Explore Tasmania

Gordon River

From here you will see the most beautiful landscapes and rain forests, the Gordon River is one of the main rivers in Tasmania and in all Australia, the major part of the course of this river is a wild area with impenetrable rain forest and is formed by Upper Gordon River and the Lower Gordon River.


Ocean Beach

Ocean Beach is on the West Coast of Tasmania, the weather is very extreme and is excellent for surfing despite of being a town with not so many population.




Sarah Island

Sarah Island is a very historical place in Tasmania, in 1822 a convict prison was established here, the Macquarie Harbour Penal Station, where the worst prisoners were sent for making hard work and used to live in terrible conditions, the settlement was closed in 1833.


Queenstown

A gold discovery in 1856 became of this town a mining centre, and its natural environments were suddenly full of pollution, but now Queenstwon is trying to revert the damage and to protect the characteristic buildings as the Empire Hotel, the former Imperial Hotel and the Mining Museum.


Stanley

Stanley is located at the north-west coast of Tasmania and was founded in 1826. In times of gold discoveries Stanley was a main port for ships in Victoria area. A main icon in Stanley is known as 'The Nut'.


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