A day trip by light aircraft and boat deep into Tasmania's remote south west wilderness. You fly the south coast to Melaleuca, cruise into Bathurst Harbour, lunch on an island beach, and fly home past Federation Peak.
Days
- Full day, about 8.5 hours
Age
- Best for 16 and over; children welcome with an adult
Group size
- 4 to 25 guests
Start / finish
- Hobart (Cambridge) / Melaleuca / Bathurst Harbour / Hobart
- Cambridge Aerodrome, about 4:30pm
Return
- Cambridge Aerodrome, about 4:30pm
Transport
- Light aircraft flights and a covered tour boat
Meals
- Morning tea and lunch with Tasmanian wine
Route
Included experiences
- South Coast Track — scenic flight over Precipitous Bluff and Maatsuyker Island
- Melaleuca — orange-bellied parrot hide and Deny King Museum
- Needwonnee Walk — boardwalk through Aboriginal country
- Bathurst Harbour — boat cruise down Melaleuca Inlet past Mt Rugby
- Celery Top Islands — lunch on the beach
- Federation Peak — return flight over the Western Arthurs
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Reviews
5.0
Based on 35 reviews
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Travellers consistently praise the combination of scenic flights, boat cruises and food as a comprehensive way to experience the remote Southwest Wilderness, with particular appreciation for the knowledgeable and engaging staff who share the area's history and ecology. The most striking aspect across reviews is the consistently exceptional scenic conditions and stunning landscapes, including sightings of critically endangered orange-bellied parrots, along with the quality of meals and local Tasmanian wines served in remote settings. The most common caveat is that the tour is expensive, though most reviewers felt it represented good value for the all-inclusive experience of flights, extended boating, meals and professional guidance that would otherwise require days of walking to access.
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The Southwest Wilderness day tour is one of the best trips I've done, with magnificent scenery, a well-run schedule and thoughtful catering. Our pilot and guide Michael was friendly, enthusiastic and great at explaining the area's history.
We had perfect weather, so the short flights were smooth and Bathurst Harbour was like a mirror. We spotted critically endangered orange-bellied parrots over morning tea, and lunch with Tasmanian wine on a pristine beach was superb.
The flights each way and the cruise with our guide Dave were special, in a group of 11 with near perfect weather. Heated jackets were on hand and the information from the pilot and Dave was excellent.
Worth the wait for a perfect day: great views and commentary on the flights, a history talk at Melaleuca, then a sensational five-hour boat trip around Bathurst Harbour out to the ocean with Dave as guide and captain. Lunch on our own beach on the way back topped it off.
Our pilot Jason showed and told us so much, and guide and skipper David took us right up to the blowhole and out to the Breaksea Islands. Delicious food with Tasmanian wines and produce, and good value.
A brilliant day trip to Bathurst Harbour with pilot Jason and guide David. The scenery is next level and the remoteness adds to it.
