Tasmania Attractions - Things to Do

Whether you are a tourist or a local there are many Tasmania attractions to keep you busy at any time of the year. In fact, when you visit Tasmania attractions present themselves in the most unexpected places. Following are some suggestions that you might like to consider.

Port Arthur is one of the Tasmania attractions popular with tourists and locals alike. The visitor centre has excellent interpretation facilities and the boat cruises are most popular. Since there are so many different Tasmania attractions you might have to be selective.

HOBART
A walking tour of Hobart includes parks, docks, streets and laneways is the best way to see the sights of this cosmopolitan and picturesque state capital. Other Tasmania attractions that are popular include the suburb of Battery Point.

PORT ARTHUR AND TASMAN PENINSULA
The serene ruins of this convict-era settlement,with its clear evidence of early European habitation, gives you a spine-tingling feeling of reuniting with a violent past.

SOUTHEAST AND THE HUON VALLEY
The charming settlements along the Huon Valley, dominated by the great river after which it was named,offer fascinating stopping points, while the mountains beckon bushwalkers.

MIDLANDS AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS
Experience the rural ambience and heritage of Tasmania's Midlands on a journey along the Heritage Highway, the main road that connects Hobart and Launceston.

DERWENT VALLEY AND BEYOND
Travel The Wild Way, northwest of Hobart, to the national parks and wilderness of the state ís rugged interior, past old towns, hop fields, orchards and fly-fishing streams.

LAUNCESTON
Established on the banks of the Tamar River,Launceston is Tasmania's northern capital city and the epicentre of the diverse and picturesque Tamar Valley.

DEVONPORT AND CRADLE MOUNTAIN
Devonport, on the banks of the Mersey River, is the gateway to Tasmania from the sea. To the south, Cradle Mountain offers some of the world's most awesome mountain scenery.

NORTHWEST AND KING ISLAND
The remote northwest has rugged coastlines, wild surf, friendly towns and villages, mining heritage sites, steam railways and some of the best trout fishing in the world.

WEST COAST
One of Australia's most rugged and spectacular areas, much of it declared World Heritage, the west coast offers walks, white-water rafting and trout fishing.