SOUTHERN TASMANIAN TOURIST INFORMATION
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These multi day Wilderness and Fishing Adventures  both travel to the wild southwest wilderness area of Tasmania. Both offer six day Live-Aboard with all food provided. Combine these cruises with any of our other products for a really memorable holiday.  You can choose a motor cruise focused on the fishing or a sailing cruise focused on the wilderness. Huon Valley Escapes is your one stop shop to plan and book your Hobart, Huon Valley and Southwest Wilderness escape.

Email: [email protected]
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6 day sailing cruise focused on the wilderness

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Six day wilderness and fishing cruise
Two double cabins, or single bunks
around $4950 per person (2018 pricing)
Minimum guests: four

Maximum guests: six
Main feature: Sailing and wilderness
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This activity requires discussion so is not available on our instant online booking system. Please use the email button to send us a booking request. We will confirm your fishing cruise or an entire itinerary including other Huon Valley Escapes products, then get back to you with a quote.
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Read about Port Davey, Tasmania


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Port Davey is an inlet on the south west coast of Tasmania. It lies next to Bathurst Harbour and is sheltered from the Roaring Forties that buffet the south and west coasts of Tasmania. It lies within the Melaleuca to Birchs Inlet Important Bird Area.[1] It is not populated, but has over time had a number of reclusive inhabitants. It is the penultimate waypoint on the western part of the South Coast Walking Track - also known as South Coast and Port Davey Tracks.

The Port Davey Marine Reserve lies within the Southwest National Park and the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. Encompassing Port Davey, Bathurst Channel and Bathurst Harbour, the reserve (17, 753 hectares / 178 square kilometres) extends inland for more than 20km to the north and east, up to the high water mark of all rivers, bays and estuaries.

More than 500 species of marine invertebrates (animals without backbones) have been recorded, with many still to be described. Some, such as anemones and zoanthids, bear more resemblance to flowers than animals. Most do not move, anchoring themselves firmly to the seafloor or channel walls, where they feed on other marine animals, or filter-feed plankton and nutrients from the swiftly flowing passing current.
 
There are single animals, like sea urchins and seastars, and colonial animals, which look like one animal, but are in fact hundreds of tiny animals living together. There is safety and efficiency in living as a colony. Each animal within a colony has a particular function – some gather food, some strengthen the colony and others even clean the colony!
 
Many of the marine invertebrates found in Bathurst Channel are usually found in much deeper and often inaccessible ocean waters.

Read about Recherche Bay area on Wikipedia

Recherche Bay is located on the extreme south-eastern corner of Tasmania,  Australia and was a landing place of the d’Entrecasteaux expedition to find missing explorer La Pérouse. It is named after the Recherche, one of the expedition's ships. The explorers set up a camp, made a garden and scientific observatory at Recherche Bay in April 1792 for 26 days, and again in January 1793 for 24 days. Both landings were made to seek refuge and replenish supplies although as much time as possible was dedicated to scientific research. The botanists Jacques Labillardière, Claude Riche and...
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Read more about Port Davey on Wikipedia
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Read about Southeast Cape on Wikipedia

In sailing, the great capes are the three major capes of the Southern Ocean —  the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Leeuwin, and Cape Horn. South East Cape of Tasmania and South West Cape at the southern tip of Stewart Island/Rakiura are also sometimes included as major landmarks of a circumnavigation...
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Read more about Port Davey on Parks and Wildlife website
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Combine these accommodations and activities with your Southwest Wilderness Fishing Escape

Map of Bruny Island

Southern Tasmania Map

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Bruny Island is an island off the south-eastern coast of Tasmania, from which it  is separated by the D’Entrecasteaux Channel. Storm Bay is located to the island's northeast. Its traditional Aboriginal name was Alonnah Lunawanna, which survives as the name...

Read about Bruny Island on Wikipedia

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Hotel 2 minutes walk to Hobart docks

Centrally located, four minutes walk to the city centre and just one block away from Hobart's waterfront and close to some of the best restaurants in Tasmania. The Old Woolstore consists of a unique choice of fully serviced hotel rooms and apartments. We also offer a comprehensive range of meeting, conference and hospitality services.

This Hobart hotel offers a range of convenient facilities such as:

  • A mix of 242 Hotel Rooms, Studio Apartments, One Bedroom Apartments and Two Bedroom Apartments
  • Satellite television, 24 sport, international and movie channels
  • 24 hour reception including concierge services
  • 24 hour room service
  • Free parking
  • Convenient five minute parking zone outside reception for arrivals and check-in
  • Onsite restaurant and bar
  • Complimentary use of business centre
  • Complimentary on-site gym
  • Complimentary access to our guest lounge and guest meeting room
  • Conference and event facilities
  • Wheelchair access.
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One or Two bedroom modern renovated cottages, Hobart edge of CBD

Set in a converted Victorian townhouse in Hobart, Tasmania, the big one’s lovingly restored facade opens to reveal an ultra-contemporary interior that blends intelligent innovation with original modern design.

The architecturally designed space has been brought to life by the spectacular use of modern fittings, local materials and the latest technologies making it the ultimate reward for those with a unique appreciation of style, sophistication and luxury.

The fully equipped kitchen blends into a  generous open-plan lounge. From there, venture onto the deck to take in the fresh Tasmanian air, sunshine and water views or relax in the spacious spa. Then grab some much needed r’n’r in one of the three large bedrooms.
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Add a one way wilderness flight before or after your fishing cruise

Enjoy the ocean and inlets with Tasmanian Wilderness Fishing Adventures, then a flight around the spectacular mountains of Tasmania's World Heritage area. Aircraft can meet your cruise boat at Bond Bay or Mellaleuca and return you to Hobart.
Float plane versatility or twin engined comfort, Huon valley Escapes presents two air adventures from Hobart.
  • Southwest Wilderness scenic flight
  • Bushwalker transfer to Melaleuca
  • A day in the wilderness
    (full day air and boat cruise)
  • Transfers to Mona, Huonville,
    Bruny Island
    , Strahan, Maria Island
  • Seclusion of Bond Bay, Port Davey
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Include a Helicopter circuit around Southwest National Park

Finish your fishing cruise at Bathurst Harbour airstrip, Mellaleuca inlet , then retrace your cruise by air or return to Hobart via the southwest wilderness mountains.
Helicopter connections are available to/from any of these Huon Valley Escapes destinations:
  • Huon Bush Retreats
  • Peninsula, near Dover
  • Bruny Island Experience
  • Cloudy Bay Beach House
  • MONA Pavilions
  • Home Hill Winery

Typical costs
$3000 - $4000

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Bruny Island National Park and Walks Information

South Bruny National Park lies at the southern tip of Bruny Island off the
southeast coast of Tasmania. The park encompasses all of the coastline and some
of the hinterland between Fluted Cape and the southern part of Great Taylors Bay.South Bruny National Park was gazetted in 1997 mainly for its wonderful  coastal scenery. Much of the coast is comprised of towering cliffs, muttonbird  rookeries, gardens of kelp seaweed and long sandy beaches...
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Huon Escapes offers accommodation and experiences throughout The Huon Trail including Hobart, Huonville, Dover, Ida Bay and Bruny Island.
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    • Map of Southern Tasmania
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    • explore
  • Activities
    • Activities sorted by Price
    • Walks >
      • Pelverata Falls
      • Centurion The Worlds Tallest Flowering Tree
      • Billy Browns Falls
      • HartzMountains
      • MountMiseryWalk
      • Southernmost Place in Australia
      • South Coast Track
    • Food and Wine >
      • Home Hill Winery
      • Cider Cafe and Museum
      • Kermandie Waterfront Hotel Restaurant
      • Stockmans Restaurant
      • RanelaghGeneralStore
      • Apples Cherries and other fruit
    • Wilderness Flights >
      • Full Day in the Wilderness
      • Wilderness Flight Winter Special
      • Personal story: My day in the wilderness
    • Waterway Cruising >
      • Calm Water Cruise Huon River
      • Huon River Sailing Cruise
      • Bruny Island Cruises
    • Guided Activities >
      • Bonorong
      • Hastings Experience
      • Photography Packages >
        • Photography Experience
      • WildlifeTasmania
      • Fishing Southern Tasmania
      • Adventure
      • Adventure Challenges
      • Tarkine Walking Tours
      • Guided Tours of Tasmania
      • Farm Tour
    • Events >
      • Huon Winter Festival
      • DarkMoFo
      • Cygnet Folk Festival
      • MoFo
      • Taste of the Huon
      • Festival of Voices
      • Huon Blues Festival
      • Southport Regatta
      • TenDaysOnTheIsland
      • Tasmanian Public Holidays
    • National Parks
    • Town and City
    • Tasmanian Wildlife
    • Museums Art and Heritage >
      • Ida Bay Railway
      • ProjectX Transformer
      • Green Lens
      • Aboriginal Heritage
      • Mona Art Museum
      • Bruny Island Quarantine Station
    • Markets
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    • Online Instant Bookings
    • Discount Rates
    • Specials
    • Budget >
      • ArtHouse BnB Huonville
      • Backpacker
      • Wwoof and HelpX Volunteer Exchange
      • Port Huon Cottages
      • Kermandie Waterfront Hotel
    • Mid Price >
      • Country Cottage Silverwood
      • Buttongrass Retreat
      • Old Woolstore
      • Corindas Colonial Cottages
      • Bruny Island Escapes >
        • Bruny Sunset Bay 3 Bedroom
    • Premium Luxury >
      • Little Seed Bed and Breakfast
      • Laidback Luxury
      • 2 On 2
      • Luxury Villa
    • Camping
    • Glamping >
      • Wilderness Camp Port Davey
    • Booking Terms
  • Travel Information
    • Custom and Bushwalker Transport
    • Travelling to Hobart and Huon Valley >
      • Hobart to Huon Valley Bus Service
      • Flight Arrivals Hobart
      • Spirit of Tasmania Specials
      • Flight Brisbane to Hobart
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