Pro-tip: Be Bold and Start Cold! Being outside in Tasmania does present challenges to keeping warm, but layers is your smart choice. It does not take long at all for your body to warm up. Walking in the Wilderness when cold outside is one of lifes great pleasures.

MONA Gala promises to be a very special event, and we have not only secured your ticket, but have enhanced the experience by combining it with a Long Lunch at Agrarian Kitchen Eatery and a nip of Whisky by the fire in the Highlands.

Sam at The Derwent Experience will help bring the very best of Southern Tasmania to life for you, from ideas and details to logistics and implementation.

Our trips are always small groups, a maximum of 11 people from all over, with over half of our guests being solo travelers, often hiking together and looking out for each other. A breakfast and dinner together is also part of a wonderful full day. Simply the best way to experience Cradle Mountain from Hobart in a single day.

What is so special about Tasmania?

Why are so many people visiting here for a long weekend, 5 days, a week, 10 days? And many are travelling a long way to visit for a holiday or a work conference?

The reasons are varied, but one thing is certain: The Derwent Experience is your premier partner for private tours and custom itineraries.

“Variety is the spice of life. Had a fantastic day in the Derwent Valley and Richmond on the Drink Up Tasmania! Tasting Tour”

After launching our little business in early 2020, we have had the pleasure of connecting hundreds of people with some of the best places, product and people in Tasmania.

Quietly. Safely. Delightfully.

And now we can proudly state that we are a Quality Tourism Accredited Business - well since late 2022 actually, but just getting to this post after a very busy summer season.

Although a long way from Hobart, we can get you there with one of the best value day trips in Tasmania. We pick you up early and bring you back safely to the same place - just pack what you need for the day and have the best time as we do all the hard work for you.

I do count myself fortunate that I am able to play a small part in bringing excitement and delights to many people as they relax with friends and family or explore with precious time away from their “every day.”

Meadowbank MTB is a unique Tasmanian mountain biking experience, set on a working farm and premium vineyard, one hour from Hobart.

Wineries, Distilleries, Breweries, Restaurants and everything that goes along with getting you all there and home again, with a fun-filled and hassle free time in between, well that is our special sauce, and we invite you to call or email us for your next event. Private Events, Exclusive Tours and Destination Management in Southern Tasmania is just what The Derwent Experience loves to do.

It is remote, and from Hobart your options are limited, but now you can get to Cradle Mountain National Park as a day trip with our service that runs each week. Don’t miss going to Cradle Mountain and immersing yourself in such a beautiful place just because it is a too far this time. Add an extra day, that’s all you need from Hobart.

Whether passionate or curious, tasting Tasmanian Spirits at the Distillery is a uniquely Tasmanian way to connect with climate, environment, history, architecture, entrepreneurialism and pleasure.

Derwent Estate Winery and Stefano Lubiana Wines have gorgeous cellar doors overlooking the River, ready to welcome you in any season and showcase their award wining cool climate wines.

Our “INCLUSION” experiences specifically offer “CAPACITY BUILDING” and “COACHING WITH CARE” as core elements of each encounter and time together.

We have been ticking along in 2021 taking a handful of guests from the North Island on private tours, undertaking some charter work, arranging cheap and cheerful fun days for Seniors as well as some really fun social groups that were amazed by the beauty and quality of our Craft Drink Makers (and benefitted from a designated driver.)

This is not a 10 minute abseil or a self-nominated distance to walk/run and be a charity support vehicle to make you feel good about yourself. This is designed to be a powerful, meaningful and deeply confronting personal challenge that will safely allow you to exist for 36 hours outside of your comfort zone.

This is a photographic tour / workshop and is suitable for anyone with a digital camera, and all abilities from beginner to the very experienced. With expert tuition from Arwen Dyer all evening and a private fire twirling performance, this is sure to be an instructive and highly enjoyable event

This saturday was going to be our first Hobart by Night, Dark Delight photography workshop and tour led by Arwen Dyer but damn you COVID-19, you have ruined another great event filled with innumerable magic moments.

We are truly blessed to live in this small sliver of land around a beautiful river and hemmed in by rugged mountains and wilderness forests. NYC has a population density of over 10,000 people per sq km. The Derwent Valley and Central Highlands combined is 2.8 people per sq km.