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  1. #1
    Registered User

    Jul 2007
    melb
    8,498

    i will be watching as we r also thinking of going on the boat sometime this year.

    We have been on boat before kids.

    From what a friend told me who did go with a 10 month old, day sail is easier, kids play area full of bigger kids (3 - 7), night sail you must book a cabin you can not go in cruise seats with kids under a certain age.

    not sure of things to do without kids as most things we did were not kid friendly,

    port arthur is worth a visit.

  2. #2
    Registered User

    Aug 2007
    Tasmania , Australia
    99

    i live in tassie ,
    you will want a cabin for children on the spirit , as for accomadation , there is a lot of caravan parks around the state , if your looking for a caravan park as you get off the boat i recomend the Devonport Bluff one or the Ulverstone Dinosaur Park one , in which directions are u headed ?

    March tends to be the warmer of the summer , and generally the winds start towards the end of the month , but not normal above 28deg , but who knows this year , but thats what it normally does .

    Toursim Tasmania put out a couple of great publications and can be found online at pure tasmania & discover tasmania - there is also a childrens publication put out called tasmanian parent its a newspaper type thing found at macca's and cafe's that have a lot of tasmanian children freidnly places .

    im happy to help if you have any further questions ,

    Cheryle

  3. #3
    Registered User

    Aug 2007
    Tasmania , Australia
    99

    tahoon air walk is worth a look , a suspension cable bridge in over the top of the tree tops of the tarkine rain forest . thats @ geevston
    you have wine glass bay & bay of fires on west coast , if u want a beach .
    stanley has the nut , where u take a chair lift to the top and a trawler port .
    holy bank flying fox - north of launceston .
    gunns plains caves kids love , mole creek wild life park if you want to see a devil , theres the riana deer farm near burnie .
    40 deg south Salmon Farm @ meander , Zeehan has the Abt rail way , depends on which way your going as thats the west coast and quiet a drive .

    on the north west coast there a hands on work farms like Anvers Chocolate at latrobe ( 10 mins from dev ) , Ashgrove Cheese @ sassafrass ( 20 mins from dev on high way ) , theres a wisky distellery at burnie ,

    The Meander Dam is a Nice place to stop , one of the biggest man made hydro dams in the southern hempsire opened last year , has camping and bbq facilities thats about 25 mins out of Deloraine .

    theres some suggestions for you . hope that helps

  4. #4
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    Jan 2008
    Brissy
    1,292

    we went on boat when kids were 4 months and 2 years but we went to mainland. had a cabin and that was the best for us. was fine with kids. but because i was breastfeeding i couldn't take sea sick tablets and felt v sick and threw up too, that wasn't nice. where in tas are you planning on going ? .
    theres so many places but your kids are still little so if you're wanting places you can go for them or for you but with them?

  5. #5
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    Aug 2006
    Springvale South, Melbourne
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    Thanks ladies....we are not sure what we are going to do. Basically dh said that I am to organise it coz it wont get done otherwise!!!! Last time I went I bought a see tasmania card which let us into all the sights. I have no idea in which direction to go. Port Arthur and wine glass bay are a definate. I'll have a look at the carava parks and probably map it from there.

  6. #6
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    Sep 2005
    In the middle of nowhere
    9,362

    We took a nearly 10months old in march a couple of years ago. The weather was nice. Much cooler than Sydney.
    We took an umbrella stroller and a hiking backpack for Darcy and she was fine. We flew though.
    Up past Launceston I think it was was a cool Seahorse farm, a platypus place and a fariy penguin night walk which Darcy loved.
    I don't think they do the Cadbury tours anymore? not sure, but the ladies loved her on that and she got twice the 'loot' of anyone else lol.