Derwent Valley And Central Highlands Guides Attractions Events in Tasmania

Adventure Tarraleah is located in the Tasmanian highlands en route to Tasmania's rugged west coast. It is the base for wilderness, wild trout, walking, waterfalls and wildlife. Some of Australia’s most experienced guides can safely take you to places seldom seen. This is brown trout heaven close to the centre of some 3,000 lakes, rivers and streams with over thirty of them on our doorstep or within a short drive away.
Travel by mountain bike, kayak, and luxury four-wheel drive or just tread softly as we walk through magical valleys and drink from spectacular waterfalls. Visit pristine rainforests, local farms and secret lakes. This is the home of wonderful wild fighting trout and also get introduced to some of our unique animals in the wilderness.
Watch platypus swim for their supper or wombats waddle. Spot over 80 species of birds and be guided to rare flora. Meet the people who farm in the highlands or forge their livelihood in the nearby streams and forests. Learn new skills or step up to the next challenge of learning how to fly fish, hone photographic expertise or hunt wild orchids, trophy trout or the elusive tiger.
Afterwards return to superb wilderness luxury accommodation.

Blue Lake Lodge offer guided fly-fishing tours of Arthurs Lake, great cuisine and comfortable accommodation.
Whether you are a novice or experienced fly fisher Blue Lake Lodge can cater to your requirements.
You can choose from a range of fly-fishing activities: fishing for sea run brown trout, flats polaroiding for big trout, dry fly fishing in prolific summer mayfly hatches, wind lane fishing, tailing trout, loch style fishing and more.
You’ll be guided by Brett, your host and experience fly-fishing guide, and get access to the best fishing areas using their specially designed boat.
Blue Lake Lodge enjoys a secluded bushland and waterfront setting on Arthurs Lake, one of Tasmania’s most prolific wild trout fisheries.
Blue Lake Lodge is situated on 100 acres of native bush land, your nearest neighbour at least a kilometre away. A quiet evening stroll through the bush is likely to provide glimpses of wallabies, wombats, echidnas, native bird life, and fallow deer. After dark you are likely to encounter possums and Tasmanian devils.

Central Highlands is a fishing lodge central to Great Lake, Arthur's Lake and the Western Lakes.
Trout fishing in Tasmania’s pristine highland lakes with an experienced guide can be arranged. The Lodge features a fully licensed bar and restaurant where you’ll enjoy the impressive service, tasty meals and a selection of Tasmanian wines. Lodge accommodation is in family units or double/twin rooms. Trout guiding can be arranged using the services of experienced guides.

Classic Car Tours and Hire provides unique and personalised tours in a 1968 Ford Mustang V8 Convertible.
There are a range of full day and half tours including wine tours departing from Hobart and the Derwent Valley, so that visitors to our beautiful and unique part of the world have the opportunity to experience the magnificent scenery, colonial history, local food and wine and wildlife including the Tasmanian Devil.
All tours are personalised and can be adapted to suit individual needs. For the independent traveller who likes to choose where to go and what to do, we can design a personalised tour of a few hours or a whole day.
And, being lifetime locals of the Derwent Valley we are able to provide visitors to this beautiful valley with its rich colonial history and unique places of interest with an informative and fun experience.
Treat yourself to the experience of a lifetime, a personalised tour in this gleaming red 1968 Ford Mustang V8 Convertible.

The Derwent Valley Railway is based at New Norfolk, a 40 minute drive northwest of Hobart.
Derwent Valley Railway is operated by Derwent Valley Railway Inc. a not for profit preservation society dedicated to the restoration of the Derwent Valley Line.
Derwent Valley Railway operates a collection of steam and diesel locomotives and rolling stock including periodic rail tours on the Tasmanian Railway Network. They are also available for charter. For full details of operating times and routes contact operator.

Ken Orr's Tasmanian Trout Expeditions operate trout fishing expeditions at Bradys Lake in Tasmania’s Central Highlands.
Ken Orr's Tasmanian Trout Expeditions is the longest continually operating trout guiding business in Tasmania - established in 1979. Ken has over 30 years fly fishing experience in Tasmania’s central highlands offering a mixture of stream and lake fishing. All equipment can be supplied if required.

Lakeside St Clair offers cruises on Australia’s deepest freshwater lake situated in Tasmania's Western Wilderness region. Lake St Clair is at the southern boundary of the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park.
Lakeside St Clair is located on the shores of Lake St Clair – a 160 metre-deep freshwater lake that reaches 17 kilometres/11 miles into the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. Departing daily from the Cynthia Bay jetty, the Ida Clair offers ferry and cruise services on the Lake. You can cruise to Echo Point to see stunning rainforest or journey to Narcissus Bay, the end point of the six-day, 65 kilometre Overland Track—a world-famous bushwalk through the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park. You can also visit Pumphouse Point on the Lake’s south-eastern shore for breathtaking mountain views or take a sunset summer cruise for a touch of romance.
Fares: Cynthia Bay - Narcissus River AUD28.00 (one way); Cynthia Bay - Echo Point AUD20.00 per person (one way); Scenic Cruise AUD40.00 adult and AUD18.00 per child.

Paul Kaine's Guided Fishing provides specialised guided trout fishing adventures on the lakes and tarns located among Tasmania’s Central Highlands.
Combining over thirty years of trout fishing across Tasmania and many years of guiding professionally, your guide Paul Kaine has the necessary qualifications to ensure an enjoyable fishing experience.
Paul will share his combined knowledge and skills while fishing for wild brown and rainbow trout. You will enjoy fishing alpine waters such as Arthur’s Lake, Great Lake or one of many other waters scattered across Tasmania’s Highlands.
Your day will include, a professional guide, duration eight to 10 hours, tuition, quality tackle including waders and wet weathers, sports fishing boat, gourmet lunches and complimentary digital photos.
Regardless of your ability or your personal fishing preference, Paul will provide a fishing adventure that will suit your individual needs. Fishing methods may include: fly fishing, soft plastic lures, trolling or casting hard bodied lures and live baits.
Our Guided fishing adventures are suitable for one or two people and can include one or more days fishing.
Highland Accommodation: We invite you to stay in our self contained fishing cabin.

Rainbow Lodge tours are located at Miena in Tasmania’s central highlands. We specialise in sight fishing and hunting for feeding trout… brown, brook and rainbow – still and running water.
The wild trout in Tasmania have the reputation of being amongst the hardest of all to catch, especially without local knowledge, local experience, and without a local guide. Using a guide who is based in the high country places you at a clear advantage. Tasmania is an environment that constantly changes, different weather conditions and water levels can turn good fishing into great, great fishing into spectacular.
We live, eat and breath guiding in Tasmania, both in the Central Highlands and on the lowland rivers, so we know how to match conditions to locations and of course trout!
Rainbow Lodge also offers comfortable cottage style private fishing lodge in the hub of the Central Highlands, nestled amongst the character fishing shacks of Miena.

For an exhilarating jet boat ride join Tasmanian Devil Jet at historic New Norfolk. New Norfolk is just half an hour from Hobart on the Lyell Highway to Queenstown.
Travel up the picturesque Derwent River, skim over shallow water at speeds of up to 80 kilometres per hour, through white water rapids, in the specially designed Harwood 5.9 metre Jet Boat with its fully qualified driver. It’s a thrilling action packed 30 minute ride.
Add a few 360 degree spins to this thrilling ride and you have Jet Boating at its best.
We cater for all age groups, and all gear and life-jackets are supplied. Our oldest passenger was a lively 92 year-old and our youngest just 12 weeks old!

Tasmanian Prestige Tours offers personalised day tours from Hobart. Experience a guided tour of historic Port Arthur and Richmond. For a wilderness and wildlife experience let us take you to the beautiful Derwent Valley to explore the Mount Field National Park, Russell Falls and Junee Caves. Later we can visit Something Wild to meet some of the native wildlife.
Or you may wish us to tailor a tour to suit your special interests. All tours are accompanied by an experienced local.

Trout Adventure Tasmania operates guided trout fishing adventures and nocturnal wildlife tours at Bronte Park, in Tasmania’s central highlands.
The region is a trout fisherman’s paradise, with numerous lakes and rivers to choose from. We can take you fly fishing, spinning, trolling or boat fishing.
Our nocturnal wildlife tours operate each evening, and our filtered spotlights enable you to view the native wildlife in its natural habitat.

Trout Fishing Safaris of Tasmania offer fully guided fishing safaris in Tasmania’s central highlands.
Your guide, Bill Beck, is a founder member of the Tasmanian Professional Trout Guides Association and has over 30 years experience of fishing in Tasmania. His preferred method of fishing is with the dry fly especially polaroiding using a dry fly. However the choice of fly, spin or trolling is purely up to you.
Our safaris can vary from one day to two weeks or longer. They are not predetermined in any way and are drawn up to suit each client's individual requirements and no specific start or finish time is applicable.