Tasmania travel tips and stories. Vacations ideas, cruises spa and resorts

Saffire Resort is designed by the australian studio Circa Architecture.It is a twenty-suite resort situated in Great Oyster Bay in Tasmania, Australia.

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Saffire Freycinet is a luxury resort that just-opened on Tasmania’s East Coast in Australia. Its surroundings are splendid, truly in touch with the beauty and depth of nature. Distinct in its design, exclusive in its features and set apart by its approach to uncompromising service, staying at Saffire is an experience that will enrich and uplift, changing the way you feel about life.

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The Great Barrier Reef is one of the richest, most complex and diverse ecosystems in the world. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park begins at the tip of Cape York in Queensland and extends south almost to Bundaberg. The area is larger than Victoria and Tasmania combined and stretches more than 2300km along the north-east coast of Australia.

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Cradle Mountain Lodge offers an alpine spa retreat with luxurious green life. It is certainly no effort to be on the Australian island state of Tasmania, circled by misty, mirror lakes and craggy peaks. Some of the cozy cabins have a hot tub out on the deck and wood-burning fire in the lounge to keep evening mountain chills at bay. If you can to pull yourself away from the views, there is even more scenery on offer from the Waldheim spa. Treatments room have floor-to-ceiling windows to let the outside in, and an open hot-tube area with panoramic views of the forest. Photo by: jeaneeem

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‘Macca‘ rests at the ends of the earth. The remote wilderness is tucked away in the southeast corner of the Pacific, halfway between Australia and Antractida. A tiny fragment of land, it is of huge significance on a world scale, yet was only discovered by accident by Frederick Hasselbrorough in 1810 while he was looking around for new sealing grounds. Photo by: ailsa45

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Tasman Peninsula is located around 75 km by road south-east of Hobart , at the south east corner of Tasmania, Australia . The Tasman Peninsula is easily accessible by road from southern and eastern Tasmania. The peninsula comprises three arms bounded by Storm Bay(west), Norfolk Bay (north), and the Tasman Sea .

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Mid-January is the peak of the Australian summer and all the beaches in Sydney are crowded with sun-worshipers, body surfers, teenagers and young families. As the midday sun beats down, beachgoers take a dip in the cool waters.

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Gyllyngvase Beach is just a 3 minute walk away and the Princess Pavilion offering a wide variety of music and shows during the summer and free nightly entertainment in the picturesque Biergarten. A pleasant beach walk takes you along the Bay and around Pendennis headland and Castle to Falmouth town centre and harbour front.
Four acres of formal gardens and a beautiful Edwardian perimeter veranda to provide exterior covered seating. Centrally placed in the lawn is the Edwardian cast iron Bandstand from which regular open-air concerts are given by local town bands. A bandstand is a circular or semicircular structure set in a park, garden or pier, designed to accommodate musical bands performing outdoor concerts.

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Separated from mainland Australia by the 240 km stretch of Bass Strait, Tasmania is a land apart – a place of wild and beautiful landscapes; friendly, welcoming people; a pleasant, temperate climate; wonderful wine and food; a rich history; and a relaxed island lifestyle.
Tasmania is a land of things to do and see.
On the island, you’ll contemplate days from a distant past – and let your senses savor the present. You can climb a remote peak, set foot on ancient shores, and meet amazing animals. Duck your head in a deep, dark cave. Climb up and down a family tree. Widen your horizons on a wilderness beach. Breathe the world’s freshest air in an ancient rainforest. Trek, taste, fish, fossick, shop, snap and stroll – and more, much more.
The mountain’s jagged, truncated contours evoke a primeval feel unlike anything on the Australian mainland. Landscapes include ancient rainforest and alpine heath lands, interspersed with button grass and stands of colorful, deciduous beech. Cradle Mountain itself is reflected in the still waters of the lakes that ring it.

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