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Wildlife Parks

• The best wildlife park in Tasmania is found at Bicheno on the east coast. The East Coast Bird Life and Animal Park is the largest free range wildlife park in Tasmania. They have a very large number of birds of all varieties (friendly ducks and geese which love to be fed!) and free ranging wallabies and kangaroos everywhere (also happy for you to feed them). In special enclosures there are wombats (which they will let you hold), tasmanian devils and even some farm animals.

• Another wildlife park which can be visited from Hobart is the Bonorong Wildlife Park at Brighton. They have a good range of animals, including koalas, wombats, tassie devils and heaps of kangaroos and wallabies. Visitors are allowed to feed the animals but when we were there they didn't seem very hungry. This is a reasonably good park but it is fairly hilly (not as bad as Talune) and the majority of the pathways are gravel so walking around can be a bit slippery.

  Historical Sites

• The whole town of Richmond, just 27kms north east of Hobart, is a tourist attraction. The majority of its buildings are original from colonial times, and with the oldest bridge, oldest Catholic church, and oldest gaol in Australia, Richmond is definitely worth a look. A day trip which takes in Bonorong Park and Richmond is definitely recommended

• The most famous tourist attraction in Tasmania, and possibly Australia, is the Port Arthur Convict Settlement. It is recommended that you take at least a full day to tour this magnificent site. We have been there on each of our holidays to Tasmania and each time it is better than before. It is a site which has appeal for all ages.Many of the buildings (many of which are just outer walls) have been restored and or strengthened so that visitors can walk safely inside them. The original mental assylum has been restored and established as a museum with a lot of information about the penal colony.

  National Parks

• If your a fan of wonderful scenery (and I'm sure most visitors to Tasmania are) then The Freycinet Peninsular is a must see place. There are a number of walks in the national park, from short family walks to overnight expeditions for the experienced bush walker. On our last holiday to Tasmania we took the short walk to the Wineglass Bay lookout. It took us about 45 minutes to get to the top and about the same to get back. It is a reasonably steep climb but the path is very good. I recommend you take something to drink, and your camera!

This book is one for children aged 9 to12.