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◖ Some of Tasmania’s Great Short Walks (parks.tas.gov.au) are here, including the one-anda-half-hour return to Wineglass Bay Lookout, which overlooks that beautiful cove. For a longer hike, continue to the Hazards Beach section of the circuit for 11, sometimes steep, kilometres over rocky ground and sandy track. The views are worth the slog.

◖ The hotel offers countless opportunities to relax and recreate, both on the property and beyond. Indulge in a headto-toe treatment at Spa Saffire; explore Coles Bay by bike; kayak off Muirs Beach, out the front of the lodge; or kick back with a drink in the lounge bar. To learn more about the local wildlife, visit the lodge’s open-range Tasmanian devil enclosure at feeding time for an informative talk while the (mostly elderly) marsupial residents squabble over their meal – don’t mind their table manners.