5 Days Out West

This tour starts in Launceston and finishes in Hobart. If you really want to discover the remote and wild Tasmanian West Coast, we recommend this 5 Day tour. Stay away from the crowds, enjoy a hike and relax with a roast dinner in front of the campfire...

Day 1 (L,D)
o Depart Launceston at 6.30am - pick-up from the hostel
o Tour of Marakoopa Caves (incl.in price of your tour)
o Head to Cradle Mountain for a hike up to Marion's Lookout or Hanson’s Peak (4+ hour walk)
o Bush camp in a historic deserted mining village

Day 2 (B,L,D)
o Bush walk in The Tarkine (4+ hour walk), Australia's largest temperate rainforest
o Cross the Pieman River, on the West Coast of Tasmania, at Corinna, a remote Tasmanian settlement
o Off-road driving to our coastal bush camp, next to the Great Southern Ocean

Day 3 (B,L,D)
o Off-road driving to Zeehan, an old mining town
o Bush walk at Montezuma Falls, Tasmania's tallest waterfall (+3hr walk)
o Drive to Strahan to pick up some supplies before we head to camp
o Bush camp at Macquarie Heads. If you are interested, you can try a spot of fishing and catch your dinner!

Day 4 (B,L,D)
o Drive through Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park and
o Stop off at Franklin River and look out into the Wilderness World Heritage area from Donaghy’s Lookouts
o Walk at Lake St Clair (+3hr walk)
o Bush camp at Highland Lakes

Day 5 (B,L)
o Visit Mount Field National Park
o At Mt Field, enjoy a hike to Lady Barron Falls, Russell Falls and Horseshoe Falls (+3hr walk)
o Head to The Styx Valley, home to some of Australia's tallest trees, or roam in the highlands around Lake Dobson
o Opportunity to see platypus in the wild at Something Wild Wildlife Sanctuary
o Arrive in Hobart at around 6pm. We will drop you off to your accommodation

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