Why 23 days? 23 days in Tasmania seemed like too long a duration for a small Island. We gave ourselves 23 days because we wanted to do a slow drive around the entire place. We wanted to visit the common…
Day 22 & 23: Richmond & Bye Bye Tasmania
Coles Bay to Richmond to Airport Our flight out of Hobart International Airport was about 1 pm in the afternoon, during our trip planning stage, we were debating if our last night should be at Coles Bay (3 hours to…
Day 20 & 21: Bicheno & Coles Bay
Bay of Fires to Coles Bay We went from one bay (Bay of Fires) to Freycinet National Park. The national park contained beautiful places like Coles Bay, Wineglass Bay, Cape Tourville, Harzard beach etc. We only had time to visit…
Day 18 & 19: Ben Lomond & Bay of Fires
Getting to Ben Lomond From Launceston to Ben Lomond was only 54 km and about 1 hour drive. Ben Lomond though was not one the places where tourists would go, its pictures on the internet looked too good not to…
Day 16 & 17: Launceston
From Cradle Mountain to Launceston From Cradle Mountain was a 2 hour drive to Launceston, the only place we found interesting to stop midway was Christmas Hill Raspberry Farm. We stayed two nights in Launceston and during our two days…
Day 14 & 15: Cradle Mountain
Cradle Mountain for two days From Parkland to Cradle Mountain there were several routes, the shortest being 100km taking about 1 hour. Most visitors would just visit Cradle Mountain as a day trip or stayed only one night at Cradle…
Day 12 & 13: Stanley
Arthur river to Stanley & around From Arthur River we drove northward Stanley. There were two possible routes to Stanley, one was an hour drive passing through the town of Marrawah and the other was a route that required two…
Day 10 & 11: Corinna & Arthur River
Going north After Strahan we were going northward. Though we could easily reach Arthur river before the day was over we decided to stop midway and stay a night at Corinna too. Both Corinna and Arthur River seemed too beautiful…
Day 8 & 9: Queenstown & Strahan
Lake St Clair to Queenstown It was a 94 km drive from Lake St Claire to Queenstown along the way we stopped at Nelson Falls and Ironbowl Blow Lookout. We did not stop to trek to Horsetail Falls but still…
Day 7: Lake St Clair
On the way to Lake St Clair It was an 1 hour and 45 min drive from Maydena to Lake St Clair Lodge where we stayed one night. The distance travelled was only a mere 141 km and yet we…
Day 5 & 6: Mount Field
New Norfolk New Norfolk was midpoint on our way to Mount Field National Park. The drive took only 30 minutes. Our destination was “Dervent Cliff Walk” which overlooked River Dervent. We parked our car at a carpark by the river…
Day 3 & 4 Hobart & Bruny Island
Mount Wellington Our third and fourth days were in Hobart and nearby. I first destination was Mount Wellington which was practical in the backyard of Hobart City. It took us about 1 hour and 15min to drive from Port Arthur…
Day 1 & 2: EagleHawk Neck
Flying from Singapore to Melbourne to Hobart There was no direct flight from Singapore to Hobart so we flew into Hobart via Melbourne. The original flight itinerary on Jetstar was a 3 hour layouver in Melbourne which was just nice.…