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Lake Pedder Wilderness & Gordon Dam Tour: A Journey Through Tasmania's Southwest National Park

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Hobart

Embark on a 9.5-hour driving tour through Tasmania's Southwest National Park, exploring wilderness, scenic lakes, and the towering Gordon Dam. Join David, an expert guide with a background in scientific disciplines, for an unforgettable journey into the heart of nature.

Duration: 9 hours, 30 minutes

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

New Norfolk - We depart Hobart heading west then following the Lyell Highway. We will make a short stop at this historic town dating back to 1807, to pick up lunch and hot drinks at a local bakery

What's Included

Climate-controlled vehicle interiors

What's Not Included

Lunch

Additional Information

Embark on a 9.5-hour journey to the UNESCO-listed Southwest National Park, offering wilderness, majestic lakes, and the imposing Gordon Dam. Your guide will be David, who has substantial knowledge obtained from his studies at the University of Tasmania and employment experience with the lake management entity.

The itinerary begins with a tranquil trek through untouched temperate rainforest. Followed by a drive to Teds Beach to appreciate the proximity of Lake Pedder. Then, enjoy the breathtaking views of Lake Pedder and the surrounding mountains from the Lake Pedder Lookout. Subsequent to walking across Australia’s tallest dam (140m), we make our way towards the Knob Hill and Gordon Dam lookouts for a panoramic view.

Lastly, take pleasure in viewing stunning landscapes accompanied with narration on the drive to and from Hobart.

Travel Time is included in Tour duration.

Location

20 Davey St

Davey Street

Corner of Elizabeth street and Davey street in front of the Tamanian Travel and Information Centre.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Rham5221

Mar 16, 2024

Lakes Pedder and Gordon - David is a geologist, and passionate about wild life, plants, ecology and the Tasmanian wilderness. He talked almost non-stop about what we were seeing and gave the background to all the discussions leading to the the flooding of Lake Pedder and the creation of the Gordon dam. He was apolitical and receptive to all questions. A long day but well worthwhile. Rod H

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Robert_s

Feb 26, 2024

Empty quarter of Tasmania full of sights - The southwest of Tasmania is a different world from the rest of the island and indeed the rest of the nation. When we boarded, our guide, David, warned us it would be wetter and colder than we might expect. In fact rain all day did not dampen his enthusiasm or patter, and we all loved the views and learned a lot. Gordon dam is an amazing feat of engineering.

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Jeremylp135ua

Nov 21, 2023

Met Holy light, beach like tea, great David:) - Excellent trip, we met the “Holy light” on the way - a huge rare rainbow looks like full of the valley, it glorying us, David and everyone, I guess so. We saw the tea beach, the water on the shore looks like tea, the 1st time I saw that in my life. We climbed the Gordon dam, and David took us to the highest point of Gordon dam, at the highest point, Gordon dam is not so shocking as we stand on it…:)

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426krishnakumary

Nov 14, 2023

An amazing, homely and naturally rich tour - It was so nice to go for a guided tour with David last Saturday 11th November 2023. He was such an amazing tour guide who looked after us so well. We felt as if we were going with a family. He was so professional and knowledgeable about Lake Pedder, Gordon Dam and mostly almost everything about the places around Tasmania and their wonderful stories. We overenjoyed our outing so much. We recommend anyone interested to take a tour with David. He is a fantastic fellow. Thank you so much, David for this opportunity.

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638changjunl

Nov 11, 2023

Wonderful trip to Lake Pedder and Gordon Dam - We had a perfect trip yesterday. We visited the Lake Pedder and Gordon dam, and we are very grateful for our guide David. He is very experienced and knowledgeable, providing detailed explanations for each place. The geographical and historical knowledge made the trip even more interesting. The scenery is so beautiful, and the Gordon dam is truly impressive. The whole trip was rich and comfortable. We will definitely participate again next time."

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