Why walk when you can fly on a 3 hour Treetops Adventure Tour with two highly-trained guides along 6 cables with spans from 15 to 400 metres long.

Why walk when you can glide through the forest. Have you envisaged travel in the future with no obstacles or barriers? Go fast go slow go anywhere. It isn’t the transport of tomorrow it’s our 2 hour Segway Tour today.

Tour Includes:
All personal protective equipment is provided.

Tour Details:
Tours operate daily, guests must check-in 15 minutes before their scheduled tour time. Closed Christmas Day.

This is a 90 minute walking tour around the inner city centre, lanes and alleyways. Hear stories of the old convict past- both good and not so good. See Launceston’s unique architecture from times when developers did not want to even know Launceston, to now when it is impossible to alter anything historic. See Cyril’s Workshop; The Coffin Room; St John’s Church, Dr.Pugh, Princes Square (where the last dual hangings took place) then finally The Stables with all their intrigue.

Tour Details:
Tours depart nightly at nightfall but phone 0421 819 373 to confi rm details - Min 4 people. Max 17 people. Remember to bring your camera. Children’s groups by arrangement. Wheelchair friendly.

Explore Launceston and the Tamar Valley with Tamar River Cruises. Stand alongside the skippers as they entertain you with their lively commentary about the characters and tales that shaped the region. Enjoy the spectacular Cataract Gorge and discover the history behind Launceston’s greatest treasure.

Tour Details:

50 Minute Cataract Gorge Cruise
Departs: 11.30am, 12.30pm and 1.30pm (Jun, Jul, Aug), 9.30am - 3.30pm (Sept-Dec, Apr, May), 9.30am - 4.30pm (Jan, Feb, Mar).

2½ hr Morning Discovery Cruise
Departs: 10:00am Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sun (Sept-May)

2½ hr Afternoon Discovery Cruise
Departs: 1:30pm Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sun (Oct-Apr), 3:00pm Mon, Wed, Sat (Oct-Apr)

4 hr Batman Bridge Luncheon Cruise
Departs: 10am Mon, Wed, Sat (Sept-May)

Discover the secret life of seahorses at the world’s fi rst and Australia’s only seahorse farm. And there is much more than the thousands of seahorses - marvel at other Tasmanian underwater wonders including seadragons, the Giant Tasmanian Crab and dozens of other species.

Tour Includes:
• 45 Minute behind-the-scenes, highly informative and fun guided tour of a working seahorse farm. A truly different experience • Baby seahorses • Feeding of the fi sh • Cave of the seahorse • Southern Ocean Aquarium with other interesting sea creatures including interactive fun in the touch-pool • Extensive gift shop • Coffee shop • Wheelchair accessible.

Tour Details:
Open 7 days from 9.30am (10.00am in Winter period). Tours depart regularly with the last tour at 4.30pm in peak period and 3.00pm in low period (unless booked, please call to confi rm). Hourly tours in Winter. Closed Christmas Day.

The Beaconsfi eld Mine and Heritage Centre is a place where you can lose yourself in history, play with treasures from the past and embark on an historical journey. You’ll be entertained by the interactive displays and live a different story around every corner with buttons to push, levers to pull, tunnels to crawl through and animals to search for. We like to think that our centre is a collection of experiences that allow you to enjoy and appreciate the history of Beaconsfi eld and the Tamar Valley. We invite you, your family and friends ... to “come & play”! Tasmanian Tourism Award Winner 2009, 2010 and 2011.

Details:
• Open daily 9.30am - 4.30pm. • Closed Christmas Day and Good Friday. • We recommend at least 1½ hours to really experience the centre. We also recommend dressing for warmth as this is both an indoor and outdoor historic site.

The Tamar Valley, just a short drive from Launceston, is known for its unique visitor attractions including Platypus House, Seahorse World and Beaconsfi led Mine and Heritage Centre. Purchase a Tamar Triple Pass and receive discounted entry into each of these ‘must see’ attractions.

Platypus House:
Inspection Head Wharf, Beauty Point
Platypus House is a unique attraction where visitors can watch live Tasmanian Platypuses and Echidnas in daylight conditions in an indoor setting. Visitors are guaranteed to see these spectacular mammals actively feeding during the guided tour of platypus ponds and the echidna garden.
Open: 9.30am - 3.30pm daily. Closed Christmas Day.

Seahorse World:
Inspection Head Wharf, Beauty Point
Visit Seahorse World for an up-close look at a working Seahorse Farm, feeding of the fi sh, the Cave of the Seahorse - showcasing different species, the nursery, touch-pool and the Southern Ocean Aquarium with giant crabs, seadragons, giant cuttlefi sh, local sharks and many other wonders of the southern seas.
Open: 9.30am - 3.30pm daily. Closed Christmas Day.

Beaconsfield Mine & Heritage Centre:
West Street, Beaconsfield
Come and play with the history of Beaconsfi eld and the Tamar Valley, explore the mine rescue display and discover for yourself a replica underground mining environment. Handson displays will entertain you with buttons to push, levers to pull, tunnels to crawl through and animals to search for. Tasmanian Tourism Award Winner 2009, 2010 and 2011.
Open: 9.30am - 4.30pm daily. Closed Christmas Day and Good Friday.