Held on the 1st Jun 2024
at 9am to
1:30pm
, Southern Tasmania
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Unique Tassie Experiences: A Day at Cascade Forest and Gardens
Unique Tassie Experiences: Cascade Gardens
Main Entrance Melville Apartments, 42 Melville Street
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Main Entrance Melville Apartments, 42 Melville Street
Summary:Unique Tassie Experiences: Cascade Gardens
✨ Let our expert guide unveil the hidden gems and fascinating stories waiting to be told! ✨
The landmark Cascades Brewery is an important part of Hobart's history, and it's connected to the city by a beautiful trail along the Rivulet. We’ll walk through the heritage gardens to experience a bit of Hobart’s natural bushland. If we’re lucky, we’ll spot a platypus!
This tour belongs to a series of walking tours led by our knowledgeable expert, Yoav Daniel Bar-Ness from Tasmanian Geographic.
📅 Date: Saturday, 1 June 2024
🕘 Time: 9 am - 1:30 pm
📍 Meeting Point: Main entrance of Melville Uni Accommodation, 42 Melville Street
🗺️ Destination: Cascade Forests and Gardens
📅 Date: Saturday, 1 June 2024
🕘 Time: 9 am - 1:30 pm
📍 Meeting Point: Main entrance of Melville Uni Accommodation, 42 Melville Street
🗺️ Destination: Cascade Forests and Gardens
🍃 What to expect?
We'll begin at the Hobart CBD (Melville Uni Accommodations), and we will be walking the entire time
Total walking distance is approximately 5 km, following the Linear Park through South Hobart, into the ridges behind Cascade Brewery, and then into Cascade Gardens for a picnic. The exact route can be appropriately adjusted based on your energy level and the conditions of the day
📌 Itinerary:
📅 Date: Saturday, 1 June 2024
🌲 9.00 am – Meet at main entrance of Melville Uni Accommodations, 42 Melville Street
🌲 11.30 am – Picnic at Cascade Gardens (BYO lunch)
🌲 1.30 pm – Finish at Cascades Brewery (when making your booking, please choose whether you prefer to stay around the Brewery and enjoy at your own pace (returning independently), of if you would like us to arrange transportation back to Hobart CBD (Melville Accommodations) for you)
📅 Date: Saturday, 1 June 2024
🌲 9.00 am – Meet at main entrance of Melville Uni Accommodations, 42 Melville Street
🌲 11.30 am – Picnic at Cascade Gardens (BYO lunch)
🌲 1.30 pm – Finish at Cascades Brewery (when making your booking, please choose whether you prefer to stay around the Brewery and enjoy at your own pace (returning independently), of if you would like us to arrange transportation back to Hobart CBD (Melville Accommodations) for you)
🎒 What to bring:
🔸 A picnic lunch
🔸 Water
🔸 Comfortable walking shoes (no sandals and no soft shoes)
🔸 Appropriate clothing for autumn and winter weather (jacket, warm layers, ...)
🔸 Hat/beanie (optional)
Only under our UTE program, ticket is $15 for the entire experience (including fully guided interactive tour, and return transportation to Hobart CBD).
🎟️🎟️ Secure your slot now!!! 🎟️🎟️
For the best experience, we can only accommodate a small group of participants.
Accessibility:
If you have specific accessibility requirements, reach out to us at ute@tusa.utas.edu.au and we’ll do our best to support your participation!
Our Guide:
Our guide Yoav Daniel Bar-Ness runs Giant Tree Expeditions to Tasmania's world-famous Giant Forests - the tallest flowering forests on Earth. He is the Editor of Tasmanian Geographic, former Field Editor for Asian Geographic, and a forest scientist with more than 20 years of experience in Giant Forests.
Additional Information:
As this experience is located in a natural environment, there may be circumstances in which we will need to cancel a trip to ensure the health and well-being of our students.
If the activity is cancelled for any reason by TUSA, all tickets will be refunded. However, if you purchase a ticket and then cannot attend on the day, you will not be refunded.
See Event Terms & Conditions before buying your tickets!
