Roughly the size of Ireland but with a population of just over half a million, Tasmania is a patchwork of rolling pastures, windswept bays and dramatic landscapes. Over half of the island is protected from development, with nearly a quarter listed as World Heritage wilderness. 

On this trip, we explore the island’s wild landscapes through bush walks, beaches, and retreats. We will meet local artisans, farmers, and producers while sampling uniquely Tasmanian products. And we will explore how local Tasmanians are “looking after country” through both traditional and modern methods.

On each Hinoki Trip, we explore a theme that connects to well-being. Each trip is intended to spark your creative thinking, while we experience new ways of taking care of ourselves and our communities – taking inspiration from both the land and the people who host us. In Tasmania, we will explore the theme of Provenance. 

Provenance describes the origin of something, referring to the flavor of a food and how its qualities stem from the soil it was nurtured in. Tasmania has a reputation both for pristine nature, and for artisan, high quality food and drink that is attracting global attention. But this was not always the case. A dark colonial history and years of isolation once stifled development. Yet that isolation seems to have benefited the island in other ways, protecting its wild places and ways of life, while breeding resilience and creativity in its people. Tasmania is small, special and growing. From the perspective of one observant transplant it is a place for “ambitious introverts who thrive in nature.” 

If there are three main ideas we want to explore on this trip, they are:

• What can living on an island teach us about sustainability? 

• How are Tasmanian people ‘looking after country’ in both traditional and modern ways?

• How can remoteness breed resilience and creativity?

We will be hosted by aboriginal Tasmanians, food producers, farmers, local guides and small business owners. We’ll stay overnight in historic farm accommodations, award-winning eco bush camps, and sleek architecturally designed lodges and hotels. We will eat delicious local foods and sample artisan wines grown in small vineyards, but coveted around the world. And perhaps most importantly, we will hike across the traditional lands of the Palawa people, traversing ancient migration routes and food pathways from land to sea.

This trip will support the efforts of Tasmanians dedicated to protecting their beautiful, wild island for the future. Hinoki is contributing 5% of our trip proceeds to the Tasmanian Land Conservancy (TLC), a not-for-profit community-based organization that protects irreplaceable sites and rare ecosystems. You can learn more about TLC and their important work here.