· Swansea – on Great Oyster Bay overlooking the Freycinet National Park. Sheltered beaches safe for swimming in both the Swan River and Bay, surfing at Waterloo Point, windsurfing, sailing, water skiing, bream fishing in the Swan River, bay fishing, outstanding beach and rock fishing, beach combing. Attractions include: Kate’s Berry Farm (berries, jams, saucer, ice-cream, wine), Glamorgan Community Centre, historic walk, art and craft galleries, 9 hole golf course, tennis courts, lawn bowls, badminton, cycling, fishing, beach combing, charter boat hire,
· Short trips include Duncombes Lookout, Dolphin Sands, Cranbrook, Little Swanport, Spiky Bridge (convict built) and Mayfield Beach Bridge (convict triple arch bridge) and beaches.
· Vineyards – Coombend (and olive groves), Spring Vale, Craigie Knowe, Bishops Rock, Freycinet Vineyard, Milton.
· Freycinet Marine Farm (oysters, mussels).
· Moulting Lagoon (seen from Friendly Beaches road) a natural breeding ground and sanctuary for black swan and other waterfowl.
· Freycinet National Park – offering some of the most spectacular scenery on Tasmania’s East Coast, including Hazard Range comprised of pink granite and Wineglass Bay, Sleepy Bay, Bluestone Bay and Cape Tourville Lighthouse. The park has a series of well-defined walks, most of them within the capability of the average visitor, sea kayaking, abseiling, sea cliff and rock climbing, mountain biking, scenic flights, forests, wildflowers (including orchids) and native wildlife.
· Bicheno, said to be one of the most exciting locations for undersea diving in Australia – fairy penguin tours, East Coast Natureworld, diving, clean white sandy beaches, Blowhole, Whalers Lookout, Sealife Centre, Dive Centre, Glass Bottom Boat, Le Frog trike rides, scuba diving school, grave of Tasmanian Aborigjnal heroine Waubedebar, Australia’s bicentennial footway from Redbill Point north of Bicheno to the Blowhole at the south. Whalers Lookout provides good views, and in October and November gorgeous rock orchids native to the east coast
· Douglas-Apsley National Park – protects the last, large relatively undisturbed area of dry eucalypt in the State. It covers the catchments of the Douglas, Apsley and Denison Rivers and features spectacular gorges and waterfalls, including Heritage Falls on the Douglas River and the Apsley Gorge and calm water holes
· Lake Leake - trout fishing and deer hunting, boat hire.
· Campbelltown – convict brick trail, colonial buildings (The Grange, the Foxhunters Return, St Lukes Church, the Red Bridge). Campbell Town wool auctions, Winton estate buildings and gardens open for public tour with highlights including the woolshed and original blacksmiths shop with bellows and forge. Gatty Memorial (navigator on first ever round the world airplane flight, rai
Check-In:
2:00:PM
| Check-Out:
10:00:AM