Visiting Tasmania, Australia–For the Food
Even though Tasmania is one of the more well-known parts of Australia, hardly anyone goes there. Tasmania is an island, separated from “mainland” Australia by the Bass Strait. The Bass Strait is 149 miles wide, and that tends to put some vacationers off. But their mistake can be your gain. Since only about three percent of travelers to Australia also visit Tasmania, you can escape the crowds and enjoy a lovely time. Especially if you come ready to eat.
Culinary tours in Tasmania
Tasmania, though largely government-protected, offers some great tour opportunities. Agritours that include food, wine and even wildlife are widely available. Culinary tours of Tasmania start mainly in the northern city of Launceston. There is a great wildlife and wine tour that takes you along the Tamar River. Not only will you see beautiful scenery and maybe some wildlife, but you can enjoy exquisite wines from the slow-ripening grapes. Tasmania produces some great riesling, charonnay, sauvignon blanc and pinot.
You can also enjoy culinary tours of Tasmania that head toward Mount Victoria Reserve. You can take in Ralph Falls, the tallest in Tasmania. Plus, along the way, you will get a taste of the Cadbury Chocolate Factory and the Cascade Brewery.
And no matter what culinary tours in Tasmania you choose, you will feast on regional delights including local cheese and fruit, Wallaby steaks seasoned with feijobanna, oysters and rock lobsters.
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Mount Victoria Reserve, Launceston, Tamar River
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