We love the area because it's a unique combination of grandeur meeting serenity and is just a two-hour drive from Launceston. Cradle Mountain Lodge is set in rainforest right next to the World Heritage-listed national park, so there are a number of beautiful walking trails you can do with or without a guide.

Or you can just kick back with a book by the fire and admire the view (or there's always the spa for a great massage!). It reminds you how important it is to save and preserve our environment, staying in a place of such natural beauty.

The highlight of a stay there is the fact that there is a multitude of terrains to experience, from ancient forests, spectacular outcrops and mountain peaks to alpine plateaus and crystal-clear lakes, rivers and streams.

Wildlife is everywhere - you can see wombats, wallabies, potaroos and Tasmanian devils when you go out walking - and, combined with the wonderful service (at both lodges), the famous Tassie gourmet food and wine and the Tasmanian people, you have the perfect holiday.

In the area
* Overland Track.
* Two-hour Dove Lake Loop Track.
* Scenic wilderness flights.
* Waldheim Alpine Spa at Cradle Mountain Lodge.
* Fly-fishing in mountain streams.