Australia · 14 days · 1,700 km · Loop

Melbourne + Tasmania (Spirit ferry)

Combined Melbourne + full Tasmania. Leave Melbourne via Spirit of Tasmania (overnight ferry), arrive in Devonport, loop the island and return. Saves on flights and lets you bring the motorhome.

Start: Melbourne · End: Melbourne · December to March. · Difficulty: easy

Highlights

  • Spirit of Tasmania ferry
  • Devonport
  • Cradle Mountain
  • Strahan + Gordon River
  • Bay of Fires
  • Wineglass Bay (Freycinet)
  • Port Arthur
  • MONA + Salamanca
  • Bruny Island

Day-by-day itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Melbourne → ferry overnight

    Melbourne → Devonport

    Overnight: Spirit of Tasmania (cabin)

  2. Day 2

    Devonport → Cradle Mountain

    Devonport → Cradle Mountain · 80 km

    Overnight: Discovery Parks Cradle Mountain

  3. Day 3

    Cradle Mountain → Strahan

    Cradle Mountain → Strahan · 140 km

    Overnight: Strahan Holiday Retreat

  4. Day 4

    Strahan → Lake St Clair

    Strahan → Lake St Clair · 200 km

    Overnight: Lake St Clair Lodge Campsite

  5. Day 5

    Lake St Clair → Hobart

    Lake St Clair → Hobart · 170 km

    Overnight: Hobart Showground

  6. Day 6

    Hobart — MONA + Salamanca

    Hobart · 30 km

    Overnight: Hobart Showground

  7. Day 7

    Hobart → Bruny Island

    Hobart → Bruny Island · 60 km

    Overnight: Captain Cook Holiday Park

  8. Day 8

    Bruny → Port Arthur

    Bruny Island → Port Arthur · 130 km

    Overnight: NRMA Port Arthur

  9. Day 9

    Port Arthur → Coles Bay (Freycinet)

    Port Arthur → Coles Bay · 270 km

    Overnight: Iluka on Freycinet

  10. Day 10

    Wineglass Bay

    Coles Bay · 30 km

    Overnight: Iluka on Freycinet

  11. Day 11

    Coles Bay → Bay of Fires

    Coles Bay → Binalong Bay · 220 km

    Overnight: Bay of Fires

  12. Day 12

    Bay of Fires → Launceston

    Binalong Bay → Launceston · 170 km

    Overnight: BIG4 Launceston

  13. Day 13

    Launceston → Devonport (ferry)

    Launceston → Melbourne · 100 km

    Overnight: Spirit of Tasmania (cabin)

  14. Day 14

    Melbourne — drop-off

    Melbourne · 30 km

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