Australia’s smallest state over-delivers on unforgettable experiences. With unique guided wilderness adventures ahead of you, colourful local characters to meet, haunting history to discover - and the reputation as a food-lover’s playground to test - you’ll be spoiled for choice on a visit to Tasmania.

Introducing Tasmania’s Western Wilds: a multi-day journey into the intriguing wilderness stories of western Tasmania.

The stories of the western wilderness areas are both about the physical beauty of the landscapes, and the number of extraordinary human stories within the area. These stories stem from the regions history and culture, pioneering courage and visions that to this day live on in the landscapes, towns and places within the Western Wilds.

Qantas and Tourism Tasmania sent Marny Kennedy and Taj Burrows to the Western Wilds to get out of the city and switch off and get back to nature in the Western Wilds, and go on flight mode. Follow their #QantasFlightMode journey.

Tasmania’s west is globally recognised for its wilderness landscapes. The rainforests and alpine plains, imposing mountains and deep glacial valleys, wild rivers and windswept coasts and the unique flora and fauna of the UNESCO Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area.

Wherever the wilderness experience lies – whether that is on a four-day mountain trek, guided wilderness tour, harbour cruise or train journey – Tasmania’s wilderness stories exist.