Sticking out into the sea on Tasmania’s mild east coast is the rugged and beautiful Freycinet Peninsula.   Freycinet National Park consists of knuckles of granite mountains all but surrounded by azure bays and white sand beaches. The dramatic peaks of the Hazards welcome you as you enter the park. The main town in Freycinet, Coles Bay is easily reached from Hobart or Cradle Mountain.  If you are coming from Cradle Mountain, be careful as some of the roads can be dodgy.

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Only a small part of Freycinet is accessible by car.  This is a walker’s paradise and you will get the most out of a visit by spending several days here and doing some of the walks.  Even if you only have one day (as we did), there are still a lot of birds to see in the driveable part of the park and in the Coles Bay area.  Details of walks, fees and facilities are on their website.

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ACCOMMODATION

Pitch a tent or stay in one of Australia’s greatest luxury resorts – the Saffire, it’s all here in Freycinet!  Coles Bay is the closest town to the park entrance.  Although Swansea looks close, since there is  a strip of water leading into a lagoon Bicheno is actually closer if you can’t get Coles Bay.  We stayed at Iluka Holiday Park, review is here.  It’s easy to comapre your options on Wotif.

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I’ll cover birding highlights on the next post.