Backpackers Strahan Tasmania Australia

Please note this hostel will be closed from May 1st to October 1st 2016.

Strahan Backpackers offers backpacker accommodation on Tasmania’s west coast. Strahan is 4.5 hours west of Hobart - 300 kilometres - and 290 ks south west of Launceston. Strahan Backpackers is set among native forest and is a 10-minute walk to the Strahan town centre. Guests can chose from rustic private huts, double or twin rooms or dormitory rooms. The property has shared bathroom facilities, two communal kitchens, a large common room and laundry. There is also outdoor seating in the extensive grounds and a barbecue area. Backpackers Strahan features Private huts, Double rooms, Twin rooms and Dormitory rooms. Strahan is a harbour-side village with a rich convict past and set on the edge of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. Nestled on the shores of Macquarie Harbour Strahan is the gateway to the World Heritage listed Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park. Strahan YHA is located in a parkland setting providing clean and comfortable facilities along with a friendly atmosphere and all within easy walking distance to the village centre, activities or nearby shops. If you are lucky you can see the resident platypus in the creek which borders the property.