Is Hobart a good base, and who do the day trips suit?
GentleTwelve day trips, almost all rated 1 or 2 out of 5 for effort.
It is the easiest base in Tasmania and it suits everyone. Twelve day trips leave Hobart, from $137, and every one of them picks you up from your accommodation and brings you back — so you need no car. All but one are rated 1 or 2 out of 5 for effort, which makes this the gentlest part of Australia we sell. The exceptions worth knowing: Wineglass Bay and Port Arthur are rated 3, because of a climb and a large site respectively.
Checked on 6 October 2026.
Twenty of the twenty-five Tasmanian trips we sell start and finish in Hobart. It is a small city with a harbour, and everything worth seeing in the south is a day trip from it.
Every day trip from Hobart, by effort
| Trip | Effort | Group | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day Hobart Highlights Tour | — | Small group | $137 |
| 1 Day Wineglass Bay Tour | — | Small group, max 20 | $159 |
| 1 Day Port Arthur & Lavender Farm | — | Small group, up to 20 | $165 |
| 1 Day Port Arthur Tour | — | Small group, max 20 | $169 |
| 1 Day Bruny Island Tour | — | Small group, max 20 | $175 |
| 1 Day Port Arthur & Tasmania Devil | — | Small group, up to 20 | $189 |
| 1 Day Tahune Airwalk & Hastings Caves | — | Small group, up to 20 | $199 |
| 1 Day Maria Island Tour | — | Small group, up to 24 | $225 |
| 1 Day Bruny Island Food & Wine Tour | — | Small group, max 24 | $259 |
| 1 Day Cradle Mountain Tour | — | Small group, max 10 | $260 |
Effort is rated 1 to 5 on the trip's own page. All include Hobart accommodation pick-up and drop-off.
If you are an older visitor
- Hobart Highlights at $137 is rated 1 out of 5the gentlest trip we sell anywhere, and a good first day.
- Bruny Island and the food and wine dayare both effort 2, and largely about eating.
- The Tahune Airwalkis a raised walkway through the forest canopy rather than a climb.
- Avoid Wineglass Bayif a 45 minute uphill walk is not for you — the lookout is the whole point of that day.
If you are bringing children
- Port Arthur and the Tasmanian devils, $189.Devils are hard to see otherwise and the Unzoo is built for it.
- Maria Island, $225wombats on an island with no cars, reached by ferry.
- The Tahune Airwalkwhich is a canopy walkway and a suspension bridge.
- All of them are back in Hobart the same eveningso you keep one hotel for the whole stay.
If you are travelling solo
- Small groups, mostly capped at 20moving together all day.
- Pick-up from your accommodationso you are not finding a stop at 6:45am in an unfamiliar city.
- Hobart is walkablethe waterfront, Salamanca and the city are all close together.
- Salamanca Market on Saturdaysis the one thing you do not need a trip for.
How many days to give Hobart
Three to four. One for the city, MONA and the waterfront, then Port Arthur, Bruny Island and — if you have a fourth — Wineglass Bay or Cradle Mountain. Note that Cradle Mountain from Hobart is $260 and a long day; it is $169 and much shorter from Launceston, which is worth knowing if you are flying into one and out of the other. See our Launceston page.
Or take a loop instead
If you have five days or more, the loops cover the same ground without you booking each day separately.
5 Day Tasmania Tourfrom $9395 days, 4 nightsMotel / Cabin5 days — the full Tasmania loopView trip
2 Day Best of Tasmania Tourfrom $2992 days, 1 night2 days — the south, with Bruny IslandView trip
3 Day Best of Tasmania Tourfrom $4493 days, 2 nights3 days — adds the Tasman PeninsulaView trip
10 Day Ultimate Tasmania Tourfrom $321010 days, 9 nightsMotel Accommodation10 days — Tasmania properlyView tripWhere this comes from. Effort ratings, group sizes, pick-up arrangements and prices are each trip's own details as held on its page here, and prices update on their own.