Attractions
Perch in the Eagles’ Eyrie
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You've never seen anything like it! Perched 1100 metres above sea level is the award winning Eagles' Eyrie lookout.
Enjoy a bush lunchbox with a glass of wine, and take in an eagle's view of the Styx Valley, the South West wilderness, Mt Field National Park and the rearing peaks of Tasmania's mountain ranges.
Price: $59 which includes bush lunch pack.
Bookings essential: Minimum 6 guests. The Hub will advise you of options if less than the minimum number.
Or do it the hard way…
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Would you like an adrenalin rush to go with your Eagles' Eyrie experience? Travel 1100 metres above Maydena across rugged bush tracks in our all terrain four wheel drive bus. This is the route less travelled!
Price: $69 including bush lunch pack and a glass of wine.
Bookings essential: Minimum 6 guests - the Hub will advise you of options if you have less than the minimum number.
Ride the Rail - Pedal Power
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Hey - this is different! Pedal your own Rail Rider along the old Maydena railway track past historic railway artefacts and onto Kallista - 2.5 kms away. Great fun! Allow 1.5 hours to enjoy the scenery.
Price: $25
Regular scheduled departures
Bookings required
Maydena Accomodation
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Maydena Country Cabins
South West Adventure Base
The Base offers accommodation for travelers on a budget. It is popular with back-packers and families but was designed for the more adventurous. Dirty equipment and wet tents will not be frowned upon, but encouraged.
Trike Hike - reopening November 2010
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After a great summer the trikes have slipped into maintenance mode and will be given a rest until later in the year. Bookings for these speedy units will recommence when the Hub shopfront reopens in November.
The trikes deliver a three-wheeled freedom not found on the road and a trip out to the Junee Cave is a must once summer arrives. Make sure you book early in November.
Tracking the Tassie Tiger
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Bookings essential: Minimum two guests
Pick up and deliver from your hotel room in Hobart
Forest Discovery Tour
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Forget the backpack. Do it in comfort. A comfortable four wheel drive will take you to the world's tallest flowering plants. Dine in an exclusive open air restaurant, experience the region's timber heritage and admire the grandeur of the South West wilderness.
Price: $230
Bookings essential: Minimum two guests
Pick up and drop off from your Hobart hotel
Mt Field Day Walk
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This walk features sub-alpine forests, stands of ancient pencil pines, the remarkable cushion plants, glacial moraines and block streams, alpine moorlands, exquisite small tarns and lakes, monolithic dolerite boulder fields, dramatic cliffs and peaks, and stunning views. A wonderful introduction to Tasmania's alpine regions.
Price: $165
All day walk including food and gear
Hobart pick up and drop off
South West Wilderness Walks
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Go hiking! Walk with Graham through a magnificent, pristine rainforest and a sub alpine belt of pandanis, scoparia and heaths to Mt Wedge.
A dolerite boulder strewn gully leads to the small summit plateau with sensational views of the South West from the lakes below to Frenchmans Cap, the ‘ice chewed' Arthur Range and Mt Anne. There are even glimpses of the Southern Ocean beyond.
On the return trip when there is time there will be a brief side trip to the `creepy crawly' nature walk on Scotts Peak Rd.
Price: $165
All day tour including food and gear
Hobart pick up and drop off
South West Adventure Tours
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Journey into the breathtaking areas surrounding Maydena, including Abbotts Lookout, Tim Shea, Styx valley, Mt Field National Park and the Southwest National Park with South West Adventure Tours.
Full-day trips provide guests with an overview of the spectacular Southwest National Park and surrounds. Cost for the tour is $350 covering 4 passengers and a driver/guide. Half-day trips into Mt Field National Park or the Styx Valley to see the world’s tallest hardwood trees (Eucalyptus regnans) are available at $150 covering 4 passengers and a driver/guide. Remote area pick-up or drop-offs are available to bushwalkers or adventurers into any reasonable location in the area – around $80 per trip.
Maydena Adventure Park
Olympic sports in the forest - skeet shooting, archery, small bore rifle shooting - great for team building, corporate functions, celebrations. Call Richard on 0408 578 638
Price: Packages available: from $100pp
Minimum 10 guests
Giants Table
Giants’ Table and Cottages offers comfortable self-contained cottage accommodation in the little mountain town of Maydena, situated in the beautiful Derwent Valley region of South West Tasmania. http://giantstable.com.au/






