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  TASMANIA:  Launceston to Hobart 
'Tasmania Snapshot' 3 nights / 4 days

SELF DRIVE PACKAGE:  CAR HIRE + PRE-BOOKED ACCOMMODATION

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Choose one of Truly Australia's ready-to-go Self Drive packages, with pre-booked accommodation and car hire all included, and with sensible driving distances between overnight stops already worked out for you.
Bridestowe Lavender Farm, north west of Scottsdale © Tourism Tasmania (Geoff Murray)Freycinet National Park vista © Tourism Tasmania (Chris McLennan)
See City Hotels/Tasmania... for details of more Tasmanian accommodation
 

Self Drive Itinerary: Launceston to Hobart 'Tasmania Snapshot' - 3 nights

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Day 1 
Collect your rental vehicle in Launceston and spend the rest of the day at leisure in the area.  Stay overnight in the beautifully restored City Park Grand Hotel (previously the Prince Albert Inn), which offers the style and grace of the 1850s with all the facilities the modern traveller has come to expect.
Overnight: 
City Park Grand Hotel, Launceston
 

Dining room at City Park Grand Hotel, Launceston

Meredith House, Swansea

Day 2 
Today leave Launceston and drive east to St Helens via Scottsdale.  From the sand dunes of St Helens Point, drive south  through the Chain of Lagoons to Bicheno and Freycinet National Park.  The east coast is a ribbon of beaches, granite outcrops and deserted coves. Continue south to the pioneering town of Swansea.
Overnight: 
Meredith House, Swansea  (includes breakfast)
Day 3 
Leave Swansea and drive to Hobart, perhaps with a detour to the Tasman Peninsula and Port Arthur.
Overnight: 
Lenna of Hobart

Day 4

Drop off your hire car in Hobart.  You can add extra nights at your historic hotel if you wish to stay longer.

Historic Lenna Hotel, Hobart

 

See City Hotels/Tasmania... for details of more Tasmanian accommodation
 

Included

  • 3 nights accommodation - on a room only basis unless otherwise stated 
  • Car hire - 4 days Hertz Group C rental vehicle (automatic 4 door sedan, 1.8 litre Toyota Camry or similar) including unlimited mileage and airport vehicle collection fees
  • Co-pilot pack:  A quality backpack containing maps, directions, discounts etc
Please note that Australian hotels may have varying surcharges and minimum stay requirements during holiday periods and peak times.  
You may depart on your Self Drive on any day but note that overnights en route on a Friday or Saturday may have a weekend surcharge.
A one way rental fee does not apply to this itinerary.
We will quote confirmed prices upon receipt of your proposed dates.
 
PRICES from:  
Launceston to Hobart 'Tasmania Snapshot'
3 night / 4 day Self Drive  
1 Apr '08 - 31 March '09 From 1 April 2009 Truly Ref
Per person - based on Hertz Group C Car Hire Share Twin Single Share Twin Single
'Tasmania Snapshot': Price per person  A$519 A$985 Request Request 1612
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* Surcharges may apply to some properties over weekends and during major events and holidays
* All bookings are subject to availability; substitute accommodation may be offered if named hotel is not available
* Additional person and child rates are available on request
* Upgrades to larger cars are available on request
* Not included (unless otherwise stated): meals, National Park entry fees, sightseeing entrance fees and charges, optional insurances (such as personal accident insurance), liability waiver, optional extras (eg baby seat), bond and petrol, parking (parking is usually only a possible problem in the major cities).
* The vehicles used are supplied by Hertz - click here for Hertz Terms and Conditions (Word file in separate window)
* For more details about the fleet of vehicles used by Hertz, click Hertz Fleet Guide (slow download in separate window)

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Bookings made with Truly Australia are covered by our ABTA Bond - this financial protection does NOT apply to bookings made direct with the local operator or hotel.   You are completely free to arrange your own flights to Australia - or, if you are departing from the UK, we can quote separately by Email for competitive flight prices, including in business class.
  
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