Arrive Hobart Airport. Self arrangement to hotel or may add in additional service (optional) for airport transfer.

Hotel standard check-in time 1400PM. At own leisure.

Hobart, Tasmania's capital city, offers a blend of heritage and lifestyle with world class activities and attractions nearby.

In Hobart, explore the converted colonial warehouses of Salamanca and on Saturdays there's Salamanca Market, Tasmania's most visited attraction. From here it's a short walk to the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery or a short ferry ride takes you to Mona, one of the world's largest private collections of art and antiquities.

Dine at one of the many restaurants in Elizabeth Street, North Hobart, for flavours from around the world

Grand Port Arthur ( Tour 784 ) | Departs daily except Sat at 8.15am (April) or 9.15am (May 1 through to September 30) or early for Hotel pick up | Returns: 5.00pm/5.30pm (Apr)

Sitting tranquilly amidst English oaks and gardens, Port Arthur is a harsh contrast to the beauty of the Tasman Peninsula. Rich in visual history, the Port Arthur Historic Site evokes a powerful sense of our past convict era and of early Australian settlement heritage. And on this tour, with an included walk on the Isle of the Dead, we gain a more powerful insight into the personal life and struggles of the convicts.

Highlights of this tour:-

• Departing Hobart view Government House, home to the governor of Tasmania
• Travel across the Tasman Bridge over the Derwent River, and into the Coal River Valley, an award winning wine producing area surrounding the historic town of Richmond (Oct - Apr).
• Enjoy an orientation drive through this quaint historic town with a short photo stop at the famous convict built Richmond Bridge (Oct to Apr)
• We continue onto the Tasman Peninsula, an area abound with natural bushland, native wildlife and amazing coastal scenery
• Skirt Norfolk Bay on the Tasman Peninsula
• Eaglehawk Neck- stunning rocky coastline
• Doo Town
• Our stop in the Tasman National Park at pristine Pirates Bay, will leave you in awe of the wonderful views, rugged coastline and striking rock formations. A great photo opportunity!
• Arriving at Port Arthur we have approximately 5 hours to soak up the atmosphere of this World Heritage Site
• Visit the Interpretation Centre and follow the harrowing life of a Convict.
• Join a guided walking tour (40mins) to learn about the many restored buildings and ruins
• See the Penitentiary - a one time granary and flour mill, separate prison, Commandant's House, church and more
• Enjoy a cruise on Carnarvon Bay around the Isle of the Dead,
• See Port Arthur from a different perspective on an “Isle of the Dead” walking tour 
• Then back to the Historic Site for free time to purchase your own lunch and explore at your own pace.

NOTE: Tour not recommended for those with mobility restrictions (due to the Isle of the Dead portion) | Temporary closure of the Isle of Dead Tour and Point Puer Tour due to conservation works - 01 July  until 27 Aug 2019.

Bruny Island - Gourmet Foods, Sightseeing & Nature (Tour Code BRIBRU) | Departs Daily EXCEPT Sun (Feb-Mar) at 7.30am or early for Hotel pick up| Returns: 5.30pm

A Bruny Island Safaris vehicle will pick you up from your hotel to commence your full day tour to Bruny Island. Travel to Kettering to board the vehicle ferry to Bruny Island. Visit the Cape Bruny Lighthouse Station and National Park taking in the rugged sea cliff coastlines and wild ocean vistas which Tasmania is famous for, all from the balcony of the lighthouse perched over 100m above the sea. Get a taste of the Gourmet Food Trail including a local lunch, oysters, cheese on the beach, berries (seasonal), chocolate and fudge, cider, honey and other island delicacies throughout the day. Your tour is filled with photo opportunities at every turn.

Highlight of this tour:-

• Big local lunch at Hotel Bruny, featuring Bruny Island & Tasmanian produce
• Morning tea, Bruny Island Cheeses, warm wood oven breads & Bruny Island ‘Get Shucked’ Oysters – picnic style
• Truganini Lookout and Neck Wildlife Zone walk
• Adventure Bay
• South Bruny National Park
• Cape Bruny Lightstation - Bruny Island Lighthouse Tour. Included in your price – not available or included by any other tour operator.
• Chocolate & Fudge tasting – Bruny Island Chocolate
• Bruny Island Honey shop visit and tastings
• Two Tree Point
• Short Walks
• Mountain Rainforests
• Smokehouse factory outlet (seasonal) – Bruny Island Smokehouse
• White wallaby in the wild

Transfer back to Kettering by ferry then to Hobart. Tour concludes at approximately 5.30pm, at which time hotel drop offs will commence.

NOTE: Please bring your own water bottle | Children under 5 years cannot participate in the Lighthouse Tour, due to safety regulations.

Whole day at leisure.

Hobart offers a contrasting blend of heritage, scenery and culture, with world class activities and attractions nearby. Nestled amongst the foothills of Mt Wellington, Hobart combines heritage charm with a modern lifestyle in a setting of exceptional beauty. It's no wonder Lonely Planet has called Hobart one of the top ten spots to visit in the world right now. 

Local Tips:-

• Go shopping and explore the laneways and hidden secrets of Hobart's CBD
• Dine at one of the many restaurants in Elizabeth Street, North Hobart, for flavours from around the world
• Take a guided tour, or self-guided walking tour of Battery Point - within walking distance of Hobart's waterfront - with its many historic houses dating from the first European settlement of 'Hobart Town'
• Take a tour to the summit of Mount Wellington for spectacular views of the city and harbour and the peaks of the World Heritage Area in the distance and if the weather's no good then try the nearby Mt Nelson Signal Station instead.

Free Hobart City Sight Tour Per Person: - Choice of One (1)

A) Morning Hobart City Tour ( tour code 781) | Depart Daily except Sat 9.30am from Brooke St Pier or 9.40am from Tasmanian Travel Centre | Return 12:45pm approx. No hotel drop-offs.

Welcome to Hobart's Best City Tour. Hobart is a city of yachts and spinnakers, gardens and galleries, sandstone cottages and stately Georgian homes. Enjoy it all on this very personalised coach tram* tour. Your driver will present live commentary sharing local knowledge and experiences of life in Hobart and is on hand to answer any of your queries. 

Highlights of this tour:-

• Sullivan’s Cove - Hobart’s birthplace and ferry terminal
• Parliament House
• Salamanca Place - Georgian style warehouses now restored as restaurants, galleries and pubs
• Princes Park - a one time gun battery
• Battery Point - charming historic houses, pubs, boutique shops and restaurants
• St. George’s Church
• Views of Wrest Point Casino and exclusive Sandy Bay
• St. David’s Park
• South Hobart at the foot of Mt. Wellington
• Option to walk and view the exterior of the Cascade Brewery
• Cascade Gardens
• Visit the remains of the Female Factory - a one time female prison
• St. David’s Cathedral
• Treasury Building and Franklin Square
• GPO and Hobart Town Hall
• Penitentiary Chapel
• Queen’s Domain and Government House
• Cross Tasman Bridge over the Derwent River
• Views over Kangaroo Bay Marina and Bellerive
• Stop at Rosny Hill lookout for stunning views of Hobart, Sandy Bay, Mt Wellington, Tasman Bridge and Glenorchy
• Victoria Dock and Constitution Dock
• Enjoy some free time to see the exquisite Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens 

NOTE: *Due to operational requirements sometimes other vehicles may be used

B) Afternoon Hobart City Tour ( tour code 771 ) | Depart Sat only 12.45pm from Brooke St Pier or 13.05pm from Tasmanian Travel Centre | Return 16:00pm approx. No hotel drop-offs.

Welcome to Hobart's Best City Tour. Hobart is a city of yachts and spinnakers, gardens and galleries, sandstone cottages and stately Georgian homes. Enjoy it all on this very personalised coach tram* tour.

Highlights of this tour:-

• Sullivan’s Cove - Hobart’s birthplace and ferry terminal
• Parliament House
• Salamanca Place - Georgian style warehouses now restored as restaurants, galleries and pubs
• Princes Park - a one time gun battery
• Battery Point - charming historic houses, pubs, boutique shops and restaurants
• St.George’s Church
• Views of Wrest Point Casino and exclusive Sandy Bay
• St. David’s Park
• South Hobart at the foot of Mt. Wellington
• Option to walk and view the exterior of the Cascade Brewery
• Cascade Gardens
• Visit the remains of the Female Factory - a one time female prison
• St. David’s Cathedral
• Treasury Building and Franklin Square
• Hobart Town Hall
• Penitentiary Chapel and Court
• Queen’s Domain and Government House
• Cross the Tasman Bridge over the Derwent River
• Views over Kangaroo Bay Marina and Bellerive
• Stop at Rosny Hill lookout for stunning views of Hobart, Sandy Bay, Mt Wellington, The Tasman Bridge and Glenorchy
• Enjoy some free time to see the exquisite Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens 

NOTE: *Due to operational requirements sometimes other vehicles may be used

Free Tour by Gray Line with purchase of Tour 784.

Regrettably this is departure day. Heading home after so much fun is tough but you can certainly keep coming back again and again.

Hotel check-out time 1000AM. Self arrangement to Aiport or may add in additional service (optional) for airport transfer.