Tasmania self drive vacation for Australians
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You are urged not to drive at dawn, dusk or at night when wildlife is likely to be on the roads and always to take extreme caution at all times.
Tasmania has a total moratorium on any GM produce and has banned the use of hormones and antibiotics in its farming.
The Impacts of this Trip
The operator is the only travel company in the world that has been established in the world dedicated to providing a comprehensive Tasmanian travel service specialising in private/locally owned authentic family run accommodation and small group/private experiences and tours. Almost every accommodation offers has been built using locally sourced labour and materials dating from the early 1800s through to present day and all are privately owned and operated by locals. The wildlife and wilderness tours recommended all use local staff, not only from Tasmania but from their regions within Tasmania. Many of the accommodation providers are wildlife carers. All operators use daily sustainable practices such as for water conservation (eg they catch their own rainwater) and most grow their own produce and/or use local producers. Much of our accommodation is run only on sustainable energy and can be considered to be carbon neutral if not carbon positive. Indeed entire regions are run on sustainable energy. Recently one of the B&Bs gifting 50% of its land back to the Aboriginal community. Only locally/family run car rental companies are used.


You are urged not to drive at dawn, dusk or at night when wildlife is likely to be on the roads and always to take extreme caution at all times.
Tasmania has a total moratorium on any GM produce and has banned the use of hormones and antibiotics in its farming.

The Impacts of this Trip
The operator is the only travel company in the world that has been established in the world dedicated to providing a comprehensive Tasmanian travel service specialising in private/locally owned authentic family run accommodation and small group/private experiences and tours. Almost every accommodation offers has been built using locally sourced labour and materials dating from the early 1800s through to present day and all are privately owned and operated by locals. The wildlife and wilderness tours recommended all use local staff, not only from Tasmania but from their regions within Tasmania. Many of the accommodation providers are wildlife carers. All operators use daily sustainable practices such as for water conservation (eg they catch their own rainwater) and most grow their own produce and/or use local producers. Much of our accommodation is run only on sustainable energy and can be considered to be carbon neutral if not carbon positive. Indeed entire regions are run on sustainable energy. Recently one of the B&Bs gifting 50% of its land back to the Aboriginal community. Only locally/family run car rental companies are used.

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