Tasmania..the devil's island!!
Tasmania is either not too small or full of activities to do.
If you plan to go to Tasmania for a week, you can see the major touristic place, rushing from morning to night and you end up not enjoy the island at all.
This island needs time to be explored, needs time to be appreciated and needs time to be seen. In every corner of Tasmania there is a particular view, country town, wildlife spot, bushwalking track and much other..
Hobart is the big city, it isn't comparable to the big cities of the mainland, but it is huge compared to other tasmanian city. Salamanca place is my favourite spot in the city and is a stylish and beautiful area with nice caffe, restaurants, pubs and shops. Launceston is full of life and young people and it has its own vibe. It can resemble Hobart, same mall style, same shops and similarities but I liked it more.
I honestly loved the north of Tasmania more than the south, probably because of some incredible beaches, such as Binalong Bay, in Bay of Fires conservation area; Boat Harbour Beach close to Rocky Cape National Park, on the north west; because of some interesting towns, Sheffield, with the lovely country style atmosphere and the wonderful murals on its walls, or Stanley, in the north west with the Nut walk and incredible views and Launceston with its gorges and old hydro-power station.
As far as national park is concerned, the island is full of them. The most known is Cradle Mountain with the Overland Track from Cradle Mountain to Lake St. Clair, that takes around 7/8 days. Another NP worth to see is Mount Field, with some beautiful falls and some interesting creatures that appear in the dark, the glow worms. Almost every corner of Tasmania is protected and still wild or devoted to farm use, as you can see driving around the island from south to north or viceversas.
Plenty of wildlife can be seen everywhere, in the many national parks: wallabies are so friendly and unfortunately used to human and food that you can cuddle them without drama; tiger snakes can probably be spotted around, on Bruny Island for example, where some tourists have seen them and personally I spotted one as well; possum are happy during the nights and penguins head back to land in some places on the island, i.e. Bicheno that even offers Penguin Tours ( I went on the tour, that is held on a private land, organised for the tranquillity of the penguins and the purpose of the tour, it is a good compromise and the penguins are numerous there.
What to say about the Tasmanian devils? I went to NatureWorld, close to Bicheno, and I was disappointed. Partly was my fault: it was the wrong time during the morning, the devils had just been fed and they were sleeping; partly because the park I went weren't too nice and with the money spent. I need to be honest and say I don't like zoo and parks, I do appreciate sightseeing animals in their own habitat and into the wild, but I expected more from the park it is supposed to be a tourist attraction full with wildlife. Anyway I have some photos of four tasmanian devils sleeping ;)
If you plan to go to Tasmania for a week, you can see the major touristic place, rushing from morning to night and you end up not enjoy the island at all.
This island needs time to be explored, needs time to be appreciated and needs time to be seen. In every corner of Tasmania there is a particular view, country town, wildlife spot, bushwalking track and much other..
Hobart is the big city, it isn't comparable to the big cities of the mainland, but it is huge compared to other tasmanian city. Salamanca place is my favourite spot in the city and is a stylish and beautiful area with nice caffe, restaurants, pubs and shops. Launceston is full of life and young people and it has its own vibe. It can resemble Hobart, same mall style, same shops and similarities but I liked it more.
I honestly loved the north of Tasmania more than the south, probably because of some incredible beaches, such as Binalong Bay, in Bay of Fires conservation area; Boat Harbour Beach close to Rocky Cape National Park, on the north west; because of some interesting towns, Sheffield, with the lovely country style atmosphere and the wonderful murals on its walls, or Stanley, in the north west with the Nut walk and incredible views and Launceston with its gorges and old hydro-power station.
As far as national park is concerned, the island is full of them. The most known is Cradle Mountain with the Overland Track from Cradle Mountain to Lake St. Clair, that takes around 7/8 days. Another NP worth to see is Mount Field, with some beautiful falls and some interesting creatures that appear in the dark, the glow worms. Almost every corner of Tasmania is protected and still wild or devoted to farm use, as you can see driving around the island from south to north or viceversas.
Plenty of wildlife can be seen everywhere, in the many national parks: wallabies are so friendly and unfortunately used to human and food that you can cuddle them without drama; tiger snakes can probably be spotted around, on Bruny Island for example, where some tourists have seen them and personally I spotted one as well; possum are happy during the nights and penguins head back to land in some places on the island, i.e. Bicheno that even offers Penguin Tours ( I went on the tour, that is held on a private land, organised for the tranquillity of the penguins and the purpose of the tour, it is a good compromise and the penguins are numerous there.
What to say about the Tasmanian devils? I went to NatureWorld, close to Bicheno, and I was disappointed. Partly was my fault: it was the wrong time during the morning, the devils had just been fed and they were sleeping; partly because the park I went weren't too nice and with the money spent. I need to be honest and say I don't like zoo and parks, I do appreciate sightseeing animals in their own habitat and into the wild, but I expected more from the park it is supposed to be a tourist attraction full with wildlife. Anyway I have some photos of four tasmanian devils sleeping ;)
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