Lonely Planet Tasmania

by Bain, Carolyn

• ISBN13: 9781740597746
• ISBN10: 1740597745
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-10-01
• Publisher: Lonely Planet

Summary

Colourful Salamanca Market, poignant Port Arthur, the exhilarating wilderness of Cradle Mountain, bountiful fresh produce and pampering aplenty - Tasmania, the island state, offers an entirely different Australian experience. With detailed regional and urban coverage this definitive guidebook allows you to make a perfect getaway on Australia's emerald isle. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

The Authors	p. 11
Getting Started	p. 13
Itineraries	p. 16
Snapshot	p. 19
History	p. 20
The Culture	p. 27
Environment	p. 34
Tasmania Outdoors	p. 44
National Parks	p. 51
Food & Drink	p. 58
Hobart	p. 65
Around Hobart	p. 99
South of Hobart	p. 100
Taroona	p. 100
Kingston	p. 100
Derwent & Tyenna Valleys	p. 102
New Norfolk	p. 102
New Norfolk to Mt Field	p. 105
Mt Field National Park	p. 106
Coal River Valley	p. 108
Richmond	p. 108
Around Richmond	p. 111
Tasman Peninsula	p. 112
Sorell	p. 113
Dunalley	p. 114
Eaglehawk Neck	p. 115
Taranna	p. 116
Fortescue Bay	p. 117
Port Arthur	p. 117
Remarkable Cave	p. 120
Nubeena	p. 120
Koonya	p. 121
The Southeast	p. 122
Margate	p. 124
Snug	p. 124
Kettering	p. 125
Bruny Island	p. 125
Woodbridge	p. 131
Cygnet	p. 132
Huonville & Around	p. 134
Franklin & Around	p. 135
Geeveston	p. 136
Arve Road	p. 137
Tahune Forest Reserve	p. 138
Hartz Mountains National Park	p. 138
Dover	p. 139
Southport	p. 140
Hastings	p. 141
Lune River	p. 142
Cockle Creek	p. 142
Midlands & Lake Country	p. 143
Midland (Heritage) Highway	p. 144
Kempton	p. 144
Oatlands	p. 145
Ross	p. 146
Campbell Town	p. 149
Lake Country	p. 151
Bothwell	p. 151
Bothwell to Great Lake	p. 152
The Lakes	p. 152
Derwent Valley	p. 153
Hamilton	p. 153
Ellendale	p. 155
Ouse	p. 155
Tarraleah	p. 155
East Coast	p. 156
Orford	p. 157
Triabunna	p. 159
Maria Island National Park	p. 160
Swansea	p. 162
Coles Bay & Freycinet National Park	p. 166
Bicheno	p. 173
Douglas-Apsley National Park	p. 177
Scamander & Beaumaris	p. 177
St Marys	p. 178
Fingal	p. 179
The Northeast	p. 180
St Helens	p. 182
Bay of Fires	p. 187
Mt Victoria Forest Reserve	p. 188
Weldborough	p. 188
Gladstone	p. 188
Mt William National Park	p. 188
Derby	p. 189
Scottsdale	p. 190
Tomahawk	p. 191
Bridport	p. 191
Launceston & Around	p. 193
Launceston	p. 194
Around Launceston	p. 206
Tamar Valley	p. 206
Pipers River Region	p. 213
Narawntapu National Park	p. 214
Lilydale	p. 214
Hadspen & Carrick	p. 215
Westbury	p. 216
Liffey Valley	p. 217
Longford	p. 217
Evandale	p. 218
Ben Lomond National Park	p. 220
The North	p. 222
Deloraine	p. 224
Chudleigh	p. 227
Mole Creek	p. 227
Walls of Jerusalem National Park	p. 228
Mole Creek to Sheffield	p. 229
Sheffield	p. 231
Latrobe	p. 233
Port Sorell	p. 234
Devonport	p. 235
Ulverstone	p. 241
Around Ulverstone	p. 243
The Northwest	p. 245
Burnie	p. 246
Wynyard & Around	p. 250
Boat Harbour Beach	p. 252
Rocky Cape National Park	p. 253
Crayfish Creek to Black River	p. 254
Stanley	p. 255
Smithton & Around	p. 259
Marrawah	p. 260
Arthur River	p. 262
Western Explorer & Arthur Pieman Conservation Area	p. 263
Corinna & Pieman River	p. 264
Hellyer Gorge	p. 265
Waratah	p. 265
Savage River National Park	p. 265
The West	p. 266
Tullah	p. 268
Rosebery	p. 269
Zeehan	p. 270
Strahan	p. 272
Queenstown	p. 278
Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park	p. 282
Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park	p. 284
The Southwest	p. 294
Maydena	p. 296
Lake Pedder Impoundment	p. 296
Strathgordon	p. 298
Southwest National Park	p. 298
Melaleuca	p. 300
Bass Strait Islands	p. 301
King Island	p. 302
Flinders Island	p. 305
Other Islands	p. 311
Directory	p. 312
Transport	p. 329
Health	p. 342
Glossary	p. 347
Behind the Scenes	p. 349
Index	p. 358
Legend	p. 368
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