Tasmania Sightseeing

Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair national park is Tasmania's best known wilderness destination.

Tasmania's network of roads makes the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair national park accessible from major towns and cities.

Wilderness, water and walking tracks. Popular national park on the eastern coast of Tasmania halfway between Launceston and Hobart.

Freycinet national park in Tasmania is within a three-hour drive from either Hobart or Launceston.

From your About.com Guide, a look at Tasmania's convict settlement and its bloodied past.

From your About.com Guide, this southern capital city is not only a gateway to Tasmania's many attractions but a unique destination in its own right as well.

View the city of Hobart and Tasmania's wilderness areas from the city's twin peaks of Mt Nelson and Mt Wellington.

Hobart, capital of Tasmania, has a rich colonial history and abounds in the buildings and relics of a past era as well as serving as a starting point for daytrips around the region.

Australia's deepest freshwater lake in Tasmania's best known national park

Australia's third oldest city and a popular gateway to the heartland of Tasmania, including Cradle Mountain

Mt Wellington has good vantage points for panoramic views of Hobart, the Derwent River and the Tasmanian wilderness.

Australia's best known walking track. From Cradle Mountain to Lake St Clair in Tasmania

Images of Australia's island state, from Hobart in the south to Launceston in the north, through wilderness and national parks.

St Helens is the largest town on the eastern coast of Tasmania and is said to be the Australian birthplace of movie legend Merle Oberon.

Two Australian writers traipse through the Apple Isle and tell us their tales of thrills and trepidation.