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    • TravelerWeltreise - Australien
      Day 691

      Cataract Gorge & Tamar Valley

      February 23, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C

      The next day, the next places to explore. For us the city of Launceston is just one of many not really nice cities in Australia, but there is something special here: The Cataract Gorge. The Gorge is located in the middle of the city and a great place to start the day with. We even found some wallabies and a lot of peacocks. On the other side Launceston is located in the Tamar Valley, which is a famous wine region and of course we tried some wines here as well.

      Für uns hat Launceston eigentlich nicht viel zu bieten ist aber trotzdem der perfekte Ausgangspunkt für die Region. Los ging es heute mit der Cataract Gorge, einer Schlucht mitten in der Innenstadt von Launceston. Hier haben wir sogar Kängurus und Pfaue gefunden. Außerdem liegt die Stadt in der Weinregion des Tamar Valley, weshalb wir natürlich auch mal wieder ein paar Weine probieren konnten.      Read more

    • The big one
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      Day 96

      Tassie Tour: Day 5

      March 22, 2022 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 18 °C

      -- Derby to Launceston via Tamar Valley -- 186km

      First big rainy day of our trip! We headed to the Wetlands centre in the Tamar Valley, figured it would be the best place to be when it's raining. The ducks were out in force and we even spotted some black swans. Next up was a lunch stop in the cataract gorge, famous for having the worlds longest cable car, so they claim. It looked to be the worlds slowest but we didn't verify this. The rain stopped just long enough for us to walk across the suspension bridge and take in the views.

      We still both felt a little achy still from our mountain bikes but we had a walk around Launceston, 2nd biggest town in Tasmania. It was weird to see big buildings again (10 story high!) and taxis! The town is situated on the river and it is quiet. We ate at a really good indian restaurant and had an early night.      Read more

    • Traveler120 TAGE DIE WELT SEHN'
      Day 74

      Fühlt sich fast wie Zuhause an...

      February 5, 2017 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 17 °C

      Ja klar vermissen wir Einiges während dieser Reise: Familie, Freunde und unsere Wohnung - genauer unser Sofa. Diese Airbnb Unterkunft kann zumindest bei der Sofa-Wohnungs-Sehnsucht Abhilfe schaffen.

      ...Keine Ahnung, ob wir uns die nächsten zwei Tage überhaupt rausbewegen... Aber es regnet ja eh!      Read more

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    • Wacholder2GoWeltreise 2016 bis 2017
      Day 58

      Auf nach Melbourne - Launceston

      October 29, 2016 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C

      Launceston ist die zweitgrößte Stadt Tasmaniens (flächenmäßig größer als Berlin, aber nur 70.000 Einwohner) und liegt am Tamar Fluß, ca. 65 km vom Meer entfernt. Kurz vor Ankunft am Flughafen zweigen wir noch zur Cataract Gorge ab und machen eine Eispause im Cafe am First Bassin des South Esk River. Klar, wir laufen auch über die Hängebrücke, mehr geht leider nicht. Bis vor einigen Tagen standen die unteren Wege noch unter Wasser und sind gesperrt. Es hatte sehr viel geregnet. Wir haben das schöne Wetter aus Cradle Mountain einfach mal mitgebracht. Und dann gehts schnurstracks zum Flughafen Launceston mit Flugziel Melbourne.Read more

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    • TravelerMarkTula Exploring Oz
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      Day 585

      Cataract Gorge

      November 26, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

      The sun was out and the wind was tame (unlike some days we have had lately.) Cataract Gorge has the longest single chairlift span in the world. The views in the gorge are spectacular. Unfortunately there is no swimming due to a flood warning the river is flowing really fast.
      We caught the chairlift over to the other side. Walked to the suspension bridge and then did the Cataract walk.
      The wildlife is abundant especially the peacocks it is mating season here and the males are out to impress. Well worth a look but we came home exhausted.      Read more

    • TravelerOzeanien und Indochina 17
      Day 51

      Cataract Gorge Launceston

      October 25, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C

      Die Cataract Gorge ist etwa 1.5 Km von dem Stadtzentrum entfernt und ist eines der attraktivsten Touristenattraktionen in der Region. Dieser Ort eignet sich ideal zum Entspannen oder für einen kleineren Spaziergang zur Aussichtsplattform.Read more

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    • Michelle CreasyTasmania 2023
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      Day 12

      Platypus World and Cataract Gorge

      October 31, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C

      The second reason for coming to Low Head was Platypus World (the first being penguins). While I have looked for platypuses in the wild I haven’t seen any. This was the next best thing. It’s a rescue centre for monotremes. I learnt quite a bit about platypuses. Their food needs to be alive for them to find it as they close their eyes under water. It’s extremely difficult to breed platypuses in captivity. We saw one male and several females.

      The echidnas were very cute. It’s hard to tell the difference between the sexes and when Eddie and Edwina arrived they got it wrong. So Edwina is male and Eddie is female. The third echidna is a male Thomas. We saw them have a meal of bugs. I didn’t realise they had such long tongues (about 20cm).

      From Platypus World I could go north east along the coast or down to Launceston to see Cataract Gorge. I chose the later. After a quick lunch on the river I did a boat cruise on the Tamar River/Cataract Gorge. The Tamar River isn’t actually a river, it’s an estuary which means it is tidal and has tides of 4.2m. We went down the Tamar river and then up the Cataract Gorge as far as we could go.
      From there I went up to the first basin which is a lovely area which a chair lift and suspension bridge. I did the basin walk which took me over the bridge.

      Next up was Trevallyn Dam which is on the same river system. The South Esk river is home to eels who migrate between it and Queensland. An eel bypass has been added to the dam wall to try and prevent the eels being caught up in the dam turbine although there is debate as to how well it works.

      A nice drive on the east of the Tamar river bought me back to my accommodation.      Read more

    • TravelerTassiezone
      Day 27

      day 5 - launceston

      March 5, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C

      In the morning I did a short hike. It was nice to walk around a small Lake. Then some Australian guy from Queensland came to talk with us that was really cosy. He did also farmwork and maybe had some work for us when we go to Queensland. So we'll see.

      First we went to launceston, that was a really nice area! All Stones and a big River. Also a nice hike of 45 minutes all around. We also visited a place called grindelwald, that looked just like Switzerland.

      Afterwards we went to a park to make Lunch and there was a lookout to a big dam.

      At the end we drove to a town called pinguin, how cool is that! They had a statue of a penguin, but the size was a bit disappointing. I expected something like 4 or 5 meters but it was just a bit more than 2.

      At the end. We did an amazing coastal drive and ending up at the nicest beach in Australia. And 9th place of nicest beaches from the world. We were lucky there was still room for us on the campspot!      Read more

    • The Gals in Tasmania
      Day 8

      Grindelwald

      January 4, 2021 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 13 °C

      This little Swiss inspired village is a must do again!!! How absolutely gorgeous but alas no apple strudel!! However the Miss-A-Sippy Cafe has the most delicious Dutch apple cake I have ever had 💜💜💜💜💜

    • The Gals in Tasmania
      Day 8

      Grindelwald, Lavender, St Helen's

      January 4, 2021 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 13 °C

      One of Suzie's friends told us about Grindelwald ...what we thought at the time was a Swiss bakery that apparently had awesome apple strudel.  It was only a 30 minute drive...so we thought a good spot for morning tea. 

      But it wasn't just a bakery...it was a mini Swiss village...with coffee shops a little store...putt putt....very very cute.  They didn't have apple strudel though...but Suzie had an amazing Dutch apple cake, and I had banana walnut bread.  Yum! Would love to come and stay in the village at a later time. (They have accommodation at the village.)

      Then we went to Lavender House Perfumery.  They didn't have many flowers in their fields because they are in the process of renewing their plants which they do every 5 years.  (I was disappointed when I saw the lack of flowers here. One of the main reasons I wanted to come to Tasmsnia was to see the lavender fields in full bloom. Bucket list item.)

      However the guy behind the counter was a chemist and made all the products they had himself.  He was very knowledgeable and was lovely to chat too.  I bought quite a few products and am thinking I will buy online again when they are gone, especially the hand serum which I think is going to do magical things for my dry hands.  Suzie got a really good photo of me in the fields here.

      Then into the Bridestowe Lavender Farm.  After there not being many flowers in the fields at the perfumery I was a bit worried about if Bridestowe would be the same.  I didn't have to worry on that count.  Lavender as far as the eye could see.  Astounding.  We had a late lunch/afternoon tea.  Suzie had a chicken pie with tomato lavender chutney.  I had lavender scones with lavender blueberry jam and a caffeine free lavender latte.  Both so damn good... especially the latte.  And I had to have a chocolate lavender icecream on the way out.  Nom Nom Nom.  Bought some tasty lavender goodies to take home...if they don't get eaten by us in the meantime.

      Then on to St Helens were we're camping tonight. It's been raining on and off today. Hoping it rains itself out overnight and the weather doesn't put a dampener on our east coast explorations.

      We've been told that the east coast is better than the west coast. Considering we've completely enjoyed the west coast we're really looking forward to seeing what the east coast has to offer.

      (Going to add a video to another post.)      Read more

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