Lonely Planet Tasmania Road Trips

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• Publisher: Lonely Planet
• Year: 2016
• Print ISBN: 9781743609422
• eBook ISBN: 9781760340001

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Discover the freedom of open roads with Lonely Planet Tasmania Road Trips, your passport to uniquely encountering Tasmania by car. Featuring 4 amazing road trips, plus up-to-date advice on the destinations you'll visit along the way, experience Tasmania's magnificent rainforest, wilderness, wildlife and historic towns, all with your trusted travel companion. Get to Tasmania, rent a car, and hit the road! Inside Lonely Planet Tasmania Road Trips: Lavish colour and gorgeous photography throughout Itineraries and planning advice to pick the right tailored routes for your needs and interests Get around easily - easy-to-read, full-colour route maps, detailed directions Insider tips to get around like a local, avoid trouble spots and be safe on the road - local driving rules, parking, toll roads Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Useful features - including Detours, Walking Tours and Link Your Trip Covers Hobart, Launceston, the Tarkine, Cradle Mountain and more The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Tasmania Road Trips is perfect for exploring Tasmania via the road and discovering sights that are more accessible by car. Planning a Tasmania trip sans a car? Lonely Planet Tasmania guide, our most comprehensive guide to Tasmania, is perfect for exploring both top sights and lesser-known gems. There's More in Store for You: See more of Australia's spectacular countryside and have a richer, more authentic experience by exploring Australia by car with Lonely Planet's Australia's Best Trips guide or Outback Australia Road Trips or Coastal Victoria Road Trips. Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet. About Lonely Planet: Since 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel media company with guidebooks to every destination, an award-winning website, mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet covers must-see spots but also enables curious travelers to get off beaten paths to understand more of the culture of the places in which they find themselves. eBook Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones) Downloadable PDF and offline maps prevent roaming and data charges Effortlessly navigate and jump between maps and reviews Add notes to personalise your guidebook experience Seamlessly flip between pages Bookmarks and speedy search capabilities get you to key pages in a flash Embedded links to recommendations' websites Zoom-in maps and images Inbuilt dictionary for quick referencing Important Notice: The digital edition of this book may not contain all of the images found in the physical edition.

Destinations

East Coast Tasmania

Stunning white-sand beaches stretch along Tasmania’s east coast, including the Bay of Fires and Freycinet National Park.

Hobart & the Tasman Peninsula

From charming Hobart to historic Richmond and sombre Port Arthur, explore the remnants of Tasmania’s convict past.

Launceston & the Tamar Valley

Enjoy the bright arts and food scenes in Launceston, then sample Tasmania’s finest wines among the vine-covered hillsides of the Tamar Valley.

North & Western Tasmania

Meander through picturesque northern towns, then immerse yourself in the pristine wilderness of the west coast and Cradle Mountain–Lake St Clair National Park.

Dove Lake, Cradle Mountain–Lake St Clair National Park (Click here)
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East Coast Tasmania

White-blond sand, gin-clear water, high blue skies…now strip off and plunge in! But don’t think about it for too long – water temperatures here can leave you breathless.

Triabunna

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Triabunna, 8km north of Orford, sits on an inlet of Spring Bay and shelters a small cray- and scallop-fishing fleet. This is the jumping-off point for Maria Island.

4 Sleeping & Eating

Triabunna Cabin & Caravan Park Caravan Park $

(

03-6257 3575; www.mariagateway.com; 4 Vicary St; unpowered/powered sites from $27/30, on-site vans/cabins/d from $70/88/125;

) This small-but-progressive compound, opposite the school, has all the usual caravan-park facilities, as well as a couple of en-suite double rooms in the front of a lovely old house.

Tandara Hotel Motel Motel $$

(

03-6257 3333; [email protected]; 17 Tasman Hwy; d $135;

) This low-slung, highway-side, red-brick tavern has motel rooms out the back, which have been given a lick of paint and a new lease on life. Smash down a few aces on the tennis courts. No meals.

Gallery Artspaces Cafe Cafe $

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03-6257 3311; www.galleryartspaces.com; 7 Vicary St; mains $7-25;

8.30am-4pm) Light lunches, snacks and great coffees are served among the art pieces and stuff for sale (candles, jewellery, leather goods, gourmet goodies and secondhand books) in the gallery.

Fish Van Seafood $

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0407 552 847; Esplanade West; mains $4-11;

11am-7pm) Gobble some east-coast fish and chips from this marina-side caravan. It cooks up boat-fresh flathead, trevalla, barracouta and flake along with mountains of chips. Burgers and steak sangers, too.

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Maria Island

Captivating Maria Island is a top spot for walking, wildlife watching, cycling, camping and reading a book on the beach.

In 1972 Maria ...

Table of contents

• Cover
• How to Use This eBook
• Contents
• Welcome to Tasmania
• Tasmania Map
• Tasmania Highlights
• City Guide
• Need to Know
• Road Trips
• Destinations
• Driving in Australia
• Behind the Scenes
• Our Writers
• Index
• Back Cover