Driving Tour Surprises in Tasmania

One of the good things about self driving tour is that you can choose to stop at any time and any spot whenever you find something interesting. It can be a scenic spot, a historical site or a food outlet which offers something unusual. We had these experiences almost in all the places along our driving tours.

On our way from Hobart to Port Arthur on 29 March, we made a detour to the Tasman Bay National Park Lookout Point after sighting the signboard. Together with a sizable number of passing tourists, we had a good view of the bay and the southeast coastline of Tasmania.

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The next day, we left Hobart for Bicheno. Along the way, we spotted this breathtaking coastline called Spiky Beach. Beside one other car which stopped nearby, we had the beach all for ourselves. We spent some time roaming around and enjoying the fabulous views and ambience.

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After leaving Spiky Beach and driving along the Tasman Highway, about 25 Km before reaching Bicheno, we spotted a sign for Devil’s Corner. Without hesitation, we signaled right and turned into the public car park. There, we were welcomed by a tall, enclosed viewing tower erected by the winery. From the top of the tower, we caught sweeping views of Coles Bay and Tasmania’s Great Oyster Bay, and were mesmerised by the gently undulating terrain of the surrounding vineyards.

True to its name, Great Oyster Bay is renowned as a place to savour some of Tasmania’s finest seafood - oysters, mussels, scallops, lobsters and abalone.

Unfortunately, time was not on our side. We had to move on, missing out on many of the experiences and surprises the winery undoubtedly had to offer.

On any journey, one can never see, taste, or savour everything a place has to offer in a single visit. Perhaps that is why some destinations draw people back again and again, even to the very same places they have visited before.

  

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In Bicheno, we would not have expected to encounter the blowhole or the penguins had we not been alerted by the signboards we noticed while driving around (Read here).

If there is one thing I will always remember about Bicheno - besides the penguins and the blowhole - it is its uniquely rugged, rocky seafront.

Massive rock formation protects the seafront of
Bicheno.