Strahan & Gordon River Cruise
Strahan / Gordon River
A wilderness cruise from the west-coast town of Strahan through Hell's Gates into the pristine rainforest of the Gordon River, with a stop at the former Sarah Island penal settlement.
Strahan sits on the shores of Macquarie Harbour and is the gateway town to Tasmania's West Coast. The cruise takes about 5.5-6 hours. It passes through Hell's Gates, the narrow entrance to Macquarie Harbour, and enters the Gordon River within the World Heritage Area, where the still water mirrors the rainforest. You disembark at Heritage Landing to walk a rainforest boardwalk, then go ashore on Sarah Island, the harshest penal settlement of the 19th century, where a guide tells the stories of escaped convicts. The fare includes lunch, and booking is required. It is about 2 hours' drive from Cradle Mountain.
Opening hours
Departs every morning (check with boat company)
Nearby sights
- The Ship That Never Was
- Hogarth Falls
- Henty Dunes
- Ocean Beach
- West Coast Wilderness Railway
- Queenstown, Tasmania
- Sarah Island (Macquarie Harbour Penal Station)
- Horsetail Falls