Tasmania’s Three Capes Walk gets a unique twist for select winter dates.

It’s no secret that Tasmania embraces winter very differently from the rest of Australia. And in this case, different is definitely better. Tassie’s famous Off-Season is full of distinctive, experience-led holidays, and this year is no different. A particular highlight for 2026? A unique way to experience the popular Three Capes Track in winter with the Tasmanian Walking Company.

The Three Capes Sunrise Walk

The Tasmanian Walking Company has been leading unique, multi-day hikes around Tasmania (and far beyond) for over four decades. And guiding hikers along the Three Capes Track in Tasman National Park in southeast Tasmania has been a staple of what they do.

This winter, select departures will offer a little added flair to enjoy the trail in style. Start with a walk to The Blade – the pinnacle of Three Capes Track at 262 metres above sea level – to watch the landscape change in the soft light of sunrise.

It might sound like a lot of effort – that’s because it is – but those who love to hike know what a reward making it to the top is. But this special experience has more to offer than just those incredible views; there’s also a hot-cold therapy ritual with a unique Tassie flair waiting for you at the finish line. It starts with a complimentary spa treatment in the Relaxation Pavilion, where a therapist massages out any stiffness in your muscles using iKOU products. What follows? A refreshing cold plunge, also thought to aid muscle recovery, for those who are brave enough. You can always accept the offer of having a warm drink in hand to make the cold a little easier to handle (maybe).

Then be restored each evening with a warming winter feast celebrating Tasmania’s epic local produce, made fresh daily and designed to keep you toasty from the inside.

The details

Cost: $3695
Dates: 8, 14, 16 and 18 June, 2026
Bookings: Visit the Tasmanian Walking Co. website, call (03) 6392 2211 or email enquiries@taswalkingco.com.au to book your spot.

How else to experience Tasmania’s Off-Season

“There are so many creative and distinctive ways to become a winter person in Tasmania," said Tourism Tasmania CEO Sarah Kingston Clark. “Whether through vibrant and provocative festivals, cosy and quirky escapes and immersive after-dark experiences, or time spent in nature paired with warming whisky and wine, fire-lit feasts, outdoor saunas, hands-on workshops and guided wilderness journeys.

The full Off-Season calendar has been revealed, and there’s a lot to help you embrace the chill of winter, from the wild and adventurous to the tasty to the downright weird.

Of course, Tasmania’s winter festivals are a drawcard all of their own. Dark Mofo, Beaker Street Festival, Tasmanian Whisky Week and the Nude Solstice Swim all return in 2026.

Foodies can look forward to events like Forest Forage and Feast Adventure by Sirocco South, a guided foraging adventure that ends in a six-course lunch set up in a forest clearing. Or Woolshed Shenanigans by Rathmore, a fire-lit winter feast in a Highland woolshed. Or indulge in a five-course truffle feast at Fico Hobart.

Prefer to connect with nature? Tasmania comes aglow after dark thanks to bioluminescent wildlife – like possums, fungi and invertebrates – and you can look for them all on the Neon Nightfall Stay & Tour by Crowne Plaza Hobart. Or, ooh and aah at Bicheno’s Little Penguin colony as they waddle ashore at night, followed by a winter light show with Bicheno Penguin Tours.

Who says you can’t connect to yourself as well? On Friday nights, join in a sauna session with stories and slow winter wellness rituals on the water with Sauna Stories by Kuuma – Nature Sauna. Or get a bit weird with offerings like a private, clothing-optional retreat in nature or joining in the quirky winter tradition of wrapping the town of Ross in wool.

There are definitely plenty of ways to make the most of Tasmania’s long winter nights and dramatic landscapes. The real challenge is choosing which ones you can squeeze into a single winter.