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We work with award-winning local company Tasmanian Air Tours to provide scenic flights as well as transporting guests to our private helipad.
Kayaks, paddles and PFD’s (life jackets) are available for hire at your own risk. Watch the weather, stay close to shore, paddle in company if possible and always wear a PFD.
Bikes and helmets are available for hire at your own risk. You are required by law to wear an approved bicycle helmet.
You’ll find mats in the bedroom wardrobes. Ideal for use out on the main front area, facing the water and mountain to complete the experience. With some early notice we can arrange for a local yoga teacher to come to Villa Talia, depending on the availability at the time of your request.
There is good shore access to the Huon River at many locations between Huonville and Port Huon, on both sides of the river. Please take note that upstream from Castle Forbes Bay, an inland waters angling licence is required. Downstream from that point, no licence is required. Try your luck for sea-run trout and escapee Atlantic salmon.
There are some wonderful walks in the Huon Valley region to suit all interests and ability levels. During your visit, you may spot some of Tasmania’s wonderful wildlife – keep an eye out for wallabies, quolls and echidnas on the ground – watch for dolphins at sea – and look up to see wedge-tail eagles, sea eagles and many other species of Tasmania’s unique birdlife.
Check out this great video from SkyNi Photography
If you’ve seen Matthew Evans on the SBS program The Gourmet Farmer, you’ll know about Fat Pig Farm – it’s at Glaziers Bay, not far from Villa Talia and if you’re here on a Friday, you might like to join one of their famous Friday Feasts.
Situated 15 minutes drive from Villa Talia, in the historic port town of Cygnet, Tasmania, Port Cygnet Cannery is the home of Cannery Kitchen and Bar and Sailor Seeks Horse winery and cellar door. The building was formerly an apple canning factory and is now evolving into a hub of food, beverage and agricultural businesses.
Set among vineyards on a hillside above Ranelagh, an impressive rammed-earth, timber and glass building houses an award-winning winery and restaurant. Home Hill is recognised as one of Australia’s leading producers of pinot noir.
This 1942 apple packing shed in Grove is the home of Willie Smith’s award-winning cider house and distillery. Browse in the museum, see the display of heritage apples, enjoy a cider tasting, sample the delicious food and check out their Saturday morning produce market.
Near Cygnet is Australia’s southern-most cider cellar door, where you can taste the range of apple, pear and cherry ciders, as well as their limited-release seasonal blends, such as quince, blueberry, strawberry and peach. During summer from Wednesday to Sunday, The Pandemonium Cafe is also onsite, serving traditional French crepes and waffles.
At Peppermint Bay near Woodbridge you’ll discover Tasmania’s only sheep milk cheesery – meet the sheep, taste up to 15 different cheeses and enjoy a wine while viewing the whole process of cheese making and maturing.
The Red Velvet Lounge is a cafe, pizza and providore in the heart of Cygnet, Tasmania. The menu here is Modern Australian, with many of the dishes prepared in a wood burning oven that dates back to the building's construction in 1912. The dining room is an eclectic collection of found objects, contemporary artwork and general interesting nick-knacks.
Cygnet Conservatory Café is open for Breakfast and Lunch serving a delicious range of meals made from locally grown produce from the Huon Valley. The menu will change regularly depending on the seasons and there are a number of specials on offer each week.
The traditional sailing ketch Yukon – Join us for an adventures cruise, you can choose between a relaxing 90-minute Calm Water Cruise on the scenic Huon River, a special gourmet lunch cruise or a comfortable, low-impact holiday under sail with destinations as Bruny Island and Port Davey.
All Cygnet Woodfired Bakehouse products are made using the best quality ingredients, sourced as close to the bakery as possible in Tasmania's Huon Valley using local farmers for the freshest fruits and vegetables and Tasmanian producers for the other ingredients. These baked goodies are made in-house and in small batches to ensure freshness and quality.
Southport Lagoon Conservation Area is a large portion of land and shallow expanse of water located on the south-east coast of Tasmania,
Found in the Huon Valley’s Far South between Southport and Recherche Bay this peaceful and remote area has been set aside for its significant history and botanical importance.
The Cygnet Folk Festival is one of Tasmania’s--if not Australia’s-- most celebrated annual folk music festivals, held every year in January. Attendees from all over the world can expect an eclectic mix of musical performers, artists dancers, local and international artisans.
You’ll find Tas-Saff perched high on the hill overlooking Glaziers Bay. Tas-Saff pioneered the saffron industry in Australia in the late 1980s. Saffron is harvested each year during April and May. Tas-Saf offer free saffron gin and saffron tea tastings.
In the town’s original bank building you’ll find excellent coffee, cakes and pastries as well as artful breakfasts and lunches, all featuring fine local produce and best consumed on the deck beneath huge old cherry-blossom trees.
On the banks of the Huon at Franklin, the centre is the focal point of Australian wooden boat-building – the nose-tingling pine aroma rising from beautifully handcrafted boats under construction is a bonus. Sailing cruises on the river are a highlight.
Walk high above the forest floor on the thrilling Airwalk, with its cantilever platform overlooking the meeting place of two wild rivers; get close to a Huon pine on one of the riverside tracks; glide across the water on the Eagle Cable Hang Glider; enjoy a bouncy ride through the rapids on a raft. It’s all at Tahune Adventures Tasmania, a short drive into the forests from Geeveston.
Ranger-guided tours take you through the passages and caverns of an extensive dolomite cave system, with spectacular and cleverly-illuminated limestone decorations including stalactites, stalagmites, shawls and flowstone. Bring your bathers – the thermal pool is fed by natural springs heated deep below the surface of the Earth.
A Huon Valley winter highlight each July, the festival celebrates the region’s apple picking heritage by scaring evil spirits out of the orchards with song and the banging of metal pans! There’s plenty of feasting and cider drinking too.
Tasmania's best sushi – including fresh Tasmanian wasabi – is in sleepy Geeveston.
Gourmet sushi using locally sourced fresh produce is made by renowned sushi chef, Masaaki Koyama.
Nestled in the hills of Wattle Grove. The Farmhouse Kitchen cooking school will take you on a culinary journey of the region of Puglia in southern Italy.
Giuliana is proud to share truly traditional dishes handed down to her from generation to generation and also provides a cultural and historical background of Italian food and tradition.
A guide on the Huon Valley's top attractions, events, things to do and where to stay. Get tips from our locals on their favourite walks, places to eat, what to do, artists, makers, growers and producers. Explore the destinations, experiences, makers and growers of the Huon Valley. Meet some of our locals and learn about their love of the Huon Valley and the lifestyle it offers.
Sail the beautiful 80 year-old Danish ketch "Yukon" in the calm waters of the Huon River
Landscape Restaurant & Grill creates unforgettable dining experiences in the heart of Hobart’s Hunter Street waterfront precinct.
The Agrarian Kitchen Cooking School & Farm offers paddock-to-plate cooking experiences in a 19th century schoolhouse at Lachlan.
90 minutes from Villa Talia in Tasmania’s Derwent Valley.
The Agrarian Kitchen Eatery is located at 11A The Avenue, New Norfolk. This is a place where local and seasonal produce is celebrated and where the diner experiences a true sense of place through the food they eat.
Reservations are essential.
A picturesque fishing village on the shores of the D’Entrecasteaux Channel, Dover is Australia’s southern-most town. Call in to the RSL for excellent local seafood.
PO Box 336 Cygnet 7112
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