Name: Port Arthur and Tasman Peninsula Tour - Full Day
Price: 175.00 AUD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.8 (13 reviews)

Highlights

Visit Port Arthur Historic Site (4 hours)
Complimentary Harbour Cruise at Port Arthur Historic Site
Waterfall Bay Cliff Top Walk
Tasman National Park highlights â€“ Devils Kitchen & Tasman Arch
Pirates Bay Lookout
Visit historic Richmond Village

Port Arthur Historic Site is an open-air world heritage site displaying a look back in time at our convict history. You will explore Port Arthur and the highlights along the way, with many stops including Richmond Historic Village, and a walk along Australia’s highest sea cliffs!

What's included?

Port Arthur Historic Site entrance fee
Port Arthur Harbour Cruise
Friendly and knowledgeable tour guides
Informative tours and guided walks
Small group limit of 20 people per tour
Pick-up and drop off from selected hotels

Travel with us from Hobart to the Tasman Peninsula, where the might of the Southern Ocean has carved spectacular caves and arches into solid rock. Meet Tassie’s coastline at its rugged finest. It’ll take your breath away.

Spend the morning walking along 300 metre high clifftops, pausing at majestic lookouts to watch giant waves crash against dolerite spires. Visit Pirates Bay, Waterfall Bay, Tasman Arch and the famous Devil’s Kitchen, ticking all the best views off the list.

Port Arthur is up next, where impeccably preserved ruins offer a chilling glimpse of life as a Tasmanian convict. Spend four hours exploring this World Heritage open air museum, including a complimentary harbour cruise around the Isle of the Dead and fascinating site talks.

Our last stop is the unmissable Richmond, a historic village filled with quaint stone buildings, ye olde lolly shops and Australia’s oldest bridge! This sandstone beauty was built by convicts and is thought to be haunted. You be the judge.

Important information

Session Length

This is a full day tour, starting 7:30am and finishing 6.00pm
This experience is available on Mondays, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.

Restrictions

* Children under 8 years are not permitted on this tour * No airport drop off * Food and drink not included * No luggage on board, only your day pack

Guidelines

* Requires good mobility and adequate fitness

Cancellation

Change your booking up to 48 hours before the start time of your experience
Changes are not permitted within 48 hours of your experience
Late arrivals or no shows may result in you forfeiting your experience

Numbers on the Day

This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it is cancelled because the minimum isn't met your will be offered a different date, experience or a full refund. Maximum group size is 20 passengers.

Weather

In the event of rain or inclement weather, your experience will still go ahead unless contacted by the experience provider

Dress Code

• Comfortable trail walking/ running shoes suitable for outdoor active activity • Clothes to suit outdoor conditions (warm layers are a good idea) • Waterproof jacket (just in case) • Hat for the sun, beanie for the cold (sometimes you need both in one day!) • Water Bottle, Snacks, Lunch (or buy it on the day) • Day pack with everything you will need for the day • Sense of adventure

Other Info

• Please make sure you bring a large refillable water bottle, closed sturdy shoes for walking. We recommend runners, sneakers, hiking boots and sensible clothes for outdoor conditions. Warm layers are a great idea! A waterproof rain jacket, just in case. • The Waterfall Bay cliff top walk takes around 30-45 minutes and is a gentle undulating trail. This walk is also optional. • There are many options for your lunch at the Port Arthur Historic Site. There are cafes and takeaway food options to suit your style and budget. You are welcome to bring your own food/snacks along with you for the day. • Your entry to Port Arthur Historic Site includes a complimentary Harbour Cruise around the Isle of the Dead, a downloadable Podcast to your own device introducing the site, and regular site talks held around Port Arthur that you can join

Location

This experience takes place in Port Arthur and Tasman Peninsula, with departure from Hobart.

Reviews

4.8

13 reviews

5 stars 11

4 stars 1

3 stars 1

2 stars 0

1 star 0

Fantastic tour

Melina 29 December 2025

Great guide, awesome time around tasman peninsula and port arthur!

Customer Experience

Hi Melina, it's great to hear about your positive experience. Thank you for sharing your feedback!

29 December 2025

Port arthur

Andrew 13 June 2024

Excellent day trip, would recommend to any age group. Excellent tour guide. Lived in Tasmania all his life

Keerat

Hi Andrew, we appreciate your feedback, and we're delighted to hear that you had a positive experience!

13 June 2024

Port Arthur on my 60th birthday

Douglas 8 October 2023

We all met up at the Hobart Tourist information centre and met Nick our guide for the day. There were 10 of us on the bus and I think everyone found Nick's commentary and information to be spot on. We visited a national park on the coast first and had a 30 minute bush walk before heading off to Port Arthur. The other guests on the bus were really friendly and we all enjoyed a chat at each stop. In all, it was a wonderful day out and expertly run. One of the other guests even bought me a birthday cake at the Port Arthur cafe and they all sung happy birthday to me. Really nice touch for the day!

Fabulous Hobart/Pt Arthur tour

Jude 25 September 2023

Our tour stated at 7.30 am at Hobart with a beautiful crisp morning in Hobart. The day looked like rain but only a short shower & none again for the whole day.. A great short walk to see the Arches & rugged coast line on the way to Pt Arthur. 4 hours site walk of Pt Arthur & including the memorial & Cafe for a few quiet moments. Bus ride taking in Richmond on the way back to Hobart. One negative if you have bad knees, lots of stairs & up & down hill walking. Very positive day tour , great amenities, great cafe & lovely guides talk you through each house/ prison etc and to help with your day

Port Arthur & Tasman Peninsular Experience

Ian 11 September 2022

An excellent day out with many interesting stops on the way to Port Arthur and back to Hibart

Port Arthur-wow , the history

Karen 4 August 2022

Amazing Tour- Port Arthur historic site, a place you just have to experience for yourself, no words can come close. The guide at Port Arthur was knowledgeable and great humour. As for our bus guide Trevor- what a champ. Never a dull moment, plenty of fabulous scenery, expansive knowledge with interesting facts and stories (factual and fun) and lots of laughs throughout the day. The only negative I found with the tour is that we felt a little rushed at Port Arthur. You could actual spend the whole day just at the Port Arthur Site. Maybe the sightseeing on the bus trip could be a tour on its own.

Incredible day exploring

Emma 26 May 2021

We had the most spectacular day out with Nick to guide us. Highly recommended

Port Arthur

Laura 23 May 2021

Great day to Port Arthur highly recommend it if you don’t want to drive yourself

Port Arthur, Hobart

Rich 21 May 2021

A great trip but could possibly of done without the stop in Richmond at the end of the day. Nick the driver was great and full of useful info and facts but airing his political and social views on the trip is not a good thing. Would highly recommend port Arthur to everyone.

Enjoyable day tour

Eileen 7 January 2020

Very enjoyable tour with lots of stops on the way to Port Arthur. Our guide, Audrey was great and very knowledgeable. I would recommend this tour to anyone. Well worth it!