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| Hobart |
Tourism Tasmania
has just unveiled five exciting new regional touring itineraries that enable
visitors to discover some of the state's hidden secrets and local treasures.
Dining haunts and country pubs frequented by locals,
little-known cellar doors and boutique wineries, and world heritage wilderness
areas are just some of the places visitors can uncover when equipped with the
regional touring itineraries and innovative smartphone apps dedicated to Tasmania.
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| Launceston |
The regional touring itineraries are the latest introduction
to Tourism Tasmania's
travel guides. Housed on www.discovertasmania.com,
the video-led itineraries form parts of an interactive Tasmanian map with
highlighted routes that showcase what Tasmania
has to offer through compelling videos and images. Clicking on the routes takes
visitors to the selected region in Tasmania,
where an accompanying video provides a virtual journey through the spectacular
landscape. Image markers note key locations along the route that visitors can
choose to explore further. Visitors can even download a more detailed itinerary
to talk over and send to their friends. The seven-day itineraries cover Tasmania's key regions of Hobart
and Surrounds; Launceston, Tamar and the North; The East Coast; Western
Wilderness and North West Coast.
Complementing the regional touring itineraries are
smartphone apps that give visitors a technological edge. The apps can be
purchased from the iTunes store or Android Market:
Tasmania
Travel Companion by Appy Travels
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| Tamar and the North |
The Appy Travels guidebook brings to users the most accurate
and relevant information available on Tasmania, paired with a handy five-day
weather forecast, high quality photos and videos, links to local news and
special discounts for services and accommodation. The app also has a social
function, streaming the latest tweets with Tasmania in them, allowing users to connect
with fellow travelers and get the inside word on places to see and things to
do.
Category: Travel Cost:
Free
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.
Requires iOS 4.2 or later
Dining Out Tas by Mick Sweeney
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| The East Coast |
Dining Out Tas covers the best eateries around Tasmania. Sorted
according to location, street address, name and category, the app covers the
top local restaurants, hotels, cafes and bottle shops including phone numbers,
addresses and website links. An additional bonus is the ability to save
favourites, view detailed descriptions and map directions, and share these with
friends.
Category: Lifestyle
Cost: Free
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.
Requires iOS 3.0 or later
Pubs of Tasmania
by Shine Technologies
This quirky app gives users all the information they need to
responsibly find their 'holy grail' of pubs in Tasmania. Every licensed pub is listed along
with maps, ratings, photos and reviews.
Category: Lifestyle Cost: $4.49
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.
Requires iOS 4.1 or later
Frog Log by Tasmanian
Parks and Wildlife
Service (PWS)
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| Western Wilderness |
This beautifully-designed guide to the frogs of Tasmania is a must-have
for frog-lovers. The app has a library of frog calls and high quality scalable
images, for identification of frogs in the wild. The mini encyclopedia also
contains information on the frogs' habitat, distribution and breeding in Tasmania, and a frog 'sightings' function, which allows
users with GPS-enabled devices to send the coordinates of frog sightings to the
Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service. By logging
these occurrences of frogs in the wild, users can help scientists build a
record of the distribution of frogs in Tasmania
- an important task as frog populations are on the decline.
Category: Reference
Cost: $0.99
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.
Requires iOS 4.0 or later
A Bird in the Hand by Geometry and PWS
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| North West Coast |
This popular app by the Tasmanian
Parks and Wildlife Service covers 23
of Tasmania's
common and endemic birds. Working with some of Australia's best photographers and
sound engineers, A Bird in the Hand includes bird calls, stunning photography
and information on the birds' habitat, breeding and diet, giving bird-lovers a
plethora of information while bird-watching in the bush.
Category: Reference
Cost: $0.99
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.
Requires iOS 3.1.2 or later
Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens: Official iPhone App by
Michael O'Halloran
This app is the ultimate guide for those visiting the
spectacular Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens in Hobart. The Royal Tasmanian Botanical
Gardens: Official iPhone App includes an extensive list of the attractions to
be found within the garden - from historic plant collections and trees dating
from the nineteenth century, to the beautiful Fernery House and exquisite Japanese Garden. Maps, events, attraction
information and the latest pictures from the Gardens Flickr page can be viewed.
Category: Reference
Cost: Free
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.
Requires iOS 3.2 or later
Maverick Pro by Code Sector
Maverick Pro offers an off-road GPS navigator with offline
maps support, compass and track recording - ideal for adventurer enthusiasts,
hiking, boating, geocaching and bush trekking travellers visiting Tasmania for its rugged
terrain, National Parks, and stretches of wilderness.
Category: Transportation
Cost: $4.92
Requirements: Android 1.6 and up
For further information on Tasmania go to www.discovertasmania.com.
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