What are the best things to do in Tasmania?
The best things to do in Tasmania include Port Arthur, Wineglass Bay, Cataract Gorge, Hobart kayaking tours and wombat-spotting on Maria Island.
Tasmania is Australia’s smallest state (NOT a separate country), and the one that tends to get forgotten about. But Australia’s biggest island has a wealth of attractions, including several top drawer national parks. The Tasmanian weather is more seasonal and less fiercely hot than in the rest of Australia, so the best time to visit Hobart and beyond is the summer. Australia Travel Questions is gradually building its library of Tasmania content, and this is intended as an index page for the best things to do in Tasmania. New Tasmanian travel ideas will be added here as the articles are written and published.
Things to do in Hobart and surrounds
Go on a Hobart harbour kayaking tour.
Stay at the same hotel Roald Amundsen stayed in when he returned from Antarctica.
Walk to Myrtle Gully Falls.
Fear getting locked up at Richmond Gaol in historic Richmond.
See native animals at the Boronong Wildlife Sanctuary.
Visit the Iron Pot lighthouse on a Derwent River cruise.
Taste Tasmania whisky straight from the cask on a Lark Distillery tour.
Take a surfing lesson at Clifton Beach.
Visit Bruny Island on the Bruny Island ferry from Kettering.
Taste chocolate and cheese at Coal River Farm.
Go on a Port Arthur ghost tour at one of Australia’s most important historic sites.
Swim or surf at Seven Mile Beach near Hobart.
Things to do elsewhere in Tasmania
Take the Maria Island ferry to see the wombats on Maria Island after a beach break in Orford.
Walk to Wineglass Bay in the Freycinet National Park – or take a Wineglass Bay cruise.
Look for pademelons in the Mount Field National Park.
Stay at Pumphouse Point on Lake St Clair.
Enjoy the beaches of Bridport.
Take the Spirit of Tasmania ferry to Devonport.
Hire a car in Devonport to explore Tasmania’s north coast.
Go swimming at Hawley Beach on Port Sorell.
Take in the weirdly vivid colours of Little Blue Lake, near Derby.
Have a Finnish-style sauna experience at the Floating Sauna on Lake Derby.
Take a cruise on the Pieman River from Corinna in Tasmania’s wild west.
Go trout fishing in Lake Burbury near Queenstown.
Taste pinot noir on a sheep farm at the Milton Vineyard in Swansea.
Rent a hire car in Launceston to explore central Tasmania.
Visit Cataract Gorge in Launceston.
Take on the hairpins of Jacob’s Ladder on the way to Ben Lomond National Park.
Get close to Tasmanian devils at Tasmania Zoo.
Learn about merino wool at the Tasmanian Wool Centre in Ross.
Drive to Cockle Creek – the furthest south you can drive in Australia.
Explore the Hastings Caves and Thermal Springs near Southport.
Take on the Tahune Airwalk above the Huon River.
Walk the Cape Hauy Track in the Tasman National Park.
Taste Tasmanian pinot noir at the Home Hill Winery in the Huon Valley.