| Telephone 03 6359 2112, Fax 03 6359 2200 | 2 Munro Place, Whitemark,
Flinders Island 7255 |
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The Northern Tour |
Our northern tour takes you to places such as Wybalenna, Emita, Mt Tanner, Killiecrankie, Palana and North East River. Ask your tour guide about the places you can visit and these that are listed here. |
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| Wybalenna | Taking the northern road from Whitemark, Flinders Executive Tours can show visitors the museum and the restored chapel at Wybalenna. Old headstones of black and white inhabitants who succumbed in the early 1800's reveal little in themselves of the harsh past endured by these people. | |
Emita |
The historical museum and Allports Beach Coastal Reserve are popular places for visitors. The Wybalenna settlement was one of the first inhabited places in the island's history by Tasmanian aborigines and the early white settlers. | |
| Mt Tanner | Rising 331 metres you are treated to extensive vistas of the island shared only with wildlife such soaring eagles and other birds, skinks and butterflies. The road terminates at a car park allowing the visitor to wonder at the surrounding islands and enjoy the wide views of Flinders Island beaches, farm land and seascape. A micro-wave communications station that links Flinders Island with the rest of the world for telephony and television is the modern version of the smoke signals originally used by the island settlers. |
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| Killiecrankie | Renowned jewellery made with "mined" topaz found on the slopes of Mt Killecrankie are marketted as Killiecrankie diamonds. You might be lucky to find yourself a gemstone that can be cut into a beautiful specimen.
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| Palana | The oldest surviving house on Flinders Island is at Palana having been built in 1889 by George Boyes. This early development at Palana subsequently led to extensive land clearing for soldier settler and private farms. | |
| North East River | Just a few kilometres on from Palana and 56 kilometres from Whitemark is the picturesque North East River and game reserve. The long Foochow Beach on the east coast terminates at the mouth of the river and its associated lagoon. It is an area rich in marine life that provides good fishing for the enthusiast. Numerous species of water fowl wander the tidal flats. |
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