Take time-out in beautiful Hobart: historic Salamanca Market, Mona’s inspiring artworks, the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens and towering kunanyi / Mt Wellington await.

Drop into the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Australia’s second-oldest museum with collections housed in a stunning contemporary design, before heading to the Blow Hole and Tasman Arch in the epic Tasman National Park.

Beyond Hobart, swim at Wineglass Bay, part of the Freycinet National Park on the sunny east coast; hike around Dove Lake at Cradle Mountain, and pay your respects at the haunting Port Arthur Historic Site.

Heading north, Launceston – a UNESCO international ‘City of Gastronomy’ – delivers fine Tasmanian food, wine and whisky. Don’t miss spectacular Cataract Gorge, a short walk from downtown ‘Lonnie’.

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