A value packed combination of our City Tour 781 and the Tasmanian Devils/Richmond Tour 760.
Tour 781:
Welcome to Hobart. A city of yachts and spinnakers; gardens and galleries; sandstone cottages and stately Georgian homes - a city built on the pain and toil of yesteryear English convicts.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Sullivan's Cove - Hobart's birthplace and ferry terminal
- Parliament House
- Salamanca Place - Georgian style warehouses now restored as restaurants, galleries and pubs
- Princes Park - a one time gun battery
- Battery Point - charming historic houses, pubs, boutique shops and restaurants
- St George's Church
- Views of Wrest Point Casino and exclusive Sandy Bay
- St David's Park
- Stop at Anglesea Barracks
- South Hobart at the foot of Mt Wellington
- Cascade Brewery
- Visit Cascade Gardens
- Visit the remains of the Female Factory - a one time female prison and Island Produce Fudge Factory
- St David's Cathedral
- Treasury Building and Franklin Square
- GPO and Hobart Town Hall
- Penitentiary Chapel and Court
- Hobart Aquatic Centre
- Queen's Domain and Government House
- Cross the Tasman Bridge over the Derwent River
- Views over Kangaroo Bay Marina and Bellerive
- Stop at Rosny Hill Lookout for stunning views of Hobart, Sandy Bay, Mt Wellington, the Tasman Bridge and Glenorchy
- Victoria Dock and Constitution Dock
- See the exquisite Royal Tasmania Botanical Gardens featuring 'Pete's Vegie Patch', made famous by Peter Cundall of ABC's Gardening Show.
Tour 760:
Overlooking the Brighton Valley, Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary offers close-up experiences of Australian native animals. Richmond, a Georgian style village resplendent with mellow stone cottages will take you back in time to the convict days.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Constitution Dock
- ABC buildings - Hobart's original sandstone Railway Station
- Head out the Brooker Highway passing North Hobart and New Town
- Derwent Entertainment Centre
- Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary overlooking the Brighton Valley, offering close up experiences of Australian native animals
- Get warm and friendly with a Tasmanian Devil!
- Take a guided tour of Bonorong and learn of the habits of our native animals
- Quolls, wombats, sugar gliders
- Koalas, cockatoos, echidnas
- Kangaroos, wallabies and more
- Visit Richmond - one of Australia's most unique and historic towns
- Time to explore Richmond - the bridge, the Gaol, convict built homes, small cottages, unique shops and restaurants.
This tour departs from Tasmanian Travel Centre, corner Elizabeth and Davey Streets.
Explorer Coach Tram tour and entry to wildlife sanctuary
