Tasmania Itinerary (21 Days) – Tasmania’s Best Bed and Breakfast Trail!

This Tasmania itinerary (21 Days) is all about the very best bed and breakfasts in Tasmania – showing you how to join them all together to create the most incredible road trip experience!

Things to do, dining recommendations, and Tassie’s most beautiful scenery – it has everything you need to plan your 3 week Tasmania itinerary.

Self-Drive Tasmania Itinerary (21 Days)

One of the things I really love about a road trip around Tasmania is that there are so many different ways you can explore this beautiful island.

Once upon a time I would have loved the raw appeal of skipping from hostel to hostel with a backpack over my shoulder.

These days? More and more, my wife and I find ourselves leaning towards a slower-paced holiday, taking our time to get a feel for how the locals live and spending more on our accommodation in the knowledge that we will have a guaranteed relaxing sleep, and a hot, full cooked breakfast to start the day!

So many travellers tell me how much they appreciate the friendly, down-to-earth approach that is second nature to Tasmanians.

Sharing travel stories, getting helpful tips, and finding out about the little gems that only the locals know about… and this is exactly what you can look forward to when you stay at one of the amazing B&Bs that make up ‘Tasmania’s Best Bed and Breakfast Trail‘.

As you can see from the clickable map below, each of their cosy B&Bs is strategically located next to, or just a short drive from Tasmania’s most popular destinations.

All you need to do is join them all together and you’ve got yourself a simply sensational road trip!

This 21 day Tasmania itinerary shows you exactly how to plan your Tassie holiday.

For every single day of your road trip I have used my local experience to bring together:

• the best activities for both your morning and afternoon (including how much time to allow for each);
• my favourite dining options for breakfast, lunch and dinner (I’m a huge foodie, so I’m speaking from experience); and
• the best B&B in the region to put your feet up and relax for the night!

All you need to do is choose the activities that appeal to your interests and style of travel, get your vehicle organised, and get in touch with each of the B&Bs to book your stay – it’s that easy.

This itinerary has been written a little bit differently to my other itineraries on the website. It starts in Devonport, because I know that so many of you like to catch the ferry to Tasmania with your own vehicle, and it also takes you anti-clockwise around Tasmania.

It is completely up to you though!

If you are flying into Hobart then simply start the itinerary from Day 13. And if you prefer to go clockwise then all you need to do is follow the itinerary in reverse.

Keep in mind that you will also need to allow for extra travel time each day, depending on which activities you choose to include in your itinerary. If you aren’t sure about this, or have any other questions, please feel free to ask our wonderful community of road trippers and local Tasmanians over in the Lap of Tasmania Facebook Group.

You will also be very pleased to hear that after having a chat with the wonderful B&B owners behind Tasmania’s Best Bed and Breakfast Trail, they are all generously offering Lap of Tasmania readers a variety of complimentary extras, to make your road trip even more special.

It might be a discount on daily rates, a free bottle of Tassie wine, or perhaps a silver-service Devonshire Tea – to find out more, all you need to do is click on the ‘Special Offer‘ links I provide below for each B&B.

That’s enough talking from me. I know you must be excited to see how this 3 week Tasmania itinerary comes together – so let’s get your road trip planning started!

Day 0: Arrive in Devonport

I have marked this as ‘Day 0’ because some of you might be arriving early in the morning, while others may be arriving on the Spirit of Tasmania ‘night sail’.

For those arriving early, here are some great ideas to fill your ‘bonus’ day.

🍴 Breakfast

• Paul and Brenden welcome early arrivals for breakfast at The Grand on Macfie B&B. They are renowned in Devonport for their incredible full cooked breakfast – the perfect way to get your Tassie holiday started!
• Available from 7am to 9am ($25pp)

🚘 Activities

• Maritime Museum (1-2 hrs)
• Mersey Bluff Lighthouse (0.5 hrs)
• Antique Emporium (0.5 hrs)
• Home Hill, National Trust Property (Wed/Thur/Sat – 1.5 hrs)
• Devonport Regional Gallery at the Paranaple Arts Centre (Mon-Sat – 1 hr)
• Check-in to the The Grand on Macfie (after 2pm – for late check-ins after 7pm give them a call on +61 3 6424 2000 beforehand)

🍴 Dinner

• Mrs Jones (Devonport)

🏡 Where to stay

• The Grand on Macfie B&B (Devonport) – Special Offer

Day 1: Explore the Cradle Coast

🍴 Breakfast

• Enjoy a cooked or continental breakfast at The Grand on Macfie B&B

🚘 Morning activities

• Reliquaire (0.5 hr)
• Anvers Chocolates (0.5-1 hr)
• Don River Railway (1 hr)
• Tasmanian Arboretum (1-2 hrs)
• Tazmazia and Lower Village of Crackpot (1-2 hrs)
• Sheffield murals (1 hr)

🍴 Lunch

• Cruisin’ in the 50s Diner (Deloraine)
• Blacksmith Gallery Cafe (Sheffield)

🚘 Afternoon activities

• Mole Creek Caves (2.5 hrs)
• Liffey Falls (2.5 hrs)
• Christmas Hills Raspberry Farm (0.5-1 hr)
• Van Diemens Land Creamery (15 mins)
• Ashgrove Cheese (0.5-1 hr)

🍴 Dinner

• The Central @ The Formby Hotel (Devonport)

🏡 Where to stay

• The Grand on Macfie B&B (Devonport)

Day 2: Devonport to Stanley

🍴 Breakfast

• Enjoy a cooked or continental breakfast at The Grand on Macfie B&B

🚘 Morning activities

• The Berry Patch (1-2 hrs) – Meals, pick your own fruit, and kids playground!
• Leven River Cruise (tidal dependent, allow 1-4 hrs) – Special Offer
• Hellyers Road Distillery (0.5-1 hr)
• Fern Glade Platypus Reserve (0.5-1 hr)
• Emu Valley Rhododendron Garden (0.5-2 hrs)

🍴 Lunch

• Hellyers Road Distillery (Burnie)
• The Vault (Wynyard)

🚘 Afternoon activities

• Table Cape Lighthouse Tour (0.5-1 hr)
• Table Cape Lookout (0.5 hr)
• Boat Harbour Beach (0.5 hr)
• Rocky Cape walking trails (0.5-4 hrs)
• Big Tree and Dip Falls in Mawbanna (0.5-1 hr)

🍴 Dinner

• Hursey Seafoods (Stanley)

🏡 Where to stay

• The Ark Stanley (Stanley) – Special Offer

Day 3: Explore Stanley

🍴 Breakfast

• Enjoy a cooked or continental breakfast at The Ark Stanley

🚘 Morning activities

• Highfield House (1-2 hrs)
• The Nut (chairlift and walk, 1-3 hrs)
• Stanley Heritage Walk (1-2 hrs)
• Joe Lyons Cottage (0.5 hr)

🍴 Lunch

• Touchwood Craft Gallery & Cafe (Stanley)
• Marleys (Stanley)

🚘 Afternoon activities

• Trowutta Arch (0.5 hr – allow 45 minutes driving from Stanley to get there)
• Jimmy Lane Memorial Lookout before sunset (0.5 hr)
• Penguins at sunset (0.5-1 hr)

🍴 Dinner

• The Stanley Hotel (Stanley)

🏡 Where to stay

• The Ark Stanley (Stanley)

Day 4: Stanley to Strahan or Queenstown

🍴 Breakfast

• Enjoy a cooked or continental breakfast at The Ark Stanley

🚘 Morning activities

• Blue Hills Honey (0.5 hr)
• Hellyer Gorge walk (0.5-1 hr)
• Explore Waratah (1-2 hr)

🍴 Lunch

• Bischoff Hotel (Waratah)
• Tullah Lakeside Lodge (Tullah)

🚘 Afternoon activities

• Montezuma Falls (3 hrs)
• Zeehan Spray Tunnel Loop (1 hr)
• Henty Dunes (0.5-1 hr)
• Ocean Beach Lookout (0.5 hr)

🍴 Dinner

• Risby Cove (Strahan)
• The Empire Hotel (Queenstown)

🏡 Where to stay

• Harrison House B&B (Strahan)
• Penghana B&B (Queenstown)

Day 5: Gordon River Cruise – OR – West Coast Wilderness Railway

If you have got the time then I definitely recommend spending a couple of nights in both Strahan and Queenstown. They are both fascinating towns, providing very different perspectives on Tasmania’s West Coast wilds.

In this section I show you how to spend your time in each town, just in case you only choose one. But if you wanted to experience both then simply add an extra day or two into your itinerary and combine them together!

Strahan

🍴 Breakfast

• Enjoy a cooked or continental breakfast at Harrison House B&B

🚘 Morning activities

• Gordon River Cruise with World Heritage Cruises (return by 3pm – Use my LAPOFTAS code for 10% OFF)
• West Coast Wilderness Railway (returns by 1:30-2pm)

🍴 Lunch

• Provided on your tour

🚘 Afternoon activities

• Explore Strahan
• Wilderness Whisky and Spirits (0.5-1 hr)
• Wilderness Woodworks (0.5 hr)
• Hogarth Falls (1 hr)
• The Ship That Never Was (1.5 hrs)

🍴 Dinner

• Bushman’s (Strahan)
• View 42° Restaurant and Bar (Strahan)

🏡 Where to stay

• Harrison House B&B (Strahan – Special Offer)

Queenstown

🍴 Breakfast

• Enjoy a cooked or continental breakfast at Penghana B&B

🚘 Morning activities

• West Coast Wilderness Railway (returns by 1:30-2pm)
• King River Rafting (full day)
• RoamWild 4WD Tour (half or full day)

🍴 Lunch

• Provided on your tour – OR – Tracks Cafe

🚘 Afternoon activities

• Explore Queenstown
• Paragon Theatre (0.5 hr)
• Empire Hotel (0.5 hr)
• Soggy Brolly Art Gallery (0.5 hr)
• Eric Thomas Galley Museum (1 hr)
• Spion Kopf (0.5 hr)

🍴 Dinner

• Mimso Kitchen (Queenstown)
• Empire Hotel (Queenstown)

🏡 Where to stay

• Penghana B&B (Queenstown – Special Offer)

Day 6: Strahan or Queenstown to Bothwell

🍴 Breakfast

• Enjoy a cooked or continental breakfast at Harrison House B&B – OR – Penghana B&B

🚘 Morning activities

• Iron Blow (0.5 hr)
• Horsetail Falls (0.5 hr)
• 99 Bends
• Nelson Falls (0.5 hr)
• Franklin River Nature Trail (0.5 hr)
• Donaghy’s Hill (0.5-1 hr)

🍴 Lunch

• Hungry Wombat (Derwent Bridge)
• Derwent Bridge Hotel (Derwent Bridge)

🚘 Afternoon activities

• Lake St. Clair Walks (1-4 hrs)
• The Wall (1 hr)

🍴 Dinner

• Enjoy a delicious 3-course meal at Ratho Farm

🏡 Where to stay

• Ratho Farm (Bothwell) – Special Offer

Day 7: Explore the Central Highlands

🍴 Breakfast

• Enjoy a cooked or continental breakfast at Ratho Farm

🚘 Morning activities

• Golf at Ratho Farm (2-4 hrs)
• Self-guided walking tour (1-2 hrs)
• Fishing experience by Ratho Farm (half or full day – 3 weeks’ notice required)

🍴 Lunch

• Great Lake Hotel (Miena)
• Castle Hotel (Bothwell)

🚘 Afternoon activities

• Waddamana Power Station Heritage Site (1-2 hrs, open Wed-Sun)
• Pine Lake walk (0.5-1 hr)
• The Steppes Sculptures (0.5 hr)

🍴 Dinner

• 3-course dinner at Ratho Farm
• Castle Hotel (Bothwell)

🏡 Where to stay

• Ratho Farm (Bothwell)

Day 8: Bothwell to New Norfolk

🍴 Breakfast

• Enjoy a cooked or continental breakfast at Ratho Farm

🚘 Morning activities

• Highland Getaway Farm Tour (2 hrs) – OR – Curringa Farm Tour (2-3 hrs)
• Two Metre Tall Brewery (1 hr)
• Pulpit Rock Lookout (0.5 hr)
• Explore New Norfolk (1-2 hrs)

🍴 Lunch

• Agrarian Kitchen (New Norfolk)
• Cheeky Little Place (New Norfolk)

🚘 Afternoon activities

• Tassie Bound Tour (3-6pm)
• Willow Court Asylum Tour (after lunch)
• Pedalmore Hydrobike Hire (1 hr)
• Bush Inn (0.5-1 hr)

🍴 Dinner

• New Norfolk Hotel (New Norfolk)

🏡 Where to stay

• Explorers Lodge B&B (New Norfolk) – Special Offer

Day 9: Mt Field Day Trip

🍴 Breakfast

• Enjoy a cooked or continental breakfast at Explorers Lodge B&B

🚘 Morning activities

• New Norfolk Market (1 hr, Saturdays)
• Salmon Ponds (1 hr)
• Westerway Raspberry Farm (0.5-1 hr)
• Railtrack Riders (2 hrs)

🍴 Lunch

• Waterfalls Cafe and Gallery (Mt Field) – Special Offer

🚘 Afternoon activities

• Mt Field #1 – Walk to Russell Falls (easy, 0.5 hr)
• Mt Field #2 – Walk to Russell Falls + Horseshoe Falls (medium, 0.5-1 hr)
• Mt Field #3 – Walk to Russell Falls + Horseshoe Falls + Lady Barron Falls (medium, 2.5-3 hrs)
• Lawrenny Estate (1 hr)
• Derwent Estate Wines (1 hr)
• Willow Court Asylum Ghost Tour (1.5 hrs)

🍴 Dinner

• The Bush Inn (New Norfolk)

🏡 Where to stay

• Explorers Lodge B&B (New Norfolk)

Day 10: New Norfolk to Dover

🍴 Breakfast

• Enjoy a cooked or continental breakfast at Explorers Lodge B&B

🚘 Morning activities

• Wine tasting at Derwent Estate (7 days, from 11am) – OR – Stefano Lubiana (Wed-Sun, from 11am)
• Willie Smiths Apple Shed and Cider (1 hr, open from 10am)
• Huon Jet Boats (1 hr)
• Frank’s Cider (1 hr, open from 10am)
• The Wooden Boat Centre (0.5-1 hr, open from 10am)
• Franklin Lockup

🍴 Lunch

• Osteria at Petty Sessions (Franklin)
• Masaaki’s Sushi (Geeveston – opening days/hours vary)

🚘 Afternoon activities

• Tahune Adventures (half day – airwalk, walking trails, rafting, cable-gliding)
• Hartz Mountains #1 – Arve Falls walking trail (easy, 0.5 hr)
• Hartz Mountains #2 – Lake Osborne walking trail (easy, 1 hr)
• Hartz Mountains #3 – Lake Esperance walking trail (easy, 2 hrs)
• Hartz Mountains #4 – Hartz Pass walking trail (medium, 3-4 hrs)
• Hartz Mountains #5 – Hartz Peak walking trail (medium, 4-5 hrs)

🍴 Dinner

• Post Office 6985 (Dover)

🏡 Where to stay

• Ashdowns of Dover B&B (Dover) – Special Offer

Day 11: Hastings Caves and Cockle Creek Day Trip

🍴 Breakfast

• Enjoy a cooked or continental breakfast at Ashdowns of Dover B&B

🚘 Morning activities

• Drive to Cockle Creek (1 hr each way from Dover)
• Walk to the Whale Sculpture (5 mins)
• Cockle Creek historic cemetery (5 mins)
• Walk to Fishers Point (easy, 2 hrs)

🍴 Lunch

• Southport Hotel (Southport)

🚘 Afternoon activities

• Walk to Mystery Creek Cave (20 min drive from Southport – easy/medium walk, allow 2 hrs)
• Roaring Beach lookout (0.5 hr)
• Fossicking (1 hr)
• Hastings Caves (1.5-2 hrs)
• Hastings Thermal Springs (1 hr)

🍴 Dinner

• River Run Tavern (Strathblane) – OR – Little Dover Bar and Bistro (Dover)

🏡 Where to stay

• Ashdowns of Dover B&B (Dover)

Day 12: Dover to Margate

🍴 Breakfast

• Enjoy a cooked or continental breakfast at Ashdowns of Dover B&B

🚘 Morning activities

• Explore Cygnet (1-2 hrs)
• Fat Pig Farm (0.5-1 hr)
• Enjoy coastal drive via Eggs and Bacon Bay to Birchs Bay (1 hr)
• Grandvewe Cheese (0.5-1 hr)
• Art Farm Birchs Bay (0.5-1 hr)

🍴 Lunch

• Peppermint Bay (Woodbridge)

🚘 Afternoon activities

• Nutpatch Chocolates (0.5 hr)
• Snug Falls (1.5-2 hrs)
• Margate Train (0.5-1 hr)
• Villa Howden High Tea (Sundays, 2 hrs – bookings essential)

🍴 Dinner

• The Beach House (Blackmans Bay)
• Food trucks at Brookfield Shed (Friday nights)

🏡 Where to stay

• Waterview Gardens B&B (Margate) – Special Offer

Day 13: Explore Hobart

🍴 Breakfast

• Enjoy a cooked or continental breakfast at Waterview Gardens B&B

🚘 Morning activities

• Drive to Mt Wellington lookout (1.5 hrs)
• Explore Salamanca and waterfront precinct (1-2 hrs)
• Salamanca Market (Saturday mornings, 1 hr)
• Farm Gate Market (Sunday mornings, 1 hr)
• Horse drawn Carriages (1 hr)
• Brooke St Pier (0.5 hr)
• MONA Museum (half day)
• Coal River Valley and historic Richmond Village (half day)

🍴 Lunch

• Flippers Fish Punt (Hobart)
• Drunken Admiral (Hobart)
• FARO Restaurant (MONA)
• Czegs (Richmond)

🚘 Afternoon activities

• Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (1-3 hrs)
• Shot Tower (1 hr)
• Hobart Rivulet walk (1-2 hrs)
• Cascades Female Factory (1-2 hrs)
• Cascade Brewery Tour + Beer Garden (1-2 hrs)

🍴 Dinner

• Urban Greek (Hobart CBD)
• Da Angelo (Battery Point)

🏡 Where to stay

• Waterview Gardens B&B (Margate)

Day 14: Bruny Island Day Trip

🍴 Breakfast

• Enjoy a cooked or continental breakfast at Waterview Gardens B&B

🚘 Morning activities

• Catch ferry to Bruny Island
• Pennicotts Bruny Island Cruise (3 hrs – To make the most of your time on the island I recommend booking either the first or last cruise of the day – you could book the 11am tour, but it will limit what else you can see on the island)
• Bruny Island House of Whisky (0.5-1 hr)
• Bruny Island Cheese Company (0.5-1 hr)
• Get Shucked Oysters (0.5 hr)
• Scenic Flight (1 hr)
• Walk to The Arch (Cape Queen Elizabeth trail, 2 hrs)
• Enjoy the views from ‘The Neck’ lookout (0.5 hr)

🍴 Lunch

• Bruny Island Premium Wines
• Hotel Bruny (Taranna)

🚘 Afternoon activities

• Bruny Island Lighthouse tour (30-40 mins drive from Alonnah – tour is 20 mins long)
• Inala Jurassic Garden (1 hr)
• Sprokkelwood – Art Garden (by appointment, 1 hr)
• Pick up a freshly baked loaf from the ‘Bread Fridge’ on the road to Alonnah
• Ashdale Miniature farm (Thursday to Monday, 1-2 hrs)
• Bruny Island Chocolate Company (0.5 hr)
• Spy a white wallaby at Adventure Bay (0.5 hr)
• Fluted Cape hike (2.5 hrs for the full walk, or 1 hr for the Grass Point section only)
• Enjoy the views along the drive to Dennes Point and go for a walk on the beach (1-2 hrs)

🍴 Dinner

• Panko Chan (Kingston)
• The Salty Dog Hotel (Kingston)

🏡 Where to stay

• Waterview Gardens B&B (Margate)

Day 15: Margate to Tasman Peninsula

🍴 Breakfast

• Enjoy a cooked or continental breakfast at Waterview Gardens B&B

🚘 Morning activities

• Eaglehawk Neck (0.5-1 hr)
• Walk #1 – Tessellated Pavement (0.5 hr)
• Walk #2 – Tasman Arch and Devil’s Kitchen (<0.5 hr)
• Walk #3 – Waterfall Bay lookout (1-1.5 hrs)

🍴 Lunch

• Doolishus (Eaglehawk Neck)
• Blue Seal Seafood Shack (Eaglehawk Neck)
• Port Arthur Lavender Farm (Port Arthur)

🚘 Afternoon activities

• Tasmanian Chocolate Foundry (0.5 hr)
• Tasmanian Devil UnZoo (1-2 hrs)
• Port Arthur Lavender Farm (0.5-1 hr)
• Explore the Coal Mines Historic Site and surrounding walking trails (0.5-2 hrs)

🍴 Dinner

• On The Bay Restaurant (Tue-Sat, Port Arthur)
• Fox & Hounds Hotel (Port Arthur)
• 1830 Restaurant (Wed-Sat, Port Arthur)

🏡 Where to stay

• Storm Bay B&B (White Beach) – Special Offer

Day 16: Port Arthur Day Trip

🍴 Breakfast

• Enjoy a cooked or continental breakfast at Storm Bay B&B

🚘 Morning activities

• Port Arthur Historic Site (you could spend from 2 hours up to a full day)
• Pennicott Wilderness Journeys Tasman Island Cruise (3 hrs)

🍴 Lunch

• Port Arthur Historic Site Cafe (Port Arthur)
• Fox & Hounds Hotel (Port Arthur)

🚘 Afternoon activities

• Cape Hauy bushwalk (4-5hrs)
• Remarkable Cave (0.5 hr)
• Crescent Bay bushwalk (easy/medium, 3-4 hours)
• Back Track Buggys ATV Tours (3hrs)

🍴 Dinner

• On The Bay Restaurant (Tue-Sat, Port Arthur)
• Fox & Hounds Hotel (Port Arthur)
• 1830 Restaurant (Wed-Sat, Port Arthur)
• Tasman Ex-Services Club (Nubeena)
• Lucky Ducks Cafe (Sat/Sun, Nubeena)

🏡 Where to stay

• Storm Bay B&B (White Beach)

Day 17: Tasman Peninsula to Swansea

🍴 Breakfast

• Enjoy a cooked or continental breakfast at Storm Bay B&B

🚘 Morning activities

• Pirate’s Bay lookout + Coffee at Cubed Espresso (0.5 hr)
• Bangor Vineyard Shed (0.5-1 hr)
• Hellfire Bluff Distillery (0.5-1 hr)
• Blue Lagoon Oysters (0.5 hr)
• Walk the Orford ‘Old Convict Road’ (1 hr)
• Stop by as many beaches as you like
• Spiky Bridge (0.5 hr)

🍴 Lunch

• The Bark Mill Tavern and Bakery (Swansea)

🚘 Afternoon activities

• Self-guided ‘Swansea Heritage Walk’ around town (1 hr)
• East Coast Heritage Museum (0.5-1 hr)
• Kate’s Berry Farm (0.5-1 hr)
• Loon.tite.ter.mair.re.le.hoin.er (Waterloo Point) walking track (1 hr)
• Pick a beach and go for a swim

🍴 Dinner

• The Saltshaker Cafe and Restaurant (Swansea)
• Piermont Homestead Restaurant (Swansea)

🏡 Where to stay

Day 18: Freycinet – OR – Maria Island Day Trip

The East Coast is another part of Tasmania where you are spoiled for choice.

With enough time available to you I thoroughly recommend that you experience both Freycinet National Park and Maria Island.

If it comes down to a choice between the two then Maria Island is my recommendation, as it is my favourite place in all of Tasmania!

I have written this section so that you can choose between the two – but if you have an extra night or two then definitely combine them together.

Freycinet Day Trip

🚘 Morning activities

• Wine tastings (Milton Vineyard, Gala Estate, Devils Corner)
• Soak up the sweeping views of The Hazards from the Devil’s Corner carpark

🍴 Lunch

• Devils Corner Vineyard (Apslawn)
• Freycinet Marine Farm (before Coles Bay)

🚘 Afternoon activities

• Walking Option #1 – Wineglass Bay Lookout (medium, 1-1.5 hrs)
• Walking Option #2 – Wineglass Bay and return (medium/hard, 2-3 hrs)
• Walking Option #3 – Wineglass Bay and Hazards Beach Loop (medium/hard, 4-5 hrs)
• ‘Tasmanian Tasting’ at Freycinet Lodge (1 hr)
• Cape Tourville Lighthouse (0.5 hr)
• Bird watching at Moulting Lagoon (0.5-1 hr)

Maria Island Day Trip

🚘 Morning activities

• Catch the ferry across to Maria Island (rent a bike to make the most of your time)
• Explore Darlington Probation Station
• Take a photo of iconic ‘Ruby Hunt’s Cottage’
• See the whalebones and say g’day to wombats!
• See the Painted Cliffs (check tide times, as they are only accessible at low tide)
• Or, book a cruise/walk combo day tour with Maria Island Cruises – 10% OFF with my LAPOFTAS code – Click here to check prices

🍴 Lunch

• Bring a packed lunch and eat on the beach (no shops on the island)

🚘 Afternoon activities

• Fossil Cliffs
• Bushwalk to Bishop and Clerk (hard, 4-5 hrs)
• Photos of Skipping Ridge and Bishop and Clerk
• Snorkelling and swimming

Day 19: Swansea to Beaumaris Beach and Bay of Fires

🚘 Morning activities

• Wineries (if you couldn’t fit them in earlier)
• Ice creams from the Pondering Frog (0.5 hr)
• Bicheno Blowhole (0.5 hr)
• East Coast Nature World (2 hr)

🍴 Lunch

• Lobster Shack (Bicheno)
• Blue Edge Bakery Cafe (Bicheno)
• Purple Possum Cafe (St Marys)

🚘 Afternoon activities

• Explore Bicheno (1 hr)
• Apsley Waterhole (0.5-2 hrs)
• Beer tastings at Ironhouse Brewery at White Sands Estate (0.5-1 hr)
• Evercreech Forest Reserve (0.5-1 hr)
• Winifred Curtis Reserve (1-2 hrs)
• Shelly Point (0.5 hr)

🍴 Dinner

• Enjoy a delicious meal at Beaumaris Beach Guest House (guests only)
• Surfside Hotel (Beaumaris)

🏡 Where to stay

• Beaumaris Beach Guest House (Beaumaris) – Special Offer

Day 20: Explore Bay of Fires

🍴 Breakfast

• Enjoy a cooked or continental breakfast at Beaumaris Beach Guest House

🚘 Morning activities

• St Helens MTB Trails (half or full day)
• Explore coastline from Binalong Bay north to The Gardens (2 hrs)
• Tas4x4Tours (full day)
• Secret River Gem Hunting and Kayaking Tours (4-5 hrs)
• Charter fishing

🍴 Lunch

• East Coast Village Providore (St Helens)
• ‘The Social’ Beer Garden and Street Food (St Helens)
• Lifebuoy Cafe (St Helens)

🚘 Afternoon activities

• Lease 65 Oyster Farm (no eat-in facilities, enjoy them by the beach!)
• Bay of Fires EcoTours Cruise (2 hrs)
• Serpentarium Wildlife Park (1-2 hrs)
• Explore St Helens (Mint Gallery, Suncoast Gallery, The Shop in the Bush, Priory Ridge Wines)
• Mainly Maritime History Museum (0.5-3 hrs)

🍴 Dinner

• The Wharf Bar and Kitchen (St Helens)
• Parkside Bar and Kitchen (St Helens)

🏡 Where to stay

• Beaumaris Beach Guest House (Beaumaris)

Day 21: Bay of Fires to Devonport

🍴 Breakfast

• Enjoy a cooked or continental breakfast at Beaumaris Beach Guest House

🚘 Morning activities

• Halls Falls (1-1.5 hrs)
• St Columba Falls (1 hr)
• Pub in The Paddock (0.5 hr)
• Pyengana Dairy (0.5-1 hr)
• Mt Paris Dam (0.5-1 hr)
• Little Blue Lake (0.5 hr)
• Carved trees at Legerwood (0.5 hr)
• Bridestowe Lavender Estate (December to early February, 1-2 hrs)

🍴 Lunch

• The Bean Barrow (Lilydale)
• Relish Cafe (Launceston)
• Prospect Fish Shop (Launceston)
• Samuel Pepy’s Cafe (Launceston)
• Josef Chromy Winery (Relbia)

🚘 Afternoon activities

• Cataract Gorge (1-3 hrs)
• Tamar Valley Wetlands (1-2 hrs)
• Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery (1 hr)
• Hazelbrae Hazelnuts Orchard (1 hr) – Special Offer
• Catch the ferry home – OR – Stay one more night

🍴 Dinner

• Valentino’s Family Restaurant (Devonport)

🏡 Where to stay

• The Grand on Macfie B&B (Devonport) – Special Offer

Plan your Tasmania road trip

I hope you have found my 21-day Tasmania road trip itinerary useful in planning your holiday!

To put it all together just takes 5 simple steps…

1. Learn more about Tasmania, including:
   • The best time to visit Tasmania
   • The ‘Big 12’ must-see Tasmania highlights
   • Where to see snow in Tasmania
   • Where to see the Southern Lights (Aurora Australis)
2. Plan your road trip itinerary – right here!
3. Decide how to get to Tasmania
4. Choose your vehicle (and save money):
   • Tasmania Car Hire Comparison 
   • Tasmania Campervan Hire
   • Tasmania Motorhome Hire
5. Book your accommodation

It’s that easy! 😊

We would love to see you over in our Lap of Tasmania Facebook Group as well. It would have to be one of Tasmania’s friendliest groups, and whether you are a first-timer to Tassie or a repeat visitor you are guaranteed to get some fantastic tips to help with your travel planning.

Happy travels,
Andrew.

ps. If this is your first time visiting Tasmania, or you are a bit nervous about planning your road trip, then you will love my eBook – “How to Plan Your Tasmania Road Trip“. It  takes you through the whole process in easy-to-follow steps and also includes a free Holiday Planner that you can use for Tasmania and any other holiday you take in the future!

Travel planning resources

Tasmania’s remote location means there are internet ‘black spots’ across the island. 

A paper travel guide or map is the perfect backup, and we love the range from Lonely Planet.