Day 1: Hobart

You have landed in Hobart- very likely sometime during the day. Hobart is a harbour town or port city - depending on the way you look at it.

After checking into your accommodation, head towards the waterfront for sampling something local. Mussels, or oyster or anything from the sea. Indulge yourself in one of the local bars, listen to live rock music and enjoy your last “city” evening in this state. Walk around the old town before heading back to your accommodation for an early night as the morning is going to start early!

Day 2 - Hobart - Port Arthur (100km)

Morning

As I said, you are going to wake up early for this; make a trip up to Mt Wellington for the epic sunrise overlooking Hobart city. The drive up to the mountain goes trough a winding graveled road, but if you are an experienced driver don’t let the other opinions put you down.

Tip No 1 : After you have checked the sunrise time make sure you arrive 30-40 minutes earlier for the “blue hour”not just for the moment the sun rises

Tip No 2: make sure you are taking pictures facing west too - thats where the real fun starts!

After you took your awesome shots, take the Circle track (1.2km) around to area to familiarize yourself with the wilderness you are going to see later on this trip.

Now its time to return to Hobart and stock up in one of the supermarkets and then heading towards the North to visit the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA).

I don’t consider myself to be an art person, but if you have got that wicked sense of humour - you don’t want to miss out this largest privately owned museum of the world and happened to be located on the edge of the world.

Afternoon

Drive towards Port Arthur. The drive to this peninsula takes you about two hours, but you must have gotten very hungry after the MONA and you will want to stop at Barilla Bay Oysters to check out on their world famous fresh oysters.

Before arriving to Port Arthur, make sure you stop at Eaglehawk Neck to check out on the Tesselated Pavements, Blowhole, and Tasman Arch and Devil’s Kitchen rock formations.

Accommodation in the Port Arthur area.

Day 3 - Port Arthur and Surroundings

Time to wake up an hour before the sun rises an head out back to the Tessellated pavements for an epic sunrise shot - have I told you that you won’t sleep much during this trip?

Once you have done your 2 hours shooting in the area - every angle and direction, time to go back to Port Arthur for a breakfast and visit the World Heritage listed Port Arthur Historic Site, the best preserved convict site in Australia

Sunset walk at the Remarkable Cave just south of Port Arthur.

Day 4 - Port Arthur to Freycinet National Park (206km)

It’s a 3 hour drive towards the North on the coast.

Accommodation at Coles Bay area.

Afternoon / sunset hike: Wineglass Bay Lookout

Day 5 - Freycinet National Park to Bridestowe (216km)

Explore the morning in Freycinet National park, make sure you visit Sleepy Bay, Honeymoon bay and if you are experienced enough you can go for the hard rock Mount Amos hike (4 hours)

After exploring this beautifully special coastline national park, we are heading up to the north with a -couple of hours - Binalong Bay / Bay of Fires area.

Time to drive up to Brigestowe area (80km) where we are going to spend the night and visit the world famous lavender farm.

Day 6 - Bridestowe Lavender farm and Drive to Cradle Mountain (200km)

Sunrise over the lavender farm; The scent of lavender permeates the air on arrival and although it was not yet in full bloom when i was there the fields are still gorgeous. 

The gift ship has many lovely products from spa treats through to the edible varieties to enjoy - late breakfast with lavender hot chocolate or coffee - you choose.

Arrival to Cradle mountain valley late afternoon.

Day 7-8 - Cradle Mountain

Cradle Mountain–Lake St Clair National Park, with its ancient rainforests and alpine heaths, is home to iconic Cradle Mountain. Part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, the park is one of the state's most special places, where ancient pines fringe glacial lakes and icy streams cascade down rugged mountains.

Sunrise from Marion lookout which is a 3 hour hike up from the middle of the park.

Spend the whole day exploring the park through the various short - middle - long well marked hikes

Sunset at Lake Dove.

Day 9 - Cradle Mountain to Mt Field National Park (309km)

Mt Field National park is a bit of drive from Cradle Mountain (4.5 hours) but I would recommend to stop on the way out of the park at Mole Creek area at Marakoopa cave to see the glow worms. I came from a small town from Hungary surrounded by many caves, but I must admit that this was the best tour I have ever had in a cave. The guide was not just full of with knowledge but quite inspiring. I mean he was awesome, awesome! The Marakoopa Cave isn't massive, but still spectacular in it's own way with glow worms, underground rivers, stalactites and stalagmites. 

Day 10 - Mt Field National Park

Time for some waterfalls and lakes - Mt Field National park is all about cool rainforest waterfalls.

Mt Field National Park is Tasmania’s first national park, with stunning vistas, great walks and of course - abundant wildlife.

The waterfalls loop is a 2-2.5 hour walk covering the Russels Falls, Lady Barron Falls and Horseshoe Falls, but do not finish with this park here yet!

Make sure you drive up to Lake Dobson for the two hours loop walk and if you're lucky you'll spot a platypus!

Day 11 - Mt Field National park to Bruny Island (165km)

Tasmania's most beautifully preserved natural environments with abundant wildlife and stunning cliff top views and with the second oldest lighthouse which happens to be rather cute.

Renowned for wildlife (little penguins, echidnas, muttonbirds), it’s a windswept, sparsely populated isle, blown by ocean rains in the south, and dry and beachy in the north. Access is via a short car-ferry chug from Kettering.

Day 12- 13 Bruny Island

Explore and experience Bruny island’s beaches, walking tracks, lighthouse, wildlife and culinary treasures like the Cheese Factory or the Oyster Get Shucked for fresh oysters.