Tasmania and the High Country With Charley Boorman

 

Day 1: We will meet in Melbourne mid afternoon for our tour briefing, before riding to Geelong where we will catch the overnight ferry to Devonport, Tasmania.
Day 2: Tasmania is blessed with some of the finest most scenic riding in Australia and the ride from Devonport to St Helens is no different. We ride south to Launceston before turning northwest and up and over the Weldborough Pass. Remote pubs empty roads and stunning scenery is a feature on this day. We will overnight in St. Helen's.
Day 3: We ride the east coast today through the beautiful Freycinet National Park and onto the Forestier Peninsula and the historic, and some say haunted, Port Arthur for the night.
Day 4: After a morning visit to the historical Port Arthur Convict settlement, we ride the 95 km / 59 mi to Hobart where we will spend two nights.
Day 5: A free day in Hobart to visit the fascinating MONA (Museum of Old and New Art). You can also enjoy a ride on the Channel Highway as it twists and turns on its way south to the wonderfully named Snug and Cygnet where there are great views of the D’entrecasteaux Channel. A shorter ride with wonderful views can be had to nearby Mt Wellington.
Day 6:Today’s riding is spectacular as we visit Russell Falls, Tasmania’s most famous; shrouded in ferns, these falls are located within the Mt Field National Park and offer some spectacular short walks amongst the towering Huon Pine. The ride continues through the legendary Franklin Gordon Wild Rivers National Park before arriving at the stunningly beautiful Strahan, on the shores of the Scenic Macquarie Harbour.
Day 7: We turn north and ride the scenic Murchison Highway before turning off and visiting the beautiful Cradle Mountain inside the Cradle Mountain / Lake St Clair National Park. The wonderful riding continues on until we reach Devonport where we catch the overnight ferry back to Geelong.
Day 8: Riding the outskirts of Melbourne we tackle the legendary Black Spur, a series of tight hairpin bends though towering forests of Mountain Ash on our way to Lake Eildon National Park which connects the towns of Eildon and Jamieson. These roads are a biker’s paradise, however the area also has abundant wildlife. Our overnight stop is Bright.
Day 9: Riding north east to Whitfield we are in the scenic King River Valley where lush river flats are surrounded by the magnificent high country. In Myrtleford we join the Great Alpine Road and ride onto Bright. Crossing into NSW we ride onto one of Australia’s most spectacular National Parks, Kosciusko NP. Our overnight stop is Jindabyne.
Day 10: The ride today takes us out of the mountains via the very steep Brown Mountain Pass through the scenic South East Forests National Park. We enter lush dairy country as we ride on to Bega and then onto the Princess Highway up to Batemans Bay, scenically located on the shores of the Tasman Sea, for our overnight stop.
Day 11: We follow the dramatic coastline all the way to Sydney via the Royal National Park. We finish this epic ride of mountains, forests and wild rivers in one of the world’s most iconic cities, Sydney.
Departure day: Spend some time in Sydney or fly home, the choice is yours.