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13 DAYS + HOBART RETURN Highlights Local Connection Bridestowe Lavender Farm is blooming beautiful; take a backstage tour (and a scoop of purple ice cream is a must!) © Insider Knowledge “||€) The apples grown at Mount Gnomon are transformed into cider, which you'll sip over a Be My Guest lunch with farmer Guy Robertson. =8 Cultural Immersion Who better to reveal Port Arthur's heritage than a resident historian, guiding you through Australia's best-preserved convict site. Q Sustainable Footprints ===r“""||Q Tassie has some of the county's most immense wilderness areas; your holiday contributes to their growth by sponsoring planting projects. @ Welcome to Hobart Enjoy a leisurely start to your trip with a stroll around Constitution Dock before joining your Travel Director for a Welcome Reception and dinner. Hotel: Grand Chancellor, 2 nights. DW @ Salamanca Market and City Sights Wake up today to the sights, sounds, flavours, colour and action of Salamanca Market. Explore the market stalls, wander through the historic sandstone warehouses discovering innovative Tasmanian ts as you delight in the taste and aroma of freshly and local produce. This afternoon it's all aboard for a y sie’s capital. Stroll through the Botanical Gardens, visit historic Battery Point, and see the Cascade Brewery before driving up to Mt. Nelson Lookout for panoramic views. B @ Hobart - Strahan This morning see the tiered cascade of Russell Falls. Then take the winding road to iconic Lake St. Clair, Australia’s deepest lake. Continuing along the rainforest bordered road of World Heritage protected Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park and through the moonscape of the mining town of Queenstown, your destination is seaside Strahan. Hotel: Strahan Village. B DW. @ Strahan - Cradle Mountain A highlight today is your cruise on the Gordon River. Be awestruck by the dark waters, stained amber by buttongrass tannins, which reflect the untouched wilderness. Stop at Sarah Island for an insight into a relic of Tasmania's convict history, and see Hells Gates, the notoriously treacherous entrance to the harbour. Hotel: Cradle Mountain, 2 nights. B L DW @ Cradle Mountain This morning you'll marvel at the inspiring beauty of Cradle Mountain National Park. Join your Travel Director for a visit to the Waldheim Chalet for insight into the early history of the Cradle Mountain area. Later, take a guided walk by Dove Lake. You may spot Bennetts wallabies, echidnas and pademelons grazing along the way. B DW @ Cradle Mountain - Launceston Take a walk with a local expert through the Hellyers Road Whisky Distillery in Burnie. Make your way east to Mount Gnomon Farm, hidden high in the hills overlooking the picturesque seaside village of Penguin. Enjoy an exhilarating Be My Guest experience with fifth- generation Tasmanian farmer, Guy Robertson, as he shows you around his free-range farm, cider orchard and gardens, before sitting down to a farm-to-fork lunch in his beautiful barn. Continue to quirky Sheffield the ‘Town of Murals’, then call in at Ashgrove Tasmanian Farm to try a selection of local cheeses. Travel through the Meander Valley to the historic city of Launceston. ‘Hotel: Grand Chancellor, 2 nights. B BG @ Launceston Immerse yourself in Launceston’s Cataract Gorge with a Welcome to Country ceremony conducted by members of the local Aboriginal community followed by a guided walk, where you'll hear about the history of the area through their eyes. Later, take the scenic drive through rolling hills for wine-tasting and lunch at Josef Chromy Wines. B L DW @ Launceston - Freycinet Visit Bridestowe Lavender Estate and treat yourself to its famous lavender cream. Later visit the unique Legerwood Carved Memorial Trees site. After lunch in St. Helens, travel south along the picturesque coast to Freycinet National Park. Hotel: Freycinet Lodge, 2 nights. B DW O Wineglass Bay Cruise Experience a four-hour lunch cruise along the coast of the stunning Freycinet Peninsula. The cruise will take you from the gentle shores of Coles Bay past towering pink granite cliffs to Wineglass Bay, a flawless crescent of dazzling white sand. B L DW @ Freycinet - Hobart Travel west and down through the Midlands, stopping for morning tea in historic Ross, renowned for being both the finest nineteenth-century village in Australia, and for its scallop pies! Heading towards Hobart, you'll stop in picturesque Oatlands, where you can grab some lunch. Later, take part in an AAT King: tainability Programme that allows
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