Circumnavigation of Tasmania

Hobart is the capital of Australia’s island state of Tasmania. Tasmania is located at the southernmost part of Australia. Hobart was founded in 1803, making it the 2nd oldest city in the country, after Sydney, New South Wales and was first established as a penal colony for British convicts. Read more about Hobart, Australia

Bruny Island is an island off the south-eastern coast of Tasmania. It is comprised of two islands, North and South Bruny, that are joined by a long, narrow 40 metre wide sandy isthmus. It is the home of the beautiful South Bruny National Park and provides the ultimate Tasmanian wilderness experience. Read more about South Bruny Island, Australia

Maria Island is a mountainous island-in the shape of a figure eight- just 4kms off the east coast of Tasmania, a short ferry ride east from Triabunna, which is a one and a half hour road trip north-east of Hobart. From Aboriginal contact to whaling and sealing post, from penal settlement to Italianate rural utopia and health resort, Maria Island inspired both intense sorrow and huge dreams in its long history of human habitation. Read more about Maria Island, Australia

Coles Bay, the hub of tourism on Tasmania's east coast, is the main access point to Freycinet National Park. Whalers, farmers, tin and coal miners, were some of the many people who originally settled here, but today the population of around five hundred is outnumbered by the numerous tourists. The town is on the northern end of Great Oyster Bay with stunning views of the red and pink granite peaks known as The Hazards, on the Freycinet Peninsula. Read more about Coles Bay, Australia

Coles Bay, the hub of tourism on Tasmania's east coast, is the main access point to Freycinet National Park. Whalers, farmers, tin and coal miners, were some of the many people who originally settled here, but today the population of around five hundred is outnumbered by the numerous tourists. The town is on the northern end of Great Oyster Bay with stunning views of the red and pink granite peaks known as The Hazards, on the Freycinet Peninsula. Read more about Coles Bay, Australia

Flinders Island was named in 1799, after Bass and Flinders circumnavigated Tasmania. The strait separating Tasmania from the mainland was named Bass Strait, while the major island in the Furneaux Group of 52 islands was named after Flinders. The history of these islands is closely tied to the tragic story of the Tasmanian Aboriginals, and the original settlement scheme that drew settlers from Tasmania and central NSW to the island's eastern shore. Read more about Flinders Island, Australia

Read more about Kent Island Group, Australia

Launceston is Tasmania's second largest city and is situated at the north of the island state, at the junction of the North Esk and South Esk Rivers where they become Tamar River. Forty kilometres inland from Bass Strait to the north, Launceston is one of Australia's oldest cities, settled 1806 by Europeans and named after a town in Cornwall. It it was the first Australian city to have underground sewers and to be lit by hydroelectricity. Read more about Launceston, Australia

Launceston is Tasmania's second largest city and is situated at the north of the island state, at the junction of the North Esk and South Esk Rivers where they become Tamar River. Forty kilometres inland from Bass Strait to the north, Launceston is one of Australia's oldest cities, settled 1806 by Europeans and named after a town in Cornwall. It it was the first Australian city to have underground sewers and to be lit by hydroelectricity. Read more about Launceston, Australia

Stanley Island, first declared a national Park as early as 1939, lies in Bathurst Bay, and is part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park at the tip of Cape Melville, Queensland. It is an integral part of the mythological complex of the Flinders Group. Interestingly, the islands are administered by local Aborigines in conjunction with Queensland Parks and Wildlife. Read more about Stanley Island, Australia

Port Davey, located on the south-west coast of Tasmania, adjacent to Bathurst Harbour, is a region prone to harsh weather conditions, though it is somewhat sheltered from the Roaring Forties that buffet these coasts. The Port Davey Marine Reserve – created to protect this extraordinary underwater world – lies within the South-west National Park and the Tasmanian World Heritage Area. Read more about Port Davey, Australia

Port Davey, located on the south-west coast of Tasmania, adjacent to Bathurst Harbour, is a region prone to harsh weather conditions, though it is somewhat sheltered from the Roaring Forties that buffet these coasts. The Port Davey Marine Reserve – created to protect this extraordinary underwater world – lies within the South-west National Park and the Tasmanian World Heritage Area. Read more about Port Davey, Australia

Port Davey, located on the south-west coast of Tasmania, adjacent to Bathurst Harbour, is a region prone to harsh weather conditions, though it is somewhat sheltered from the Roaring Forties that buffet these coasts. The Port Davey Marine Reserve – created to protect this extraordinary underwater world – lies within the South-west National Park and the Tasmanian World Heritage Area. Read more about Port Davey, Australia

Hobart is the capital of Australia’s island state of Tasmania. Tasmania is located at the southernmost part of Australia. Hobart was founded in 1803, making it the 2nd oldest city in the country, after Sydney, New South Wales and was first established as a penal colony for British convicts. Read more about Hobart, Australia