Shore Excursion: Hobart's Best In Half A Day
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11 Ratings
Brighton
Embark on a half-day shore excursion in Hobart, tailored for cruise ship passengers. Explore the city, visit Salamanca Market, discover the Coal River Valley wine region, explore the historic township of Richmond, and get up close with Australian wildlife at Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary.
Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary - we’ll start our date at Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary.
    Get up close and personal with the friendly kangaroos and other fascinating Tasmanian and Australian wildlife. Don’t miss the chance to witness the famous Tasmanian Devil, a true highlight even for locals!

  • Richmond - Then, we will proceed to the historic township of Richmond, which is rich in convict history and showcases magnificent sandstone and colonial buildings. Here, you will have the opportunity to admire Australia’s oldest bridge and Catholic church. Richmond is also home to numerous charming eateries, making it the perfect spot for our lunch break. Additionally, we highly recommend visiting the Drink Tasmania Tasting House, where you can indulge in tastings of the region’s finest wines, whisky, and local produce.

  • Salamanca Market - This tour also includes a city loop tour where we will provide guided commentary as we explore the streets of Hobart and visit its major attractions and landmarks.

On Saturdays, we’ll venture to the renowned Salamanca Market. This world-class market showcases the very best of Tasmanian culture, offering a delightful array of art, local produce, talented buskers, unique souvenirs, refreshing beverages, and much more!

What's Included
  • Expert local guide
  • All taxes, fees, and charges included
  • Professional driver guide
  • Goods and Services Tax (GST) covered
  • Entertaining live commentary on board
  • Comfortable transport in an air-conditioned minivan
  • Inclusive of all activities
  • Convenient pickup and drop-off from the terminal
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks not included
  • Entrance fees to Bonorong (Adult $33.50, Child $19.50) not included.
Additional Information

This excursion is specifically designed for those travelling on cruise ships.

Our day starts with a circuit around the city where we’ll share interesting details as we traverse Hobart’s avenues and take in its key highlights and landmarks.
We then move onto the famed Salamanca Market, which is open on Saturdays only. This outstanding marketplace is a display for the finest Tasmanian art, locally sourced fruits and vegetables, skilled street performers, and much more!
We carry on with our trip through the picturesque Coal River Valley wine area. Afterwards, we’ll go to the historic Richmond town, which is steeped in penal history. Here, you can view Australia’s eldest bridge and Catholic church. Richmond is packed with quaint food joints, making it an ideal location for our midday meal.
To wrap up our trip, we’ll stop by the Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary. Get acquainted with the friendly kangaroos and a variety of other remarkable Tasmanian and Australian wildlife.

  • Operates in most weather conditions, please dress appropriately.
  • Meeting point is situated 150m from the terminal situated on corner of Franklin Wharf and Hunter st.
Location
Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary
593 Briggs Rd
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Daniel
Mar 23, 2024
Loved Hobart! - Andrew our tour guide was excellent. His personal knowledge of the area was outstanding. He has a great personality and the right amount of humor for this job. The tour itself was has it states the highlights of Hobart and it was right on and well worth our time and money. Thanks to Andrew for a great time.
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Carl_h
Mar 14, 2024
Great tour - We had a great time on the tour. Our first time in Hobart an we enjoyed the sights, very clean and well kept area, especially enjoyed the Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary. Our driver/tour guide Mark was very knowledgeable, personable, and interacted well with guests.
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Ozjohnau
Feb 16, 2024
A very good way to spend your day in Hobart - After getting off the cruise we were great by the lovely driver and guide - she was friendly and didn’t just speak to talk - having been to Hobart before it was nice The structure was good too - she knew the weather - it was already pretty warm , so we went to the Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary. As the animals would sleep later in the day The entrance fee is t included, but the money goes to keeping the place in operation- was so nice to see the animals interacting with the visitors Richmond was next on the list - nice town with the famous bridge and scallop pies - YUM And the last spot was Mt Wellington- perfect weather and amazing views around Hobart Glad I booked this trip
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Finbarr
Jan 11, 2020
Leisure - The guide, Rodney lead the tour with such flair, he told us the history of a lot if areas and buildings & he shared his fondness of Tasmania by describing the scenic views, the history & the culture. The markets were a delight to visit and the splendar of the beautiful mountain, Wellington was one if my favourite activities. Thank-you.
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David_f
Apr 21, 2019
Excellent Tour - We thoroughly enjoyed this tour. The driver was helpful and informative. Seeing and being able to feed the kangaroos and see the wombats, koala bears and Tasmin Devils helped to make our trip to Australia. We would have liked more time at the sanctuary, but appreciate this was only a half day trip. Thanks.
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Gina_e
Mar 12, 2024
A fun day and saw multiple areas of Hobart - Driver was personable and informative. Bonorong didn’t have as many animals as I’d hoped but I admire the work they do and we were happy we visited.
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Mountainman827
Mar 4, 2024
Great place to see lots of local wild life - 4 hour tour of sanctuary. Got to see lots of wildlife and beautiful countryside. Great tour guide on bus. Was little sad seeing animals in pens some were pretty stressed
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Nicolas_e
Mar 12, 2019
Hobart trip off boat - We enjoyed the tour to the various places and the driver was helpful and knowledgeable of the areas we went to
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Txwonderer
Mar 10, 2019
Nice half a day shore excursion - The visit to Bonorong Sanctuary was really fun. We saw Tasmanian devils, wombats, koalas and a lot of kangaroos. We then visited Richmond. Richmond is a quaint little town and has a lot of shops. We only had one hour in Richmond, so we didn’t get to do much. We did try scallop pie in the Richmond Bakery as recommended by our tour guide. It was a very enjoyable lunch. Half a day is a bit short for the Hobart visit. If Tassie can offer a 6-hour tour and allow a little more time in Richmond that will be great.
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Russell_w
Feb 23, 2020
Could Have Been So Much Better ... Depends On Your Driver - Our Driver Is A Nice Enough Guy ... Did Appreciate Him Driving, But Didn't Seem To Be All Present. He was Really Really Quiet & When We Asked Questions, He Really Didn't Seem To Know Much .. I appreciate him taking us to MONA & going to Mona was the Best part of our Excursion ! Highly recommend MONA to Anyone Going To Hobart ! :-)
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