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What day trips can you do in Tasmania?

Thirteen, and every one picks you up from your accommodation. From Hobart you can reach Bruny Island, Port Arthur, Wineglass Bay, Maria Island and even Cradle Mountain in a day. From Launceston, Cradle Mountain is closer and cheaper. From $137.

Checked on 5 October 2026.

Tasmania is the one state where almost everything is a day trip, because nothing is more than a few hours from somewhere you can sleep. That makes it the easiest place in Australia to travel without a car, and the cheapest to see properly.

From Hobart

Day tripWhat you seeEffortFrom
1 Day Hobart Highlights TourHobart, Mount Wellington and the city1 of 5$137
1 Day Wineglass Bay TourWineglass Bay and Freycinet3 of 5$159
1 Day Port Arthur & Lavender FarmPort Arthur and a lavender farm2 of 5$165
1 Day Port Arthur TourPort Arthur and the Tasman Peninsula3 of 5$169
1 Day Bruny Island Tour**Bruny Island**: ferry both ways included2 of 5$175
1 Day Port Arthur & Tasmania DevilPort Arthur and a Tasmanian devil sanctuary2 of 5$189
1 Day Tahune Airwalk & Hastings CavesTahune Airwalk and Hastings Caves2 of 5$199
1 Day Maria Island Tour**Maria Island**: ferry included2 of 5$225
1 Day Bruny Island Food & Wine TourBruny Island food and wine2 of 5$259
1 Day Cradle Mountain Tour**Cradle Mountain** and Dove Lake, there and back2 of 5$260

Prices are per person and update on their own.

From Launceston

Day tripWhat you seeFrom
1 Day Cradle Mountain Tour**Cradle Mountain**: closer and cheaper from this side than from Hobart$169
1 Day Launceston to HobartThe scenic run down to Hobart, which doubles as your transfer$209

The three people ask about most

  • Bruny Islandyes, it does in a day. The ferry is included both ways and pick-up is from about 6:50am, which is what makes a full day on the island possible.
  • Port Arthurthree versions: straight, with a lavender farm, or with a Tasmanian devil sanctuary. The devil one is the pick if you're travelling with children.
  • Cradle Mountaindoable from Hobart as a 6am start in an 11-seat bus, or far more easily from Launceston at $169.

Stacking them, or not

  • Two or three day trips from Hobartworks well and keeps you in one bed.
  • More than three and a multi-day loop is better valueit stops you driving the same road out and back each morning.
  • Every trip includes accommodation transfersso where you stay doesn't change the price.

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Where this comes from. Each operator's own itinerary, pick-up and effort rating, as held on that trip's page here. Prices are the current from price and update on their own.