5 Day Tour Tasmania: Coast to Cradle Mountain

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Duration5d

GroupUp to 24

LanguagesEN

PickupAt your hotel

Walk through rainforest, alpine peaks and pristine beaches in one trip

You walk through five different landscapes — rainforest, alpine peaks, West Coast wilderness, granite beaches, and coastal bays — without arranging transport, park entries, or accommodation. The guide is eco-certified and adjusts the daily walks to your fitness level. Pickup and drop-off happen in Hobart CBD, and four nights of accommodation are included, so you show up and the logistics are handled.

Step-by-step itinerary

Day 1 — Hobart to Strahan

Walk Tall Trees trail
Visit Russell Falls
Explore Lake St Clair
Traverse Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers
Visit mining town

Day 2 — Wild West Coast Exploration

Explore Strahan village
Optional Gordon River cruise
Visit vast sand dunes
Walk Ocean Beach
Optional Ship That Never Was show

Day 3 — Cradle Mountain to Launceston

Hike Marion's Lookout or Dove Lake
Enjoy nature walks at Cradle Mountain
Spot wombats at Ronny Creek
Explore Launceston murals

Day 4 — Launceston to St Helens

Explore Cataract Gorge Reserve
Visit fishing town for lunch
Visit Bay of Fires beaches
Arrive at St Helens

Day 5 — St Helens to Hobart via Freycinet

Explore Freycinet National Park
Walk to Wineglass Bay lookout
Relax or climb Mt Amos
View Cape Tourville
Drive Great Eastern Drive
Stop at holiday township

The Experience

Hands grip the railing as the chairlift climbs over Cataract Gorge Reserve, the world's longest single-span crossing, and you're suspended above the gorge with Launceston falling away below. That's day three of this five-day Tasmania tour from Hobart, and by then you've already walked among the tallest trees on Earth at Mount Field National Park, watched Russell Falls drop through the canopy, and crossed the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park on the way to Strahan. The West Coast hits different — Ocean Beach stretches 40 kilometres of raw coastline, the next landfall is South America, and the air tastes like nothing you've breathed before.

Day four swings east toward the Bay of Fires, where orange lichen stains granite boulders and the water runs so clear you can see the bottom from the shore. The group stays small — that's the whole point of an eco-certified tour — which means the pace adjusts to your fitness level. Some people climb Marion's Lookout at Cradle Mountain for the alpine views; others walk the gentler loop around Dove Lake and still see wombats at Ronny Creek. Your guide knows which walk suits which person, and they've done this enough times to spot wildlife and read the light. The accommodation moves with you — Strahan Retreat Cabin Park for two nights on the West Coast, the Olde Tudor Hotel in Launceston, then Bayside Hotel St Helens — so you're not packing and unpacking every morning.

The final day lands you at Freycinet National Park, and the group arrives early to beat the crowds to Wineglass Bay. The lookout gives you the postcard view — pink granite peaks, white sand, water so blue it looks photoshopped — but the real choice is yours: stay on the beach, climb Mount Amos if you want the harder route, or walk the shoreline. By afternoon you're heading back to Hobart on the Great Eastern Drive, four nights behind you and the kind of tired that means you actually did something.

What’s included

Your five-day tour includes pickup and drop-off at selected Hobart CBD locations (airport drop-offs available on request), four nights accommodation across Strahan, Launceston, and St Helens, all national park entry fees, an expert eco-certified guide, and transport between every stop. Meals, the optional Gordon River cruise, and 'The Ship That Never Was' theatre show are separate.

Good to know

Moderate physical levelPets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Under Down Under Tours

Is this one for you?Right for travelers who want to see Tasmania's major landscapes — rainforest, mountains, West Coast wilderness, and coastal bays — without arranging their own transport or park entries. The five days are active and involve daily walks of varying difficulty, so plan for a moderate pace and choose walks that match your fitness level each morning.