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Hobart Tourism Tasmania
Is a stay at Saffire Freycinet really worth $3000?

This famous Aussie resort costs $3000 a night. But is it justified?

What does $3000 a night get you? It gets you anything you want. Or at least, that’s the idea.

  • Ben Groundwater
DoubleTree by Hilton, on Hobart’s Macquarie Street.

The verdict on Hilton’s first property in Tasmania

While adding nothing distinctly unique to Hobart’s hotel scene, the DoubleTree is well positioned and excels in one particular area.

  • Andrew Bain
The Hazards in the distance, across the water from Moulting Lagoon and the vines of Devil’s Corner.

The home of Australia’s best-selling pinot is also ‘Tasmania’s Kakadu’

At the back of his ute, a local Tasmanian oyster farmer is shucking oysters from their shells, to be savoured alongside a glass of sparkling or riesling.

  • Jim Darby
MACq 01 Hotel has a prime view of Hobart’s harbour.

Hobart’s best places to stay

From pavilions at an art gallery to art-filled hotel corridors, Hobart has made an art form of fine accommodation.

  • Andrew Bain
Table Cape in Tasmania.

This Aussie road trip is outstanding, even if my car isn’t

Six nights of indulgence, in scenery and food, lie ahead on this road trip – that’s if the car will keep moving.

  • Jim Darby
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Hit the water with Wineglass Bay Cruises.

There’s more to this national park than its famed white-sand bay

Think of Freycinet and the curvaceous, turquoise-rimmed Wineglass Bay comes to mind. But the park’s lesser-known attractions are exceptional, too.

  • Riley Wilson
The jagged contours of Cradle Mountain epitomise the feel of a wild landscape, while ancient rainforest and alpine heathlands, buttongrass and stands of colourful deciduous beech provide a range of environments to explore.

Find epic hiking and breathtaking beauty in this Aussie national park

With its craggy peaks, dazzling glacial lakes and ancient forests, Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park is a place of breathtaking natural beauty.

  • Julie Miller
Wineglass Bay: arrive early.

The perfect Australian holiday in our smallest state

Astonishing beaches, stupendous hiking, amazing food and some of the strangest creatures on the planet. Tasmania has it all, and you can see in just two weeks.

  • James Stewart
Cradle Mountain, Tasmania.

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.

Felons Corner with Mount Roland as a backdrop.

Stunning Tassie retreat feels like your own private mountain

A stunning location with splendid bush isolation, here you have a well-designed and lovingly finished cottage with smart finishing touches.

  • Jim Darby

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