Aug 9, 2017
A news update from Tasmanian Boat Charters. To celebrate the end of our first season in Port Davey, we’ve put together a small video message from skipper & owner Pieter van der Woude reliving some of the highlights from the summer and sharing a few exciting...
Jun 8, 2017
A cruise expedition through Tasmania’s Southwest Wilderness should be on your bucket list. Here’s 11 great reasons why. 1. Cruise a myriad of waterways three times the size of Sydney Harbour. The waterways of Bathurst Harbour & Port Davey are...
Feb 9, 2017
Tourism in wilderness areas & why Tasmanian Boat Charters, an eco-tourism venture that leaves no footprint, was one approved to work in Tasmania’s World Heritage Area. This is all covered in Don Knowler’s most recent article, plus a visit to...
Dec 23, 2016
Tasmanian Boat Charters’ has a new toy to add to it’s collection – the Williams 505D Turbojet R.I.B. (colloquially known as a ‘rubber duckie’). The Turbojet is an exciting new addition to our fleet because it means that we are...
Dec 18, 2016
Two weeks ago, we took Donald Knowler on a trip with us deep into the South West wilderness. His personal highlight was seeing the orange-bellied parrot in it’s natural habitat, a lifelong ambition of his, but this was just one small part of a broader tour of...
Sep 20, 2016
Tasmanian Boat Charters features in the latest edition of the Tasmania 40° South magazine in an article written by Lucinda Sharp about our Port Davey Charters. Read the full glowing review of her experience aboard Odalisque here....
Aug 3, 2016
Alice Hansen writes about exploring wild landscapes in the South West aboard Tasmania’s latest eco-adventure in this latest issue of Journeys. Read all about her expedition with us – the stories, the company, the history lessons, the adventure, and above...
Jul 16, 2016
Pieter, Odalisque’s skipper, has been a long time volunteer at the MyState Australian Wooden Boat Festival and is this month’s AWBF feature volunteer. Heading to the AWBF this year? Consider a pre- or post-Festival adventure with us to Port Davey &...
Jul 11, 2016
Our charters into Tasmania’s pristine Southwest featured in The Australian on Sunday. Denholm writes of spectacular scenery, fine Tasmanian fare and an immediate sense of wilderness. “Itineraries are fluid, moulded by wind and weather, time and tide and...
May 26, 2016
The team flew into the South West on Saturday to bring Odalisque back from Port Davey to her winter mooring in Hobart town. We set off from Par Avion’s airport in Hobart on a beautiful, clear & crisp morning. Flying over Federation Peak & Mt Picton, we were...
