Group Size: Up to 57 guests
Price: Starting from $8,990 per person, double occupancy
Co-sponsored with: Dartmouth Alumni Travel, MIT Alumni Travel, National Trust Tours
Trip Overview
Discover Tasmania, a “curious island at the edge of the world," with its wild and beautiful landscapes, friendly people with a relaxed island lifestyle, and a haunting history evoked by world-famous convict ruins. It is Australia's smallest state and the most geographically diverse, with over 40 percent reserved as national parks and world heritage wilderness. On this program, begin in Sydney, Australia's largest city and the capital of New South Wales. Take a short flight to Tasmania and enter a completely unique and untamed world. Enjoy a seven-night cruise along Tasmania's rugged coast aboard Coral Discoverer. A true expedition ship, Coral Discoverer’s shallow draught and maneuverability give her an unmatched ability to enter the shallow bays and inlets of Tasmania’s otherwise virtually inaccessible coastline. Become immersed in Tasmania’s breathtaking national parks, dramatic scenery, abundant wildlife, and history. Guided by an expert expedition team, including a Tasmanian specialist, there is no finer way to experience Tasmania’s remote southern coastline than by expedition ship, and no other itinerary with the ability to capitalize on the unique experiences Tasmania offers.
Optional extensions will be offered to either the Australian Outback with Alice Springs and Uluru, or Queensland and Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, longest in the world.
Schedule by Day
- Jan 8: Depart U.S.
- Jan 9: In flight
- Jan 10: Arrive Sydney, Australia
- Jan 11: Launceston, Tasmania
- Jan 12: Cradle Mountain National Park
- Jan 13: Hobart and Wilderness Wall
- Jan 14: Hobart and Wilderness Wall
- Jan 15: Hobart / Embark Coral Discoverer
- Jan 16: Woodbridge, Huon, and Recherche Bay
- Jan 17: Port Davey and Bramble Cove
- Jan 18: Bathurst Harbor
- Jan 19: Adventure Bay
- Jan 20: Wineglass Bay and Maria Island
- Jan 21: Tasman National Park and Port Arthur
- Jan 22: Disembark Coral Discoverer / Return to U.S.
Pricing
Per person, double occupancy:
- Category B, Main Deck: $8,990
- Category A, Main Deck: $9,990
- Category A, Promenade Deck: $10,990
- Balcony Stateroom, Bridge Deck: $11,990
Per person, single occupancy (limited availability):
- Category A, Main Deck: $9,490
- Category B, Promenade Deck: $9,490
Accommodations
- One night at the Peppers Seaport Hotel in Launceston
- Two nights at the Peppers Cradle Mountain Lodge
- Two nights at the Henry Jones Hotel in Hobart
- Seven nights aboard Coral Discoverer
Extensions
Optional Pre-Extension: Australia's Queensland and the Great Barrier Reef
January 3–10, 2020
Fly to Queensland and discover the Great Barrier Reef. Enjoy exploring the reef while learning from marine biologists. Visit one of the oldest rain forests on earth, Daintree Rainforest, and learn about sustainable living in tropical environments at the Botanical Ark. Visit the highlights of Sydney before flying to Launceston to meet the main group.
- $4,350 per person double occupancy
- $5,350 single occupancy
Optional Post-Extension: Australia's Outback with Alice Springs and Uluru
January 22–26, 2020
Enjoy a private tour at the National Gallery of Art in Melbourne before flying to Australia’s red center. Explore Uluru and the Olgas Range, learning about these sacred sites. Discover the importance of Dreamtime for the Aboriginal people. Continue to Alice Springs, visit the famous Flying Doctor Base and the Outback School of the Air. Fly to Sydney for flights homeward.
- $4,250 per person double occupancy
- $5,240 single occupancy
What to Expect
This is a fast-paced, moderately strenuous program that is at times physically demanding and busy, with considerable walking at some sites. Shore excursions range from a half day to all day, with the balance of the time spent onboard cruising to the next destination. Travel on land will be by air-conditioned motor coach, with most drives no more than one hour. January 13 will involve a total of 5 ½ hours driving across the heart of Tasmania via the scenic Lyell Highway. The drive will include a 3 hour segment, a visit to Lake Saint Clair, and then a 2 ½ hour drive to Hobart. During the cruise there will be excursions by Zodiacs, which require the ability to step from the ship to the Zodiac and back again in open water (the ship’s crew will be there to assist you). Walking tours can be as long as 2 - 3 hours, covering one to two miles, and will range from walks in town to a few relatively strenuous nature walks over uneven, sometimes muddy and hilly terrain.
Study Leader(s)
For More Information
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