Kimberley Outback Tours

Syd­ney to Launce­s­ton (A) Launce­s­ton to Mel­bourne (B)
March 5^th 2016 March 28^th 2016

Day 1 (A): Our tour departs Nowra ear­ly morn­ing, with pick­ups in Kia­ma and Strath­field before con­tin­u­ing to Albury where we spend our first night. 
Day 2 (A): A late morn­ing depar­ture to Port Mel­bourne, where we join the Spir­it of Tas­ma­nia in the ear­ly evening for your overnight cross­ing of Bass Strait to Tas­ma­nia. Ensuit­ed cab­in on the fer­ry is includ­ed. (Din­ner and Break­fast on board is at your expense)
Day 3 (A) Day 1 (B): A morn­ing arrival into Devon­port (A) or after a pick­up from your Launce­s­ton hotel, or Launce­s­ton Air­port (B), we trav­el via the mur­al town of Sheffield toward the World Her­itage list­ed Cra­dle Moun­tain. Enjoy the spec­tac­u­lar park scenery and the many walks. Walk around Dove Lake, take an option­al heli­copter flight (own expense) or just sim­ply enjoy being in this extra­or­di­nary loca­tion. We return to the north coast and our accom­mo­da­tion at Ulverstone. 
Day 4 (A) Day 2 (B): We fol­low the north coast vis­it­ing Table Cape with its tulip farms. We head inland to where the last known Tas­man­ian Tiger was sight­ed. Trav­el down rur­al roads to Dip Falls and the Big Tree Reserve, walk amongst mas­sive tree ferns mossy rocks and huge swamp gums. We dri­ve forestry tacks ford­ing creek cross­ings onto the his­toric town of Stan­ley for 3 nights. (Self con­tained cab­ins – break­fasts and din­ners at own expense)
Day 5 (A) Day 3 (B): We dri­ve through fer­tile farm lands to the his­toric Wool­north Sta­tion on the north­west cor­ner of Tas­ma­nia. We take tracks to the wild west­ern coast and the wind farm that har­vests wind ener­gy from the ​‘Roar­ing For­ties’. See where the Bass Strait waters col­lide with the South­ern Ocean. This after­noon enjoy free time in Stanley. 
Day 6 (A) Day 4 (B): Today’s high­light is a cruise along one of the world’s last wild rivers aboard a tim­ber fer­ry. Enjoy lunch at the river­side for­est camp. We dri­ve to the ​‘Edge of the World’ on the extreme west coast before tak­ing a walk through the sunken for­est with inter­est­ing sculp­tures and sus­pend­ed board walks. 
Day 7 (A) Day 5 (B): Dri­ve the adven­tur­ous West­ern Explor­er Track through the Tarkine Wilder­ness head­ing for the Pie­man Riv­er for a beau­ti­ful river­side walk. We dri­ve via Sav­age Riv­er to the his­toric min­ing town of Zee­han, then onto Queen­stown for two nights.
Day 8 (A) Day 6 (B): Today is a free day (at your own expense). Options include rid­ing the ABT Wilder­ness Rail­way to Stra­han, or take our bus to Stra­han where you can catch a cruise on the Franklin Riv­er or a float plane scenic flight or browse the town and galleries. 
Day 9 (A) Day 7 (B): View the stark moon­scape of the Queen­stown hills. We stop at ​‘Iron Blow’ look­out, then on to Nel­son Falls and the amaz­ing ​‘Walls of the Wilder­ness’ at Der­went Bridge. We set­tle in at our hotel in the Hobart CBD, our home for 4 nights.
Day 10 (A) Day 10 (B): Through the Der­went Val­ley with trel­lised hop fields, then along forestry trails into the Styx Val­ley to see the tallest hard­woods in the world in the ​‘Val­ley of the Giants’. Spend time walk­ing amongst the mas­sive trees.
Day 11 (A) Day 9 (B): Today is a free day (at your own expense). Options include day tours of Bruny Island, the Deep South & Cock­le Creek, Cad­bury Choco­late Fac­to­ry and Tassie Dev­ils, or just relax with a day of retail ther­a­py in Hobart. 
Day 12 (A) Day 10 (B): Trav­el to the his­toric Port Arthur set­tle­ment, one of Aus­trali­a’s most sig­nif­i­cant her­itage areas and an open air muse­um. The site forms part of the Aus­tralian Con­vict Sites, a World Her­itage prop­er­ty con­sist­ing of eleven rem­nant penal sites orig­i­nal­ly with the British Empire.
Day 13 (A) Day 11 (B): Dri­ve over the Tas­man Bridge via Sorell to Tri­abun­na. We board the fer­ry to Maria Island. Take a walk­ing tour through the his­toric for­mer con­vict set­tle­ment. Tonight we set­tle into our accom­mo­da­tion on the pris­tine east coast. 
Day 14 (A) Day 12 (B): Vis­it his­toric Ross with its con­vict build­ings and Camp­bell Town enroute to Launce­s­ton, con­clud­ing our tour at Launce­s­ton Air­port (A) or stay­ing the night in Launce­s­ton (B).
Day 13 (B): Explore the Tamar Val­ley before board­ing the Spir­it of Tas­ma­nia at in the ear­ly evening for your overnight cross­ing of Bass Strait to Port Mel­bourne. Ensuit­ed cab­in on the fer­ry is includ­ed. (Din­ner and Break­fast on board is at your expense). 
Day 14 (B): A morn­ing arrival into Port Mel­bourne where we bid farewell to our guests.
Tour includes:
(A) – 9 break­fasts, 14 lunch­es, 9 dinners. 
(B) – 9 break­fasts, 13 lunch­es, 9 dinners. 
Ensuit­ed accommodation 
Nation­al Park entry fees
Port Arthur Tour
Maria Island Tour
Tour (A) addi­tion­al pick­ups – Albury and Melbourne
Note: Does not include option­al tours on free days on West Coast and in Hobart 

Wyn­d­ham Races trans­fer and return. Depart Kununur­ra @ 11.30am, return­ing at 6pm and 12 mid­night. Pick­ups com­mence at 10:50am Fresh­wa­ter Apart­ments 10:50am Hotel KNX 11am KVC 11:10am Lake­side 11:20am