Tasman Peninsula Day Tour: Port Arthur & Sea Cliffs from Hobart

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Duration11h

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Walk Australia's Highest Sea Cliffs, Then Explore a Convict Prison

You leave Hobart early, walk 2km along sea cliffs to Tasman Arch, then spend four hours exploring Port Arthur's convict-era buildings and taking a harbour cruise. On the return, you stop in Richmond to walk across Australia's oldest bridge. Small groups, professional guides, and all entry fees included — you're back by 6pm.

11h

Step-by-step itinerary

Tasman Peninsula and Port Arthur tour

Depart early from Hobart
View Pirates Bay Lookout
Pass Eaglehawk Neck and The Dogline
Walk Waterfall Bay cliff top track
See Tasman Arch and Devil’s Kitchen
Explore Port Arthur Historic Site
Enjoy Harbour Cruise at Port Arthur
Listen to Port Arthur Experience podcast
Attend site talks by expert guides
Visit Richmond Village
Walk across convict-built sandstone bridge
Return to Hobart by 6pm

The Experience

So you've got the day free and you're standing in Hobart wondering what to do with it — and honestly, this is the one. You leave early, drive straight to the Tasman Peninsula, and within a couple of hours you're standing at Pirates Bay Lookout staring at cliffs that drop straight into the ocean. The drive from Hobart takes you through Eaglehawk Neck, and your guide will tell you the stories as you pass — the Dogline, the convict history, all of it — so you're not just looking at a landscape, you're reading it.

Then comes the Waterfall Bay Cliff Top Walk, which is about 2 kilometres and takes 45 to 60 minutes. It's graded easy, but it's undulating, so you're moving up and down the whole way, and the views don't stop. The track ends at Tasman Arch and Devil's Kitchen, these wild rock formations that look like something from another planet. You're walking the whole time, but it's the kind of walk where you stop every few minutes anyway because the view pulls you to a standstill.

After that you arrive at Port Arthur Historic Site, and you get four hours to move around on your own. Your entry includes a harbour cruise around the Isle of the Dead — which sounds darker than it is, it's actually quite moving — plus access to 'The Port Arthur Experience', a podcast that walks you through the site's history, and talks from the expert guides throughout the day. The penitentiary is the main building, and you can walk through the solitary confinement cells and see the whole open-air museum. It's a World Heritage site, and the history is heavy, but it's also the reason you came.

On the way back to Hobart you stop in Richmond, a historic township that's small enough to walk around in 45 minutes. There's a convict-built sandstone bridge — still in use, supposedly haunted — and a lolly shop and chocolatier if you want to stop for something. You're back in Hobart around 6pm, so you've had a full day without arranging transport, park tickets, or timing any of it yourself.

What’s included

Your day includes hotel pickup from Hobart, professional tour guide and interpretation, Port Arthur Historic Site entrance fee, the harbour cruise around the Isle of the Dead, access to 'The Port Arthur Experience' podcast, complimentary expert talks at Port Arthur, and all National Park fees for the Tasman Peninsula. Small group size is maintained throughout.

Good to know

Moderate physical level

Operated by Tours Tasmania

Is this one for you?Book this if you want the Tasman Peninsula's main sights — cliffs, historic sites, and a working convict bridge — without arranging your own transport or timing the stops; the early start and fixed schedule fit everything into one day and get you back to Hobart by evening.