Attractions

The Giants’ Table and Cottages is nestled in the village of Maydena en route to the South West Wilderness World Heritage Area.

There are a great number of things to see and do in the area around Maydena.

Highlights

  • The last Tasmanian Tiger to be caught in Tasmania was in the Florentine Valley.
  • The South West World Heritage Area comprises 1.38 million hectares of pristine wilderness
  • Lake Pedder and Lake Gordon hold 27 times the volume of water contained in Sydney Harbour. It is the largest inland freshwater storage in Australia.
  • The Styx Valley has Giant Trees over 86 metres tall
  • The tallest commercial abseil in Australia can be found at the Gordon Dam.
  • The Junee Cave is part of the deepest limestone cave system in Australia. The Junee River flows underground to the cave from Mount Field and emerges as a waterfall in the Junee Cave and then cascades down to join the Tyenna River.
  • The Tyenna River is mooted to be the best Trout River in Australia
  • Platypus abound in the Tyenna River with sightings almost guaranteed.
 

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