Tasmania is the biggest island and smallest state in Australia. Only less than 500,000 people live in Tasmania. The biggest cities are Hobart and Launcheston. Those who take the seaway to reach the island first step on Davenport.

Can you believe that one third of the island consists of national parks and Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area? Just the World Heritage Area alone is 1,38 million hectares wide. Draw your route selecting the best of 2000km of walking tracks and visit as many as possible out of 18 national parks. Just a hint... Holiday Pass owners are allowed to enter all national parks in Tasmania free of charge for 8 days. Furthermore, there are exciting wildlife observation tours where animal watching can be carried on, focused on a variety of species. Whales, penguins, birds and frogs are only some of these... Are you a cross-country skiing fan? If you drop by to Tasmania at the right time of the year, you can savor some touring. Shortly Tasmania is a great destination for nature lovers.

Tasmania is not the warmest place in Australia. Nevertheless, the temperature stays at reasonable degrees all year around. The island is a unique destination where the beauty of four distinct seasons can be observed.

And world wide famous Tasmanian Devil... Although Tasmanian Devil is counted as threatened species, there are still a couple of them running around. They don't harm people unless they are harrassed but it is better to be cautious since their jaws are unexpectedly strong and can injure seriously.

Tasmania is around 200km away from Australian mainland. It is seperated from the mainland with Bass Strait. There are certain ways to get to Tasmania. One of them is taking a plane to Hobart or Launcheston airports, the other one is taking a ferry from Melbourne to Davenport. Getting to the island by boat it is a pretty comfortable overnight trip. A rental car can be obtained to get around on the island.