For the estimated 652,200 visitors who arrived by scheduled airline flights and Bass Strait ferries in 2002-03, popular activities included visiting craft shops (50.0%), visiting national parks (49.3%), browsing at the markets (47.8%), and tasting Tasmanian specialty food (44.8%) and drinking Tasmanian wine (43.3%).
SELECTED VISITOR ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN IN TASMANIA(a) |
|
 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03
|
| | | | |
| Selected activity | '000 | '000 | '000 | % of all visitors |
|
| Visit craft shops | 255.2 | 241.7 | 326.2 | 50.0 |
| Visit national parks | 317.5 | 268.8 | 321.4 | 49.3 |
| Browse at the markets | 259.8 | 255.5 | 311.5 | 47.8 |
| Taste Tasmanian gourmet food or wine | 275.6 | 254.1 | na | na |
| Taste Tasmanian specialty food | na | na | 292.3 | 44.8 |
| Drink Tasmanian wine | na | na | 275.6 | 42.3 |
| Visit historic houses | 244.1 | 205.4 | 208.5 | 32.0 |
| Bushwalk for less than 2 hours | 199.8 | 193.4 | 198.7 | 30.5 |
| Visit antique shops | 179.0 | 168.5 | 196.0 | 30.1 |
| View wildlife | 195.0 | 177.9 | 176.8 | 27.1 |
| River/boat cruise | na | na | 164.3 | 25.2 |
| Visit gardens | 164.2 | 149.7 | 161.4 | 24.7 |
| Visit museums | (b)147.8 | 152.3 | 150.5 | 23.1 |
| Bushwalk for 2 hours to a full day | 101.3 | 98.7 | 139.0 | 21.3 |
| Visit casinos | 114.2 | 113.2 | 124.0 | 19.0 |
| Visit wineries | 93.7 | 96.4 | 108.0 | 16.6 |
| Boat/sail/yacht | 83.0 | 64.7 | 70.1 | 10.7 |
| Travel as a backpacker | 25.1 | 23.1 | 45.7 | 7.0 |
| Take a train journey | na | 27.3 | 44.4 | 6.8 |
| Attend the theatre/performing arts | 33.1 | 32.2 | 38.2 | 5.9 |
| Fish - recreational sea fishing | 22.7 | 19.3 | 32.0 | 4.9 |
| Drive a 4WD off-road | 20.4 | 22.8 | 27.9 | 4.3 |
| Fish for trout | 18.8 | 17.8 | 24.7 | 3.8 |
| Play golf | 19.9 | 18.4 | 24.1 | 3.7 |
| Bushwalk overnight or longer | 18.8 | 19.2 | 23.4 | 3.6 |
| Ride a bicycle or mountain bike | 15.8 | 14.1 | 16.8 | 2.6 |
| Fly in a light aircraft/helicopter (scenic flight) | 13.7 | 11.3 | 15.2 | 2.3 |
| Canoe/sea kayak | 11.8 | 10.2 | 12.0 | 1.8 |
| Ride a horse | 6.8 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 0.9 |
| Scuba dive/snorkelling(c) | 3.4 | 2.0 | 5.6 | 0.9 |
|
na not available
(a) Includes visitors who arrived on scheduled airline flights and Bass Strait ferries only.
(b) Collected from October 2000.
(c) Prior to 2002-03 only includes those visitors who indicated they participated in scuba diving.
Source: Tourism Tasmania - Tasmanian Visitor Survey. |
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