Best of Tasmania
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Best of Tasmania

Australia’s smallest state is packed with highlights. Its spectacular scenery is matched only by the quality of its food and wine,while the capital Hobart has become a centre of arts and culture led by the world-class Mona.

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Your ultimate guide to where to stay,eat and the must-see highlights.

Not so cold,not so barren.

Australia’s newest ‘Great Walk’ truly lives up to the name

The warm turquoise waters are so clear that every ridge in the white sand floor is visible,but this isn’t Queensland or WA.

  • byBelinda Jackson
Take an icy plunge in North West Bay River.

Nine must-do highlights of Tasmania in winter

Once shunned,now shining,Tasmanian winters have become a thing to embrace.

  • byAndrew Bain
Golf at Barnbougle.

Six of Tasmania’s best sporting attractions

Tassie may see its own AFL team in 2028,but the state already has great sporting pedigree,as evidenced by these athletic monuments.

  • byAndrew Bain
Eastford Creek Vineyard,Sassafras.

Nine places you must stop on Tasmania’s Tasting Trail

The Apple Isle is a place of plenty for the food,wine and beer,the cheese and chocolate,and country hospitality.

  • byJim Darby
The bush and buttongrass fields above Spain Bay.

No roads and no tourists:A sparkling part of Australia few ever see

It’s three times the size of Sydney Harbour,but you’re more likely to spot a dolphin or a devil than another traveller when exploring this part of Tasmania.

  • byJim Darby
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Melshell Oyster Shack is a must for oyster lovers.

The ultimate Aussie road trip for oyster lovers

There’s something in the water down here in Tasmania,hidden in plain sight.

  • byRiley Wilson
You can drive to the top of Mount Wellington but for a real challenge try hiking it.

20 things that will surprise first-time visitors to Hobart

Hobart is a city you won’t just love,but will instantly want to call your home.

  • byBen Groundwater