Cradle Mountain Day Tour: Fully Inclusive Excursion with Lunch from Launceston
4.7
368 Ratings
Sheffield

Starting and ending in Launceston, the Cradle Mountain National Park Explorer Day Tour offers a comprehensive, expertly guided experience of the area.

Tour Highlights:

• Dove Lake - Featuring Glacier Rock and the Boatshed
• Weindorfer’s Rainforest Walk
• Waldheim Chalet
• Sheffield Murals

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Sheffield - A short, pleasant break en route to Cradle Mountain.
  • Cradle Mountain - Visit Cradle Mountain National Park from around 10:30 am to 3:00 pm. Enjoy exploring areas such as Dove Lake, Waldheim Chalet, and Weindorfers Rainforest Walk.
  • Sheffield Visitor Information Centre - Spend some time admiring the murals and exploring the town of Sheffield before heading to Launceston.
What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • Lunch
  • National Park fees
  • Driver/guide
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking and make your lunch selection
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately, take warm clothes and suitable footwear
Location
Sheffield
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Deeks015
Mar 15, 2026
A fun jam packed day! - We had a great day on this excursion! Our drivers were very knowledgeable and passionate about the whole area and shared so much interesting information with us. All of the sites we visited were fun and interesting and lunch at Dove Lake was just right. It was a great day to finish our Tassie adventure.
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Pamela_o
Mar 14, 2026
Good tour with a knowledgeable and friendly guide - This was a great tour and our guide Ben both very friendly and knowledgeable.. The stops in Sheffield (both ways) gave ample time to view the murals. The included lunch packs were very good. Although the weather wasn’t great, we braved the elements at Cradle Mountain to get a few photos. Hopefully we can return there on a better weather day 🤞🏻
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Gayan_m
Mar 11, 2026
Fantastic trip - It was a fantastic journey with a small group. It is worth for money and can recommen to anybody. It is a full day tour and covered a lot. The tour guide was brilliant, he explained everything nicely. Very good trip
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Kristine_m
Mar 6, 2026
A really full and interesting day - Our guide, Ben, was extremely knowledgeable. He made the journey very interesting. He drove carefully around the hair pin bends. Sheffield is a lovely little town. The packed lunch is very good. Once at Dove Lake, you do not have time to walk round it, but can go a fair way. The cabin visit was not interesting to me, but the walk through the forest was. Watch for leeches!
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Helenc_t
Mar 2, 2026
Easy tour - Well balanced tour with sufficient time spent at Dove Lake, the chalet and forest walk. Beautiful scenery, easy walk and most importantly the driver Stan did a fantastic job driving us safely. The guide Ben was very informative, friendly and helpful. The group was split into 2 shuttle buses at the national park. The other driver/guide was also very informative and friendly. We had a fantastic time.
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Debra_a
Feb 27, 2026
Wonderful experience - Lovely tour with lots of relevant and local knowledge from Ben, our driver and guide. Stopped at Sheffield for quick coffee and look at the local murals and then onto Cradle mountain where the clouds posted briefly to show the craters of Cradle mountain. We then went onto the rustic replica of the home built by Gustav Weindorfer (and Kate his wife), walked back in time through the Hogwart like forest and vegetation. Then onto honey shop and then cheese place. Long day but we'll worth it!
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Mrsk_n
Feb 26, 2026
Cradle Mountain Wow 💖 - This tour was very good,the weather wasn’t very nice the day we were there but still managed to have a good overall view of Cradle Mountain,caiiing into Sheffield was a bonus
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Bustravel64
Jan 24, 2026
Visit Cradle Mountain - Cradle Mountain National Park was wonderful. Ben our guide & David our driver are passionate ambassadors for the areas we visited. We experienced a wonderful day overall.
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Gillh399
Jan 22, 2026
Not to be missed - I have just had a lovely day out on this tour. David was an excellent Guide who was so knowledgeable not only about the places we visited - but all things Tasmania - I learnt so much. First stop was to Sheffield - the mural town for sightseeing and David yo pick up a pre selected included pack lunch for us all from a delightful bakery. Then onto the Cradle Mountain National park. We had ample time to visit the main area and home of Gustav and Kate Weindorpher. David gave us such a great insight into their lives, achievements and legacy
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Jason_c
Jan 16, 2026
Sunny warm , spectacular. Great family outing, a great idea to stay overnight to enjoy a full experience of a small pock - Great little trip , enjoy , a must do , stay overnight, a small pocket of wilderness that can only be accessed upfront and in person .
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