Guides & tips

Plan Hobart and Tasmania properly

Practical answers on distances, tours and what is worth the drive.

Bruny Island from Hobart: Day Tour or Wilderness Cruise?

Bruny Island from Hobart compared: the full-day road tours with food stops and the lighthouse, the gourmet day, and the wilderness cruise along the sea cliffs.

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Coal River Valley Wine and Richmond from Hobart: Which Tour?

Wine tours and Richmond village trips from Hobart compared: small-group tastings, half-day and hop-on options, a plain Richmond bus ride, and who each one suits.

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Hobart Harbour from the Water: Kayak or River Cruise?

Hobart waterfront by kayak or boat: the 2.5-hour Sandy Bay kayak tour with fish and chips against a 1-hour river cruise and a lunch cruise, and who each suits.

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kunanyi / Mount Wellington from Hobart: Explorer Bus or Drive Yourself?

How to get up kunanyi / Mount Wellington from Hobart: the Explorer Bus passes, the combo with the city loop, and what changes when snow closes the road.

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Maria Island from Hobart: Is the Walking Day Tour Worth It?

Maria Island day trip from Hobart: what the guided walking tour covers, how the ferry, tides and Painted Cliffs shape the day, and when to go on your own.

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MONA in Hobart: Ferry, Tickets and How Much Time to Allow

How to visit MONA from Hobart: the ferry from Brooke Street Pier, the days it is closed, and the two day tours that bundle entry, the ferry and a city or mountain tour.

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Port Arthur from Hobart: Historic Site, Harbour Cruise and the Tasman Peninsula

Port Arthur day trips from Hobart compared: how long you get at the Historic Site, which tours add a wilderness cruise, Tassie devils or Richmond, and who each suits.

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Salamanca Market and Hobart on Your Own: Walk, Bus or Guide?

Salamanca Market opens every Saturday; here is how to fit it into a Hobart city day, and when a guided walk, the hop-on bus or the coach tram tour adds something.

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Tasmanian Devils near Hobart: Bonorong, the Unzoo or a Tour?

Where to see Tasmanian devils from Hobart: Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary in Brighton, the Devil Unzoo on the Tasman Peninsula, and the day tours that include either.

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Wineglass Bay and Freycinet from Hobart: Is the Long Day Worth It?

Wineglass Bay day trips from Hobart compared: the walk you actually get, age limits that differ by tour, and when driving yourself for a longer stay is the better plan.

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