Risby Cove

Risby Cove

Risby Cove offers luxury suite accommodation at Strahan on Tasmania’s west coast. Strahan is a four-and-a-half hour drive from Hobart (298 kilometres) and Launceston (290 kilometres).Risby Cove has one and two bedroom waterfront suites. Each suite is individually decorated, using Tasmanian specialty timbers, to reflect an aspect of the local landscape. The suites have a lounge and kitchen/dining area and the bathrooms have spa baths. Risby Cove is an easy walk from the centre of Strahan. Sample fresh local seafood, bush herbs and game at the Cove restaurant on the edge of the marina. Visit the Cove Gallery to see work by local artisans. Risby Cove also has a fifty-seat theatre, which screens current-release movies. Strahan is located at the edge of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. You can book at the gallery for a Gordon River cruise or take a charter trip to Sarah Island. Hire a traditional Piner’s punt dinghy to explore the bay. You can fly to Sir John Falls by seaplane, take the West Coast Wilderness Railway through mountains and rainforest, or simply pedal a bike out to Ocean Beach. ...read more