Driving Tours

Hobart to Launceston: The Heritage Highway"

By the 1820s several garrison towns had been built between Launceston and Hobart, and by the middle of the 19th century convict labor had produced what was considered to be the finest highway of its time in Australia. Today, many of the towns along the route harbor magnificent examples of Georgian and Victorian architecture. It takes about 2 hours to drive between Launceston and Hobart on the "Heritage Highway" (known as the A1, or the Midland Hwy.), but you need 2 days to fully explore.