Top Five Things To Do In Tasmania

What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Tasmania? Of course, it is that cool character from a famous animated show. The Australian Tasmania countryside is anything but. Tasmania is the hidden jewel in Australia. Home to some of the most beautiful coastlines in the country, it has so much to offer. If you are thinking about traveling to Australia and have considered a bigger tourist attraction like Melbourne, or Sydney, you may want to give Tasmania a look before deciding. It may have exactly the natural beauty, without the touristy feel, that you are looking for.

Why choose Tasmania?

If you are deciding where you want to travel, Tasmania has a lot of things to offer that other places in the region do not. Maybe not well known around the world, it is known to the natives for its coastline and sand beaches. Consider the top five things to do in Tasmania when making your travel plans:

1. The Port Arthur Historic Site
2. Cradle Mountain National Park
3. The Tahune Forest Airwalk
4. Southwest National Park
5. Sullivans Cove and Salamanca Markets

The Port Arthur Historic site is a penal facility that was home to some of the most interesting convicts of Australia. Offering guided tours, you are able to view the penal facility and image just how it was way back at the beginning. Australia, being founded as a penal colony sees the great building not as a remembrance of its shameful start, but as a testament to its shear will at overcoming adversity and surviving.



The Cradle Mountain National Park is a National Park like no other. With rolling rivers have literally barely been touched by human hands, perfectly preserved in all its natural beauty. All along the walk you will see small beaches and coast line unwitnessed anywhere else.



Along the same lines as the Cradle National Park is the Tahune Forest Airwalk. It is an airwalk that is nearly 600 meter long that allows you to walk, literally, through the treetops of this great forest. There is a cantilever, 48 meters above the ground that has one of the dramatic views of nature found anywhere on Earth. It is truly breath-taking.



If you haven’t had enough of the outdoors, the Southwest National Park is the largest protected reserve in Tasmania and a sight to behold.

If you are looking for a break from hiking and the outdoors, Sullivan’s Cove may be the prefect refuge. What once was just a ships dock, has now become a tourist’s dream. If you are not impressed enough by the millionaire yachts, then you will be with the art and craft center and coffee shops. There is a little something for everyone. The Salamanca Markets house the greatest goods for sale.



Photo Credits (Flickr Creative Commons): Port Arthur Historic Site by Prince Roy/ Cradle Mountain National Park by Luke Durkin/ Salamanca Market by jeaneeem/ Tahune Forest Airwalk by sridgway