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Tasmania Full Island Loop

A full Tasmania circuit: beaches, food regions, mountains and wild west coast.

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Suggested days
18 suggested days · 12 as a shorter start
Vehicle
2WD on suitable sealed routes

Stops, in order

  1. 1Devonport
  2. 2Launceston
  3. 3Tamar Valley
  4. 4Bay of Fires
  5. 5St Helens
  6. 6Bicheno
  7. 7Freycinet National Park
  8. 8Coles Bay
  9. 9Triabunna
  10. 10Hobart
  11. 11Bruny Island
  12. 12Huon Valley
  13. 13Port Arthur
  14. 14Lake St Clair
  15. 15Queenstown
  16. 16Strahan
  17. 17Cradle Mountain
  18. 18Sheffield
  19. 19Devonport

No driving time or distance is shown. A straight line on a map would be wrong for ferries, the Gulf, Cape York and the Kimberley.

Day by day

  1. Days 1–3

    Devonport → Launceston → Tamar Valley

    Devonport: Tasmania ferry gateway; Launceston: Cataract Gorge and food markets; Tamar Valley: vineyards and orchards.

    Suggested overnight: Tamar Valley

  2. Days 4–6

    Bay of Fires → St Helens

    Bay of Fires: orange-lichen granite and secluded beaches; St Helens: east-coast fishing town.

    Suggested overnight: St Helens

  3. Days 7–9

    Bicheno → Freycinet National Park → Coles Bay

    Bicheno: coastal wildlife and beach setting; Freycinet National Park: Wineglass Bay viewpoints and coastal hiking; Coles Bay: Freycinet visitor base.

    Suggested overnight: Coles Bay

  4. Days 10–12

    Triabunna → Hobart → Bruny Island

    Triabunna: east-coast town and optional Maria Island ferry; Hobart: waterfront, markets and museums; Bruny Island: ferry-access island food and wildlife.

    Suggested overnight: Bruny Island

  5. Days 13–14

    Huon Valley → Port Arthur → Lake St Clair

    Huon Valley: orchards, cider and green valleys; Port Arthur: convict heritage site; Lake St Clair: alpine lakes and rainforest.

    Suggested overnight: Lake St Clair

  6. Days 15–16

    Queenstown → Strahan

    Queenstown: west-coast mining heritage; Strahan: harbour and wild-river cruises.

    Suggested overnight: Strahan

  7. Days 17–18

    Cradle Mountain → Sheffield → Devonport

    Cradle Mountain: mountain trails and moorland; Sheffield: mural town near Cradle Mountain; Devonport: Tasmania ferry gateway.

    Suggested overnight: Devonport

Things to do

Bruny Island food cruise; Freycinet cruise; Cradle Mountain day experience.

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Find work near this route

These towns are editorial hubs. A regional town is not automatically 88-day eligible. That depends on your visa, the work, the postcode and current Home Affairs rules.

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Producer names from the directory

Matched by town name in the source file. Not checked as nearby by road, and not known to be hiring.

  • Appinoka Regenerative Farming (Mountain River / Huon Valley, TAS).

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Road, ferry and access

  • Mainland-to-Tasmania travel uses a ferry or flight; Bruny requires a separate ferry.

Specified work rules: subclass 417 and subclass 462. This page is a travel guide, not migration advice.