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THE GT TRAVEL AWARDS
READERS' CHOICE AWARDS
BEST LUXURY HOTEL Palazzo Versace, Qld
BEST CRUISE LINE Cunard
BEST HOSTED ACCOMMODATION The Byron at Byron Resort and Spa, NSW
BEST ECO-TOURISM EXPERIENCE The Freycinet Experience Walk, Tas
GETAWAY BEST FAMILY ACCOMMODATION Tangalooma Island Resort, Qld
BEST ADVENTURE TOURISM Maria Island Walk, Tas
BEST INDIGENOUS TOURISM Anangu Waai, NT
BEST RESORT/LODGE ACCOMMODATION Cradle Mountain Lodge, Tas
BEST SPA/HEALTH RESORT Lake House & Salus Spa, Daylesford, Victoria
OUR EXPERTS' PICKS
BEST NEW ACCOMMODATION Qualia, Hamilton Island, Qld
BEST HERITAGE TOURISM Port Arthur, Tas
BEST TOUR OPERATOR World Expeditions
BEST ECO-TOURISM INITIATIVE Maria Island Walk, Tas
BEST TOURISM INNOVATOR Outback Encounter, SA
HOTTEST CITY Shanghai
View last year's winners here.
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GT Travel Awards 2008: Best eco-tourism experience
The Freycinet Experience Walk, Tas
It’s fitting that a region of Australia known for its heightened environmental awareness should be the winner of our Best Eco-Tourism Experience award. Freycinet was gazetted as a national park back in 1916 (making it Tasmania’s oldest), and it’s also home to Coles Bay, Australia’s first plastic-bag-free town. This four-day guided walk explores the many natural highlights of the park – including Schouten Island, Mt Graham, Bluestone Bay and the world-renowned Wineglass Bay – while treading lightly on the earth. Each evening, walkers bed down in the purpose-built, environmentally sensitive Friendly Beaches Lodge, where the solar-heated water supply, and recycling and composting practices ensure guests leave a minimal mark on the local ecosystem. The Freycinet Experience’s combination of gorgeous landscapes and prevailing ethos of ‘luxury without harm’ is enough to leave visitors on a natural – and sustainable – high.
The Freycinet Experience Walk, 1800 506 003, www.freycinet.com.au.
Runners-up: Maria Island Walk, Tas; The Great Ocean Walk, Vic.
PHOTOGRAPHY TASMANIA TOURISM
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