Arrive in Hobart on suggested flights and make your way to the hotel. Renaissance Tours or your travel agent can assist you with your flights and other travel arrangements, including flights, pre-tour accommodation and a room category upgrade.

At 18:30, meet your tour leader Mark Dickenson for a welcome briefing before dinner at a local restaurant.

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After breakfast, travel north to Curringa Farm in the town of Hamilton, once a bustling frontier settlement.

The farm, owned by sixth generation farmers, is set on a 750-acre property with approximately 3,000 sheep and a preserved area designated to conservation, allowing for native birds, animals and plants to thrive.

After lunch, continue to Prospect Villa and Garden for a private, guided tour of the Italian-influenced garden around the early colonial Georgian homestead.

Return to Hobart in the late afternoon and enjoy the evening at leisure.

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Begin the day with a visit to Salamanca Markets, Tasmania’s famous marketplace located at historic Salamanca Place. The markets have been operating for over 50 years, showcasing locally-made products.

In the afternoon, visit Crawleighwood Garden, nestled in the valley at Nicholls Rivulet. Owners Pav and Penny have worked on the garden for 30 years, transforming their passion project into a four-acre garden featuring Gondwana rainforest species, rhododendrons and many rare and unusual plants.

Return to Hobart in the late afternoon for an evening at leisure.

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Today, travel to Port Arthur on the Tasman Peninsula, a place of complex history, heritage and compelling stories of its notorious penal colony past.

Visit the UNESCO World Heritage site that started out as a small timber station in 1830 and where shipbuilding by convict labourers became a growth industry for the colony. Hear about the history and characters who lived, worked and served time in this haunting location.

Enjoy a cruise on Carnarvon Bay before continuing to Port Arthur Lavender Farm, situated a short drive away on the waterfront at Long Bay, for lunch and to admire the colourful lavender fields before returning to Hobart in the late afternoon.

The evening is at leisure.

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Depart Hobart and travel along the east coast to Spring Bay Mill for a horticultural tour of the property, including a market garden, beehive, worm farm and nursery. Learn about the specific ecosystem and fascinating projects of rehabilitating the land and enjoy lunch on the property.

Continue to the pristine natural landscape of Freycinet, with a brief stop en-route at Spiky Rock Bridge, built by convicts with field stones laid without mortar or cement, and at Devil’s Corner Lookout.

Arrive in Freycinet in the late afternoon and enjoy dinner at the hotel’s restaurant.

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Today, cruise the stunning granite coastline of Freycinet National Park aboard the Schouten Passage II. Take in the dramatic pink peaks of the Hazards Range and the spectacular turquoise waters of Wineglass Bay.

Afterwards, travel to Cape Tourville Lighthouse and enjoy remarkable coastal views of Sleepy Bay and the clear blue waters of the Tasman Sea.

Tonight, enjoy dinner at a local restaurant.

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Depart Freycinet and travel via Campbell Town to historic Strathmore Gardens. Built in 1826 by Samuel Bryan, an Irish entrepreneur, the site overlooks Lockmaben Lake and features preserved historic buildings and lush gardens with colourful blooms and leafy woods.

Continue to Launceston after lunch before checking into the hotel in the late afternoon.

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Today, journey through the hills and valleys of the Tasmanian countryside to Glover Country, where the colonial artist John Glover lived and painted his fascinating landscapes.

Enjoy a private visit to Patterdale, Glover’s home in his final years. The farmhouse has been restored by the current owner and Glover’s studio and garden were rebuilt after one of his paintings.

Return to Launceston for a scenic chairlift ride over Cataract Gorge before returning to the hotel.

In the evening, join Mark and fellow travellers for a special farewell dinner at a local restaurant.

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Tour arrangements conclude after breakfast.

Renaissance Tours or your travel agent can assist you with your flights and other travel arrangements, including additional nights’ accommodation either before or after the tour, and travel insurance (highly recommended).

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