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Things to do on Bruny Island

Look, then eatThe Neck and the lighthouse in the morning, the island's producers in the afternoon.

Climb to the Neck lookout, drive to Cape Bruny lighthouse, walk the beaches, then eat your way back. Bruny is two islands joined by a narrow sand isthmus, and the Neck lookout shows both coasts at once. Cape Bruny lighthouse, one of the oldest in the country, is at the southern end. The other half of the day is the food: oysters, cheese and beer, fudge, chocolate, honey ice cream and whisky. A day from Hobart with the ferry included both ways is from $175, or from $259 with lunch at Adventure Bay and the tastings included.

Checked on 28 October 2026.

The island Bruny, ferry included from$175 The food Food and wine day from$259 Over two days Bruny plus the south from$299

Bruny Island sits off the south-east coast, forty minutes from Hobart and then a short ferry. What there is to do falls into two halves: the coastline, which is wilder than most people expect this close to a capital city, and the food, the reason many people go at all.

The sights

The Neck.A narrow sand isthmus joining the north and south islands, with a staircase up to a lookout over both coasts at once. This is the photograph.
Cape Bruny lighthouseone of the oldest in the country, at the far southern end of the island.
The beaches and cliffsof the south island, which most visitors to Tasmania never reach because they do not realise Bruny is a day trip.
Adventure Baywhere the food and wine day stops for lunch.

The food

Oysters.The food and wine day's lunch at Adventure Bay includes them, with a main and two drinks.
Cheese and beer.
Fudge and chocolate.
Honey ice cream.
Whisky.
Lunch at the Bruny Island Hotela cafe or a winery on the island tour, if you would rather choose your own.

Doing it in a day from Hobart

Trip	What it is built around	What is included	Group	From
1 Day Bruny Island Tour	The island itself: the Neck, the lighthouse and the beaches	No meals included. Lunch is at the Bruny Island Hotel, a cafe or a winery at your own cost, and the produce tastings are also at your own cost.	Small group, max 20	$175
1 Day Bruny Island Food & Wine Tour	The food: oysters, cheese, fudge, chocolate and honey ice cream	Lunch at Adventure Bay is included — oysters, a main and two drinks. Tastings through the day cover cheese and beer, fudge, chocolate and honey ice cream.	Small group, max 24	$259

The ferry is included both ways on both. Effort is rated 2 out of 5 on each. Prices update on their own.

Which day suits you

The island tourif the coastline and the lookouts are the point. It picks up from Hobart hotels and hostels from about 6:50am, which is what gets you a full day across the water, and you choose your own lunch.
The food and wine dayif you would rather taste your way round. It picks up at 7:45am, and lunch and the tastings are in the price.
Both are small groupscapped at 20 and 24, in a 4WD mini bus rather than a coach.

Getting across and around

The ferry leaves from Ketteringaround 40 minutes south of Hobart, and the crossing takes about 20 minutes. There is no bridge.
There is no public transport on the islandso once you are across you need a vehicle.
It is around 100km from the ferry to the southern endand the road turns to gravel in places.
On a tour all of that is handledthe ferry both ways, and all the driving.

Good in any month

Hobart averages 22°C in January and 12°C in July, and most of what Bruny is known for is indoors: the cheese, the oysters, the fudge, the whisky. Summer gives you long days on the beaches; winter gives you the island nearly to yourself. There is more on the cold months on our Bruny Island in winter page.

Bruny as part of a longer trip

If you are spending a few days in Hobart, Bruny can be one day of a short trip that covers the rest of the south. The 2 and 3 day trips give Bruny a full day with the ferry and the park pass included, and you book your own nights in Hobart, which keeps the cost down. The 10 day trip round the whole island crosses to Bruny on day 9.