With four distinct seasons, abundant sunshine and rainfall, rich soil and seas, and a culture of innovation, the island produces everything from wine to whisky, saffron to truffles, abalone to wasabi.
It’s one of the few places on Earth with landscapes unchanged from the time of the ancient Gondwana supercontinent. It’s also a place of unique biodiversity, human culture that dates back 2000 generations, and some of Australia’s best-preserved colonial history.
Mountains tower above walking tracks. Bike trails descend from mountains to sea. White-water rivers carry rafts into wilderness. Find deep caves. Tall forest. Bouts with trout.
Tasmania is the land of the handmade and the artisanal, the delicious and the downright drinkable. Some of these treasures will simply have to come home with you.
Across the island, communities have cultivated their own distinctive creative lives, influenced by history, inspired by nature and focused on a future shaped by shared stories and experiences.