Best winter
holidays in
Tasmania

Brace for beautiful cold during the Off Season and awaken your winter self.

From dining with devils to taking a refreshing plunge into frigid waves, here’s how to invigorate your winter trip to Tasmania.

Planning an Australian winter holiday?

If winter destination holidays are on your radar, let Tasmania be your natural playground – from carving on snowy mountain slopes to hunkering down by a crackling fire under the stars. Decide where to go, what to do and what you want to get out of it with these Tassie holiday ideas.

Family winter holidays

Embrace the cooler season by sharing experiences and making memories with the whole clan. Go exploring in Tasmania’s winter holiday locations and uncover hidden sights, sounds and tastes. Step foot into nature and search for where the wild things are or delve deep into Tasmania’s dark, spooky past and give yourselves goosebumps. Camp out under the stars after a day on the mountain trails and tell stories by the fire. Some of the best winter holidays in Australia are often spent with friends and family.

Glamping 148° Tasmania

Take a breath after a day of thrills with an overnight stay at Glamping 148° Tasmania in St Helens. Recharge with a hot chocolate, then head out for another day of zooming along the surrounding mountain bike trails.

Gunns Plains Caves

Delve into the limestone depths in one of Tasmania’s darker winter holiday locations. At Gunns Plains Caves, follow the sound of water while keeping an eye out for local giant lobsters or an elusive platypus.

Chocolate Winterfest, Latrobe

Chocoholics of the crew can go cocoa crazy at the wickedly delicious Chocolate Winterfest event (August). Revel in devilish delights and experiences with the Latrobe locals as you escape winter’s crisp grip with rich, soul-warming chocolate.

Romantic winter holidays

Winter is for snuggling up and making memories with your partner. Think date nights under the full moon beside a fire, indulging in a hot toddy or warming whisky. Share an encounter with the locals, even some of the furry variety, or indulge in a day of rejuvenation as you connect your body and spirit side by side.

Nova Holistic Spa

Ditch the usual dinner date for a day of rejuvenation at this blissful winter holiday destination where magnesium hot tubs and ice baths await.

Scamander Sanctuary Holiday Park

Shack up with your special someone for a winter beachside getaway at Scamander Sanctuary Holiday Park. Get cosy under electric blankets inside your tent or stave off the cold outside with a fireside cuddle and a soundtrack of crashing waves.

Hideaway Farmlet Miniature Goats

Farm fresh air will have you feeling the love. Bunk in at Hideaway Farmlet for a romantic country cottage stay. Immerse yourselves in farm life with drams of whisky in hand and cuddle up with miniature goats.

Love Lucy Boots Wine Room

Settle into a night of cheese and conversation at Love Lucy Boots Wine Room. Toast each other by the crackling flames as you sip a wee dram or two in one of Tasmania’s loved up winter holiday destinations.

Luxury winter holidays

The colder months are made for lush retreats . Bliss out in a steaming hot tub under the stars or melt away your cares with restoring hot stones and aromatic oils. Taste your way through cool-climate wines and dine on the freshest ingredients straight from the source. Whether you ramp up your Off Season or slow it down; either way it’s all about the finer things.

The Cove Tasmania

Retreat into rugged coastal seclusion at The Cove Tasmania. This adults-only accommodation offers expansive Bass Strait views and a family of fairy penguins you can welcome home each evening.

Arden Retreat

Step back into retro relaxation at Arden Retreat. Spend your night listening to the crackle of vintage vinyl records, then submerge into a wood-fired tub under the constellations and let your senses disappear into the quiet bushland surrounds.

Freycinet Lodge

After the ultimate luxurious holiday? At Freycinet Lodge, be wined and dined before reconnecting with nature on a cruise around Wineglass Bay. Ignite your sense of adventure on a kayaking tour before indulging your pallet with hosted winter wine and foodie experiences.

Snow winter holidays

For the best winter holidays Australia has to offer, become one with the cold. Make for the Tasmanian snow fields and ignite your adventurous soul with days of traversing snowy peaks. Spend time on the mountains capturing moments with family before ending the day reminiscing with s'mores by a roaring fire. Or keep it low key with a walk into crisp alpine forests. You might even catch a glimpse of the local wildlife braving the cold amongst the moss and ferns.

Mt Field Retreat and Waterfalls Cafe and Gallery

Awaken your wanderlust at Mt Field Retreat and Waterfalls Cafe and Gallery. Head up to the snow and pack a punch snowball fighting. Then defrost with a gourmet hot chocolate at the cafe before settling back at your room with a glass of wine on the deck.

Ben Lomond Alpine Resort

Head straight for where the action is at Ben Lomond Alpine Resort. Build the coolest snowman or start a snowball throwing skirmish before tackling the slopes on a toboggan. Then thaw out back at BASE with hot chocolate and smores by the fire.

Ben Lomond Snow Sports

Winter holidays aren’t complete without skiing. Master the slopes with a Ben Lomond Snow Sports 90min learn to ski session. You'll be powering through the powder in no time.

Devils@Cradle

Visit Devils@Cradle for a snowy encounter with a Tasmanian devil. This wildlife sanctuary is also home to the Spotted-tail and Eastern quolls.

Active winter holidays

Keep the cold at bay with Tasmania’s blood-pumping winter holiday locations. Head offshore and become one with the elements as you rediscover your wild self. Brave a dive into icy waters or soar over hills and jumps as you race through trails carved through rolling grapevines. Slow the pace with early-morning golf across ice-dusted greens or soar through the skies by seaplane to take your Off Season to the next level.

Faraway on Flinders Island

Travel across Bass Strait and rediscover yourself at Faraway on Flinders Island. Relax with a three-day yoga, mindfulness and bushwalking escape amongst the windswept coastal surroundings.

Meadowbank MTB

Nothing elevates winter holidays in Australia more than racing through the wilderness on a mountain bike. Raise the bar at Meadowbank MTB with a day of heart-pounding action on the expertly crafted trails.

Encounter Maria Island

Embrace winter and reawaken your senses with a cruise to Maria Island. Be brave with a plunge into the frigid Tasman Sea before drying off on Maria Island’s history-steeped shores.