Our Environment and Penguins!

We share our ocean frontage with a little penguin (Eudyptula minor) rookery at the bottom of the garden – a unique setting for our 4 star apartments. Guided tours of the Little Penguin colony, operated by Bicheno Penguin Tours, depart every evening. Bookings are essential and can be made at Reception.

Walk to Diamond Island

Check with reception on arrival for low tide times for an unforgettable experience exploring the wonders of Diamond Island Nature Reserve.

Golf

Bicheno Golf Club is a 5 minute drive from Diamond Island. This picturesque 9 hole Public Golf Course is open all year round. Golf Club hire is available.

Natureworld

This Nature park, including the new Devilworld, is a 5 minute drive from Diamond Island. It is a sanctuary for birds, snakes, wallabies, kangaroos, wombats, koalas and the infamous Tasmanian Devil. Feeding times vary, but the park is Open every day.

Local wineries

Our local area is peppered with the finest East Coast wineries, all within a 30 minute drive from Diamond Island. Tastings available daily, or take an organized Wine Tour through the “Grape Escape”.

Wineglass Bay and Freycinet National Park

The world famous Wineglass Bay, in the Freycinet National Park, is a 35 minute drive from Diamond Island. Walks from the car park to the lookout and return take around 1 ¼ hours, to the beach and return around 2 hours.

Something for all tastes....

From the extreme to the passive, the East Coast provides for all. Adventure Kayaking with Freycinet Adventures, 4 wheel motorbike tours with All 4 Adventure, picturesque Cruising around the Freycinet area through Freycinet Sea Cruises, a leisurely walk around the foreshore to Bicheno Township, Aquariums, Oyster farm tours, 3 wheel open road trike tours through Le Frog Tours, an abundance of National Parks, excellent restaurants – you are sure to need 2 nights to explore this wonderful area