Nature & Wildlife

Nature is an easy stroll away from Hobart’s galleries and bistros. Pick up a Hobart City Council walks guide and experience the bushland and birdlife of Knocklofty or Bicentennial Park, on the fringe of the city.

Mt Wellington is an easy half-hour’s drive from the city. The panoramic views from the summit are magnificent, with a sweeping outlook across the city, river and harbour to Storm Bay and down to the mountains of the far Southwest.

Mt Field National Park is only an hour’s drive away from Hobart. Take a short walk and discover waterfalls, wildlife, alpine flora, glacial tarns and the world’s tallest flowering plants, giant swamp gums.

In the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, learn about the world’s largest marsupial carnivore, the Tasmanian tiger – and see film of the last-known thylacine.

The Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens has an extensive living collection of Tasmania’s native flora. Inside the remarkable Subantarctic House – the only one of its kind in the world – plants from beyond 50'S thrive in conditions that match the wet, windy, chilly mists of their island homes. Rug up and enjoy!