Separating mainland Australia from the island of Tasmania, the Bass Strait was discovered by British explorers George Bass and Matthew Flinders in 1799. This discovery allowed merchants and explorers to cut 700 miles off their journeys from Europe or India. The largest archipelago in the waterway’s eastern reaches, the Furneaux Islands, once formed a land bridge between Tasmania and Australia. In the strait’s western region, King Island hosts several settlements and is on the migration route of several bird species.
Grand Australia Circumnavigation
- From £12,190
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- 32 Days
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- 14 Guided Tours
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- 2 Countries
- Day 1 Sydney, Australia
- Day 2 Sail the Australian Coast
- Day 3 Brisbane, Australia
- Day 4 Sail the Australian Coast
- Day 5 Whitsunday Islands, Australia
- Day 6 Townsville, Australia
- Day 7 Cairns, Australia
- Day 8 Sail the Coral Sea
- Day 9 Sail the Arafura Sea
- Day 10 Sail the Timor Sea
- Day 11 Darwin, Australia
- Day 12 Sail the Timor Sea
- Day 13 Komodo National Park (Slawi Bay), Indonesia
- Day 14 Bali (Benoa), Indonesia
- Day 15 Bali (Benoa), Indonesia
- Day 16-18 Sail the Indian Ocean
- Day 19 Perth (Fremantle), Australia
- Day 20 Perth (Fremantle), Australia
- Day 21 Busselton, Australia
- Day 22 Sail the Indian Ocean
- Day 23 Albany, Australia
- Day 24-25 Sail the Great Australian Bight
- Day 26 Adelaide, Australia
- Day 27 Scenic Sailing: Bass Strait
- Day 28 Melbourne, Australia
- Day 29 Burnie, Australia
- Day 30 Sail the Gippsland Coast
- Day 31 Eden, Australia
- Day 32 Sydney, Australia
