony ruins and cruise to the Isle of the Dead.
Optional Ghost Tours available.
Stay
Lufra Hotel, Eaglehawk Neck
Day 6 –
We depart this morning to visit
the Richmond s beautiful & historic Catholic Church & the Richmond
Bridge built in 1823-1825. We also take a ghostly tour of the old gaol.
We then have a full day on the coach until we arrive at Queenstown, a
mining town set amongst unique "moonscape" hills. It’s then off to the
sea side village of Strahan where you will spend the next 2 nights at
the Strahan Village.
Day
7 – Today we board the Wanderer II @
8:45am for a cruise of a lifetime. We cruise to
Hell's Gates, marvelling at this narrow & treacherous entrance
to Macquarie Harbour that 168 years ago represented the beginning of a
terrible ordeal for the convicts. We then head up the
pristine and mirror-like Gordon River arriving at Heritage Landing for
a spectacular rainforest walk to view a rare and ancient 2000-year-old
Huon Pine tree. We return to Strahan for our second night.
Day
8 – Today we head for Wynyard;
travelling via Zeehan,
& through the mining towns of Rosebery, Renison Bell (largest
tin mine in the southern hemisphere) & Tullah before arriving
into Cradle Mountain. Walk through the visitors centre or
take a walk to the many waterfalls. We continue onto Table
Cape (view Tulips between Oct – Nov) for a beautiful
coastline view. Stay Best Western Murchison lodge, Somerset.
Day
9 –
Today is the last day of your tour. We visit Lactos Cheese
factory, have a trip on the famous Don River railway and then relax and
do some last minute shopping before having our farewell dinner in
style! Say goodbye to our coach captain and the beautiful
state of Tasmania as you board your boat at 9pm. For arrival on Day
10 into Melbourne.
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