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Travel

Air
Sea
Bus

Accommodation

Information

Books
Maps
Weather

Things to do
in Hobart

Tourist
Restaurants
Nightlife
Outdoor Shops

All the tours depart from Hobart making it our Meeting Point
(see Itineraries for details).

Travel

Air

Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin have regular flights into Hobart. Check the links page for their websites.

Sea

Spirit of Tasmania 132010 sails daily from Melbourne to Devonport and every second day from Sydney to Devonport. Cars are shipped for free from 26 January to 6 December if they are under 5.1m in length.

Information current as at July 2003. Check their website on the Links Page for further information.

Bus

Hobart Airport bus $9 p.p. or approximately $35 by Taxi for up to four people to the city.
For information on buses from the Spirit of Tasmania check out Redline on the Links Page.

Accommodation

If the accommodation shown has a website, it has been placed on the Links Page. Otherwise the addresses and telephone numbers are listed below:-

Name	Address	Telephone	Comment
Astor Private Hotel	157 Macquarie St Hobart 7000	6234 6611	Luxury ensuite accommodation, also budget B and B rooms with shared facilities.
Central City Backpackers	138 Collins St Hobart 7000	6224 2404 OR 1800 811 507	Budget accommodation.
Hobart Macquarie Motor Inn	167 Macquarie St Hobart 7000	6234 4422	Ensuite and television, room only.
Somerset on the Pier	Elizabeth St Pier Hobart 7000	1800 620 462	4 1/2 star apartment Hotel overlooking the water.

Other accommodation listed on our Links Page.

Information

Books

Every varying flood
Death of a river guide
Wild rivers
Plant Identikit
South West Tasmania
A Terrible Beauty

Baxter / Griffith
Richard Flanagan
Dombrovskis / Brown
Alpine / Rainforest Plants
Ken Collins
Richard Flanagan

Maps

TASMAP

Franklin
Olga
Frenchmans Cap

1: 100,000
1: 100,000
1: 50,000

Weather

Climate - During the summer months (December to March) the daily maximum temperature ranges between 17°C and 30°C.
Climate Chart for Hobart - 10 metres above sea level

Month	Max. Daily Temp.	Min. Daily Temp.
January	23	11
February	23	11
March	21	9
April	17	8
May	13	6
June	11	6
July	11	5
August	12	4
September	14	5
October	17	7
November	18	8
December	21	10

For more detailed and current weather information check the Bureau of Meteorology link.

Things to do in Hobart

Tourist

Salmanca Market 8am - 3pm Saturday
Walk around Battery Point continuing south from Salamanca Place
Botanical Gardens Ph. 6234 6299
Hobart Aquatic Centre
Cascade Brewery Tour bookings on Ph. 6221 8300
Cadbury Factory Tour Ph. 6249 0333
Drive to the summit of Mt. Wellington
Drive to the Shot Tower (Taroona) Ph. 6227 8885

Restaurants

Coffee - Retro Café: Salamanca Place
Cheap and quick - Vietnamese Kitchen: Salamanca Place
Restaurant strip - Elizabeth St., North Hobart 10 minutes walk north from the Mall
Steak - Ball and Chain Grill: Salamanca Place
Japanese/Korean - Mikaku: Salamanca Ph. 6224 0882
Seafood - The Drunken Admiral: Constitution Dock Ph. 6234 1903

Nightlife

Rectango - Salamanca Square 6pm - 7pm Friday
Salamanca Place, Elizabeth Pier, Brooke Street Bar
Republic Bar - North Hobart
New Sydney Hotel, Bathurst Street - Irish music
Wrest Point Casino

Outdoor Shops

Most are located in Elizabeth Street, north of The Mall - Paddy Pallins, Jolly Swagman, Country Comfort and Mountain Designs. Kathmandu is in the square behind Salamanca Place.


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