Australia

DANNY : DE HEK is dedicated to providing informative and unbiased online Accommodation, Transportation and Travel Tourism information. Established in 1995, my extensive network provides comprehensive travel guides for popular destinations and top resources for activities and ‘all things New Zealand’.

To Discover Australia you will need to be prepared for the unexpected. What other country can offer so many rewards and surprises to the traveller setting out to explore the ‘back of beyond’? All you need is Accommodation, a reliable rental car or Campervan, a Road Map and that all-important sense of adventure, and the wonders of Australia are yours to savour.

Australia: Cape York Peninsula, Tasmania Itineraries and Tasmania Great Walks

Duck Reach

Launceston, Tamar and The North

Duck Reach

By DANNY : DE HEK|2020-11-16T23:00:45+13:00November 16th, 2020|Categories: Launceston, Tamar and The North|Tags: Duck Reach, Forest Reserves, Forest Walks, Great Short Walks, Nature Reserves, Nature Trails, Parks and Wildlife Service, Tasmania Great Walks, Tasmania Parks, Tasmania Walking Guide, Wildlife Reserve, Wildlife Sanctuaries, World Heritage Sites|

The Duck Reach walk starts in Launceston itself and runs through the Cataract Gorge Reserve an on to the historic Duck Reach Power Station.

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Goblin Forest Walk, Blue Tier

East Coast & Flinders Island

Goblin Forest Walk, Blue Tier

By DANNY : DE HEK|2020-11-16T10:04:59+13:00November 16th, 2020|Categories: East Coast & Flinders Island|Tags: Blue Tier, Forest Reserves, Forest Walks, Goblin Forest Walk, Great Short Walks, Nature Reserves, Nature Trails, Parks and Wildlife Service, Tasmania Great Walks, Tasmania Parks, Tasmania Walking Guide, Wildlife Reserve, Wildlife Sanctuaries, World Heritage Sites|

A short walk but one steeped in history. That sums up the Goblin Forest walk in just a few words. This short circuit (400m) rain forest.

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Wineglass Bay Lookout

East Coast & Flinders Island

Wineglass Bay Lookout

By DANNY : DE HEK|2020-11-16T09:58:46+13:00November 16th, 2020|Categories: East Coast & Flinders Island|Tags: Forest Reserves, Forest Walks, Great Short Walks, Nature Reserves, Nature Trails, Parks and Wildlife Service, Tasmania Great Walks, Tasmania Parks, Tasmania Walking Guide, Wildlife Reserve, Wildlife Sanctuaries, Wineglass Bay Lookout, World Heritage Sites|

Wineglass Bay has long been regarded as having the most beautiful beaches in the world, with sparkling clear water and dazzlingly white sand.

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Wineglass Bay and Hazards Beach Circuit

East Coast & Flinders Island

Wineglass Bay and Hazards Beach Circuit

By DANNY : DE HEK|2020-11-16T12:45:44+13:00November 16th, 2020|Categories: East Coast & Flinders Island|Tags: Forest Reserves, Forest Walks, Great Short Walks, Hazards Beach Circuit, Nature Reserves, Nature Trails, Parks and Wildlife Service, Tasmania Great Walks, Tasmania Parks, Tasmania Walking Guide, Wildlife Reserve, Wildlife Sanctuaries, Wineglass Bay, World Heritage Sites|

Following on from the walk to the Wineglass Bay lookout, this is regarded as one of the greatest of all Tasmanian Walks, Hike or Trek.

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Cape Raoult

Hobart and Surrounds

Cape Raoult

By DANNY : DE HEK|2020-11-16T11:06:40+13:00November 16th, 2020|Categories: Hobart and Surrounds|Tags: Cape Raoult, Forest Reserves, Forest Walks, Great Short Walks, Nature Reserves, Nature Trails, Parks and Wildlife Service, Tasmania Great Walks, Tasmania Parks, Tasmania Walking Guide, Wildlife Reserve, Wildlife Sanctuaries, World Heritage Sites|

The stunning coastal seascapes to be enjoyed include rock platforms, towering columns, plunging cliffs, islands and swirling oceans.

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Bivouac Bay

Hobart and Surrounds

Bivouac Bay

By DANNY : DE HEK|2020-11-16T10:51:14+13:00November 16th, 2020|Categories: Hobart and Surrounds|Tags: Bivouac Bay, Forest Reserves, Forest Walks, Great Short Walks, Nature Reserves, Nature Trails, Parks and Wildlife Service, Tasmania Great Walks, Tasmania Parks, Tasmania Walking Guide, Wildlife Reserve, Wildlife Sanctuaries, World Heritage Sites|

Escape from the hustle of life on this peaceful walk that boasts spectacular coastal and cliff scenery when tramping Bivouac Bay.

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Strzelecki Peaks

East Coast & Flinders Island

Strzelecki Peaks

By DANNY : DE HEK|2020-11-18T11:27:57+13:00November 16th, 2020|Categories: East Coast & Flinders Island|Tags: Forest Reserves, Forest Walks, Great Short Walks, Nature Reserves, Nature Trails, Parks and Wildlife Service, Strzelecki Peaks, Tasmania Great Walks, Tasmania Parks, Tasmania Walking Guide, Wildlife Reserve, Wildlife Sanctuaries, World Heritage Sites|

Strzelecki Park named after the granite range that dominates the entire south-western part of Flinders Island is relatively underdeveloped.

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Ralphs Falls

East Coast & Flinders Island

Ralphs Falls

By DANNY : DE HEK|2020-11-16T10:57:36+13:00November 16th, 2020|Categories: East Coast & Flinders Island|Tags: Forest Reserves, Forest Walks, Great Short Walks, Nature Reserves, Nature Trails, Parks and Wildlife Service, Ralphs Falls, Tasmania Great Walks, Tasmania Parks, Tasmania Walking Guide, Wildlife Reserve, Wildlife Sanctuaries, World Heritage Sites|

At 100m in height, it is taller than its neighbouring St Columba Falls, however, because water flow is often very limited on Ralphs Falls.

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Painted Cliffs

East Coast & Flinders Island

Painted Cliffs

By DANNY : DE HEK|2020-11-16T13:13:36+13:00November 16th, 2020|Categories: East Coast & Flinders Island|Tags: Forest Reserves, Forest Walks, Fossil Cliffs, Great Short Walks, Nature Reserves, Nature Trails, Painted Cliffs, Parks and Wildlife Service, Tasmania Great Walks, Tasmania Parks, Tasmania Walking Guide, Wildlife Reserve, Wildlife Sanctuaries, World Heritage Sites|

Amongst the island’s many attractions are the spectacular Painted Cliffs - truly one of nature’s marvels just off the Tasman Highway.

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Swansea City and Coast Walk

East Coast & Flinders Island

Swansea City and Coast Walk

By DANNY : DE HEK|2020-11-16T13:07:58+13:00November 16th, 2020|Categories: East Coast & Flinders Island|Tags: Coast Walk, Forest Reserves, Forest Walks, Great Short Walks, Nature Reserves, Nature Trails, Parks and Wildlife Service, Swansea City, Tasmania Great Walks, Tasmania Parks, Tasmania Walking Guide, Wildlife Reserve, Wildlife Sanctuaries, World Heritage Sites|

Part of the relaxing 2.3km (one way) walk is on the town’s streets and esplanade, while the remainder is on a formed coastal track.

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Cape Hauy

Hobart and Surrounds

Cape Hauy

By DANNY : DE HEK|2020-11-16T21:34:38+13:00November 16th, 2020|Categories: Hobart and Surrounds|Tags: Cape Hauy, Forest Reserves, Forest Walks, Great Short Walks, Nature Reserves, Nature Trails, Parks and Wildlife Service, Tasmania Great Walks, Tasmania Parks, Tasmania Walking Guide, Wildlife Reserve, Wildlife Sanctuaries, World Heritage Sites|

Dolerite columns and cliffs at Cape Hauy are truly spectacular and climbers and abseilers are attracted to the region of Hobart and Surrounds

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Tamar Island

Launceston, Tamar and The North

Tamar Island

By DANNY : DE HEK|2020-11-20T11:06:14+13:00November 16th, 2020|Categories: Launceston, Tamar and The North|Tags: Forest Reserves, Forest Walks, Great Short Walks, Nature Reserves, Nature Trails, Parks and Wildlife Service, Tamar Island, Tasmania Great Walks, Tasmania Parks, Tasmania Walking Guide, Wildlife Reserve, Wildlife Sanctuaries, World Heritage Sites|

Situated in the Tamar River, the 7-hectare island is the largest in a group of five small islands found in this section of the river.

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