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Things to do in Hobart

City, then the islandsSalamanca and the mountain in town, then Port Arthur and Bruny Island by day.

Walk Salamanca and the waterfront, go up Mount Wellington, then spend your days out of town. Salamanca Market runs on Saturdays, and the waterfront, Salamanca and the city are close enough to walk. The best things to do are a day away: Port Arthur, the convict settlement with its buildings still standing, about 90 minutes from Hobart; Bruny Island, with the ferry included both ways; and Maria Island, a car-free national park full of wombats. Every day trip collects you from your accommodation, from $137 for the Hobart Highlights day.

Checked on 28 October 2026.

The city Hobart Highlights from$137 History Port Arthur and the devils from$189 Food and coast Bruny Island from$175

Hobart is a small harbour city, and it is the best base in Tasmania for days out: nearly everything people come to the south of the island for is a day trip from it, with pick-up from where you sleep. So the list splits in two, the city itself and the days out.

In the city

Salamanca Market on Saturdaysthe one thing in Hobart you do not need a trip for.
The waterfront and Salamancaa short walk from the city centre. Hobart is easy to see on foot.
Mount Wellingtonfor the view over the whole south of the island.
MONAwith the city and the waterfront, makes a full first day.
Hobart Highlights, $137does the city loop with a guide's commentary, Mount Wellington and Richmond, with a cheese tasting at Wicked Cheese. It is rated 1 out of 5 for effort, the gentlest trip we sell.

The days out

Trip	What you do	Effort	From
1 Day Bruny Island Tour	Bruny Island, with the ferry both ways included	—	$175
1 Day Bruny Island Food & Wine Tour	Bruny Island by its food: oysters, a main and two drinks at Adventure Bay, and tastings all day	—	$259
1 Day Port Arthur & Tasmania Devil	Port Arthur plus a Tasmanian devil sanctuary	—	$189
1 Day Port Arthur & Lavender Farm	Port Arthur and a lavender farm	—	$165
1 Day Port Arthur Tour	Port Arthur and the Tasman Peninsula	—	$169
1 Day Maria Island Tour	Maria Island: around six hours in a car-free national park, ferry included	—	$225
1 Day Tahune Airwalk & Hastings Caves	The Tahune Airwalk through the treetops and Hastings Caves underground	—	$199
1 Day Wineglass Bay Tour	Wineglass Bay and Freycinet, by Orford and Swansea	—	$159
1 Day Cradle Mountain Tour	Cradle Mountain, up to five hours inside the park	—	$260

Effort is rated 1 to 5 on the trip's own page. Every one includes pick-up from your Hobart accommodation. Prices update on their own.

Port Arthur

The best-preserved convict site in the country.The penitentiary, the church and the separate prison are still standing, and you walk through them.
The Isle of the Deadsits in the harbour, and the Tasman Peninsula's sea cliffs come on the way, with the view from Pirates Bay Lookout.
Three ways to do it, from $165with a lavender farm, with the Tasman Peninsula coast, or with a Tasmanian devil sanctuary, the pick for families.
A stop at Richmondon the way, for coffee and the lolly shop.

Bruny Island

The ferry is included both waysand pick-up is from Hobart hotels and hostels from around 6:50am, which gives you a full day on the island. $175.
The food and wine day, $259starts at 7:45am and includes lunch at Adventure Bay, oysters, a main and two drinks, with tastings of cheese, beer, fudge, chocolate and honey ice cream along the way.
There is more on what to do over there on our Bruny Island page.

Wombats, treetops and further afield

Maria Island, $225an hour on the bus, a 30 minute ferry, then around six hours on an island with no cars, where the wombats ignore people. There are no shops, so you carry lunch.
The Tahune Airwalk and Hastings Caves, $199a raised walkway through the forest canopy, then underground, through the Huon Valley's apple, pear and cherry country.
Wineglass Bay, $159up the east coast by Orford and Swansea, with the lookout a 45 minute walk uphill.
Cradle Mountain, $260a 6am start in an 11-seat bus with reclining seats, in a group of 10 at most, with park entry and the shuttle bus included.

Good in any month

Hobart averages 21.8°C by day in January and February and 11.8°C in July, and its rain is spread through the year, with October the wettest month at 62mm. Summer is the long days; winter is the quietest time in Tasmania, and the warm bus does the work between the stops. For how to fit these into a stay, see our how many days in Hobart page.