Port Arthur Tours
The quaint historic town and former convict settlement of Port Arthur is considered one of Australia’s most significant heritage areas and is a must see location for anyone visiting beautiful Tasmania. At only a quick 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Hobart, visitors to Port Arthur can enjoy a half day, full day or extended tour, or even a stopover while visiting other Tassie attractions.
As one of the eleven World Heritage listed ‘Australian Convict Sites’, Port Arthur gives great insight into the conditions and lifestyles of transported convicts and colonial expansion. During the first half of its lifetime as a prison, Port Arthur was known as the location where only the hardest of prisoners were sent, including recidivists and those who caused trouble in other convict stations. With some of the most strict measures and toughest monitoring of all the British penal colonies, Port Arthur was definitely not the place you wanted to end up in. While some prisoners did manage to escape, the prison – until its closure in 1877 – was known as an inescapable hellhole.
During a tour, you will learn of this fascinating history as you explore the aged sandstone structures, such as the main penitentiary, the model prison, the guard tower, the mines and the church – all built by convicts. The beautiful lush parklands surrounding the structures are in stark contrast to the horrors that occurred within and the mass graves on the Island of the Dead lend a haunting quality to the port. Speaking of graves, if you are a fan of the paranormal, you can even participate on a late night ghost tour, which will allow you to see the latest technology being used to find signs of life after death at Port Arthur. Only for the brave!
Whatever your reason for visiting Port Arthur, you’re sure to leave with a deeper understanding of our convict past and an appreciation of how far we have come as a nation, abiding by modern day human rights laws.
ABSOLUTELY TASMANIA DAY TOURS
ABSOLUTELY TASMANIA combines Tasmania's most respected, experienced & award winning tour operators. Our DAY TOURS and PACKAGE TOURS visit all the major destinations in Tasmania, we give you more tours than any other company in Tasmania to choose from! We are a 100% Tasmanian owned and operated company dedicated to giving you the best Tassie Experience through our flexible and "great value for money" tours of Tasmania.
- Nov/Dec
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
ABSOLUTELY TASMANIA DAY TOURS
ABSOLUTELY TASMANIA combines Tasmania's most respected, experienced & award winning tour operators. Our DAY TOURS and PACKAGE TOURS visit all the major destinations in Tasmania, we give you more tours than any other company in Tasmania to choose from! We are a 100% Tasmanian owned and operated company dedicated to giving you the best Tassie Experience through our flexible and "great value for money" tours of Tasmania.
- Nov/Dec
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
Adventure Island Day Tours
HOP ABOARD OUR FAMOUS PORT ARTHUR MEGA DAY TOUR & EXCITING DVD EXPERIENCE! THIS IS TASMANIA'S NUMBER 1 PORT ARTHUR TOUR! WE COVER ALL THE FAMOUS SIGHTS OF THE TASMAN PENINSULA, RICHMOND VILLAGE AND PORT ARTHUR. THROUGH OUR 2 MODERN DVD SCREENS YOU WILL LEARN THE AMAZING STORIES OF THE TASMANIAN CONVICTS, WE WILL BRING THEM TO LIFE! OVER 30 000 PASSENGERS HAVE ENJOYED OUR PORT ARTHUR DVD EXPERIENCE!
- Nov/Dec
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
Gray Line Sightseeing Day Tours - Tasmania
No trip to Hobart is complete without a visit to Port Arthur. It is the best example of convicts’ way of life and that of Australia’s beginnings. You get to experience how difficult things were back then. Make sure you don’t miss experiencing “solitary confinement”, it will make you behave! Located just 60 kilometres from Hobart, the tour takes in the picturesque countryside along the Tasman Highway & Arthur Highway.
- Nov/Dec
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
iWander Tasmania
iWander Tasmania specialise in small personalised day tours uncovering Tasmania's culture, history, wilderness and local produce.
- Nov/Dec
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
Jump Tours
We offer award winning tours in Tasmania and the Northern Territory and we guarantee EVERY TOUR DEPARTURE! Book with us and you do not have to worry about the tour getting cancelled due to low numbers. If you book it - you're going! Jump Tours has offered the best priced, most fun wilderness based backpacker tours since 2007. Our cruisy guides will let you have a go at being guest DJ on the bus and will give you the low down on all the ... more
- Nov/Dec
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
Tasman Island Cruises
Tasman Island Cruises provides unforgettable three hour wilderness cruises along the spectacular coastline between Port Arthur and Eaglehawk Neck in southern Tasmania. The cruise travels beneath the highest vertical sea cliffs in the Southern Hemisphere and guests explore waterfalls, rock formations, archways and deep-sea caves. The coastline is part of the Tasman National Park and it is home to a variety of wildlife including hundreds of... more
- Nov/Dec
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
Tassie Tours Tasmania
3 Day 2 Night Tour of the East Coast, Tasmania.
- Nov/Dec
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov