Discovering Natural Tasmania
Tasmania is an outdoor lover’s paradise – the best-known hiking destination in Australia and must-visit destination for any Australian (or visitor to Australia) who loves the outdoors. Over half of Tasmania consists of national parks, reserves and state forests. These abound with almost endless walks and treks, sites of interest, lookouts, activities, wildlife encounters, adventures and places to stay. This book will help you make the best of your time in Tasmania’s natural places by highlighting the very best that the state has to offer, whatever your interest in the great outdoors. The book is richly illustrated with over 200 full-colour photographs and dozens of detailed maps. A summary table, indicating facilities and highlights, is included to help the reader find exactly the right place for the occasion. Covers the entire state and includes a few hidden gems as well as the better-known parks.
Author Bio:
Gillian Souter (with partner John) is the author of various guide books for Woodslane Press, covering the best walks in Tasmania, NSW’s Shoalhaven, Illawarra, Southern Highlands and Central Coast as well as Australia’s Red Centre. She has also co-written three books on walking in Europe (Classic Walks of Western Europe, Walking France and Walking Italy) and has penned Slow Journeys, a useful book on the pleasures and practicalities of distance walking.
