Tasmanian Wilderness

The Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area is a legacy of the last great wildernesses on earth, and a canvas rich in the stories of humanity's previous and current connections with the environment.

The 1.4 million hectares that now make up the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area are part of a chain of six national parks and a number of reserves and conservation areas that together cover one fifth of Tasmania's land mass.

The Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area consists of the following areas:

• Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair National Park
• Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park
• Southwest National Park
• Walls of Jerusalem National Park
• Hartz Mountains National Park
• Mole Creek Karst National Park (part)
• Devils Gullet State Reserve
• Liffey Falls State Reserve (part)
• Maatsuyker Island
• St Clair Lagoon Conservation Area
• Southwest Conservation Area (Melaleuca - Cox Bight section – now part of Southwest National Park)
• Meander Forest Reserve
• Liffey Forest Reserve
• Dry's Bluff Forest Reserve
• Wargata Mina Cave (Aboriginal land)
• Ballawinne Cave (Aboriginal land)
• Macquarie Harbour Historic Site
• Farm Cove Game Reserve
• Central Plateau Conservation Area
• Adamsfield Conservation Area
• Marble Hill Conservation Area
• Kuti Kina Cave (Aboriginal land)

Also included are three freehold areas: 'Gordonvale' in the Vale of Rasselas; Central Plateau (approximately five blocks); and Lake Murchison.

Getting there

You can fly direct to Hobart International Airport. From the Airport, best start by booking an airport shuttle or private transfer to the destination you've planned.