Cradle Mountain - Tasmanian Trip Day 5

The morning was bright and pleasant when we got up. We took a short walk from the lodge to the main building for a buffet breakfast which was included. After a hearty breakfast, we went back to the lodge, packed and stuff the luggage into the car. Drove to the reception and checked out.


Then we drove to Cradle Mountain Visitor Centre. To get up to Cradle Mountain you must purchase park passes. You have the choice to drive up, which they discourages because of the narrow roads and limited parking facilities or take the shuttle bus up there. The pass cost $20 for a maximum of 8 persons. We opt for the shuttle bus which runs regularly every 10 minutes and the cost of the shuttle is included in the pass. There are 3 stops along the way and you can hop on and off anytime. The ride to the top takes about 20 minutes.

By the time we reach up there, the weather changed from clear sky to grey sky and started drizzling. The weather is always unpredictable and changes frequently. It can have 4 seasons in a day with condition that include burning sun, driving winds, heavy rain and snow within a single hour.



There are many walks ranging from 10 minutes, overnight and overland walks. We did not walk round the dove lake because of the changing weather condition and the walk is 2 hour long. We did short walk before the cold, windy and wet send us scuttling for cover. We return to the car park just about 1 pm and drove back to Cradle Mountain Lodge and had lunch at the bistro.