Best of Tasmania
Australia’s smallest state is packed with highlights. Its spectacular scenery is matched only by the quality of its food and wine, while the capital Hobart has become a centre of arts and culture led by the world-class Mona.
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Your ultimate guide to where to stay, eat and the must-see highlights.
Australia’s newest ‘Great Walk’ truly lives up to the name
The warm turquoise waters are so clear that every ridge in the white sand floor is visible, but this isn’t Queensland or WA.
- by Belinda Jackson
Nine must-do highlights of Tasmania in winter
Once shunned, now shining, Tasmanian winters have become a thing to embrace.
- by Andrew Bain
Six of Tasmania’s best sporting attractions
Tassie may see its own AFL team in 2028, but the state already has great sporting pedigree, as evidenced by these athletic monuments.
- by Andrew Bain
Nine places you must stop on Tasmania’s Tasting Trail
The Apple Isle is a place of plenty for the food, wine and beer, the cheese and chocolate, and country hospitality.
- by Jim Darby
No roads and no tourists: A sparkling part of Australia few ever see
It’s three times the size of Sydney Harbour, but you’re more likely to spot a dolphin or a devil than another traveller when exploring this part of Tasmania.
- by Jim Darby
The ultimate Aussie road trip for oyster lovers
There’s something in the water down here in Tasmania, hidden in plain sight.
- by Riley Wilson
20 things that will surprise first-time visitors to Hobart
Hobart is a city you won’t just love, but will instantly want to call your home.
- by Ben Groundwater
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