#1 Bariilla Bay Oysters and Candy Abalone Tours

Everyone loves a good collaboration and this one is a corker. Barilla Bay Oysters, who have been farming their premium oysters outside Hobart for 35 years, have teamed up with relative newcomers, Candy Ab, who process superb abalone next door. Tours are $35 and take guests on a farming and tasting tour from oysters to abalone, via a crushed abalone shell path linking the two farm gates. Info: website

#2 Tasmanian Cider Tours

While the traditional enjoyment of apples is driven by the seasons, cider-makers are blurring the lines of when these seasons start and end – making cider as refreshingly summery as it can be winterly and warming. Tasmanian Cider Tours have the inside story on the perfection of Tasmanian cider – on their tours guests visit four cider houses in a day, meeting the cider-makers, walking the orchards and tasting up to a dozen different styles of Tasmanian cider. Info: website

#3 Trowunna Tours

With a rich history dating back over 40,000 years, choosing the highlights reel for Tasmanian Aboriginal history was always going to be tough. Tasman and Sheldon from Trowunna Tours share their proud Indigenous heritage and ancient first nation knowledge on the three hour tours from Hobart. Enjoy a cultural walk on kunyani / Mount Wellington, learn about bush medicine and tucker, and find out more about healing and smoking ceremonies and what they mean for the local Aboriginal people. Trowunna means ‘heart shaped homeland’, a name given to Tasmania by greatly respected late elder Auntie Ida West - an indication of the heart in these tours, not to be missed. Info: website

#4 The Ultimate Weekender with Freycinet Adventures

Spend the weekend in, on and around Wineglass Bay with the new Ultimate Weekender tour from Freycinet Adventures. Aimed at beginner-level sea kayakers and walkers, the weekend starts with a glass of Tasmanian wine, in a wineglass overlooking Wineglass Bay. Oh the synergy! Heading south, this spectacular paddle involves a night at Hazards Beach, the guide expertly setting the camp up leaving time for lots more exploration. Day two takes guests back to Coles Bay past pink granite coves and white sandy beaches. With three to four hours of padding each day, it’s a gentle way to see more of the stunning East Coast. Info: website

#5 Woolnorth Dinner with the Devils

The air doesn’t get any cleaner than at Woolnorth in Tasmania’s far North West coast – home to the Bluff Point Wind farm. And a few little devils. This new tour takes in the exhilarating view at Tasmania’s largest wind farm and the ever-changing landscape on the impressive west coast cliff-line. Guests will enjoy the view to the Southern Ocean as the sun begins to set, then retire back to the Woolnorth Director’s Lodge for dinner with Tasmanian wines and local cheeses. Entertainment comes in the form of the nocturnal Tasmanian devils who come out to play after dinner. Info: website

#6 Coral Expeditions

Fancy spending seven nights aboard a classic catamaran cruising the pristine East Coast and remote Southwest in fully-inclusive luxury? We thought so. Coral Expeditions has announced its inaugural Tasmanian itinerary. Accommodating just 46 guests in 23 on-board rooms, highlights aboard Coral Expeditions I include two days exploring the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area at Port Davey and Bathurst Harbour, a visit to the the Freycinet Peninsula and the iconic Wineglass Bay, and exploring the remarkable history and wildlife of Maria Island on Tasmania’s East Coast. And naturally, the onboard menu will feature the freshest of Tasmanian produce and wines. The first of 16 departures embarks 16 November with the inaugural season lasting until February 2016. Info: website

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