About us

Tours - Accommodation - Attractions - Produce - North West Tasmania

This website has been created to provide visitors with information about tours, cruises, accommodation and places of interest in the North West of Tasmania. Inspired by the natural wildlife and unspoiled scenery, a diverse group of businesses seeks to promote this region and hopes that the variety of attractions found in this area, will encourage you to explore this beautiful part of the world and discover its hidden treasures.

Our Island

The north west, inhabited mostly by Tasmanians of European and Aboriginal descent, has large tracts of wilderness which support rare and endangered wildlife, unusual geological formations and rich volcanic soils. The area has Tasmania’s most prosperous farming lands and is increasingly becoming a must-see tourist destination. The rich soils are ideal for vegetable growing, dairy products, prime beef, honey, wine and fresh fruits.
The patchwork countryside, reminiscent of England, has earned itself a clean, green image due to a reliable rainfall, lack of heavy industry and the geographical isolation from the rest of Australia. The region is a scenic coastline of progressive towns and cities, where residents breathe the cleanest air in the world, eat the freshest food on the planet and enjoy a healthy, relaxed lifestyle.

Our History

Tasmania is an archipelago of 334 islands and is separated from the rest of Australia by the waters of Bass Strait. In 1642, Abel Tasman, a Dutch explorer, was the first European to sight the largest island and named it, Van Diemen's Land, which was later changed to Tasmania in 1856. The French were the next visitors in 1772, followed by the English. In 1823, the English parliament, granted 50,000 acres of land, by Royal Charter, to the newly-formed, Van Diemen’s Land Company, to open up the unexplored lands of the north west. The company made its headquarters at Stanley and today still farms large holdings, in the far north west.

Listings

Listings are invited from tourism operators who have nature-based tours, produce, attractions or rural accommodation in north western Tasmania, including off-shore islands.

 

Enquiries please contact: webmaster@discovernorthwesttasmania.com.au

Web-Update: 30/6/09