Tassie's East Coast Highlights Reviews

Did this trip with my mother and here is my review, I'll try and write it from both my and my mums perspective. It was great to have everything organised and all the little places to visit that you wouldn't think or know to visit yourself. My mum thoroughly enjoyed it and value for money but I thought it was something I could do for $400 cheaper by ...read more hiring a car and organising myself. However as I mentioned the only downside to this is the knowledge. Our guide and drivers were excellent - 10/10, they knew their stuff and we totally enjoyed the commentary at least every hour of some little thing to look out for while travelling along. This is priceless, even the places to stop off along the way have a story or something to see that you just wouldn't know on your own.

We joined this trip after the others had already started a 'longer' west coast tour and after hearing all they did on the west coast tour this one felt as though it was lacking a little. It seemed to come and go without anything "mind blowing". If i have to be honest all I can remember is Bridestowe Lavender Farm and Port Arthur, and the lavender farm wasn't that exciting either, maybe just by the fact it was a short tour seemed to come and go quickly. Our group and our drivers did everything to integrate us, but the other had already been together for 6 or more days and just as we started getting into it - it ended. If you can afford it I'd recommend doing the whole Tassie tour, I'm pretty sure you wont be disappointed and see all Tassie has to offer.

Staying at the Wrest Point Casino in Hobart made it hard to explore Hobart with my mum. Even the closet supermarket was 1 km away. Finally our AAT Kings coach was awesome very comfortable. Optional excursions were limited but there was one night where everyone went on either Tassie Devils in the wild or penguin parade, EVERYONE thoroughly enjoyed no matter which one they did.

In summary - if moneys and times not an issue its worth doing and going the extra mile and doing the whole Tassie tour. But if your an avid internet user and comfortable using the likes of TripAdvisor and with friends (not necessarily looking to make new friends) you can probably work it out yourself for way cheaper, and this particular tour seems like you could fit more in, in the short time. Once again remembering you will not have an amazing guide! We hired a car after this tour and drove to Cradle Mountain and back to Launceston I was able to find a few small towns with some interesting things to do on the way so its possible. Highly recommend Cradle Mountain (which is not part of this tour but in the whole tour). If your a little bit older this trip (or the full one) will be perfect, again if you can afford it go for longer, with everything organised, amazing guides who know everything and meet a lot of new friends. My mum gave it a 4/5.

We were not aware that this 4 day trip was part of the 10 day Tasmanian Wonders trip. We joined fellow travellers in Launceston. The trip originated in Hobart 6 days earlier and covered the west coast. We were made very welcome by the other travellers and the tour director once we joined them. The tour director located us in the hotel the night before ...read more and introduced himself and gave us lots of information. Fellow travellers spoke of their previous 6 days being an excellent trip.

We enjoyed every aspect of our tour. Everything went very smoothly including airport transfers and extra nights accommodation before and after the tour. Early mornings, usually 6.30am for breakfast, were a little hard, but understand as there was a lot to cover in the day. Gordon, the tour director, was caring, very friendly and was a wealth of information. We were pleased with the standard of accommodation. We would not hesitate to travel with AAT Kings again and book online with Global Journeys.

Caroline and Tom were really pleasant and helpful and a real pleasure to have met them. They obviously enjoy their jobs and nothing was too much trouble. The only thing we are unhappy about is the attitude with the shuttle. It should not make any difference if we did not use AAT Kings hotels or stayed for an extra day. As a result of this attitude ...read more it cost us $30 for the shuttle and $55 for the taxi to the airport. As a result of this we would think very carefully about AAT Kings in future.

I thought the pace was slow, but I'm probably biased because I'm under 30. The sites were good. Transfer to airport at the end was helpful.

All up we enjoyed our tour of Tasmania. Would have liked to spend our free time in Hobart closer to the main shopping area instead of near the restaurant area as we had already had lunch at Richmond. Our tour guide and driver were excellent and can recommend this tour. Thanks to Global Journeys and Kirby for their excellent service.

My comments are in regard to the tour I took along the East Coast of Tasmania. The reason I didn't grade the tour higher is that we didn't see a Wine Glass Bay. I mean, we saw the entrance into it from a very far distance but we didn't have a Wine Glass Bay experience when it 's seen from a look out point. It is just so sad that I've missed this once ...read more in a lifetime opportunity to see one of the most beautiful places in the world while I was so close to it! I strongly suggest you to make some changes in the itienary that will accommodate visiting Wine Glass bay as optional excursion. Other than this very big disadvantage, AAT Kings ran the itinerary very smoothly and the tour guide was excellent and this is what I was expecting. Thank you for my nice holiday and Merry Christmas to you!

I am writing on behalf of my mother and myself. I was very impressed with the enthusiasm and energy of the driver and tour operator who kept us on time, informed and entertained.

I took my 11 yr old granddaughter on this trip and we had the best time! The tour operator AAT Kings was excellent, always on time yet flexible when needed, the tour guide was fun and very knowledgeable, the coach driver was a good driver, careful and considerate. The accommodation and food were great and the sight seeing opportunities were varied and ...read more interesting. It was the perfect first tour for my granddaughter - she loved it! Thank you to Kirby for your assistance and willing to answer any questions I might have, I really appreciate your help in organizing this tour, I had no need for concern at any time. I will certainly come back to Global Journeys in the future. Thank you for a job well done.

Our tour went very smoothly. Tour Guide/Driver were both very accommodating and informative. Even though we only picked up the second part of the tour we felt very welcome. The tour was a great overview and am very keen to go back and explore more of Tasmania. The only downfall was the accommodation in Port Arthur as the mattresses were very old and ...read more our cold water tap in the bathroom didn't work. Also the TV didn't work properly. In saying this the hotel did offer us another room (but that was worse). Considering it was only one night it was not really a problem. Not sure what single rooms were like but the two bedroom really needed some TLC.

Accommodation generally very good although we felt the decor at the Fox and Hounds was a little tired. Food was excellent throughout. Driver Tom was extremely competent and safe. Tour guide Greg was very informative yet not overly so, giving just the right amount of info in an amusing way. Very helpful and caring with any problems. Itinerary was great. ...read more Lovely to have cruise pre booked at Pt Arthur and the guide there was great.

This was a great tour - we got more out of it than we thought we would and the accommodation was not fancy, but more than adequate. Food was great. Good value!

Leader Carolyn and driver Smiley made the trip spectacular. Carolyn's expertise and huge knowledge, being a local, and her humour really made the trip special. The tour itself is already terrific due to the fantastic countryside and views. The hotels (except for the Launceston hotel) were great, and coming from a warm country the cool weather was very ...read more welcome. The long stay at Port Arthur was well arranged - you need time to absorb what had happened there - also some good walking opportunity there. Having someone like Carolyn in charge makes the trip very special and puts your company an extra notch above competition (if there is any). Her memory for names is simply spectacular. I regret that we did not sign up for the whole round Tasmania trip.