Welcome to Tasmania
We traveled to Tasmania in January of 2012 on a land tour run by Collette Vacations. It was two days in Tasmania, just under two weeks in Australia, and two weeks in New Zealand.(See Entire Itinerary) Being their summer we experienced overall good weather and everyone we met was really friendly. It was a great time. There were a number of unique things to see and do on the island as you can see by the pictures and videos.
We spent very little time in Hobart, where we were staying, so I am including it here instead of a separate page.
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- Population of 540,000(2020)
- 150 Miles south of Australian mainland
- Capital is Hobart
- Hobart Population 216,000
- Island is 24,911 sq miles
- Indigenous people occupied island for 30,000 years
- Established as a Penal colony for Britain in 1803
- Present Constitution 1854
Richmond & Hobart
Port Arthur and water tour
Tasmanian Devils and Kangaroo’s