Freycinet National Park

　　  Freycinet National Park is situated 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 around 200,000 visitors annually.

　　  Freycinet National Park includes parts of Tasmania’s coastline, Wineglass Bay, and some of the world’s finest beaches. It is renowned for its red and pink granite formations and jagged granite peaks. Devonian granite is the most common rock type in the park, with orthoclase being the main reason for the pink hues seen in the mountains and along the shoreline. Popular activities in the park include beach walks, bay swimming, and ocean swimming, as well as diving, canoeing, hiking, birdwatching, and bushwalking.

　　  Currently, 49 plant species endemic to Tasmania have been found within the park, and mammals are frequently spotted, including the brushtail possum, ringtail possum, sugar glider, little pygmy possum, echidna, wombat, water rat, and long-nosed potoroo. With a bit of luck, visitors may also see white-bellied sea eagles and Australian gannets feeding at sea.

　　  Freycinet National Park   Must-visit reason: Australia’s pinkest national park   Continent: Oceania   Country/Region: Australia   State/Province: Tasmania