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Hobart: Bruny Island & Port Arthur 2-Day Tour

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Two days, two sides of Tasmania: Bruny Island's beaches and Port Arthur's convict past

You spend day one on Bruny Island tasting local honey, cheese and oysters while walking beaches and rainforest; day two takes you through Port Arthur's convict history with a guided tour and harbour cruise, plus stops at a chocolate foundry and lavender farm on the way. Hotel pickup from Hobart is included, and you're back by evening both days.

Step-by-step itinerary

Day 1 — Port Arthur and Tasman Peninsula Tour

Depart Hobart at 9:30 AM
Stop at Eaglehawk Neck Pirate Bay lookout
Visit Dog Line monument
Visit Tasmanian Chocolate Foundry
Explore Port Arthur Historic Site for 4 hours
View Maingon Bay and Penguin Rocks
Descend to Remarkable Cave viewing platform
Return to Hobart

Day 2 — Bruny Island Day Tour

Depart Hobart at 7:30 AM
Visit Bruny Island lookout for 360° views
Swim or get coffee at Adventure Bay beach
Walk temperate rainforest trail
Stop to buy sweets
Lunch at Hotel Bruny pub in Alonnah
Explore Cape Bruny Lighthouse
Sample honey at The Honey Pot
Taste cheese at Bruny Island Cheese Company
Taste fresh oysters
Return to Hobart at 5:30 PM

The Experience

The bus leaves Hobart at 7:30 AM on day one, heading south across the water to Bruny Island. You'll stand at the Cape Bruny Lighthouse lookout — 360 degrees of Tasman Sea, the peninsula behind you, and the island spreading out below — and understand why this place keeps showing up on lists. The morning moves through a temperate rainforest walk, then down to Adventure Bay for coffee or a swim if you're game. By midday you're at the Hotel Bruny pub in Alonnah for lunch, and after that the stops come faster: The Honey Pot (1,000 hives on the island), Bruny Island Cheese Company, oyster tasting. It's not a museum tour; it's a day built around what the island actually produces and why people come here. The bus gets you back to Hobart by 5:30 PM.

Day two is Port Arthur, and it moves differently. The 8-hour tour departs at 9:30 AM, and the first hour is scenic stops on the way down the Tasman Peninsula — Eaglehawk Neck's Pirate Bay lookout, the Dog Line Monument, then the Tasmanian Chocolate Foundry (which is exactly what it sounds like). The Lavender Farm comes next, handmade products and a walking trail through rows of purple. Then you reach Port Arthur itself. You get 4 hours to walk the penal settlement, and it's included: a 35-minute guided walk and a 20-minute harbour cruise come with your ticket. The site is the best-preserved convict colony in Australia, and the history is dense — not just the buildings, but the stories of who was sent there and why. If you want to skip an hour of Port Arthur and see more of the peninsula, you can hop back on the bus for Maingon Bay and the Remarkable Cave, where you descend 115 steps into ancient sandstone cliffs.

Both days run with a local guide and an air-conditioned vehicle. Hotel pickup is included if you're within 5 kilometres of Hobart's CBD. The pace is steady but not rushed — you're not racing between stops, and there's time to actually look at things. Port Arthur entry is the only cost on top; everything else — park passes, the guide, the vehicle, the harbour cruise — is already paid.

What’s included

Local professional guide.
air-conditioned vehicle with hotel pickup and drop-off (within 5 km of Hobart CBD).
national park passes.
all fees and taxes (except Port Arthur entry).
Port Arthur Historic Site admission including 35-minute guided walking tour and 20-minute harbour cruise on day two.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyPublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Tassie Tours Tasmania

Is this one for you?Choose this if you want to see Tasmania's two most-visited attractions in one trip without renting a car or planning the route yourself — the fixed departures and included guide handle the logistics, leaving you to focus on the island and the history.