| Tasmania
is 240 kilometres south of the Australian mainland.
At 68,000 square kilometers Tasmania is less than
one–third the area of Victoria and is comparable
in size with the Republic of Ireland, West Virginia
(USA) and Hokkaido (Japan). Tasmania boasts
19 National Parks
and has more variation in landscape
over short distances than any other part of Australia.
At Tasmanian Expeditions we do our best to get
you out there amongst our rich and diverse scenery.
Our program of guided walking tours, bushwalking
expeditions, cycle holidays, rafting adventures
and rockclimbing throughout Tasmania explore in
one way or another the following National Parks.
Cradle
Mountain Lake St. Clair National Park
Situated in central western Tasmania, Cradle Mountain-Lake
St. Clair National Park is now one of the most famous
of Tasmania's National Parks. Its rugged mountain
peaks and alpine moorlands offer some of the finest
scenery and bushwalking opportunities in Australia.
Our Cradle
Walk,
Cradle
and Walls of Jerusalem,
Cradle
and the West Walks and of course
Tasmania's premiere extended bushwalk "The
Overland Track trek" explore
the different facets of the Cradle Mountain - Lake
St. Clair National Park.
The Walls of Jersalem National
Park
The Walls of Jerusalem National Park is
an alpine wilderness and it forms part of the Tasmanian
Wilderness World Heritage Area. Stands of pure pencil
pine forest and alpine vegetation are set high on
a plateau of dolerite peaks and glacial moraines,
tarns and lakes. This beautiful environment is very
fragile. This remote park is not accessible by road.
Our Cradle
and Walls of Jerusalem and
Walls
of Jerusalem Circuit
are both excellent walking holidays that
explores this unique and beautiful national park.
South
West National Park
Part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World
Heritage Area, South West National Park is unlike
any other in Australia. Over six hundred thousand
hectares of inspiring, wild and remote countryside
make this the largest National Park in the state.
A region of wild rivers and jagged mountain ranges,
rolling buttongrass plains and silent green rainforest.
We take in some of this fine wilderness area in
our 85km South
Coast Track trek. We also offer
the Port
Davey Track extension, an additional
70km trek leading into the South Coast Track.
Wild
Rivers National Park
A pristine region of dramatic mountain
peaks, beautiful temperate rainforest, and spectacular
gorges, this park protects fome of Tasmania's wildest
and most unpredicatable rivers, the Franklin, Jane,
Gordon and Denison. This park is also part of the
Tasmanian World Heritage Area. It is within this
National Park that we operate our guided walk to
Frenchmans
Cap and our Rafting
Expeditions along the Franklin
River.
Freycinet National Park
The spectacular red granite peaks of Freycinet Peninsula
and the sheltered sandy beaches offer great diversity,
magnificent scenery and a wide range of habitats
for many types of flora and fauna. The Freycinet
National Park also includes the Friendly Beaches
and Schouten Island. Wineglass Bay is without doubt
the jewel in the crown on the Freycinet Peninsula.
A number of our trips visit this National Park.
Our 3 day Freycinet
Walk explores Freycinet, Friendlys
and the Douglas Apsley, as well our cycle tour trips
along the east coast swap the bike for a hike here
- Cycle
Tasmania and
Heritage
Cycle Tours.
Tasman National Park
In the far southeast corner of TAsmania lie the
Forestier and TAsman Peninsulas, joined by a narriow
isthums. The cultural and antural richness of these
peninsulas is rare in the world. Here you find the
highest vertical sea cliffs in Australia, specatular
geological features and the most renowned penal
settlement in Australia - the Port Arthur Historic
Site. This area is an important stop in our itinerary
on our Heritage
Cycle Tour.
Mt.
William National Park
The far northeast of Tasmania is striking due to
its low relief, differing vastly from most of Tasmania
which is mountainous in comparison. Within this
National Park is the start of the Bay of Fires Conservation
Area. Tasmanian Expeditions run an easy grade walking
tour through the Blue Tier, Mt. William and Bay
of Fires regions (Blue
Tier to Bay of Fires Walk).
Maria
Island National Park
Maria Island lies just of the east coast of Tasmania
is rich in history. From it's first inhabitants
- the Tyreddeme, Aborigines the island has been
inhabited by whalers and sealers, it was a penal
colony during the convict era, a stonghold for the
varied enterprises of Italian entrepreneur Diego
Bernacchi, and a base for blossing industry. This
tranquil island is now a protected historic site
and rich in flora and fauna. We spend time exploring
Maria Island on our Cycle
Tasmania tour.
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