Tours Tasmania
Cradle Mountain Tour

Description

Starts: Launceston TAS 7250, Australia
Ends: Launceston TAS 7250, Australia

Cradle Mountain National Park is an area of iconic scenery with a wide variety of walking trails to choose from in this stunning World Heritage listed area.  With around 5 hours to spend in the National Park we leave our walking itinerary flexible to suit our guests and the weather conditions on the day.

After departing Launceston we enjoy a short stop in Sheffield – The Town of Murals.  Sheffield is a small and quirky village where the history of the Cradle Mountain region is depicted in artworks across the buildings throughout the town, this includes the opportunity to see the famous Eason’s Mural.

We continue our journey into the mountains and arrive at Cradle Mountain and Dove Lake with around 5 hours of possible walking time before us.  We begin with a series of short walks to Rainforest City and Pencil Pine Falls. From here we can choose from the gentle and iconic Dove Lake Circuit an easy 2 hour walk with amazing mountain views.  For the more active, we offer the chance to climb to the loftier heights of Marion’s Lookout.  This walk is well rewarded with amazing 360 degree views of the surrounding World Heritage wilderness area.

Enjoy lunch by a quiet stream, watch the famous and friendly Cradle wombats in their natural habitat, or enjoy the many photographic opportunities that abound.  Learn some of the local history as we visit Weindorfer’s Chalet and see the ancient King Billy Pines on Weindorfer’s Forest Walk.

Cradle Mountain is the backdrop for a truly memorable and not to be missed Tasmanian experience.

On our return to Launceston, we stop and sample some local tasty products at the award-winning Ashgrove Cheese Factory.

We return to Launceston around 6.30pm after a huge yet unforgettable Cradle Mountain day.

Highlights

• Explore Cradle Mountain National Park & World Heritage Area (4-5 hours)

• Stand on the shore of the spectacular setting of Dove Lake

• Enjoy some short introductory walks and interpretation to the area

• Walk along the “Rainforest City” & “Pencil Pine Falls” tracks

• Take on the Dove Lake circuit walk (easy grade 6km’s)

• Or, take on the harder walk to the lofty views of Marion’s Lookout (medium grade 3 hours)

• Explore the historic Weindorfers Chalet

• Walk amongst the ancient King Billy Pines on Weindorfers Forest Walk

• Visit Sheffield the ‘Town of Murals’ with over 30 murals painted across the town showing the history of the area.

• Taste a variety of local cheeses or reward yourself with a local ice-cream at Ashgrove Cheese Factory

Inclusions

• National Parks Entrance Fees

• Professionally guided and interpreted walks

• Central Launceston Hotel & Backpacker Hostel pick up and drop off

• Free tastings at Ashgrove Cheese

Exclusions

•Food and drinks

You may bring your lunch with you or we will stop to give you an opportunity to purchase a bakery style takeaway lunch on the day.

What to bring/wear

•Sensible shoes for walking

• A variety of warm clothing, beanie/hat/gloves

• Weatherproof jacket if possible

• Hat/Sunscreen

• Water Bottle, Snacks, Lunch (or buy it on the day)

• Camera

• Sense of adventure

Details

Duration: 1 Day

Departs: Launceston 7.30am

Returns: Launceston 6.30 – 7.00 pm

Days: Wednesday, Friday & Sunday (01 May – 30 Nov)

Days:  Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Sunday (01 Dec – 30 April)

Special considerations

Our tours are active and visit National Parks and wild areas that involve some walking. We focus on the great short walks of Tasmania.  Although most of the walks are classified as easy, a suitable level of general health & fitness and physical abilities is essential.  All tour participants will be participating in outdoor, active activities and therefore subject to the outdoor weather conditions of the day.

We educate all our guests on Minimal Impact Bushwalking and the Leave No Trace policy’s before entering our National Parks. We provide accurate interpretation and keep wildlife disturbance to a minimum by viewing from appropriate distances and informing our guests how to view wildlife with patience and respect. Activities are always confined to tracks and boardwalks to minimise negative impacts.

Terms & Conditions

We want you to have a great time during your holiday to Tasmania and to enjoy your tour/s with us. We reserve the right to alter the order or inclusions of itineraries for operational and safety reasons. We reserve the right cancel tours based on operational or safety reasons. Our tours are not suitable for children under 8 years of age and we reserve the right to refuse to carry passengers under this age. We reserve the right to use an alternate operator of a similar tour for operational reasons. Our tours visit National Parks and wild areas that involve some walking. They are suitable for people with a reasonable level of fitness. Tasmania is subject to weather conditions that can change quickly at any time of year. We operate tours in the rain and snow, so we recommend that guests bring clothing and footwear suitable for warm, cold or wet conditions. We reserve the right to cancel departures if there we dot not have sufficient numbers of passengers for travel.We strongly recommend that passengers travel with travel insurance that protects their financial commitments against illness, injury, loss/damage to personal belongings and travel plans. We make every effort to safeguard our guests, however we cannot be held responsible for personal injury or sickness, to any passenger or damage, loss of property or other events.

In addition to WTC’s terms and conditions; Tours Tasmania Cancellation Policy: Cancellations within 2 days of the start date incur a 100% fee. Between 2 and 14 days incur a 50% fee.Between 14 and 28 days incur a 25% fee.