Take the day to fully explore Port Arthur with a guided tour of all the history of this former convict site, followed by a cruise. You’ll see the ruins and restored buildings, and the surrounding natural beauty of the Tasman National Park on this day out. When finished exploring the port, you can hop aboard your vessel, and sit back and relax as you make your way to visit the Isle of the Dead.

Hotel pick up and drop off are included
Wifi on board the air conditioned vehicles
The guided Port Arthur Historic Site tour is included
Relax on the Harbor Tour, which lasts approximately a half hour

What's Included

30-minute Harbour Cruise
Hotel pick-up and drop-off
Complimentary site talks at key locations throughout the day
Air-conditioned vehicle

Gratuities
Food and drinks

Meeting And Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Meeting point

Mona Brooke Ferry Terminal
Franklin Whrf, Hobart TAS 7000, Australia
Brooke St Pier, 12 Franklin Wharf, Hobart TAS

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

08:45 am

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Pickup details

If a hotel is not selected for pick up, your pick up will be confirmed as Brooke St Pier, 12 Franklin Wharf Hobart. Look for Gray Line Day Tours.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation

Infants must sit on laps
Infant seats available
Travellers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 100 travellers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it’s cancelled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Reviews

4.5

133 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews

Reviews by Viator travellers.

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Just being able to see...

Jennifer_C, Mar 2023

Just being able to see Australian history was fantastic. Harbour cruise was great as well. Seeing the natural wonders of Remarkable cave and the arch was great.

Response from Host, Mar 2023

Hi Jennifer, We really appreciate your review, thank you! We are so pleased to hear that you enjoyed our free, optional Remarkable Cave tour. It's well worth a visit!

Worth seeing and well...

David_B, Mar 2023

Worth seeing and well organised. Other historical sights like this one use hologram characters to tell their story

Response from Host, Mar 2023

Hi David, Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. Hologram characters would be great to tell their story and maybe that will be considered in the future? We appreciate your comments and hope to see you again in the future.

Great day out

SUSAN_P, Mar 2023

Loved the time at the site the best. The stops on the way were not necessary and detracted from the time at the site. The ferry ride was great. Mark was great. Loved the arch on the was home. Great day out.

Response from Host, Mar 2023

Thank you, Susan for a great review! Your feedback is really appreciated regarding the stops on the way down and something we will keep in mind. Mark will appreciate your comments also. Thanks again.

Awesome experience

Cornelia_B, Mar 2023

Memorable experience The driver was most informative and very entertaining. The whole day was very well organised and well worth the money

Awesome Tour

Scott_I, Mar 2023

Great day Pick up in a very comfortable bus and taken down to Port Arthur got a great amount of time down there to see everything even some surprising stops at another locations on the way down and back

Port Arthur

Caroline_R, Feb 2023

The port Arthur and cruise was wonderful. Would definitely suggest this tour again. Mark the driver from grey line was awesome

Not A Guided Tour

Arleen_T, Feb 2023

These tour was advertised as a guided tour but when we arrived at Port Arthur we were given a map and general outline then left to tour on our own. There were information boards around the site that were helpful but it is usually more interesting when someone gives commentary. Our driver was nice and made a few stops going and returning to show us other spots of interest.

Great must see tour

mandy_f, Feb 2023

Port Arthur was so interesting and a must to do whilst in Hobart . The scenery along the way was stunning loved this tour I highly recommended it . Our tour driver Mark was great so informative and actually had some really funny dad jokes it’d give him 5 stars too made the day even better

Visit to the punishment...

John_T, Feb 2023

Visit to the punishment cell was terrible even today. And the visit to the Tasman arch was incredible

Good tour, lots of info, good driver

kevin_h, Feb 2023

Good tour, lots of information & pleasant driver. Too long @ Port Arthur though (could have been truncated by an hour probably).

Well worth a visit

Martin_C, Feb 2023

We enjoyed the trip down to Port Arthur stopping off at Richmond and the Tasman Arch. At Port Arthur everything is very well organised with numerous guides, and golf type buggies, to assist with commentary and transport for the less cable. Interesting tour to experience a world famous historical site. Great view at Pirate Bay on the trip back to Hobart. Recommended .

Great tour to experience Port Arthur

Olivia, Feb 2023

A very very good tour. The guide was hilarious and selected some really grea stops along the way. Port Arthur was beautiful and strange, there’s so much to look at in the short time you are there. If you want to stay long enough to see it all, consider catching a shuttle.

Good way to get to Port...

Gail_H, Feb 2023

Good way to get to Port Arthur. It is a large bus. Read on reviews that time would be short so skipped the boat ride and was therefore able to complete most of the grounds

Brilliant tour guide

Margaret_W, Feb 2023

Apart from the magnificent Tasmanian landscape snd history, our tour guide, Phil, had a wonderful repertoire of stories which he shared along the way.

Enjoyable trip to see Historic Port Arthur.

Marlene_C, Jan 2023

Drive out to Port Arthur was scenic and enjoyable. Mark our driver/guide filled us in on what we were seeing and some of what we would see when we got to Port Arthur. We made several stops that were breathtaking. The history of Port Arthur as a men’s prison for repeat offenders was grim but historic. Tasmania, as mainland Australia, was where many UK prisoners were sent., to colonize the country and relieve crowding at home. The beautiful countryside of Southern Tasmania was also made the trip worthwhile.

A full day of “oh...

Trisha_M, Jan 2023

A full day of “oh wows”….just when you thought you’d seen something amazing around the corner was something else, fabulous day. Our guide was professional and super informative.

Nice experience

Maryam_H, Jan 2023

Friendly ppl, nice and complete guide, on time schedule. Visited as many as places that was possible and would recommend it.

Not what I expected from the description.

Lorraine_B, Jan 2023

I was disappointed to discover that there is no guided tour of the port Arthur site included with this trip. The bus driver provides a history of Tasmania and the penal colony on the drive to the site, your given a map and the opportunity to download podcasts to help with your self guided tour. If you want a guided tour you have to arrange one with the official guides at the site when you arrive.who are very knowledgeable, So it really wasn’t what I expected from the description. There isn’t much to see on the boat cruise around the isle of the dead so if your pushed for time you wouldn’t miss anything by skipping it.

Well worth a trip

gill_m, Jan 2023

Great day out and Port Arthur was surprisingly beautiful. Well organised, we were dropped off with clear instructions where to be when.

A great day

Robert_W, Jan 2023

The Port Arthur tour was very interesting. We had lots of time to walk around the complex. All landmarks were clearly signposted and informative. The cruise around The Island of the Dead was sobering. We enjoyed the brief stop over in Richmond on the way there and the surprise stop at Tasman's Arch, a highlight of the day. Thank you to Christian who kept us entertained with his jokes and commentary. A great day was had by all in our group.

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