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Tourism Tasmania is getting on board the Australian government’s No Leave No Life campaign and encouraging Australians to book their annual holiday, recharge their batteries and use up some of their 123 million days of combined stockpiled annual leave in Tasmania. The state is currently offering a new range of enriching No Leave No Life travel packages, ranging from refreshing wilderness walks to history-infused escapes and serene eco-retreats, all with a healthy dose of luxury and adventure.

With two convenient major airports in Hobart and Launceston, and a diverse range of compelling holiday experiences, Tasmania is a convenient getaway for hard working Aussies seeking respite from the daily grind.  Travellers are urged to win their work/life battle and take advantage of the fantastic travel packages the island is currently offering as part of their No Leave No Life campaign, by booking an extended weekend or holiday to Tasmania. For more information on Tasmania’s No Leave No Life packages, visit: www.discovertasmania.com/noleavenolife

Travellers may also wish to discover the following highlights, which are a preview of some of the rejuvenating experiences Tasmania has to offer:

• Maria Island Walk – With its pristine landscape, isolated beaches, secluded coves, and rich flora and fauna, this award-winning, eco-friendly, four-day coastal walk on Maria Island will leave travellers refreshed and rejuvenated, and bring them into close encounters with nature. www.mariaislandwalk.com
• Bay of Fires Walk – Situated on the magnificent wilderness coastline of the Bay of Fires, the Bay of Fires Walk is another of Tasmania’s multi-award winning, eco-friendly walks in a ‘near-uninhabited wilderness paradise’ where travellers can take in the island’s natural beauty and recharge their batteries. www.bayoffires.com.au
• Barnbougle Golf Course – Created by renowned golf architect Tom Doak on 200 acres of undulating coastal dunes, Barnbougle Golf Course is one of the world’s top links golf courses where travellers can putt away their stresses. www.barnbougledunes.com.au
• Wineglass to Wine Glass – With its turquoise waters, white shores, and some of Tasmania’s finest food and wine in stunning surrounds, the Wineglass to Wine Glass walk is a signature Tasmanian experience. www.puretasmania.com.au
• Piners to Miners – Set in Tasmania’s spectacular Western Wilderness, the intimate Piners to Miners guided tour combines history with the natural beauty of the rainforest and some of Tasmania’s finest produce. www.puretasmania.com.au
• South West Wilderness Flight – The South West Wilderness Flight takes visitors over one of the State’s largest and most remote national park – an intriguing and mystical area that has been so remarkably preserved, it contains living relics from the ancient Jurassic world. Operated by Par Avion, the flight offers visitors an exhilarating and breathtaking aerial view of the spectacular wilderness region. www.paravion.com.au
• Roaring 40s Sea Kayaking – Offering two to seven day premium sea kayaking eco-tours on the mist-shrouded lakes and seas of the world’s ‘last untouched wilderness regions’, Roaring 40s Sea Kayaking provides thrilling escapes for the adventure-seeking office worker. www.roaring40skayaking.com.au
• Tasman Island Cruise – Taking place among towering sea cliffs, prolific sea and coastal wildlife, and majestic scenery, the multi-award winning Tasman Island Cruises is a wilderness and wildlife adventure experience that will refresh workers and bring them into close contact with the wild beauty of Tasmania and the Tasman.  www.tasmancruises.com.au
• Gordon River Cruises – Set in Tasmania’s World Heritage wilderness, Gordon River Cruises takes travellers on a journey along the ancient, mirrored waters of the Gordon River, through mist-shrouded rainforests and beneath craggy mountains. www.gordonrivercruises.com.au
• Freycinet Experience – Another of Tasmania’s multi-award winning walks, the Freycinet Experience immerses travellers in the exquisite beauty of the Freycinet Peninsula, where visitors can walk along beaches of white sand and view the region’s unique pink granite mountains and forests of towering gums. The four-day guided walk includes three nights of eco-friendly, stylish accommodation at Friendly Beaches Lodge. www.freycinet.com.au
• Redtag Trout Tours – Owned and operated by Roger Butler, who has over 40 years of experience in fly fishing Tasmania’s wild brown trout streams, lakes and rivers, Redtag Trout Tours offers exciting wild brown (or rainbow) trout fishing experiences.  www.redtagtrout.com
• Flinders Island Adventures – One of Tasmania’s best adventure experiences, Flinders Island Adventures will take travellers on luxury 4WD tours and cruises of the beautiful, wild and remote Flinders Island, where visitors can recharge their batteries and take in the stunning scenery, wild life and rejuvenating island walks. www.flindersisland.com.au
• Agrarian Kitchen – Established by former Australian Gourmet Traveller food editor, Rodney Dunn, The Agrarian Kitchen is ‘a sustainable, farm-based cooking school situated in a 19th century schoolhouse at Lachlan’ in Derwent valley, 45 minutes from Hobart. Here visitors can wander through the kitchen’s extensive vegetable and herb garden, orchard and berry patch, and visit the livestock on the farm, before attending one of Rodney’s cooking classes. www.theagrariankitchen.com
• Mt Wellington Descent – Taking place on Mt Wellington, which rises to a height of 1270 metres, the Mt Wellington Descent will take travellers on a thrilling 21km downhill descent, through alpine terrain, forests and scenic lookout points with spectacular views of Hobart’s surrounding lakes. The descent ends with a snack at Cascade Gardens and a ride through the quaint back streets of Hobart, Battery Point, Salamanca Place and the waterfront. www.islandcycletours.com
• Cradle Mountain Huts – A six-day walk through Tasmania’s spectacular Cradle Mountain – Lake St. Clair national park, the Cradle Mountain Huts walk is an epic adventure through alpine landscape, sedgeland moors, glacial tarns, waterfalls and forests. Accommodation takes the form of simple and sustainable bush huts, where travellers can still enjoy the pleasures of hot showers, good books and warm heaters. www.cradlehuts.com.au  

 

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