Tasmania: An Island of Wild, Wonder & Warmth

Wild, windswept coastlines, wines shaped by cool-climate air, forests alive with ancient quiet, and experiences that feel both grounding and deeply luxurious. Tasmania is a world apart… raw and refined, rugged and calm, an island where nature leads and you follow.

This is a place for slow mornings, big landscapes, crisp air that wakes the soul, and moments that stay with you long after you’ve returned home.

Below are the places we travelled to where Tasmania revealed her quiet, unforgettable magic.

Piermont Retreat

Piermont Retreat is where Tasmania whispers rather than shouts, a secluded bay framed by golden grasslands, heritage stone cottages, and a private shoreline where the water glows silver under morning light.

Staying here feels like stepping into a beautifully curated dream: fireplaces crackling, soft linens, windows that open to sunshine dancing across the bay. Piermont is slow luxury at its finest, gentle, grounding, impossibly serene.

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Devil’s Corner Winery

Overlooking Freycinet’s pink granite peaks, Devil’s Corner is a sensory feast: sweeping views, crisp sea air, and wines shaped by the cool winds that sweep across the vineyards. Climb the lookout tower for a panorama that stretches all the way to Hazards Beach. Sip a glass of Pinot Noir and pair it with fresh oysters or woodfired bites and you’ve got the perfect Tasmanian afternoon. It’s wonderfully unpretentious.

Delamere Vineyards

In the quiet town of Pipers River, Delamere is a love letter to cool-climate winemaking. One of Tasmania’s oldest family-owned vineyards, it’s intimate and elegant. The tasting patio sits beside rows of vines swaying gently in the wind. Their sparkling wines and Pinot’s are standouts, refined, and beautifully expressive.

Binalong Bay

If white sand could glow, it would look like this. Binalong Bay, gateway to the Bay of Fires, is a coastline of fiery orange boulders, icy-turquoise water, and beaches so bright they feel sunlit even on cloudy days. This is Tasmania’s east coast at its most iconic, wild, photogenic and endlessly beautiful.

Floating Sauna, Lake Derby

Steam, plunge, breathe, repeat. The floating sauna on Lake Derby is one of Tasmania’s most unique experiences, a glass-walled wooden sauna drifting on tranquil water surrounded by forest and rolling hills. Inside, the heat sinks deep into your muscles. Outside, the lake is cold and electric, a shock that leaves you buzzing and alive.

Murdoch Tasmania Boutique Accommodation

Set in the rolling green hills of the Lebrina Valley, Murdoch Tasmania feels like a countryside daydream… elegant, earthy, peaceful. Just off the world renown Tamar Valley wine route, Murdoch Tasmania aims to be a destination in itself. This is Tasmania’s northern soul: vineyards, orchards, paddocks and pockets of forest stitched together into a landscape that feels timeless.

The uber-stylish accommodation for two is nestled on an Arabian stud farm, and delightfully their horses come up to the fence for you to pet them. There is an outdoor fire with blankets set up ready for the evening, a fully stocked bar, fresh loaf of bread and baskets of local produce to make dinner and breakfast, all included in the accommodation!

As this was a Mother’s Day surprise, Brad had booked their incredible in-house chef experience. Chef Richard cooked up a four course dinner that was truly the highlight of the trip, and that is saying something with the quality of food in Tasmania.

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Cradle Mountain

Cradle Mountain is the island’s wild heart, dramatic, iconic and unforgettable. The summit hike is challenging but deeply rewarding… boardwalks through button grass plains, alpine lakes glinting in the distance, rocky scrambles that test your legs, leaving you breathless in the alpine air. As you ascend, the world opens. By the summit, the jagged silhouette of Cradle stretches beneath you, and the wilderness rolls endlessly toward the horizon, breathtaking!

Richmond Bridge

Built in 1825, Richmond Bridge is Australia’s oldest stone span and still one of Tasmania’s most picturesque landmarks. The arches rise gently over the Coal River, reflected in water that moves slow and quiet beneath them. Picnic on the grassy banks, enjoy the quacking of the herd of ducks and wander the village streets lined with historic cottages.

MONA

Bold, provocative, eclectic, and unapologetically strange, MONA (Museum of Old and New Art) is Tasmania’s creative heartbeat. Arrive by ferry across the breathtaking Hobart harbour and walk through underground tunnels carved into sandstone, discovering art that delights and mesmerizes. It’s immersive and playful. From the architecture to the exhibits to the wine on the lawn, MONA is a world unto itself. A place you don’t just visit, you absorb.

TWB Tips for Tasmania

• Getting around: Rent a car. The beauty here is in the in-between, coastal drives, rolling valleys and winding mountain roads.

• When to go: November to April brings long days, mild temperatures and peak winery season.

• Tassie magic in a nutshell: Piermont for slow luxury, floating sauna for elemental joy, Cradle Mountain for wilderness, and MONA for curated chaos.