5-DAY TASMANIA ROAD TRIP

We realized 5 days in Tasmania was a bit rushed, but nevertheless we managed to squeeze in most of the highlights of this beautiful place down under.

Before our trip we had organized the following:

• Car hire – from Europcar we chose a small SUV and Europcar provided us a Toyota Rav 4 which was very spacious equipped with safety features.
• Accommodations – in Cradle Mountain, St Helen’s, Swansea and Hobart for one night in each place.
• Park Pass – we bought the holiday pass for 8 weeks online (even though we won’t be staying that long) which cost us $60. This was cheaper than buying individual pass per national park. For more information visit the Tasmania Parks & Wildlife Service website.

Here’s our 5-day itinerary for this trip:

DAY 1 – CATARACT GORGE RESERVE AND LIFFEY FALLS RESERVE

We flew in Tasmania via Launceston airport and drove all the way to Hobart where we flew out and back to Adelaide.

CATARACT GORGE CHAIR LIFT

CATARACT GORGE SUSPENSION BRIDGE AND RIVER GORGE

LIFFEY FALLS

 

DAY 2 – CRADLE MOUNTAIN AND ST HELEN’S

From Liffey Falls Reserve, we drove to Cradle Mountain Hotel to spend the night at and explored Cradle Mountain National Park the morning after.

DOVE LAKE BOATSHED IN CRADLE MOUNTAIN

WE CLIMBED THE PEAK OF MARION’S LOOKOUT

VIEW OF DOVE LAKE FROM ABOVE (AT MARION’S LOOKOUT)

 

DAY 3 – BINALONG BAY, BICHENO BLOWHOLE AND FREYCINET NATIONAL PARK

From Cradle Mountain, we drove to St Helen’s where we will be spending the night at. Then explored nearby attractions the next morning. The drive took us nearly 4 hours we left Cradle Mountain past 1.00pm.

CATCHING THE SUNSET FROM THE SIDE MIRROR AS WE DROVE TOWARDS ST HELEN’S

First stop: CATCHING THE SUNRISE (next day) AT BINALONG BAY. AMONGST LICHEN COVERED GRANITE STONES

Second stop: BICHENO BLOWHOLE

Third stop: SLEEPY BAY – FREYCINET NATIONAL PARK

WINEGLASS BAY – FREYCINET NATIONAL PARK

 

DAY 4 – RICHMOND BRIDGE, MT FIELD NATIONAL PARK, RUSSELL FALLS, HORSESHOE FALLS,TESSELLATED PAVEMENT, TASMAN ARCH, PORT ARTHUR

After exploring Freycinet National Park, we drove to Swansea where we spent the night. And then, early morning drive to our next destinations.

STOP 1: THE RICHMOND BRIDGE

STOP 2: MOUNT FIELD NATIONAL PARK

STOP 3: TESSELATED PAVEMENT

STOP 4: THE TASMAN ARCH

STOP 5: PORT ARTHUR HISTORIC SITE

DAY 5 – MOUNT WELLINGTON AND SALAMANCA PLACE

Heaps of driving on day 4! Finally, we reached Hobart where we spent the night. We drove roughly 1,200 kilometres in total from this trip and that’s why I can say it was a bit rushed. A week or two would have been nice and relax.

SWEEPING VIEWS OF HOBART FROM MOUNT WELLINGTON

We really enjoyed our road trip to Tasmania and will probably be back to explore the western side. This trip took place in an Autumn Season. We exited Tasmania via Hobart.