{"id":4228,"date":"2015-08-27T16:49:49","date_gmt":"2015-08-27T04:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transfercar.co.nz\/blog\/?p=4228"},"modified":"2015-08-31T11:12:03","modified_gmt":"2015-08-30T23:12:03","slug":"tasmania-wild-by-nature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transfercarus.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/tasmania-wild-by-nature\/","title":{"rendered":"Tasmania, Wild by Nature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Tasmania, Wild by Nature<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Transfercar regularly has free campervan relocations from Sydney and Brisbane to Hobart in Tasmania, and this comes with free ferry and insurance\u2026 What are you waiting for?<\/p>\n<p>Tasmania is a nature lover\u2019s paradise. With some of the cleanest air in the world according to climate experts, it\u2019s the perfect place to take a breather from our urban lives and get lost in raw beauty. Did you know that 45% of the island is protected by law as national and regional parks?<a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfercar.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1314853199Tasmania4Day1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4237\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transfercar.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1314853199Tasmania4Day1.jpg\" alt=\"1314853199Tasmania4Day1\" width=\"770\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transfercarus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1314853199Tasmania4Day1.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.transfercarus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1314853199Tasmania4Day1-300x117.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tasmania is seemingly made for a driving holiday where you can visit multiple parks, stop at vineyards and farms and taste great local food. Being a compact island, it&#8217;s easy to access its many diverse environments &#8211; from alpine ranges and grasslands to beaches and rainforests. From short forest trails leading to waterfalls to multi-day walks with no one else in sight, the island also offers plenty of opportunities to stretch your legs. These are some of Tasmania\u2019s must-dos:<\/p>\n<p><b>Cradle Mountain<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cradle Mountain is part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area and one of the most beautiful and popular\u00a0places in Tasmania.\u00a0<\/span>It is surrounded by serene glacial lakes, old-growth rainforest, and unusual alpine vegetation.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The National Park is home to many great walks, including Dove Lake and the Overland Track,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">a magnificent six-day walk through the heart of some of the world&#8217;s finest mountain terrain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s easy hiking here, with a boardwalk for much of the route, but it\u2019s still spectacular.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfercar.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/enhanced-buzz-6396-1409976037-8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4241\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transfercar.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/enhanced-buzz-6396-1409976037-8.jpg\" alt=\"enhanced-buzz-6396-1409976037-8\" width=\"625\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transfercarus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/enhanced-buzz-6396-1409976037-8.jpg 625w, https:\/\/www.transfercarus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/enhanced-buzz-6396-1409976037-8-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Freycinet National Park<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Aim to spend at least two days here, exploring and hiking the area. Situated on Tasmania&#8217;s beautiful east coast, Freycinet National Park is a long strip of land that looks out to the Tasman Sea from the eastern side and back towards the Tasmanian coastline from the west.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The park is full of natural assets, including the granite peaks of the Hazards that dominate the Peninsula, abundant birdlife and the iconic and much-photographed Wineglass Bay.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfercar.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ten-things-that-attract-me-to-tasmania-04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4246\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transfercar.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ten-things-that-attract-me-to-tasmania-04.jpg\" alt=\"ten-things-that-attract-me-to-tasmania-04\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transfercarus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ten-things-that-attract-me-to-tasmania-04.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.transfercarus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ten-things-that-attract-me-to-tasmania-04-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>The East Coast<\/b><\/p>\n<p>A road trip along the East coast is definitely worth it. The East coast is home to a lot of ridiculously beautiful beaches, and you won\u2019t find a single person on them. Plan to spend three times as much time driving as your GPS predicts, and stop off at all of the beaches, as each one offers something special.<\/p>\n<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4236\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transfercar.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/998x484-crop-tasmania.jpg\" alt=\"998x484-crop-tasmania\" width=\"998\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transfercarus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/998x484-crop-tasmania.jpg 998w, https:\/\/www.transfercarus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/998x484-crop-tasmania-300x145.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 998px) 100vw, 998px\" \/>St Helens\/ Bay of Fires<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The St Helens area has some incredible beaches. Binalong Bay is the star of the show here, but if you really want to be alone, drive a few minutes along the coast and you\u2019ll be rewarded with some gorgeous beaches.<\/p>\n<p>Convinced now? See you there!<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tasmania, Wild by Nature Transfercar regularly has free campervan relocations from Sydney and Brisbane to Hobart in Tasmania, and this comes with free ferry and insurance\u2026 What are you waiting for? Tasmania is a nature lover\u2019s paradise. 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