8D Eat, Play, Love at Tasmania

HIGHLIGHTS

✓ 1N stay at Cradle Mountain National Park

✓ Bridestowe Lavender Estate

✓ Barilla Bay Oyster Farm

✓ Cradle Mountain

✓ Beauty Point Seahorse World

✓ Trowunna Wildlife Park ~ Tasmanian Devil

✓ Cradle Mountain

✓ Salmon Farm Tour

✓ Twilight Penguin Tour

✓ Sorell Fruit Farm* (Fruit Picking & Fruit wines sampling)

ITINERARY

DAY 1

SINGAPORE - HOBART

Assemble at Singapore Changi Airport for your flight to Hobart.

DAY 2

HOBART (MEALS ON BOARD / L / WESTERN D)

Upon arrival, prepare your tummy for a procession of tasty treats and begin your visit to Barilla Bay Oyster Farm. Learn about its fascinating farming process and taste the freshness of these succulent oysters at the end of your guided tour. Embark on a city tour of Hobart thereafter and drive past some heritage homes in Battery Point. Return to Hobart this evening to enjoy your dinner in hotel.

DAY 3

HOBART – CLAREMONT – BICHENO – ST HELENS (B / WESTERN D)

This morning head to Sorell Fruit Farm and have a chance at fruit picking and sampling of fruit wines during spring and summer season. Continue to St Helens, largest north-east coastal town with insanely white beaches pounded by turquoise waves for your overnight stay. Drive to Bicheno and experience a twilight penguin tour where you can witness fairy penguins embarking on their daily ritual of returning ashore to their burrows Note: Sorell Fruit Farm open October to May; closed during winter months of June to September.

DAY 4

ST HELENS – TAMAR VALLEY – LAUNCESTON (B / D)

Depart St Helens for Launceston and stop enroute at Bridestowe Lavender Estate to shop for a wide range of lavender-based products and souvenirs. Travel north to Beauty Point for a guided tour of Seahorse World, discover its reproduction process where males give birth, watch the breeding program and come faceto-face with various marine lives in the touchpool.

Proceed afterwards to Platypus House, a unique attraction and only venue in Tasmania where visitors may watch platypuses in an indoor setting. Travel through the outskirts of Launceston to picturesque Tamar Valley and make a quick stop at the town of Grindelwald, a Swiss village replica.

DAY 5

LAUNCESTON – CRADLE MOUNTAIN (B / WESTERN D)

Today, drive west to 41 Degrees South Tasmania to begin your salmon farm tour and savour its delicacies. Continue to The Honey Farm and sample a wide variety of locally produced honey including Tasmania´s famous leatherwood honey and manuka, known to have healing properties. Meet the famous Tasmanian devil and other native wildlife at Trowunna Wildlife Park before continuing on to Cradle Mountain to admire the spectacular views reflected on the dark waters of Dove Lake and spend an overnight in this serene wilderness destination.

DAY 6

CRADLE MOUNTAIN – LAUNCESTON (B / FAREWELL D)

After breakfast, leave Cradle Mountain for Launceston and stop by Sheffield, aka the Town of Murals. Visit House of Anvers Chocolate Factory to discover how chocolates are made and sample these produce. Next, visit Ashgrove Cheese to learn more about this well-loved dairy product and have a sneak peek through the viewing window to learn how these cheeses are made using traditional techniques with modern methods. Enjoy the tasting session to savor various types of cheese including the delectable chili cheese. Then, continue to Tasmanian Gourmet Sauce Company to watch a sauce pairing demonstration and taste some award winning jams and chutneys. Afterwards, visit the tranquil Cataract Gorge Reserve, a beautiful natural amphitheater located in the heart of Launceston. This evening, partake in an optional 308-metre long chairlift ride at your own expense then enjoy a farewell dinner this evening.

DAY 7

LAUNCESTON – MELBOURNE (B*)

Depart Launceston for Melbourne by domestic flight and spend the rest of day at leisure.

DAY 8

MELBOURNE - SINGAPORE

(B* / MEALS ON BOARD)

If time permits, you can do some last–minute shopping before transfer to the airport for your flight home.

*Note: Boxed breakfast will be provided if you are taking an early morning flight