Wineglass Bay — Local services in Tasmania

Here are your options for seeing Wineglass Bay Lookout. A 45 minute hike from the car park up a reasonably steep hill to the lookout, Views from here are very good, and there are lot of viewing platforms so you can get the perfect shot even with crowds around. But note, there’s no water or toilets after you leave the car park. About 90 minutes round trip, but, if possible, choose good weather. If the sun’s not shining there’s no white sand or blue/green sea and it’s not half as impressive. But, if it’s too hot, this is a tough hike as there’s not a lot of shade. Mt Amos. All those classic pictures of Wineglass Bay come from here. The lookout is good, but the true view only comes from Mt Amos and it’s a very tough walk, sometimes involving a rock scramble, and will be beyond most people. Lookout and walk to the beach. From the lookout it’s a half hour walk down a 1,000 stairs. It’s tough. But doable, and at the bottom there are now compost toilets. The rocks here are lovely, and you can swim at the beach. But you then have to get back. You can walk back up the staircase or, complete the circuit across the isthmus to Hazards, which is an even better, and safer beach, absolutely stunning, and then complete the walk back to the carpark. But this is about 2 hours of pretty boring, hot, exposed tea tree and rock. Water Taxi or tour. These go to Hazards, then there’s a short mostly flat walk across the isthmus to Wineglass Bay, which anyone can do. From there either take the water taxi back, or walk up the staircase to the lookout. (You could do this in reverse, but would have to make sure you timed your arrival at Hazards with...

Wineglass Bay is within Tasmania’s Freycinet National Park and is one of Australia’s most iconic destinations. Cruise ships swing through Ho see it. Named for its unique crescent-shaped shoreline, the bay’s curve resembles the rim of a wineglass when viewed from above. Its name, however, comes from a darker past. In the 19th century, the bay was used for whaling, and the waters would turn red, completing the “wineglass” imagery. Thankfully, today, it is just a beautiful beach.

Getting to Wineglass Bay is an adventure in itself. The hike begins at the national park’s entrance and offers a challenging uphill hike. The first section leads to the Wineglass Bay Lookout, where you’re rewarded with views of the turquoise waters. Worth the...

Stunning natural beauty. But do not be fooled by the romantic name Wineglass Bay, reminiscent of of a young Englishman's memories of dinner in his castle with loved ones. It was named because if you went to the top of the hill and looked down at the bay whilst it was a whaling base, the amount of whale blood oozing back into the ocean from the red sands filed the entire bay and looked like wine in a glass because it was so red...