6-Day Maria Island Walk Winter Escape

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Wine and art; a match made in the proverbial. Today, you'll head to Mona, Australia’s largest privately-owned gallery, on the super-flash ferry, complete with onboard bars. At Mona, you'll start your self-guided exploration of the subterranean galleries. After your art binge, you'll head to your lunch destination for a one-course lunch of seasonal local produce matched with a glass of wine from Moorilla’s Muse or Praxis Series. Fed and watered, you’ll then begin your tour of the vineyard.

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Your driver will collect you and take you to Triabunna where you’ll meet your guides and be given a briefing. After a short bus ride and ferry to Darlington on the island, the adventure begins exploring the magnificence of the Maria Island walking tour, staying in the exclusive Bernacchi House and enjoying gourmet dinners at night. In the afternoon, relax around the house in front of a wood fire or take a walk to the stunning Painted Cliffs or Fossil Cliffs to watch the sunset over the water.

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After a leisurely and relaxed breakfast, there’s plenty of time to enjoy the surroundings before you choose your days walking. For the adventurous, there is the choice of the islands two towering mountains or for a more relaxed stroll, you can enjoy the reservoir circuit or oast house circuit. Arriving back at Bernacchi House in the afternoon, you will be entertained by native birds and mammals while enjoying delicious wines on the deck before a delicious dinner.

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After breakfast, you can explore Darlington and Darlington Probation Station which is located on Maria Island. From 1825 to 1832, it functioned as a convict penal settlement, and up to 1850 as a convict probation station. The station is of great cultural significance and has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A farewell lunch will be served overlooking Darlington before you board the boat and transfer back to Hobart.