Southern lights tasmania

Located relatively close to the South Pole, Tasmania offers an exceptional vantage point for observing the aurora australis, or southern lights, a natural phenomenon comparable to the northern lights but less frequently seen. The emergence of colors and flickers in the night starry sky creates an im

From Wilsons Promontory National Park to Phillip Island, here are the best places to see the southern lights in Victoria. Read more...

Place to watch the night sky Stewart Island, New Zealand. The Maori people of New Zealand have a different name for the island. Stewart Island is called Rakiura by the Maoris which mean ‘Glowing Skies’. The isolated setting of the island lays the basic foundation for observing the sky.  2/6 Tasmania. The Aurora Australis or the southern lights is the identical twin of its northern counterpart the Aurora Borealis. Despite being equals there exists a remarkable difference between the…

Beautiful Northern Lights

It’s the Southern Hemisphere’s finest light show – the dancing, shimmering, dazzling curtains of coloured light known as the Southern Lights, aka the Aurora Australis.

Did you know that the northern lights have a cousin? Don't miss out on the 8 best places to behold the wonder of the southern lights!

Find all the information you need to plan your trip to Tasmania. Wondering where to stay, what to do, see, eat or experience? You will find it all here.

The Aurora Australis, aka Southern Lights, made an appearance in southern Tasmania this week.

The colder months are the best time to see this bucket-list natural phenomenon, and Tassie’s one of the best places to view it from. Here’s where and how.