Tasmania (Australia)

Tasmania isn't quite in step with the rest of Australia. Strongly tied to it's colonial history, this, and it's pristine wildernesses are both the main attractions and political stand offs Tasmania is known for. With so much untouched wilderness to protect, from the Franklin River to Cradle Mountain, Freycinet National Park and Wineglass Bay, Tasmania has been one of the premier internationally recognised environmental battlegrounds. Island isolation has protected Tasmania's diverse ecology so some of the world's rarest plants and animals, including the Tasmanian Devil, can be met while walking or trekking it's high, grey green peaks.

Come to Tasmania for...

Rainforests and Jungles, Walking, Trekking, Kayaking, Birdwatching.

	The Yowie The Yowie is a large, hairy hominid primarily reported in New South Wales and along the Gold Coast of Queensland, formerly known as the Yahoo but... Go for: Monster Hunting
	Franklin River Paddling The Franklin River is one of the world greatest wilderness rivers and holds a legendary status among Australians, thanks to the epic environmental... Go for: Rafting, Kayaking
	Walking Freycinet National Park One of my favourite destinations in the world I can’t say enough about the beauty of Freycinet and the peninsular is sits on. Some of Tassie’s... Go for: Walking, National Parks
	Cradle Mountain Skiing If you long to ski without the hassle of eternal queues for chairlifts and wading through crowds, then head out to Cradle Mountain, located in... Go for: Skiing
	The Mersey River Forests The Overland track is probably Australia's best known long distance walk, covering around 85 kilometres through the mountains of central west... Go for: Rainforests and Jungles, Walking
	The Franklin and Lower Gordon Rivers Back in the early 1980s, a massive community campaign stopped the flooding of these rivers, the last large un-dammed wild systems in Tasmania. The... Go for: Rainforests and Jungles, Kayaking
	South Coast Track The South Coast Track is regarded as one of Australia's great wilderness challenges. As the name suggests, The Track itself traverses the far south of... Go for: Trekking, Walking
	Mount Field National Park Although the forests of Mt Field are a pocket of old growth in an area of heavy logging, its beauty is remarkable. In a short drive you travel from... Go for: Rainforests and Jungles
	Birding in Tasmania Tasmania, situated about 250km below mainland Australia this small, stunningly wild and beautiful island has a number of attractions for the birder.... Go for: Birdwatching
	The Overland Track The Overland Track is Australia's most famous multi-day trek, offering an magnificent traverse of the World Heritage Wilderness. The 70km track winds... Go for: Trekking, Walking