Australia's Natural State (PDF, 3.6 - Discover Tasmania

King Island Island lifestyle
Renowned for its special relationship with the sea, King Island
capitalises on its Bass Strait location to provide highly prized
food that’s coveted by some of the country’s best restaurants.
The island’s clean air and water, lush pastures help nuture
gorgeous creamy cheese, succulent seafood and tender beef.
Flinders Island
Find your own rhythm on more than 120 deserted beaches or
reach new heights atop the craggy granite cliffs of Strzelecki
National Park. Enjoy mouth-watering lobster from pristine
waters or succulent lamb favoured by celebrity chefs.
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• Linger at the King Island Dairy fromagerie, tasting
camembert, double brie, tangy blue vein, and indulgent
crème desserts or yoghurt
• Chat to farmers with a passion for bee-keeping and
sample their aromatic Lymwood Honey, select grass-fed
beef for a barbecue or stop at the Currie bakery for a
delicious scallop pie
• Choose a rock lobster, king crab or oysters at King Island
Seafoods – you need to order in advance
• Meet a remarkable Italian butcher at Grassy – he’s
turned his skills to local fare ranging from smoked eels
to black back salmon
• Head out before dawn and step into the life of a
fisherman for the day
• Go wildlife viewing at dusk for wallabies, potoroos and
possums, watch Fairy Penguins come ashore or spot
the rare orange-bellied parrot
Nature and wildlife
• Slow down on an evening cruise of Franklin Sound –
the clouds are actually shearwaters on the wing
The harbour at Currie
• Sea kayak the ever-changing coastline – or go diving with
a master diving instructor who has spent years exploring
these waters
• Chase trophy-size tuna or battle marlin and blue eye on a
world-class game fishing expedition
• Revel in unspoiled beaches – swim at Trousers Point, with
a view that’s one of Flinders’ most photographed; fossick
for Killiecrankie diamonds; or go beachcombing for a prized
paper nautilus shell
• Take the rewarding five hour hike to the top of Mt Strzelecki
for sublime views or the gentle two kilometre Strzelecki
Walking Track to seascapes, tree ferns and orchids
• Buckle up for a flight over majestic Franklin Sound and
Furneaux islands with Flinders Island Aviation
Sawyers Bay, Flinders Island