Things to do in Hobart
Theatres
Federation Concert Hall – Hobart
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
www.tso.com.au
Enjoy rousing marches, magnificent choruses and gorgeous melodies - the very best that opera has to offer - in a special Family Classics concert that celebrates all things operatic. Bravo!
Theatre Royal
La Petit Mort: The Orgasm
www.theatreroyal.com.au
La Petite Mort: The Orgasm is a one-woman cabaret show with piano accompanimentthat explores sexuality, love, science, hormones, intimacy and hysteria. .
Tours and Sight Seeing
Tasman Island Cruises
www.tasmancruises.com.au
Close encounters with the highest sea cliffs in the Southern Hemisphere, wild and spectacular coastal landscapes, waterfalls, deep sea caves, amazing wildlife on land and sea.
Bruny Island Cruises
www.brunycruises.com.au
Experience the awesome power of the mighty Sounthern Ocean, wave carved sea stacks, remote islands, towering cliffs and deep sea caves of South Bruny.
Hobart Historic Tours
www.hobarthistorictours.com.au
Includes the Hobart Historic Walk, Battery Point Walk and Old Hobart Pub Tour
Red Decker
www.reddecker.com.au
Explore Hobart on the Red Decker on the 90 minute loop.
Kangaroo Bluff Fort Historic Site
Discover the tunnels and embankments of a gun battery built to protect Hobart from an attack by sea.
Rosny Farm
Website
Established on one of the colony’s first land grants and now in use as a centre for the visual and performing arts.
Sorell Fruit Farm
www.sorellfruitfarm.com
Sorell Fruit Farm is the perfect Tasmanian fruit experience. Bring your whole family to pick their own fruit, with a choice of berries, cherries, apples, pears and peaches, and lots more.
Bottom Bits Bus
www.bottombitsbus.com.au
Day Tours to Mt Field & Devils, Wineglass Bay, Port Arthur and Cradle Mountain.
Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens
www.rtbg.tas.gov.au
Explore traditional and contemporary culture through celebrations, exhibitions, event and activities.
Cascade Visitors Centre & Brewery Tour
www.cascadebrewery.com.au
Visit Australia’s oldest brewery. Take a tour and see some of Australia’s finest and oldest beers in production and taste the finished product.
Navigators
www.navigators.net.au
Hobart Rivulet Tours
Hobart Rivulet Tours run history tours following the underground course of the Rivulet that lies beneath central Hobart.
Harbour cruises
Windeward Bound
Sail the Derwent aboard Tasmania’s largest tall ship.
Best City Tour
www.experiencetas.com.au
In just 3 hours, expert comprehensive commentary provides you with an indepth knowledge of the city and suburbs’ history, lifestyle, features and attractions.
Hobart Rivulet Waterways Tour
A unique opportunity to see some of Hobart’s hidden history.
The Shot Tower
The only remaining circular sandstone Shot Tower in the World.
Lark Distillery
www.larkdistillery.com.au
Tasmania’s largest malt whisky bar
Fell’s Cruises & Tours
www.captainfellshistoricferries.com.au
A range of ferry and bus tours.
Bellerive Oval Tours & TCA Cricket Museum
www.tascricket.com.au
A tour of Bellerive Oval gives you a unique opportunity to see behind the scenes.
Action/Adventure Tours
Wild Thing Adventures
www.wildthingadventures.com.au
Step aboard Wild Thing at Hobart’s waterfront for an exhilarating exploration of the River Derwent. Watch for dolphins above and below the water as you plumb the depths thanks to the live vision from our underwater camera.
Climb Mount Wellington
Take in panoramic views over Hobart, Bruny Island, South Arm and the Tasman Peninsula from the interpretation centre at the top of windswept Mount Wellington.
Bruny Wildlife Adventure Cruises
www.brunywildlifeadventure.com.au
Exhilaration meets indulgence on the Bruny Wildlife Adventure–an unforgettable journey blending Tasmania's natural beauty, wildlife, and superb food and wine.
Par Avion Wilderness Tours
www.paravion.com.au
Come and explore one of the World's last wilderness frontiers, South West Tasmania.
Mt. Wellington Descent
www.mtwellingtondescent.com.au
From the summit to the sea, this is Hobart’s ultimate adventure. This three-hour trip captures contrasting landscapes from mountain rainforests to the vibrant waterfront of Hobart.
Derwent Bike Hire
www.derwentbikehire.com
Roaring 40’s Ocean Kayaking
www.roaring40skayaking.com.au
Leaving from our docks you can easily spend days paddling the area encountering Fairy Penguins, Sea Eagles, Stingrays, Seals and even Dolphins, all of whom call the channel home.
Paddle Hobart
www.hobartpaddle.com.au
On this relaxed two-hour tour you’ll glide across the aters of the Derwent Estuary, following Hobart’s shoreline to explore historic Battery Point, vibrant Salamanca and the bustling docks of the city’s waterfront.
Tasair
www.tasair.com.au
Spectacular scenic flights to see Tasmania the way you’ve never seen it before.
Museums
Salamanca Arts Centre
www.salarts.org.au
A unique and vibrant community of artist studios, galleries, venues, retail outlets, arts organisations and public spaces.
Tasmanian Museum and Arts Gallery
www.tmag.tas.gov.au
Shopping
Saturday at Salamanca Market
www.salamanca.com.au
Enjoy the sights, sounds, action and colour of Australia’s best outdoor market, every Saturday from 8.30am to 3pm at Hobart’s Salamanca Place, only a five-minute walk from the city centre.
Eastlands Shopping Centre
www.eastlandsshopping.com.au
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