The second part of my East Tasmania Coast Guide will head south towards Hobart. While we have visited each location on the way, stopping in numerous small towns to spend the night before moving on to the next one, you can also easily locate yourself in Hobart to explore each of these places. When we visited Freycinet National Park, the most remote place from Hobart, we came across a lot of people who were on their way from Hobart to also come and visit, so it’s quite feasible if you prefer to stay in one place to visit all the sights below!

Weinglass Bay, Freycinet National Park

For those who love hiking and trekking, Freycinet National Park is the perfect place for you. If you are coming from Hobart, it will be the longest ride for you, which will take just over 2 hours. If you want to stay in a place like us, you can stay in any of the small towns nearby. Coles Bay is a popular place to stay and is right at the entrance to the National Park. It is more expensive and quickly booked because of its accessibility, and so for us, we decided to stay in Beecheno and drive downstairs. One of the main attractions in Freycinet National Park is Wineglass Bay, which is a stunning, perfectly curved bay – one of Tasmania’s most popular views, so make sure you visit it. To see Wineglass Bay from above, you can either take an easier walk to the observation deck of Wineglass Bay, which mainly consists of a walkway with a few steps. You can also climb Mount Amos, which is a more challenging option and will take you to a higher altitude. Both of these routes start at the same car park and one warning for this car park – if it is peak season, try to get there early in the morning or later in the afternoon because it is really small and completely packed! For us we decided to visit the Wineglass Bay Lookout – I would love to climb Mount Amos too, but we didn’t have time to plan it. The bay is quite a beautiful sight and you can easily make a whole day out of the Freycinet National Park by visiting the Honeymoon Bay, the Lighthouse and several other viewing platforms on the way. I don’t think there are any food options in the park so it’s best to bring a picnic lunch.

Tasman National Park

We went on the most fabulous boat tour with Tasmania’s Wild Ocean in Tasmanian National Park. Leaving Pirate Bay, Damo from Tasmania’s Wild Ocean Tasmania took us on a water adventure, visiting some of Tasmania’s famous coastal attractions. Sightseeing from the water was a completely different experience than if we had visited these places on land and looked at them from above as you can really get to see everything in full and wonder how big some of these caves and rock formations are. We visited the Tasman Arch, Candles and Totem Pole and really got in and out of some caves and waves. On the way we noticed a bunch of dolphins, seals and albatrosses! Such an experience to share the sea with these miraculous creatures. The boat tours they do are small, adventurous and really great for thrill seekers and for those who like to have more practical experience on their tour. They provide warm waterproof jackets and it can also get really cold in the water.

To visit Tasman National Park, we stopped at Primrose Sands and went down, but you can also easily stop in Hobart if you want to base yourself there. If you have the time, a visit to Port Arthur would also be extremely interesting, but unfortunately we were unable to fit it into our schedule.
Mount Wellington.

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When I travel, I love the natural scenery, so one of my favorite things in Hobart was to visit Mount Wellington. Mount Wellington is huge and you can always see it towering in the background from the city of Hobart. It is literally a 20 minute drive from the city and is therefore an extremely accessible and popular tourist destination. The trip to the mountain is pretty crazy as you are so high and the Pinnacle (upper viewpoint) on Mount Wellington provides stunning panoramic views of Hobart City. Top tips for visiting Mount Wellington to see if you can’t get to Mount Wellington.