Secluded white sand beaches, imposing mountains, friendly shack owners and varied wildlife will make your east coast experience memorable. You’ll connect with communities who are passionate about their coast, and whose relaxed nature is awfully contagious. Leave your footprints on the Bay of Fires beaches and you’ll have walked one of Lonely Planet’s hottest destinations.
At the coast’s northern extremity is Flinders Island where you can hunt for Killiecrankie ‘diamond,’ dive among shipwrecks and walk beside house-sized granite boulders reddened by lichens. At Mount William National Park in the north east, Forester kangaroos will peer at you inquisitively and at Douglas Apsley National Park you’ll find a treasured waterhole begging you to wet your toes.
Occupying a whole peninsula is Freycinet National Park with Coles Bay at its entrance overlooking crystal-clear Oyster Bay, where you can dive, snorkel, boat and kayak. Walk up between the pink Hazards Mountains and look out across the perfect curve of Wineglass Bay.
Pack a picnic of local cheeses, berries and wine and wander a coastal trail in one of the five national parks spread along this stunning coast. Or discover the magic of Maria Island. The entire island is a national park free of vehicles; a refuge for Forester kangaroos, wallabies and round small pademelons. Why not stay overnight in Darlington and take your time learning about the Aboriginal, convict and settler histories.
Superb seafood, fine wines, unhurried seaside life and world-class bays. You’ll find them all on Tasmania’s east coast.
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