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Tassie Getaway
6 Day Guided Vacation
| Launceston to Hobart
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Tassie Getaway
6 Day Guided Vacation
Launceston to Hobart
Tasmania’s East Coast, with its secluded bays, pink granite mountains and pristine sandy beaches, offers a unique Australian coastal experience. See beautiful Wineglass Bay and Freycinet National Park, taste lavender ice cream at Bridestowe Lavender Estate.
Choose This Trip If You'd Love To:
- Have the chance to circumnavigate Freycinet by boat
- Taste tangy lavender-flavoured ice-cream
- Meet the locals at historic Shene Estate and Distillery
- Discover hidden convict-built townships
Local Connection
Visit a local family at colonial-era Shene Estate, with its awarded gin distillery and King George III’s personal horse stable.
Insider Knowledge
Enjoy free time exploring Hobart and Launceston with plenty of insider knowledge and help from your Travel Director.
Cultural Immersion
Delve deep into historic Port Arthur with your private interpretive tour, guided by a local historian.
Sustainable Footprints
Wineglass Bay Cruises is committed to the conservation of this environment by monitoring threatened and endangered wildlife.
This evening meet your Travel Director at a Welcome Reception before embarking on your journey along Tasmania’s glorious east.
Hotel: Hotel Grand Chancellor Launceston
Bridestowe Lavender Estate is your first stop today. It has been growing lavender since 1922 when a London perfumer planted lavender seeds from the French Alps on his family estate which he named after his wife’s birthplace in England. Try some of Bridestowe’s lavender products and treat yourself to their famous lavender icecream! Later, stop at the Legerwood Carved Memorial Trees planted in honour of fallen WWI soldiers. Then follow the picturesque east coast south to Freycinet National Park.
Hotel: Freycinet Lodge, 2 nights
Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner with wine
Another highlight day awaits you! Start it with a drive through dry eucalypt forests to Cape Tourville for a walk that will reward you with stunning views of brilliant blue water, forest and golden beach as far as the eye can see. Experience the exquisite beauty of Wineglass Bay on a four-hour lunch cruise of the Freycinet Peninsula. The cruise will take you from the gentle shores of Coles Bay along the Freycinet coast beneath towering pink granite cliffs to one of the world’s best beaches. Anchored at Wineglass Bay, you'll have the chance to absorb the beauty of the National Park and enjoy a gourmet Ploughman's lunch.
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner with wine
Journey to historic Ross, considered the finest nineteenth century village in Australia. You must treat yourself to the self-proclaimed best scallop pie in Tasmania from one of the town's two bakeries, or if you've got a sweet tooth, visit the other bakery for their famous vanilla slice! As you travel south through rich pastoral land towards Hobart, Anne Kernke, custodian of Shene Estate, welcomes you to a Be My Guest experience, as she hosts you to a walking tour through the property's stunning original buildings, true reflections of early Australian architecture and the colonial era. Anne will also invite you into her family home for morning tea, a selection of home-baked goodies. This afternoon choose an Included Choice sightseeing experience - visit Australia’s largest privately funded museum, the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA), with its eclectic mix of ancient, modern and contemporary art. From there, you’ll cruise back to Hobart on the MONA Roma ferry. Or spend your afternoon on a guided walking tour of Hobart with a local expert for an insight into its rugged history, people and places.
Hotel: Hotel Grand Chancellor Hobart , 2 nights
Included Meals: Breakfast, Be My Guest morning tea
Today, explore the Port Arthur Historic Site, taking a cruise around the Isle of the Dead and a fascinating guided walk of the remains of Port Arthur’s infamous convict prison. There will also be time for you to wander the site at your leisure. On the drive back to Hobart, see the amazing natural rock formations of the craggy Tasman Arch, the Devil’s Kitchen and the Blowhole. This evening, mingle with your fellow travellers at a Farewell Dinner at one of Hobart’s fine restaurants.
Included Meals: Breakfast, Farewell Dinner
Say farewell to your fellow travellers when your holiday comes to an end this morning after breakfast.
Included Meals: Breakfast
Your Guided Holiday includes a range of quality accommodation for your comfort.
The accommodation you will enjoy on this tour includes:
Situated in the historic district, just steps from the Central Business District and Brisbane Street Mall, Hotel Grand Chancellor Launceston surpass the expectations of discerning business and leisure travellers.
Guests seeking a personal touch will appreciate the thoughtful comforts of Hotel Grand Chancellor Launceston. Its deluxe accommodation features captivating views of the downtown Launceston skyline along with the full range of modern travel luxuries.
- Private bathroom
- Bathtub and shower
- Hairdryer
- Air-conditioning
- Satellite TV
- In-room Movies (fee applies)
- Broadband Internet access
- Work Desk
- Refrigerator
- Mini-bar (surcharge)
- Tea & Coffee Facilities
- Clock Radio
- Iron / Ironing Board
Features
Freycinet Lodge creates a perfect union of luxury accommodation and superb natural setting. The Lodge’s timber eco cabins are sensitively located within Freycinet National Park’s natural environment. Surrounded by native vegetation, the cabins are linked to the Lodge by a series of raised timber boardwalks that weave through the bush, and sit lightly in the landscape.
- Private cabins with en suites
- Shower and toilet facilities
- Private balcony
- Tea & Coffee Facilities
- Refrigerator
- Air-conditioning
- Hairdryer
- CD player
- Clock Radio
- Iron / Ironing Board
Features
Hotel Grand Chancellor Hobart features some of the best views in the city. Overlooking the Hobart Harbour and Constitution Dock, this Tasmanian hotel is just steps from popular attractions like, Salamanca, Battery Point and the Central Business District, but intimate enough to ensure a perfectly relaxing experience.
Experience exceptional comfort and personalised service only steps from the Hobart water front, the CBD and downtown attractions. Each accommodation rooms at Hotel Grand Chancellor Hobart is designed for pleasure and wired for business, with every amenity required for a perfectly relaxing stay.
- Dry cleaning service
- Laundry/Valet service
- In-house movies
- Non-smoking rooms
- Room service
- Broadband and wireless internet access available (at additional cost)
- Business Facilities
- Work Desk
- Tea & Coffee Facilities
- Mini-bar (surcharge)
- Hairdryer
- Iron / Ironing Board
- Phone
- Clock Radio
Features
Need accommodation before or after your tour?
Our special discounted rates make booking accommodation with us during your holiday both easy and affordable at selected AAT Kings hotels and resorts. Find out more
- Quality accommodation
- Travel by luxury coach
- Experienced Travel Director and Driver Guide
- Airport transfers (see flight information below)
What to Bring
- Comfortable walking shoes
- Sunglasses, sunscreen and hat
- Water bottle
- Warm layers in cooler months
Fitness Requirements
- Low level of fitness required
Dining
- 5 Full buffet breakfasts
- 1 Be My Guest morning tea
- 1 Lunch
- 2 Dinners with wine
- 1 Farewell Dinner
Flight Information
- Day 1 – Flights to arrive prior to 4.30pm into Launceston Airport
- Day 6 – Flights to depart anytime from Hobart Airport
Tassie Getaway
6 Day Guided Vacation
Launceston to Hobart
Tasmania’s East Coast, with its secluded bays, pink granite mountains and pristine sandy beaches, offers a unique Australian coastal experience. See beautiful Wineglass Bay and Freycinet National Park, taste lavender ice cream at Bridestowe Lavender Estate.
Tassie Getaway (Travel Period: 01 Sep 2018 – 31 Mar 2020)
- Lunch cruise on Wineglass Bay
- Explore the Freycinet National Park
- Step back in time at historic Port Arthur
- Visit Bridestowe Lavender Estate
- Be My Guest morning tea at Shene Estate
- Included Choice Experiences in Hobart
This evening meet your Travel Director at a Welcome Reception before embarking on your journey along Tasmania’s glorious east.
Hotel: Hotel Grand Chancellor Launceston
Bridestowe Lavender Estate, producer of high-quality lavender since 1922, is your first stop today. Learn about the history of the estate and treat yourself to some of its famous lavender ice-cream. Later visit the unique Legerwood Carved Memorial Trees site. Then follow the picturesque east coast south to Freycinet Lodge, your accommodation for the next two nights.
Hotel: Freycinet Lodge, 2 nights
Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner with wine
Experience the exquisite beauty of Wineglass Bay today on a four-hour lunch cruise of the Freycinet Peninsula. The cruise will take you from the shores of Coles Bay along the Freycinet coast beneath towering pink granite cliffs to one of the world’s best beaches. Anchored at Wineglass Bay, absorb the beauty of the National Park while enjoying a gourmet ploughman’s lunch.
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner with wine
Journey to historic Ross, renowned as the finest nineteenth-century village in Australia. As you travel on through rich pastoral land towards Hobart, spend time at Shene Estate with its stunning colonial-era buildings, and enjoy a Be My Guest morning tea. This afternoon, choose one from a selection of Included Choice sightseeing experiences. Visit the iconic Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) and return to Hobart on the MONA ferry, explore the Mawson’s Huts Replica Museum or enjoy a walking tour of Hobart with a local guide.
Hotel: Hotel Grand Chancellor Hobart , 2 nights
Included Meals: Breakfast, Be My Guest morning tea
Today, explore the Port Arthur Historic Site, taking a cruise around the Isle of the Dead and a fascinating guided walk of the remains of Port Arthur’s infamous convict prison. There will also be time for you to wander the site at your leisure. On the drive back to Hobart, see the amazing natural rock formations of the craggy Tasman Arch, the Devil’s Kitchen and the Blowhole. This evening, mingle with your fellow travellers at a Farewell Dinner in one of Hobart’s fine restaurants.
Included Meals: Breakfast, Farewell Dinner
Say farewell to your fellow travellers when your holiday comes to an end this morning after breakfast.
Included Meals: Breakfast
Your Guided Holiday includes a range of quality accommodation for your comfort.
The accommodation you will enjoy on this tour includes:
Situated in the historic district, just steps from the Central Business District and Brisbane Street Mall, Hotel Grand Chancellor Launceston surpass the expectations of discerning business and leisure travellers.
Guests seeking a personal touch will appreciate the thoughtful comforts of Hotel Grand Chancellor Launceston. Its deluxe accommodation features captivating views of the downtown Launceston skyline along with the full range of modern travel luxuries.
- Private bathroom
- Bathtub and shower
- Hairdryer
- Air-conditioning
- Satellite TV
- In-room Movies (fee applies)
- Broadband Internet access
- Work Desk
- Refrigerator
- Mini-bar (surcharge)
- Tea & Coffee Facilities
- Clock Radio
- Iron / Ironing Board
Features
Freycinet Lodge creates a perfect union of luxury accommodation and superb natural setting. The Lodge’s timber eco cabins are sensitively located within Freycinet National Park’s natural environment. Surrounded by native vegetation, the cabins are linked to the Lodge by a series of raised timber boardwalks that weave through the bush, and sit lightly in the landscape.
- Private cabins with en suites
- Shower and toilet facilities
- Private balcony
- Tea & Coffee Facilities
- Refrigerator
- Air-conditioning
- Hairdryer
- CD player
- Clock Radio
- Iron / Ironing Board
Features
Hotel Grand Chancellor Hobart features some of the best views in the city. Overlooking the Hobart Harbour and Constitution Dock, this Tasmanian hotel is just steps from popular attractions like, Salamanca, Battery Point and the Central Business District, but intimate enough to ensure a perfectly relaxing experience.
Experience exceptional comfort and personalised service only steps from the Hobart water front, the CBD and downtown attractions. Each accommodation rooms at Hotel Grand Chancellor Hobart is designed for pleasure and wired for business, with every amenity required for a perfectly relaxing stay.
- Dry cleaning service
- Laundry/Valet service
- In-house movies
- Non-smoking rooms
- Room service
- Broadband and wireless internet access available (at additional cost)
- Business Facilities
- Work Desk
- Tea & Coffee Facilities
- Mini-bar (surcharge)
- Hairdryer
- Iron / Ironing Board
- Phone
- Clock Radio
Features
Need accommodation before or after your tour?
Our special discounted rates make booking accommodation with us during your holiday both easy and affordable at selected AAT Kings hotels and resorts. Find out more
- Quality accommodation
- Travel by luxury coach
- Experienced Travel Director and Driver Guide
- Airport transfers (see flight information below)
To ensure your holiday is filled with memorable experiences, we have included a range of quality Optional Excursions for you to choose from and partake in, if you wish, during your holiday. The excursions can be booked on tour through your Travel Director.
Adult Price: AUD 225.00 Child Price: AUD 165.00
Cruise alongside some of Australia’s highest sea cliffs, beneath towering crags and drift up close to listen to the awesome ‘Breathing Rock’. Enter deep sea caves, pass through the narrow gap between the coast and ‘The Monument’ and feel the power of nature at the point where the Tasman Sea meets the might of the Southern Ocean. Join in the search for the abundant coastal wildlife such as seals, dolphins, migrating whales and sea birds.
* Post tour bookings only. This tour returns to Hobart at approximately 5:30pm. In order to partake on the last day of your tour, you will need to have post tour accommodation booked or an outbound flight that departs after 8pm approx.
Adult Price: AUD 155.00 Child Price: AUD 140.00
Savour a delicious al fresco morning tea and a cellar door lunch of specialty local produce including Bruny Island Cheese, oysters, salmon, wine, bread and berries - all grown, made or harvested on Bruny. At The Neck, see the narrow isthmus stretch away south in graceful curves. Enjoy short walks in the South Bruny National Park and see white wallabies, native wildlife and birds in their natural habitat. Hear the stories of the people who have shaped Bruny Island, from the whalers who used to camp at Adventure Bay, to the lighthouse keepers and their families who braved difficult conditions to keep the light burning at Cape Bruny.
*Post tour bookings only. This tour returns to Hobart at approximately 5:30pm. In order to partake on the last day of your tour, you will need to have post tour accommodation booked or an outbound flight that departs after 8pm approx.
Adult Price: AUD 499.00 Child Price: AUD 449.00
Take a spectacular scenic flight over one of the World's last wilderness frontiers, South West Tasmania. This World Heritage listed National Park has international significance, comprising of over 4500 sq kms of pristine wilderness, no roads, no civilisation, just pure wilderness. Tour includes a landing at Melaleuca and a visit to the bird hide to see the rare Orange Bellied Parrots.
* Post tour booking only. This tour is 4hrs in duration. In order to partake in this experience on the last day of your tour, you will need to have an afternoon flight, or post tour accommodation booked.
Adult Price: AUD 45.00 Child Price: AUD 22.00
On this half day tour, pass through various eco systems as we ascend the mountain look out for the massive rock formation known as the Organ Pipes Crowned by alpine vegetation, dusted by snow in winter, kunanyi/Mt Wellington enables the visitor to glimpse the unfolding panorama of river, fields and aquatic setting of Hobart. Be mesmerised by the dramatic setting and breathtaking views of Hobart from Mt Wellington’s majestic summit. Before ending the tour visit the remains of the Female Factory - a one time female prison.
* Post tour booking only. In order to partake in this experience you will need to ensure your flight departs after 2:00pm on the final day of tour. Or have post accommodation booked.
Adult Price: AUD 160.00 Child Price: AUD 80.00
Experience cool temperate rainforests with unique Tasmanian timbers and wild rivers. Walk the tree tops of pristine forest at TahuneAirwalk after travelling the Huon River Valley, a region of tended fields, superb forest clad rivers and fishing villages set by picturesque inlets.
* Post Tour booking only. If your tour ends in Hobart, you must have post tour accommodation or a late departing flight. Ask us for details
Adult Price: AUD 87.00 Child Price: AUD 43.00
The Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary offers close up experiences of Australian native animals including Tassie’s famous Tasmanian Devil. Richmond, a Georgian style village, will take you back in time to the convict days.
*Post tour bookings only
Adult Price: AUD 65.00 Child Price: AUD 32.00
Travel to Richmond, one of Australia’s most original historic villages. Nowhere else in Tasmania is the romance and nostalgic charm of the colonial days more alive than in the village of Richmond. Free time to explore the village.
* Post tour booking only. If your tour ends in Hobart, you must have post tour accommodation or a late departing flight. Ask us for details
Adult Price: AUD 33.00 Child Price: AUD 15.00
Explore the Old Launceston Seaport before cruising to Kings Wharf viewing historic vessels and Launceston’s delightful riverfront precinct. The highlight of the experience is then cruising into the spectacular Cataract Gorge as we engage the Lady Launceston’s unique and silent electric drive. View the sheer cliffs and cascades form your comfortable seat with unobstructed views on our multi award winning 1890’s style vessel. Enjoy the skippers captivating commentary on the history of this fascinating area.
* If your tour ends in Launceston, you must have post tour accommodation or a late departing flight. Ask us for details
Optional Experiences indicated are Australian or New Zealand dollars. Please note that occasionally weather or seasonal conditions may not permit their operation. Some also depend on a minimum number of participants and suitable time being available. Please see your Travel Director for a full list of experiences.
What to Bring
- Comfortable walking shoes
- Sunglasses, sunscreen and hat
- Water bottle
- Warm layers in cooler months
Fitness Requirements
- Low level fitness required
Dining
- 5 Full buffet breakfasts
- 1 Be My Guest morning tea
- 1 Lunch
- 2 Dinners with wine
- 1 Farewell Dinner
Flight Information
- Day 1 – flights to arrive prior to 4.30pm into Launceston Airport
- Day 6 – flights to depart anytime from Hobart Airport
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