Tasmania, Australia

Tasmania carries the convict history of Port Arthur, the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair Overland Track, MONA (Museum of Old and New Art) outside Hobart, and the Bruny Island day trip from Kettering.

Highlights

When to Visit

Dec-Feb

Australian summer with Hobart's Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race finish on December 28, Cradle Mountain Overland Track at peak walking, and Salamanca Market every Saturday.

Mar-May

Tasmania's autumn turns Mount Field's deciduous beeches gold (the country's only native deciduous tree), Dark Mofo winter festival mid-June aside, and Cradle Mountain quieter.

Jun-Aug

Tasmanian winter with Dark Mofo festival in mid-June at MONA's Hobart venues, Mount Wellington above Hobart often snow-capped, and Cradle Mountain Overland Track closed.

Sep-Nov

Spring shoulder with Cradle Mountain reopening, Bruny Island wildlife active with white wallabies, and Dark Mofo aside Tasmania's cultural calendar opens with MONA.