Cradle Mountain Active Day Trip from Launceston
Overview
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11 hours
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Cradle Mountain is a not to be missed highlight when visiting Launceston, Tasmania. Discover this amazing wilderness area as you enjoy 5-hours exploring the Cradle Mountain day walking area, with a variety of short and longer walking options. See beautiful Dove Lake, climb to a lofty peak for amazing views, discover the local wombats and the natural history of this World Heritage environment.
Highlights
• Explore Cradle Mountain National Park & World Heritage Area (4-5 hours)
• Stand on the shore of the spectacular setting of Dove Lake
• Enjoy some short introductory walks and interpretation to the area
• Walk along the “Rainforest City” & “Pencil Pine Falls” tracks
• Take on the Dove Lake circuit walk (easy grade 6km’s)
• Or, take on the harder walk to the lofty views of Marion’s Lookout (medium grade 3 hours)
• Explore the historic Weindorfers Chalet
Additional Info
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Minimum age to participate in tour is 8 years
This is an active tour with walking involved; a suitable level of general health & fitness and physical abilities is essential
We provide accurate interpretation, and keep wildlife disturbance to a minimum by viewing from appropriate distances and informing our guests how to view wildlife with patience and respect. Activities are always confined to tracks and boardwalks to minimize negative impacts.
Hotel pickup time is between 7 AM and 7:30 AM depending on your location. Hotel pickup is available from central city Hotels and Hostels ( no AirBnB’s). Please arrange pickup from your hotel at least 48 hours prior to departure with the tour operator.
We reserve the right to vary any trip in the event of bad weather or road closure and will incur no liability for any such alteration.
Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there is not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
What‘s Included
National Park entrance fees
Professionally guided and interpreted walks
We offer a Hotel pick up from select central city Hotels
Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Walking tours
• Food and drinks (please either pre purchase, or there will be the opportunity to purchase on tour)
• We do not offer pick ups from Air BnB’s and private residences
No luggage on board, only your day pack
No airport drop offs
What To Expect
Launceston
We depart Launceston and head towards Sheffield, the town of murals and,enjoy a short stop here.
Sheffield
The Town of Murals. Sheffield is a small and quirky rural village, in the foothills of the mountains. Sheffield is Tasmania’s own outdoor art gallery, featuring over 100 paintings on the walls of buildings across the town. The artwork depicts the history of the Cradle Mountain region and is a great taster of what is to come, before we continue onwards into the mountains.
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Cradle Mountain Active Day Trip from Launceston
Reviews
81 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Stunning scenery
Rob J,
Jun 28, 2025
- Viator
5.00Beautiful scenery, nice walks. We were lucky as it had snowed so it was even more picturesque, but that also made some of the trails slippery and some options not available to us. The dove lake walk is just lovely and then you go on a little wander and can hopefully see some wombats. Only downside is the winding and rougher roads so if you can, don’t sit at the back of the bus if you get a bit car sick or a bad back. Other than that we absolutely loved this trip.
Great experience
Nicole S,
Oct 27, 2024
- Viator
5.00Thoroughly enjoyable day, I loved everything, especially seeing the wombats wandering around freely. Dove lake with the boat shed was particularly beautiful. Great day!
Amazing day trip to cradle mountain!
Rachel S,
Aug 23, 2024
- Viator
5.00We had an amazing day tour with Graeme who is extremely knowledgeable and informative. We had a fantastic time at cradle mountain and did the dove Lake cricket and visited thr Waldheim Chalet. Greatly appreciate Graeme's efforts and highly recommend this tour. Thank you!
Marion route was so worth...
Carmelita C,
May 5, 2024
- Viator
5.00Marion route was so worth it, a little technical but do-able. Grahme, our tour guide was excellent! Highly recommend this hike.
Tour Guide from hell
MaryLynne T,
Apr 5, 2024
- Viator
3.00My daughter and I went on this tour on 15 March 2024 with high expectations but the tour guide, I think his name was Graham (older man with curly long blondish hair) was the most unfriendly and grumpy guide I have ever encountered. He did not introduce himself and was not interested in our names. He barked at us and rushed us at every stop. Any information he gave was said in a gruff manner. Sheffield was a rushed 30 min stop for us to get food ourselves. Then he rushed us to cradle mountain and told us how we can get up ourselves on the different routes and said to be down by 2 pm. He did not walk with us but went via a different route to Marion's Lookout himself. He told us to leave by 1 pm to get down by 2 pm. We left by 1pm but was 5 mins late as my daughter twisted her ankle on the way down. He did not warn us that the way down was a shortcut that was v steep. Another girl (S) on the tour was with us and saw him drive off. We were left there wondering what to do when a driver of another bus who happened by then said if you are waiting for Graham, he will come back. S said that she had Graham on another tour the day before and he was just as bad. We were given just 3 hours to do our walk on cradle mountain when it was stated on the tour information that we would have 5 hours. On the way back heading to the Raspberry Farm he told us we had only 20 mins there. He also drove recklessly and overtook dangerously and was honked at a couple of times. He even mounted the road divider/kerb when dropping us back at our hotel. The tour was supposed to be 11 hours but he rushed us so that it was about 9.5 hours only. Graham acted like an unhappy driver rather than a tour guide. I am really surprised that Viator has such tour guides on their tours. Apart from this, Cradle Mountain is beautiful and worth the hike.
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