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ROYAL TASMAN - 4 Days / Tour Code RT04

Separated from mainland Australia by the 240 km stretch of Bass Strait, Tasmania is a land apart – a place of wild and beautiful landscapes; friendly, welcoming people; a pleasant, temperate climate; wonderful wine and food; a rich history; and a relaxed island lifestyle.

Tasmania is an island roughly the size of West Virginia, located 240 km off the south-east corner of mainland Australia. Next stop south is Antarctica, 2000 km away.

Tasmania is a natural island – a land of dramatic coastlines, rugged mountains, tall forests and sparkling highland lakes. Over a third of the state is reserved in a network of National Parks and the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, a refuge and habitat for rare plants and animals, including survivors of the ancient southern super continent, Gondwana.

According to experienced travelers who've criss-crossed the globe in search of excellence, Tasmania has one of the world's ten best beaches (Wineglass Bay, US-based Outside magazine), the world's best little town (Strahan, Chicago Tribune) and is rated as 'the best island in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific' (Travel + Leisure magazine) and 'the world's best temperate island' (Condé Nast Traveler magazine).

From mountain biking to jet boating, Tasmania has adventure by the armful. Raft through rapids on the Picton or Franklin. Launch yourself on a cable hang-glider above Trevallyn. Paddle a sea kayak from Kettering, Coles Bay, Strahan, Hobart or Port Arthur. Explore our high country on a Great Bushwalk. Rope up on Hobart's Mt Wellington or the Launceston Gorge. Abseil a coastal cliff at Freycinet.

Historic sites, spectacular landscapes, bustling markets, vineyards and wineries - almost everywhere you look in Tasmania there's something special to see or do.

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