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The Tasmanian Northwest region is a beautiful landscape region having picturesque locales and some brilliant panoramic views. The region has fertile volcanic soil that offers excellent farming opportunities.

Devonport is the principal city of the Tasmanian Northwest region. Located on the Mersey River, it is a river port city and home to the third largest airport in Tasmania. Read more...

Some of the interesting spots of tourists’ interest in and around the city of Devonport include Home Hill (former residence of Australia’s only Tasmanian Prime Minister, Joseph Lyons), Maritime Museum, Spirit of Tasmania (the only passenger ferry operating across Bass Strait), Tiagarra (the Tasmanian Aboriginal Cultural and Arts Center), Don River Railway and Museum, Tasmanian Arboretum, colony of Fairy Penguins, Port Sorell, Shearwater, Hawley Beach, World Heritage areas of the Cradle Mountain and Lake St. Clair National Park, and plenty more.

Burnie is Tasmania’s fourth-largest city, the fifth-largest container port in Australia, and a major industrial center. Some of the interesting spots of tourists’ interest in and around the city of Burnie include Emu Bay, Fern Glade, Lake Kara, Pioneer Village Museum, Lactos cheese factory, Burnie Park, Oldaker Falls, Emu Valley and Annsleigh Gardens (known for thousands of rhododendrons), and plenty more.

Ulverstone, situated at the mouth of the Leven River, is known for its many parks and beaches. Some of the interesting spots of tourists’ interest in and around the city of Ulverstone include ANZAC Park, Fairway Park, Shropshire Park, Legion Park, Tobruk Park, the Boer War Memorial, Queens Gardens, Preston and Castra Falls, Gunns Plains caves, Leven Canyon, and plenty more.

Wynyard is renowned for dairy, vegetables, horticulture and forestry activities. Some of the interesting spots of tourists’ interest in and around the town of Wynyard include Table Cape, Tulip Farm, Fossil Bluff, Gutteridge Gardens, Wynyard Wharf, Flowerdale Valley Emu Farm, Lapoinya Rhododendron Gardens, Boat Harbor Beach, and plenty more.

Circular Head, a pristine region, is the largest dairying and prime beef producing area in Tasmania. It is the birthplace of Joseph Lyons, Australia’s only Tasmanian Prime Minister. Some of the interesting spots of tourists’ interest around Circular Head area include industrial and administrative town of Smithton, Lacrum Dairy Farm, Allendale Gardens, Gunns Timber Mills (the largest hardwood mill in Australia), historic town of Stanley, The Nut (affords a great view right along the coast), Mawbanna and Dip Falls, and plenty more.

King Island, located off the northwest tip of Tasmania, boasts of sandy beaches and jagged cliffs, and is home to more shipwrecks than anywhere else in Australia. King Island’s claim to fame is its fine produce of cream, specialty cheeses, beef and rock lobster.

The King Solomon and Marakoopa Caves are some of the best caves in Australia, and have to be on top of your itinerary in Tasmanian region of Australia.

The place has so much to offer to the visitors and some excellent accommodation facilities. We offer cheap Devonport and Tasmanian Northwest accommodation bookings for region’s best-known staying places. Book with us NOW to relish the charm of Northwest Tasmania!

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If one has to travel to an expanse of serene countryside, historic landmarks, wonderful beaches, glacier carved mountains and lush farmlands in Tasmania, the stretch of the city of Devonport to Cradle Mountain in the Great Western Tiers is the destination.

Queenstown is a town located in the West Coast region of Tasmania. Unlike any other places in the state, this town is mostly associated with denuded hills that resulted largely from the establishment of copper smelters.

Sheffield is a town located in the north central part of Tasmania. Like several other places in Tasmania, the town is a namesake of another town in England.

Sheffield is quite well-known for its murals, which became its major tourist attraction.

Located on the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia, the town of Stanley was first sighted by the British explorers, George Bass and Matthew Flinders in 1798 and was noted for its landmark that the town dwellers to the present have been calling, ``The Nut.

Located on the west coast of Tasmania, at the beaches of Long Bay, and at the northern edge of Macquarie Harbor lies the small township of Strahan like it always did when it was first developed into a port of entry for the nearby mining settlements.

Ulverstone is a town located in the northwestern coast of Tasmania, at the mouth of the Leven River. The town was said to be named after a commercial establishment in the 19th century, the Ulverstone Store.

There are a lot of outdoor attractions located within and around Ulverstone.

Wynyard is town located in the northwestern coast of Tasmania. It is a major rural center in the area and was named in honor of Lieutenant-General Edward Buckle Wynyard.

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