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Wednesday 22nd of February 2012
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Hartz Mountain

Hartz Mountains National Park, dotted with tarns and fragile cushion plants, provides sweeping views of the south-west wilderness all the way to the Southern Ocean.
The park, which covers 7,250 hectares (17,915 acres), is now part of Tasmania’s World Heritage Area. Its most distinctive feature is a dolerite range jutting from the landscape in a sharp spine that has been sculpted by glaciers during past ice ages.
The Hartz Mountain provides a true wilderness experience in a day walk with phenomenal views – only an hour and a half from the capital city of Hobart.


Sample itinerary
Hartz Mountain day experience 4 - 8 PAX (From $250 pp)


  • 8.00 am: Clients are picked up from their hotels and driven south into the Huon Valley passing through country towns and apple orchards before arriving in the Southern Forests.
  • 9.30 am: Arrive at Tahune in the Arve Forest Reserve.
  • 9.45 am: Commence the Hartz Peak Track into the Hartz Mountain National Park (4 hours return).
  • 10.30 am: Morning tea on the track.
  • 11.00 pm: Adventurous walkers can climb Hartz Peak, the highest point in the Hartz Mountain National Park at 1255 meters.  The reward of unsurpassed views of the South West Wilderness is well worth the climb.
  • 12.30 pm: Lunch is served by Lake Osborne.
  • 2.00 pm: Return walk to the vehicle at Tahune.
  • 2.15 pm: Drive north towards Hobart.
  • 3.15 pm: Arrive at Home Hill winery for a well deserved wine tasting and cheese platter.
  • 4.45 pm: Depart Home Hill for transfer to hotels.

 

Cape Queen Elizabeth

Cape Queen Elizabeth is located on Bruny Island within the Bruny Island Neck Game Reserve.  The walk begins, conveniently, near the Bruny Island airstrip.  An easy stroll along a wide track soon reveals the Big Lagoon and Little Lagoon, often teeming with bird life, before steeply ascending Mars Bluff for great views across The Neck. The track follows the bluff before descending through the dunes onto the remote Miles Beach. Further on, the track leads south to the cape for excellent views of Adventure Bay and beyond.


Sample itinerary
Cape Queen Elizabeth day experience 4-8 PAX (From $250 pp)

  • 8.15 am: Clients are picked up from their hotels and driven south through the beautiful channel to Kettering Marina.
  • 9.30 am: Board the ferry (with vehicle) to cross the channel by sea to Bruny Island.  Hop out of the vehicle to enjoy the scenery and sea breeze for the 15 min ferry ride.
  • 9.30 am: Arrive on beautiful Bruny Island.  Proceed south for 30 mins by road to the start of the stunning walk out to Cape Queen Elizabeth.
  • 10.00 am: Commence the 3.5 hours return walk to Cape Queen Elizabeth. This walk is a round trip if the tide is out. Experiencing a beautiful beach walk on the way out and returning via low hills and dunes. Bring bathers in the summer months.
  • 10.30 am: Morning tea is taken on the track.
  • 12.15 pm: Lunch is served on the beach at picturesque Marina Bay.
  • 1.30 pm: Return walk to the vehicle via the wetlands.  The rich bird live is particularly stunning when the lagoons are full, but the lagoons can be dry in the height of summer.
  • 2.45 pm: On returning to the vehicle, a short drive further south takes the group to climb up to the lookout at Neck Beach (the isthmus between North and South Bruny Island) If time allows, a visit to Heba fudge will follow the walk to experience this divine Bruny Island treat.
  • 3.45 pm: Return by vehicle to catch the ferry back to the mainland.
  • 4.30 pm: Return Ferry to Kettering Marina.
  • 4.45 pm: Return transfer from Kettering marina to hotels.
  • 5.30 pm: Drop off at Hotels.

As an alternative to driving to Bruny Island, there is an opportunity to fly in by light aircraft from Hobart Airport.  The plane touches down close by the start of the Cape Queen Elizabeth walk.

Clients may also like to include a thrilling boat ride with Bruny Island Charters, which can be arranged by Wilderness Adventure Tasmania.