Flinders Island is the largest of the Furneaux Group, a group of some 100 islands to the northeast of Tasmania amongst the churning waters of the Bass Strait. The island is known for its rugged mountains, wild beaches and friendly locals, and it’s also an important habitat for many of Tasmania’s endemic bird species.

Freycinet National Park is home to some of Tasmania’s most spectacular scenery, with pink granite peaks providing a backdrop to dazzling white sand beaches such as the iconic Wineglass Bay. The park is also home to abundant wildlife, including wallabies, brown falcons and white-bellied sea eagles.

Maria Island, off the east coast of Tasmania, was formerly a convict probation station, and is now part of a protected national park that provides a refuge for wildlife including the endangered Tasmanian devil. The island is also home to some 125 bird species, including emus, swift parrots and forty-spotted pardalotes.

Set amongst the dramatic beauty of the Tasman Peninsula, Port Arthur is a former convict settlement and UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the partially restored ruins really bring Australia’s colonial history to life. The Island of the Dead, a convict cemetery that sits on its own island, is said to be one of the most haunted places in the country.