Freycinet National Park

Freycinet National Park

Freycinet National Park is located on the east coast of Tasmania and was named after a French navigator. Established in 1916, it is the oldest park in the state, covering an area of 169 square kilometers, and attracts approximately 200,000 visitors each year.

Freycinet National Park encompasses parts of Tasmania’s coastline, Wineglass Bay, and some of the world’s best beaches, and is renowned for its red and pink granite formations and jagged granite peaks. The park’s Devonian granite is the most common type, with orthoclase being the primary reason for the pink hues of the mountains and shorelines. Popular activities in the park include beach walks, bay swims, ocean swimming, as well as diving, canoeing, hiking, birdwatching, and bushwalking.

Currently, 49 plant species endemic to Tasmania have been found in the park, and mammals are frequently spotted, including the brush-tailed possum, ringtail possum, sugar glider, pygmy possum, echidna, wombat, water rat, and long-nosed potoroo. With some luck, visitors may also spot white-bellied sea eagles and Australian gannets feeding at sea.

Freycinet National Park

Must-visit reason: Australia’s pinkest national park

Continent where the attraction is located: Oceania

Country/Region where the attraction is located: Australia

State/Province where the attraction is located: Tasmania