National Park "Cradle Mountain - Lake St Clair" is located in the Central Highlands of Tasmania, 165 km north-west of Hobart. On the park laid a lot of hiking trails, and it is from here that the famous Overland Track route. The main attractions of the park are Mount Cradle Mountain and Barn Bluff cliff in the north east of Mount Pelion, Pelion West, Oakley Mountain and in the center of Ossa Mountain and Lake St Clair in the south. Since 1982, the park is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Tasmanian Wilderness".

The park is extremely rich in endemic species, - 40-55% alpine flora of the park are found nowhere else in the world. Among the animals of the park - wallabies, spotted martens, Tasmanian devils, echidnas, wombats, possums and other Australian species. There are registered 11 of the 12 endemic species of birds.

The first European to visit the park in 1910, Gustav was Vayndorfer. He bought a piece of land here in 1912 and built a small chalet for guests, which is called Waldheim, which means "house of the forest." Unfortunately, the chalet did not come to the present day - it burned down in the fire. But in 1976, here in the Cradle Valley Valley, built a replica of Waldheim, which now takes tourists. By the way, Vayndorfer Gustav and his wife Kate were active for giving this area a protected status. In 1922, the area between Mount Cradle Mountain and Lake St Clair area of ​​64,000 hectares was declared a nature reserve, and in 1971 - a national park.

In 1935, at the park paved six-day Overland Track route by which began to carry out tours that brought the park and the extraordinary popularity of its breathtaking views. Rugged mountain contours Cradle Mountain, the ancient rain forests and alpine meadows, picturesque beaches and pristine wilderness - that's the main wealth of the park.

To explore this park is to go to 2-hour route along the trail to the lake Dove, which will lead to the foot of the majestic Cradle Mountain. Experienced travelers will enjoy the world-famous route Overland Track, which stretches for 65 km from Cradle Mountain leading to Lake St Clair, Australia's deepest lake (167 meters). The natives called him "Liavulina", which means "sleeping water".