Tasmania Holidays
As Australia's only island state, Tasmania has always been slightly cut off from the mainland. But this isn't a bad thing - it means that Tasmania's massive swathes of natural wilderness and colonial legacy have been superbly well preserved. Although small, Tasmania has an astonishingly diverse geography as the alpine waterfalls, dense rainforests and sparkling glacial lakes of Cradle Mountain stand in sharp contrast to the white sand beaches and gigantic granite peaks of the Freycinet Peninsula. A fifth of the island is officially designated as a World Heritage Site, protecting the native habitats of the indigenous echidnas, kangaroos, wallabies - and the Tasmanian Devils, of course.