Cradle Mountain Day Tour

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Overview

Full Day Wilderness Experience Departing Launceston

Depart Launceston between 7.30 and 8.00am and travel via Sheffield, the Town of Murals before travelling up into the mountains through gorges, rain forest and button grass plains to reach the destination of Cradle Mountain, one of Tasmania’s most recognisable landmarks and one of Tasmania’s most visited attractions.

On this fully guided day tour you experience the unique flora, fauna and geographical features of the World Heritage listed National Park.

Please advise, from the following pick-up points, where you will meet our coach:

7.30am Cenotaph on Paterson Street, at the Tiger Bus stop opposite the TAFE
7.35am Hotel Grand Chancellor Launceston
7.40am Best Western Plus Launceston
7.45am Launceston Backpackers

For this tour ensure you have warm clothing, wet weather gear and comfortable walking shoes suitable for the Cradle Mountain experience!

This tour operates in all weather conditions. Wind, rain and snow can occur anytime of the year.

Detailed Itinerary

Please note that the itinerary is subject to change without notice.

Day 1: Cradle Mountain

Departing Launceston between 7.30-8.00am from one of our four pickup points, we and travel through the scenic Meander Valley and follow the Great Western Tiers to visit the beautiful township of Sheffield featuring more than 140 murals which depict the pioneering history and character of the Cradle Mountain region.

From Sheffield we continue our journey past the old Hydro township of Gowrie Park and through the Forth River gorge and move through eucalyptus forests and button grass plains to Cradle Mountain, one of Australia’s most recognisable landmarks and one of Tasmania’s most visited attractions and the jewel in the crown of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area.

Discover the rugged and stunning beauty of the ancient Cradle Valley, its complex geology, ancient rainforests and heaths with a one-hour walk at Dove Lake that will take you up to Glacier Rock and visit one of Dove Lake’s quartzite beaches. On clear days you will see the magnificent, jagged dolerite peaks of Cradle Mountain and see Kathleen Falls on the other side of the Lake.

We visit the historic guest house of Waldheim and enter Weindorfers Forest, an easy 20-minute walk where the evolutionary significance of the unique moss communities and tangled rainforest is explained to you.

Departing Cradle Mountain we return via Ashgrove Cheese Dairy Door, an award-winning cheesemaker in Northern Tasmania, famous for its flavoured and traditional varieties of cheddar and other hard cheese varieties. The Dairy Door is a self-guided visitor experience where you can view the cheese making processes through windows into the cheese factory or relax with one of Ashgrove’s signature ice creams or purchase Ashgrove’s Cheese and a selection of gourmet foods produced in Northern Tasmania.

Following Ashgrove, our guide will recommend a number of their favourite restaurants in Launceston and arrive back in town in time for you to make your arrangements for dinner.

Additional Information
- Tour does not operate on Christmas Day
- Comfortable sturdy walking shoes
- Wet weather jackets and warm clothing is recommended, wet weather pants are optional
- Hat, sunglasses, sunscreen
- Please note does NOT include Launceston Airport pick up or drop off