Best of Tasmania

Tasmania travel blog showcasing the best of Tasmania. Tasmania is an island state in southern Australia and a destination that has a raw and wild beauty. With stunning coastal landscapes and green rolling hills, Tasmania is a delight to explore. You’ll be charmed by the friendly locals, enticed by the relaxed island lifestyle and intrigued by its convict history.

Tasmania is also an island with amazing food and wine, and a haunting history evoked by world-famous convict ruins.

Often called the Apple Isle, Australia’s smallest state is rich in national parks and World Heritage wilderness. Another wonder to see in Tasmania is in the sky. Just look up and gaze in awe at the Aurora Australis or Southern Lights, which illuminates the night’s sky in a rainbow of colours.

What is the largest city in Tasmania?

Launceston is Tasmania’s largest city. Located in northern Tasmania, Launceston is a small city with a population of around 100,000 people.

What is Tasmania best known for?

Tasmania is known for its pristine wilderness areas. 40% of Tasmania is covered in national park. Tasmania is also known for wine and food, such as top-notch cheeses, chocolate, oysters and fresh fruit. Tasmania produces excellent gin, whiskey, wine and beer.

Do Tasmanian Devils still exist?

Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) is a carnivorous marsupial that used to be a native species found on Australia’s mainland. Tasmanian devils now can be found in the wild only in Tasmania, such as Maria Island and the Tarkine.

Tasmanian devil
The world's largest surviving carnivorous marsupial, the Tasmanian devil, has become an Australian icon and a national treasure. It has products and sporting teams named after it. Here are a few Tasmanian devil facts you may not have known. They release harrowing screeches and if you are lucky enough to...
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If you want to know the best locations to visit, just ask a local. In stunning northern Tasmania, on the shores of Binalong Bay, we caught up with pharmacist and keen photographer, Angela Siejka, who shares her top spots within an hour of her holiday home near Bay of Fires. Located...
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Southern Tasmania

What could be better than 10 days on the road with some of Australia’s best Instagrammers with the sole purpose of capturing the less explored, but no less beautiful, Southern Tasmania? Instagrammers Lauren Bath, Jewels Lynch, Garry Norris and Paul Vella captured beautiful photos of Garry's home region. Check out...
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Mount Wellington

It doesn't matter what time of year you're visiting, one of the things to do in Tasmania is to explore Mount Wellington Park. What makes Mount Wellington Park unique is it's a wilderness reserve on the doorstep of Tasmania's largest city, Hobart. With over 500 native plant species, birds, pademelons,...
Southwest National Park
Tasmania’s Southwest National Park is a mysterious and remote landscape that is surprisingly accessible on a day trip from Hobart. From the sky, shimmering aquamarine-coloured bays wrap around sandy beaches that fringe a vast sea of tea tree, banksia and eucalypts. We fly over jagged peaks, wild rivers, a rugged coastline...
tasman peninsula
An hour’s drive south-east of Hobart airport, the wild and windswept Tasman Peninsula, best known for the World Heritage-listed historic site at Port Arthur, is undergoing a quiet revolution. You could spend several days enjoying the historic, fun and quirky things to do in Port Arthur. Port Arthur is one...

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