Cruises from Wineglass Bay
Set on Tasmania's eastern coast, deep amongst the stunning beauty of Freycinet National Park, Wineglass Bay enjoys some of the world's best climate conditions, with over 300 days of sunshine a year. The bay with its 1.8km white sand beach is one of three bays defining the narrow Freycinet Peninsula. In the 1820s whalers came to Wineglass Bay and set up shore bases.
Read moreWhenever the whalers went about their grisly business, the bay was dyed red with blood - like rich red wine in a glass - hence its name. The shore-based whaling lasted about 20 years and then in 1916 the area was declared a national park.
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