Top things to do in Port Arthur

Bruny Island Food, Sightseeing, Guided Lighthouse Tour & Lunch  in Port Arthur

Port Arthur , Tasmania

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ (2825 reviews)
Free Cancellation

From $ 185.10

Duration: 10 hours (approx.)

Experience the best of Bruny Island, on a fully-inclusive Bruny Island Food, Sightseeing & Lighthouse Tour, departing from Hobart. Company Director Craig Parsey, whose childhood was spent on lighthouse stations around Tasmania, including Cape Bruny, brings a personal connection and deep knowledge of the island’s history, people, and hidden gems. This tour Includes a delicious sit-down lunch derived of premium local produce, a mouth-watering, rustic morning-tea of artisan cheeses, freshly shucked oysters, served with freshly baked bread on the beach. Samples of tasty chocolates, fudges, and honey at two local venues. See White Wallaby in the wild, and enjoy the Historic Cape Bruny Lighthouse Tour, a true highlight of the day, only available with us. Explore the Neck Wildlife Reserve and Truganini Lookout for sweeping 360-degree views of Bruny Island. Our knowledgeable tour guides will show you the best of the island and mesmerise you with stories from the past throughout the day.

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Port Arthur Historic Site [official] in Port Arthur

Port Arthur , Tasmania

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ (264 reviews)
Free Cancellation

From $ 35.04

 

The Port Arthur Historic Site offers a compelling glimpse into Australia's convict past, focusing on the penal settlement, convict labour, and the profound influence on the nation's development and colonial life. As a place or secondary-punishment, Port Arthur was specifically designed as a prison for re-offending male convicts. Additional tours can be selected to be included in your ticket: The 45 min Essentials Tour is our most accessible guided tour providing the essential history and stories of Port Arthur. The 90 min Premium Tour delves deeper into the stories behind our iconic buildings and their fascinating past on this small group guided walk. For the 40 min Isle of the Dead tour, step off the harbour cruise for a guided walking tour around the final resting place for over 1,000 convicts, soldiers, and free settlers. On the 60 min Escapes tour, hear tales of the desperate convicts, determined to escape.

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3-Hour Tasman Peninsula Wilderness Cruise from Port Arthur in Port Arthur

Port Arthur , Tasmania

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ (259 reviews)
Likely to Sell Out Free Cancellation

From $ 118.99

Duration: 3 hours (approx.)

Take Robert Pennicott’s award winning three hour Tasman Island Cruise along the spectacular coastline between Eaglehawk Neck and Port Arthur.  See the highest vertical sea cliffs in the Southern Hemisphere, enter deep sea caves observe rich wildlife such as seals, dolphins, sea eagles and albatross.  Departs daily (except Christmas Day) all year round from Port Arthur.

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Port Arthur Ghost Tour in Port Arthur

Port Arthur , Tasmania

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ (203 reviews)
Free Cancellation

From $ 23.14

Duration: 1 hours (approx.)

Take a lantern-lit ghost tour of the Port Arthur Historic Site, one of the most haunted locations in Australia. Hear true tales of unexplained events and chilling paranormal encounters from convict times to the present day whilst enjoying after-hours access to Port Arthur’s atmospheric grounds and buildings. Check official website for other options or special events.

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Tasman Peninsula full day kayaking tour in Port Arthur

Port Arthur , Tasmania

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ (46 reviews)
Likely to Sell Out Free Cancellation

From $ 185.10

Duration: 10 hours (approx.)

Get up-close and personal with the southern hemisphere’s highest sea cliffs and resident Australian fur seals. At sea level you’ll truly appreciate the scale of Australia’s highest sea cliffs, gazing up at 200-metre-high fluted rock formations, peering into natural sea caves, photographing the towering Candlestick, and searching for climbers on the Totem Pole - a sheer column famed amongst thrill-seeking rock climbers.

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Shore Excursion - Port Arthur - Tasman Peninsula in Port Arthur

Port Arthur , Tasmania

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ (40 reviews)
Likely to Sell Out Free Cancellation

From $ 65.44

Duration: 3 hours (approx.)

Thinking about exploring beyond the historic site? Our three-hour tour will give you a taste of everything the Tasmanian Peninsula is known and loved for.

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90 minute Cape Raoul Cruise and Port Arthur Historic Site entry in Port Arthur

Port Arthur , Tasmania

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (3 reviews)
Free Cancellation

From $ 115.69

Duration: 4 hours (approx.)

Explore the spectacular coastline from Port Arthur Historic Site to Cape Raoul. With soaring sea cliffs and monumental rock formations, the Tasman National Park is a coastal wonderland. Here the waters of the Tasman Sea collide with the towering ancient cliffs of the Tasman Peninsula, creating dramatic caves and arches, ending spectacularly at Cape Raoul, its dolerite columns like steps down into the ocean waters. The 90 minute wilderness cruise goes beyond the Port Arthur Historic Site to take in the cliffs, caves, arches and white sand beaches of the Tasman Peninsula to Cape Raoul. Cruise past significant historical sites like Point Puer and Isle of the Dead before marvelling at the gorgeous white sands of Safety Cove, and the tall dunes of Crescent Bay. Mt Brown provides a stunning backdrop as we cruise to Cape Raoul. Keep an eye out for the cheeky Australia fur seals that lounge at the base of the Cape Raoul. Your ticket includes entry to the Port Arthur Historic Site.

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