DESTINATION: BichenoBicheno is a popular resort and busy commercial fishing port 195km NE of Hobart. It was a sealing and whaling town in the early 19th century, and later a centre servicing a nearby coal mine. Today, the main industries are shellfish culture, crayfishing and tourism. Main AttractionsSome of the marine life found in the clear waters around Bicheno can be seen at the Bicheno Sea Life Centre. Bicheno Penguin and Adventure Tours has nightly tours of a nearby penguin rookery. Also a glass-bottom boat tours the sheltered waters of Bicheno's Marine Park and Gulch, providing close-up views of underwater life, including a spectacular kelp forest. The grave of Waubedebar can be seen near Waubs Beach. Waubedebar was an Aboriginal woman enslaved by sealers, some of whom she subsequently saved from drowning. Bicheno's attractive setting can be appreciated from Whalers Lookout off Foster St or the scenic foreshore walkway that runs from the Blowhole in the south all the way to Redbill Point. |
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The East Coast Nature World, 8km north, exhibits Tasmanian fauna. Freycinet and Springvale vineyards are 18km SW on the Tasman Hwy. Ocean views can be enjoyed from the lookout at Douglas-Apsley NP, 14km NW.
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Region: East Coast
East Coast, Tasmania main attractions include: the Douglas-Apsley National Park, Evercreech Forest Reserve, Freycinet National Park, Maria Island, Orford, Swansea Bark Mill, The Hazards and Wineglass Bay. Major towns in the area are Bicheno, Coles Bay, St Marys, Swansea and Triabunna. more
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Charles St and Esplanade West, Triabunna, Ph: (03) 6257 4090
Web sites with information, accommodation or tours for Bicheno: Seaview Holiday Park Local Videos
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