Tarkine Forest Adventure

Tarkine Forest Adventures, North West of Tasmania near Smithton

Dismal swamp, adventure forests site, now known as Tarkine Adventure
Don't miss the journey to the edge of the world -- where a whole world of adventure awaits. A great place to visit for the whole family near Smithton, Tasmania

Tarkine Forest Adventures at Dismal Swamp is your gateway to Tasmania's remote north west and offers a range of bushwalks, a sculpture trail, a restaurant and visitor centre -- and the star attraction for thrill seekers, a 110-metre high-speed slide to the forest floor.

This award-winning experience is located at one of Australia's largest and most unusual sinkholes -- it's the only sinkhole in which a Blackwood forest grows.

Tassie Devils feeding at night
From the comfort of the visitor centre you can see Tassie devils and quolls in action as they come in from the forest to squabble and gorge.
Seeking the thrill factor?..
Take the 110-metre slide from the visitor centre through the tree canopy, down to the forest floor.

Suitable for the young, and young at heart, this high-speed activity will propel you from the rim of the sinkhole to the forest floor in less than 15 seconds.

Tarkine Forest Adventures

Slide into TARKINE FOREST ADVENTURES at Dismal Swamp. Dismal Swamp sinkhole is a dramatic sign on the earth’s surface of an underground world of caves, spring holes and streams.
Dismal Swamp is the only Blackwood sinkhole in the world.

Tarkine Forest Adventure Dismal Swamp Slide

Footage from : oz360.blogspot.com

Tarkine rainforest - Tasmania, Australia

The Tarkine, is among the world's most pristine rainforests, it is the largest cool temperate rainforest in the southern hemisphere and the second largest in the world. While I was in Australia, I got an invite from Greg to travel to Tasmania and hike in the tarkine. I grabbed the opportunity and to say the least, I was smitten by the forest. I also heard about the mining lobbies in the area and decided to put up a short video to let the world know of this beautiful place and the efforts to save it. More info here

Tarkine Coastal Walk

Coastal walk from Temma to the Pieman River, Dec 27th to Jan 4th 2017.
Music by Archie Roach, Luke Howard and OnlyMeith.

Tarkine Forest Adventures

Welcome to Dismal Swamp, home of TARKINE FOREST ADVENTURES. Dismal Swamp sinkhole is a dramatic sign on the earth's surface of an underground world of caves, springholes and streams.

Tarkine In Motion - Flowing Image Video

Highlights from the forthcoming Tarkine In Motion documentary to create a World Heritage National Park in this Wilderness area of North Western Tasmania
For more videos go to :
#tarkineinmotion

Hollybank Treetop Adventure Review Video

Hollybank Treetop Adventure, Tasmania
20 minutes drive from Launceston City.
Make reservation before you go.
Here's the contact information:
Address: 66 Hollybank Rd, Underwood TAS 7268, Australia
Phone:+61 3 6395 1390
Website: treetopsadventure.com.au/‎
Amazing experience for adventurous person!
Hope you like it!

The Tarkine Wilderness in Tasmania - keep The Tarkine wild!

The Tarkine is a unique wilderness area in north-west Tasmania that is gravely threatened by mining activity.

As of August 2013, preliminary work has begun at two mine sites - Nelson Bay and Riley Creek. The approved mines will create only 60 onshore jobs over 2 years. Save The Tarkine is currently challenging the validity of these mines in the Federal Court. They desperately need funding. If you can help, please donate at

Please write to your local MP and the federal Minister for the Environment, Greg Hunt.

For more info visit tarkine.org or The Wilderness Society, or email tarkinebeast@gmail.com for updates on events and how you can help.

© The MAE Trio
© Rob Blakers

Run the Tarkine - ESSENTIAL Australian adventure!

Tasmania’s Tarkine Wilderness is one of Australia’s hidden gems – nearly 1 million acres of pristine rainforest, buttongrass plains and coastline home to 60 endangered species, including the iconic Tasmanian Devil. Pure water, pure air, pure forest and ocean, and some of Australia's most significant Aboriginal heritage. An absolute no-brainer for adventurers and tourists alike!

In January 2014 we spent a week running 140km across it in full gear? Joined by legend Costa Georgiadis and model Laura Wells, what we found there blew us away! It's undiscovered Australia at its best, and it needs all of us to help protect it.

Despite being the one of the world’s largest tracts of temperate rainforest with tremendous untapped eco-touristic potential, less than 5% of the Tarkine Wilderness is protected as National Parkland and is currently under threat from open-cut mining and logging proposals which would decimate the area.

Get in on the action and get down to the Tarkine! To learn more about how you can help protect it, visit tarkine.org or responsiblerunners.org.

Thanks to the amazing sponsors who helped make it a reality: Patagonia, BlackWolf, GoPro, Osprey, Salomon, Whitestar Travel, Tarkine Trails, Catfish Creative, Corinna Wilderness Lodge, 2XU, Pat Farmer, and Save the Tarkine for its ongoing efforts to protect this incomparable part of the world against short-sighted corporate interests that destroy it forever.

If you want to help protect this incredible part of Australia, go VISIT and/or make a donation to the Bob Brown Foundation ( or Save the Tarkine (

The Big Tree & Dip Falls at Mawbanna, Tasmania, Australia

If you happen to visit Stanley in Tasmania, pass by this two nature attractions in Mawbanna. Dip Falls are a magnificent, two-tiered waterfall, the water of which flows over cubic-basalt columns, formed hundreds of years ago by the cooling of the volcanic rock. After heavy rainfalls the waterfall is most impressive, as water appears to ‘bounce’ from one rock formation to another as it hits the lower tier. A further kilometre from Dip Falls, and a one kilometre walk into the wet eucalypt forest, you will find the home of the Big Tree. Estimated to be 400 years old, the tree is a ‘eucalypt oblique’, or commonly known as a ‘browntop stringybark’. The Big Tree stands at 62 metres (203 feet) tall today, it is believed to have been up to 90 metres tall at one time.

Tarkine Drive: Trowutta Arch in Tasmanian wilderness

Continuing to travel around Tarkine Drive through the Tarkine wilderness in Tasmania, a relatively untouched and unpopulated area of tasmania. In this vlog I adventure to Trowutta Arch, exploring a stunning geological landmark!
It's a relatively easy and muddy 15 minute walk, except for the final descent, which is relatively steep and slow, careful going.

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Vlogging Gear:
Cameras:
Olympus OM-D EM5 mkii with 14-150mm mkii lens
iPhone 5
Tripod:
Zomei Z-688

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Music:
Song: Without You
Artist: J-Dan Productions

She who screams loudest!.mpg

17 seconds of terror on a scary ride! Experiencing the thrill of the Dismal Swamp Tarkine Forest Adventures 110m slide into the bush! 25km SW of Smithton in Tasmania, Australia.

Visual tour of Smithton

An aerial Visual tour of Smithton Tasmania and the sounding area. Circular Head

Tasmania's Tarkine

A short film showcasing the stunning landscapes of the Tarkine, which are threatened by a raft of mining proposals.

Hollybank Treetops Adventure

A canopy tour in the north of Tasmania, Australia.
For more information, please visit:-

Going Bush 2 - Episode 1 Tarkine Forest Adventures

Tarkine Forest Adventures is the new name for the former Dismal Swamp site. Tarkine Forest Adventures provides the northern access to the Tarkine and is a unique, large sinkhole which has developed over millions of years.

Open your eyes and your mind to the mystery of life at the bottom of the sinkhole by exploring four pathways through this magical place.

You never know what you might find on the fascinating journey that unfolds as you descend 40 metres from the Visitors Centre into a world where the spirit of nature and the creativity of Tasmanian artists come together.

Tarkine Tasmania,Que Road Ancient Rainforest, Due to be clearfelled

Que road is a ancient forest, it is in the Tarkine Tasmania, Australia's largest temperate rainforest. These forests have been here for millions of years and are being clearfelled smashed everything is distroyed, most timber goes to woodchips to make paper. There are endangered species living in the Tarkine and are having their habitat wiped out. This forest is due to be logged any time now.

Too Precious To Lose - The Tarkine

The Tarkine is now seriously threatened by mining. To take action go to greensmps.org.au/Tarkine

The Australia's largest intact rainforest, the second largest temperate rainforest in the world. It is recognized as being of world heritage value.

Since 2004, governments have passed the buck. They have refused to act to protect the Tarkine, as a national park, or to nominate it for National or World Heritage. Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke let the Emergency National Heritage listing lapse and deferred the decision on permanent listing.

Now, there are 10 new mines proposed for the Tarkine, nine of them open cut pits. Four of these including three huge open cut mines proposed by Venture Minerals are being considered for approval right now.

From March 2013, Minister Burke won't even have a say on whether they go ahead, because the Government has done a deal with big business - backed by the Coalition - to palm off responsibility for most nationally important environmental issues to state governments.

The Tasmanian Government is opposed to protecting the Tarkine. The Tasmanian Premier and Environment Minister publicly lobbied Minister Burke in favour of mining, and are opposed to National Heritage listing. They cannot be trusted to protect it.

Going Bush - Season 2 Episode 1 - Tarkine Forest Adventures