WEST COAST ADVENTURE & OUTDOORSFew places on earth are more wild. Get your dose of adventure on Tasmania's remote west coast. You'll find Huon pines that have stood some 2,000 years, ancient landscape and wild rivers. Out here, you'll feel the elements.
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FRANKLIN RIVER RAFTING
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Frank’s Cider House & Café is a family-run business in the historic town of Franklin, 35 minutes south of Hobart. It is the cellar door for Frank’s multi-award-winning sparkling ciders. The 1870s former church hall is now a cosy café which serves country-style Huon Valley cuisine. The menu complements the crisp, fruity ciders, created from 100% Tasmanian apples, pears, cherries and raspberries. Wander into the museum room and discover the history of the Apple Isle’s fruit-growing past while you enjoy a Frank’s!
3328 Huon Highway, Franklin Visit their Website (03) 6266 3828 Open 7 days 10.00am – 5.00pm (check Facebook) |
GORDON RIVER CRUISES
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Cruising on the Gordon River is one of Australia’s most exceptional and iconic wilderness experiences. Departing from the picturesque town of Strahan each morning, their purpose-built state-of-the-art catamaran cruises quietly upstream with electric motors on the Gordon River and into the UNESCO Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. Be first on the water to see the mirror-like reflections that make the Gordon River so famous and step ashore at Heritage Landing to witness firsthand the ancient beauty of the Tasmania’s temperate rainforest. For an unparalleled experience, cruise on the Premier Upper Deck and experience luxury in the wilderness.
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KING RIVER RAFTING
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King River Rafting offers one-day whitewater rafting experiences. From Queenstown, enjoy a journey through the steep King River Gorge, with exciting rapids, dense rainforest and Huon pine. They offer a Strahan pick up service if required. When not on the west coast, from Hobart they offer a popular Day on the Derwent tour in summer, and the Winter White Water Rafting trip in the colder months. Minimum group sizes and age restrictions apply.
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ROAMWILD TASMANIA
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Western Tasmania's history is as varied and fascinating as its spectacular scenery. Locally based tour company, RoamWild Tasmania, has exclusive access to some of the most beautiful and historic sights in Tasmania. From breathtaking views atop Mt. Owen Spur to the world underground in an abandoned 1880's mine, dripping with copper sulphides. See mining remnants in ancient rainforest or pan for gold as generations before have done. Visit Tasmania's first commissioned hydropower scheme where the same turbines produce the clean power they did more than 100 years ago. Visit the abandoned village and hear stories of the community that worked the power scheme for many decades.
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SOGGY BROLLY – GALLERY & DESIGN
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A contemporary art gallery and graphic design studio that celebrates local artists whose work responds to this unique place. Located on Queenie’s main street, Soggy Brolly hosts solo and group exhibitions that change regularly. Drop in – you might even meet the artist or maker!
20 Orr Street, Queenstown [email protected] |
TARKINE TRAILS - GUIDED WALK
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Come and experience the unbelievable beauty of this ancient rainforest! Meander through callidendrous or ‘cathedral-like’ groves with mosses and fungi carpeting the forest floor, or marvel at the Tarkine’s incredible coastline, rich with aboriginal archaeological history combined with raw coastal beauty. Tarkine Trails offers three extremely unique experiences designed to suit a wide array of fitness levels, from the serious walker through to the newcomer wanting to experience the forest but with all of the luxuries along the way.
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WEST COAST WILDERNESS RAILWAY
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They say it’s history that moves you. Hop aboard a heritage train on the west coast and you’ll feel its pull. It doesn’t take long for the gentle click-clacking along the tracks to pull you back to a time when the wild west coast was so much more wild. West Coast Wilderness Railway operates original Dubs & Co. Abt steam and heritage Drewry diesel locomotives, journeying deep into the wilderness and heritage of the west. Listen to the onboard team tell tales of resilience and triumph that showcase the iconic local spirit. Alight the train at remote stations and connect with the local environment and heritage; you can’t escape feeling for those who worked on a railway others said was impossible, working as they did in wet clothing and sleeping in the damp by the unfinished track.
1 Driffield Street, Queenstown wcwr.com.au (03) 6471 0100 |