Tasmania for backpackers

Fruit picking, hiking and road trips — and all of Tassie counts for your 88 days.

Updated 12 October 2026

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Work

All Tasmanian postcodes are regional Australia, so farm work, construction and other specified industries count anywhere in the state. Cherry season (around December–January) and apples (around March–May) bring in a lot of pickers, especially in the Huon and Derwent Valleys and the north-west.

Harvest calendar

Getting there and around

Fly into Hobart or Launceston, or take the Spirit of Tasmania ferry from Geelong with your car or van. Public transport is limited outside the cities — a car makes life much easier.

Skyscanner

Compare domestic flights — often cheaper than the bus on long legs.

JUCY

Campervan hire for the road-trip-sleep-anywhere life.

Must-dos

Salamanca Market in Hobart (Saturdays).
MONA museum.
Cradle Mountain and Freycinet’s Wineglass Bay.
Bruny Island.

GetYourGuide

Reef trips, Fraser (K’gari) tours, Whitsundays sailing and more.

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