Nita Education provides Tasmanian Aboriginal cultural experiences across Tasmania. Owners Trish and Craig are proud palawa people, descendants of the Aboriginal people in Tasmania, with ancestral ties to Manalargenna, Chief of the North East. Delve deep into the local Aboriginal culture with a welcome to country on the shores of the Derwent River followed by a traditional smoking ceremony (weather permitting) and a walk with your hosts around this culturally significant area where they will show you some bush tucker and where you’ll learn about their history spanning at least 2000 generations!  This enterprise provides opportunities for Tasmanian aboriginals (palawa) to share their ancient stories with visitors and ensuring not only that guests leave with a deeper understanding of this culture but also that these stories continue to be passed down through the generations. This opportunity of course also provides much needed jobs within the community.

Experience the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens 14 hectares of cool climate gardens including Australia’s only Subantarctic Plant House. The Tasmanian Collection alone is worth a look for its Greater Hobart and East Coast Collections as well as Tasmanian Fernery and display of Huon Pine. Relax in the circa-1939 Conservatory listening to the bubbling sandstone fountain, stand beneath the romantic Anniversary Arch, and enjoy a quiet moment at the Lily Pond admiring the over 20 different cultivars in shades of white, apricot, pink, red, and yellow. Continue on for a serene stroll through the Japanese Garden and, if you’ve lost track of time, pop by the colorful Flower Clock. Your Tasmania tour’s MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience donation to The Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens contributes to their conservation projects, Seed Bank, and care and upkeep of these picturesque gardens.

Have an up-close encounter with the Tasmanian Devil and contribute to the protection and support these unique animals on a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience at Devils@Cradle. This conservation sanctuary located at the entrance to Cradle Mountain National Park gives you a rare opportunity on your Tasmania tour to interact with the Tasmanian Devil as well as the threatened Spotted-tail and Eastern quoll. You’ll encounter the animals in action on an incredible After Dark Feeding Tour hearing about the Tasmanian Devil’s biology, behaviour, threats, and the conservation work being done at the sanctuary from your experienced keeper and guide. You’ll watch the Devils in a group feeding situation as you learn how these hunters are the largest carnivorous marsupials with powerful jaws capable of crunching and consuming bones. Watch the Devils chow down as experts serve them their meal and know that your visit is helping to protect this threatened species.