best holiday deals Tasmania

Tasmania is the home to less than half a million people and is Australia's smallest state. Tourists love the lush green valleys, the uncrowded villages and towns, and the wonderful mild climate. Hobart is the capital of Tasmania with many places to visit such as the Salamanca Markets every Saturday from 8.00am to 3.00pm. You can enjoy coffee on the waterfront watching the fishing boats come and go, and wander around the old 1830's style warehouses that today are galleries, restaurants, cafes and art studios. Find Tasmanian holiday accommodation to suit your budget and lifestyle.

Hobart, the capital, is located on the south-east corner of Tasmania and is sitting at the foot of Mount Wellington. It is a two hour drive south of Launceston.

There are dozens of places from which to choose your Tasmanian holiday accommodation. Whether you are looking for a B&B, self contained apartment, resort, hotel, motel or caravan park, you will find it on here. Just type in 'TAS, Australia'' in the reservation finder above and it will give you over 100 choices of accommodation places.

Tasmania has something to suit everyone! There are many unique and distinctive places to find and things to do. Tasmania has more than 1000 mountain peaks, some of the world's rarest animals, four very pleasant seasons, and more than forty percent of the island is protected as reserves and national parks .

Some Basic Facts about Tasmania.

Energy is being harnessed from the wind and Tasmania’s electricity is hydro-generated. Electricity is 230/240 volts, 50 hertz, but you will find many places of accommodation provide 110 volt ac sockets (rated at 20 watts) only for electric razors. Make sure you bring an Australian electrical socket converter.

Gas and Petrol are available 24hours in major cities and even though higher in price as within regional Australia, distances are so short to travel, that the cost is kept to a minimum.

Shopping retail hours are unrestricted in Tasmania with most large shopping centres opening from 7.00am to 9.00pm, seven days per week, and smaller convenience shops are open longer.

The speed limit in Tasmania is usually 50 kilometres per hour in built up areas, and 100 kilometres on roads outside these areas. There are random breath testing units operating and speed cameras.

THe Time Zone in Tasmania operates on Australian Eastern Standard Time. For daylight saving, clocks are advanced one hour between October and March each year.

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The Tasmanian Devil Unofficial animal emblem

The Wattle Bird Unofficial bird emblem

Tasmania's Animals are the Tasmanian Devil, Spotted tailed quoll, Eastern quoll, platypus, wombat, Forester kangaroo, Bennet's wallaby, short-beaked echidna, pademelon, bettong, ring-tailed possum, sugar glider, brushtail possum, and the little pygmy possum. The Tasmanian Tiger is now extinct, unfortunately.