The Best of Tasmania in 8 Days

•Timing

     – Commencing Friday, March 13

     – Concluding Sunday, March 22

•Come for Sydney’s Mardi Gras and stay on

     – Rainbow Tour d’Tassie Down Under commences two weeks after the Mardi Gras Parade and Dance Party

Melbourne to Devonport

• The Route

    – Overnight sailing from

Melbourne to Devonport

    – Depart Melbourne 8pm

    – Arrive Devonport 7am

• Accommodation

    – Twin share accommodation to and from Tasmania on the ‘Spirit of Tasmania’

    – Cost: $499 rtn, included in the event fee

Day 1: Devonport to Scamander

• The Route

    – Through Deloraine and Launceston

    – 230km, 3½ hours

• Sights

    – Cataract Gorge and National Automobile Museum of Tasmania

    – Clarendon House [National Trust]

    – Tasmanian Gourmet Sauce Co

Day 2: Scamander to Port Arthur

• The Route

    – Following the coast

    – 230km, 2½ hours

• Sights

    – Swansea Bark Mill

    – Orford Cliff-top walk

    – Port Arthur Harbour Cruise and evening Ghost Tour

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 Day 3: Port Arthur to Hobart

• The Route

    – Follow the ‘Convict Trail’, through historic Richmond

    – 90km, 1 hour

• Sights

    – Explore Port Arthur, including guided tour

    – Richmond: home of Australia’s oldest road bridge, oldest Catholic Church Gaol, Oak Lodge [National Trust]

    – Hobart: Mt Wellington

Day 4: Hobart

• Sights

    – Salamanca Place and Battery Point

    – Constitution Dock

    – Hobart Town Hall [1860] tour

    – Cadbury chocolate factory

Day 5: Hobart to Strahan

• The Route

    – New Norfolk and Queenstown

    – 340km, 4 hours

• Sights

    – Lake St Clair National Park

• Larmairremener tabelti Aboriginal cultural walk

    – Historic Queenstown

• Spion Kopf lookout, Miner’s Siding…

Day 6: Strahan to Cradle Mountain

• The Route

    – Through Zeehan and Port Macquarie

    – 150km, 1¾ hours

• Sights

    – Gordon River Cruise, inc tour of Sarah Is and buffet lunch

    – West Coast Pioneer Museum

    – Gaiety Theatre & Grand Hotel

Day 7: Cradle Mountain to Stanley

• The Route

    – TBC

    – 350km, 5 hours

• Sights

    – Cradle Mountain National Park

• Rainforest Walk, Dove Lake

    – Stanley’s Nut

Day 8: Stanley to Devonport

• The Route

    – Following the north coast

    – 130km, 1½ hours

• Sights

    – Highfield House [1835]

    – Van Dieman’s Land Company warehouses [1850]

    – Don River Railway

    – Anvers House of Chocolate

Devonport to Melbourne & Gala Dinner

• The Route

    – Overnight sailing from Melbourne to Devonport

    – Depart Devonport 8pm Saturday

    – Arrive Melbourne 7am Sunday

    – Free day in Melbourne

• Highlight

    – Melbourne Gala dinner

Costs and Booking?

• The price for Rainbow Tour d’Tassie is being finalised now.

• Per person, twin share in either a double or twin room: A$1,599

    – ~£750 per person, twin share

    – ~€950 per person, twin share

    – ~US$1,490 per person, twin share

• Bookings are now open, and close on January 31, 2009

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