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Tasman Peninsula

The Tasman Peninsula, steeped in history, is a "must see" for visitors to Tasmania. Filled with natural beauty, horrors of the past are masked by the present tranquility. Nubeena is the largest town on the Tasman Peninsula.

The Port Arthur Historic Site, at Port Arthur, is one of Tasmania's premiere tourist attractions and takes visitors a step back in time to Australia's convict past. Close to Port Arthur are the Tasmanian Devil Park and a timber milling museum.

Eaglehawk Neck, gateway to the Tasman Peninsula, has several spectacular natural features as well its own story from the past. For those seeking to escape the crowds, a visit to Fortescue Bay is definitely on the cards.

Dunalley, through which visitors must pass to reach the Tasman Peninsula, is close to the first European landing in Tasmania.

Recommendation: From the Tasman Peninsula The Nord, a large wreck can be dived. The wreck is covered in all kinds of sessile life such as zoanthids, sponges, sea tulips, sea whips and bryozoans.

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Photos

Boating at Fortescue Bay - Photo courtesy of Tour of Tasmania

Underwater Recommendations

The peninsula with steep cliffs offers great shore dives on rocky reefs ands piers. Boat dives give access to dense sponge gardens, pinnacles, caves and kelp forests. There is plenty of options to go diving no matter the conditions.

Getting There

The Tasman Peninsula is easily accessible by road from southern and eastern Tasmania. Coaches and charter buses offer regular service to the Tasman Peninsula, but public transportation is limited.