Here’s Why Tasmania Is The World’s Best Kept Secret

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Here’s Why Tasmania Is The World’s Best Kept Secret

But only if you’re into intense natural beauty and stuff like that.

Tasmania is that tiny little island off the southernmost tip of mainland Australia.

Tasmania on the map
 
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Tasmania from space
By Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC - eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org
 

One of the world’s best-kept secrets is that it’s actually ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACES ON EARTH.

One of the world's best-kept secrets is that it's actually ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACES ON EARTH.
Adam Selwood / Flickr: adselwood
The Neck, Bruny Island, Tasmania.

LIKE ARE YOU KIDDING ME, THIS IS STRAIGHT OUT OF LORD OF THE RINGS.

LIKE ARE YOU KIDDING ME, THIS IS STRAIGHT OUT OF LORD OF THE RINGS.
Bill Higham / Flickr: 22691568@N04
Sentinel Range, Tasmania.

Tasmania has like 8,000 national parks (okay more like 19, but still, it’s a lot) and they’re all beautiful as heck.

Tasmania has like 8,000 national parks (okay more like 19, but still, it's a lot) and they're all beautiful as heck.
TassieEye / Flickr: tassieeye
This particularly surreal place is called Bay of Fires.

Wineglass Bay in Freycinet National Park is rated one of the top ten beaches IN THE WHOLE FRIGGIN’ WORLD.

Vern / Flickr: taspicsvns
Adhi Anindyajati / Flickr: anindyo
 
Mind you, THERE ARE A WHOLE LOT OF BEACHES IN THE WORLD SO THIS ONE IS ~PRETTY~ GOOD.

Then there’s the Cradle Mountain Overland Track which is Australia’s premier alpine walk and takes SIX DAYS to fully complete.

Then there's the Cradle Mountain Overland Track which is Australia's premier alpine walk and takes SIX DAYS to fully complete.
Shane_pedersen / Getty Images

You can also just take one day to hike up to Cradle Mountain’s summit and behold its eternal beauty.

Tasmanian Pademelon in Cradle Mountain National Park
Leonemoff / Flickr: leonemoff
Hikers ascending to the Cradle Mountain summit
 
albedo20 / Flickr: albedo20
 

Plus, Tasmanian Devils are real and they have them! Wombats too!

Tasmanian Devil
 
Scott Macleod Little / Flickr: scottliddle
Wombat
 
Steven / Flickr: steven-young
 

Waterfalls! Sea cliffs! Marshes! There is nothing Tasmania DOESN’T have!

Russell Falls
 
Stephen Edmonds / Flickr: popcorncx
Cape Huay
 
Toni Fish / Flickr: the_smileyfish
Higgs Track
 
Lauchlin Wilkinson / Flickr: lokulin
 

SERIOUSLY.

SERIOUSLY.
Anthony Tong Lee / Flickr: atonglee
Painted Cliffs, Maria Island.

HOW  IS THIS REAL LIFE. 

HOW 👏 IS 👏THIS 👏REAL 👏LIFE. 👏
Bill Higham / Flickr: 22691568@N04
Sentinel Range, Tasmania.

Moral of the story: GET YOURSELF TO TASMANIA, PEOPLE!!!!

Moral of the story: GET YOURSELF TO TASMANIA, PEOPLE!!!!
Nomad Tales / Flickr: pnglife
Mount Anne circuit track, South West NP, Tasmania.

Find more information about the wonderful land that is Tasmania here, and seriously, book a trip. You’ll love it.

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