Australia

Heading north out of Launceston you soon come to Lilydale, where there is a good reason for a diversion into the Pipers River region.

Tamar Valley Route a land of wetlands and waterbirds, fern glades and fresh fruit, tall ships and tidy towns, seahorses and chardonnay.

Route follows the winding course of the mighty Derwent River up to Lake St Clair, one of the precious gems in the Holiday Isle's tourism crown

Lake St Clair follow the Lyell Highway, stopping briefly for a breath of fresh mountain air on the Franklin River & Nelson Falls Nature Walks

Visitors the first tantalising taste of Tassie magic is seeing Hobart's Old World buildings along the broad reaches of the Derwent River.

Devonport, home to the Spirit of Tasmania ferries and the beautiful Mersey River, is the starting point for this U shaped route.

This journey offers a kaleidoscope of colours and landscapes from lush rainforests to pristine white sand beaches lapped by a turquoise sea.

Tasmania into a land of spectacular capes, coastal panoramas, rich pasture, rolling hills, untouched wilderness and historic mining towns.