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DESTINATION
Australia/NZ/South Pacific
PROVIDER
APT
DURATION
6 days
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$6,345 per person $6,218 per person $254 per couple

Unwind and indulge on this five-day holiday staying at Australia’s premier luxury lodge and Hobart’s most luxurious hotel. Be tempted by Tasmania’s superb food, wine and landscapes while discovering its rich history and culture.

Your Guided Holiday includes:

  • 5 nights luxury accommodation
  • A total of 13 meals
  • Transfers and day-touring aboard APT’s exclusive luxury 4WD vehicle
  • Services of an expert APT driver-guide

Itinerary departs: 03 November, 09 November, 19 November & 02 December 2020

Highlights & Itinerary

  • Spend two nights at Saffire Freycinet, voted Australia’s best luxury lodge
  • Spend three nights at Henry Jones Art Hotel, Hobart
  • Locally inspired dining 
  • Enjoy two special degustation dinners with paired wine included at Saffire Freycinet
  • Travel in a group of no more than 20 guests 
  • Experience the incredible MONA (Museum of Old and New Art) with lunch at Moorilla Winery
  • Visit historic convict sites of Maria Island and Port Arthur
  • Transfers and day-touring aboard APT’s exclusive luxury 4WD vehicle

Day

Itinerary

1

Arrive Hobart, Freycinet

Be met on arrival in Hobart and transfer to your luxury lodge at Coles Bay on the edge of Freycinet National Park, famed for its rugged natural landscapes and pristine sandy beaches. Saffire Freycinet is a highly-awarded resort with a sublime day-spa and exquisite culinary offering, which you will sample this evening during a special welcome degustation dinner paired with premium wines. Stay: Saffire Freycinet. Meals: Lunch/Dinner

2

Freycinet, Wine Glass Bay, Cape Tourville

Today after breakfast, set on a guided walk admiring Freycinet’s stunning coastal scenery of pink granite cliffs and white sand beaches as you head towards the Wine Glass Bay lookout. You may also like to walk along the Cape Tourville track and boardwalk to the lighthouse which offers sweeping coastal panoramas and views back to Wine Glass Bay. There will be plenty of time to relax and indulge at your luxury lodge. Stay: Saffire Freycinet. Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner

3

Maria Island, Hobart

We farewell Freycinet this morning and travel down the coast to the town of Triabunna where we’ll board the ferry for the short crossing to Maria Island. As you leave the coastline, famous for its painted cliffs, watch out for seals and dolphins in the crystal clear water. Spend time exploring the pristine island and learn about its history as a former convict site. This afternoon, continue on to Hobart and check in to the Henry Jones Art Hotel where you’ll enjoy a special dinner. Stay: Henry Jones Art Hotel. Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner

4

Hobart, Port Arthur

Today explore the Port Arthur Historic Site, Australia’s most intact, evocative and notorious convict prison. See the famous sandstone penitentiary then visit the Convict Church and Separate Prison. The tour also includes a cruise around the Isle of the Dead during which you’ll hear haunting stories about the convicts who are buried there. Return to Hobart where the rest of the afternoon and evening is at leisure. Stay: Henry Jones Art Hotel. Meals: Breakfast/Lunch

5

Hobart, MONA

Today head off for the fascinating MONA (Museum of Old and New Art) by fast ferry. Enjoy time to wander the eclectically bedecked halls and galleries. Discuss the art experience over lunch at The Source restaurant, which is part of Moorilla Winery, located on the same site as MONA. Afterwards visit the winery’s cellar door for a tour and tasting. This evening be treated to a special farewell dinner at Mures Upper Deck, a Hobart institution that stretches along Victoria Dock. This iconic restaurant is known for its freshly caught local seafood and spectacular harbour view. Stay: Henry Jones Art Hotel. Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner

6

Salamanca Markets, Depart Hobart

Spend the morning at Hobart’s famous and colourful Salamanca Market before transferring to the airport for your onward flight. Meal: Breakfast