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PENGUIN village, charming in name and in nature, is set on the beautifully scenic Bass Strait coastline. Excellent food, wine and coffee keep locals and visitors happy year-round, and the Sunday Penguin Market is browsers heaven with more than 300 undercover stalls.
When you have finished soaking up the water views at Penguin you may consider a walk at nearby Dial Range. This forest area offers a wide variety of recreational pursuits including individual trails for walking, mountain biking, trail biking and horse riding, or fishing in the Leven River.
Useful Contacts
Penguin Visitor Information Centre
78 Main Road, Penguin, TAS 7316
Tel: (03) 6437 1421
Fax: (03) 6437 1465
Email: info@coasttocanyon.com.au
www.coasttocanyon.com.au
Open: Daily 9am - 4pm (October - May). Daily 9.30am - 3.30am (June - September).
Closed: Christmas Day and Good Friday.
How to get there
Bus
REDLINE COACHES. Tel: 1300 360 000
www.redlinecoaches.com.au
METRO BUSES. Tel: (03) 6233 4232
www.metrotas.com.au
Road (self drive)
From Devonport take the A1 Highway along the coast.
Travelling distances and times to nearby towns
Penguin to: Cradle Mountain - 88 km (1 hour), Stanley - 81 km (1 hour 15 min), Strahan - 191 km (3 hours).
