EXCURSION: Private
EXCURSION TYPE: Cultural, Scenic, Shopping
FOOD/BEVERAGE: Snacks, Bottled Water Included
ACTIVITY LEVEL: Easy
Create lasting memories in the Tasman Peninsula on your day visiting Port Arthur. This peninsula is in south-east Tasmania, Australia, south, and west of Forestier Peninsula, to which it connects via an isthmus called Eaglehawk Neck.
You will meet your local, knowledgeable and friendly guide after coming ashore in Port Arthur next to the Visitor Centre. On this tour, you will enjoy the amazing scenery of the Tasman Peninsula which surrounds the Historic Port Arthur Site. Highlights will include Tasman Arch, Blow Hole, Devils Kitchen, Eaglehawk Neck, Pirates Bay Look Out, Remarkable Cave and Federation Chocolate.
Much of the peninsula is protected as a national park, given its beauty and natural diversity, and is home to many animals including the brushtail possum, wallabies, wombats, bandicoots, Australian fur seals, penguins, dolphins and migrating whales as well as the endangered swift parrot and many forest-dwelling birds.
This spectacular coastal environment includes soaring 300-meter high sea cliffs and several fascinating coastal rock formations such as the Blow Hole, Tasman Arch, Devil’s Kitchen, and Remarkable Cave. Access to the Tasman Peninsula is via Eaglehawk Neck, a thin isthmus just 30-meters wide and once guarded by dogs to prevent convicts escaping. The Officer’s Quarters (1832), reputed to be the oldest wooden military building remaining in Australia, is the only structure left on the isthmus from the convict days and is now a museum interpreting the history of Eaglehawk Neck.
Remarkable Cave is a short drive past Safety Cove following the sandy beach coastline, with stunning seaside views to Basket Bay and the cave which is a tunnel carved through the sheer rockface by the erosion from the Southern Ocean. The opening of the cave from the observation platform is roughly the shape of Tasmania.
Before your tour ends, make a stop at Federation Artisan Chocolate, an iconic Tasmanian chocolate brand for over 30 years. The owners are involved in the entire chocolate-making process, starting from the growing of the cacao beans to the making of their bars. Committed to ensuring the product uses ingredients that have been grown and made sustainably and ethically, they carefully follow the supply chain of each ingredient, getting to know where each type of cacao bean is grown, that they have sustainable practices and if they are ethical and fair employers.
At the end of your tour you will be transported back to the pier area and your ship. Take advantage of your time in port and experience this picturesque destination with stunning beaches, rolling hills, towering sea cliffs and an abundance of native animals.
• Welcome with fresh flower garlands.
• Meeting and assistance by our representative.
• Entrance fees to the monuments.
• Private guide throughout your journey.
• Covering all main / major monuments and tourist attractions in each city.
• All Transfers, Sightseeing and Overland drive as per the itinerary by private air-conditioned Transport.
• All taxes.
• Domestic and International Flights.
• Personal Expenses.
• Camera / Video Camera Fees.
• Medical Aid.
• Tips.
• Travel Insurance.
• A visa is required and must be obtained prior to your departure from your Country.
• Small deviations in the tour program are sometimes necessary, depending on weather, road conditions, flight schedules and room availability.
• In case the government changes presently applicable taxes, increase in airlines prices, fuel surcharge our rates will need to be adjusted accordingly.
• Sometimes, there is no relevance between the distance and time of travelling, as it depends upon the condition of the roads and congestion of the traffic.
• While every effort will be made to maintain the itinerary, in view of local strikes etc that are beyond our control all schedule and itineraries are subject to last moment changes.
• Clients must be fully insured, as the company cannot accept liability for loss or damage to client’s property, medical emergencies or any other loss suffered by them whilst on tour.
