Destinations

Skip the ferry and soar straight to Bruny Island’s rugged coast. From above, the island unfolds — sheer cliffs, sweeping beaches, and pockets of native bush where wildlife thrives. Keep an eye on the waters below to spot areas where researchers are working to restore Tasmania’s iconic giant kelp forests. Land on the waterfront or at one of the island’s secluded airstrips, ready to step straight into your Bruny Island adventure.

Step aboard and glide east from Hobart over the sparkling waters of the Derwent and the wild edges of Tasmania’s east coast. In half an hour, you’ll touch down at the doorstep of Saffire Freycinet, framed by the jagged Hazards mountains and the sweeping crescent of Wineglass Bay. Voted the world’s best boutique and luxury hotel, Saffire delivers an immersive Tasmanian experience — from sampling oysters at the Freycinet Oyster Farm, exploring the island’s buzzing bee colonies, admiring Tasmanian devils, to tasting craft spirits at Waubs Harbour Distillery — and arriving by seaplane makes it all the more extraordinary.