Picture of Tasmania
Caption: Western Wilderness TASMANIA
Picture
Caption: | nourishing |
Lifeblood of the forests, this region of the island receives over 300cm (118in) of rain annually
Picture of Macquarie Harbour
Caption: | sentinel |
Entrance Island at the narrow opening of Macquarie Harbour. The passage is known as Hells Gate
Picture of Tasmania
Caption: | perseverance |
Across the highlands of the island, vegetation grows strong and tough in challengingly harsh environments
Picture of Tasmania
Caption: | craftsman |
Generations have selectively harvested the endemic Huon Pine, crafting everything from jewellery to 200 tonne barques
Picture of Ocean Beach
Caption: | self discovery |
Ocean Beach - 30km of wild and raw beauty. And you'll probably have it to yourself
Picture of Ocean Beach
Caption: | haven |
Well...you'll sort of have Ocean Beach to yourself.
Picture of Zeehan
Caption: | beauty |
In the mining town of Zeehan you're likely to find more horses than people
Picture of Tarraleah Estate
Caption: | luxury |
Surrounded by wilderness, Tarraleah Estate breathes life into an abandoned village - plus a bar stocked with over 150 whisky varieties
Picture of Regatta Point Station (West Coast Wilderness Railway)
Caption: | ingenuity |
A rack and pinion railway hauled ore through the hills. Now it hauls tourists on the West Coast Wilderness Railway.
Picture of Regatta Point Station (West Coast Wilderness Railway)
Caption: | traction |
A cog system pulls the train up gradients up to 1:20 through rainforests and across mountains hugged by rivers below
Picture of Tasmania
Caption: | layers |
West coast contradiction - lands pillaged and scarred by mining surrounded by untouched and ancient wilderness
Picture of Sarah Island
Caption: | lessons |
Sarah Island was a wild, desolate penal outpost - a place of banishment. Now it's a place of reflection for lessons to be learnt
Picture of Henty Dunes
Caption: | adventure |
Just north of Strahan are sand hills towering over 30m high. Henty Dunes are like a desert in the wilderness
Picture of Bonnet Island
Caption: | home |
Not for people. Just penguins. Hundreds of Little Penguins. That's Bonnet Island
Picture of Tasmania
Caption: | path |
You can ride the train, or get off and explore at your own pace
