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 TASMANIA: Adventurous Day Tours from Hobart
 To Huon, Port Arthur and national parks
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If you don't want to drive yourself, then there are a number of excellent day tours on offer.  We've chosen a selection of adventurous escorted day  tours departing from Hobart.
View of Port Arthur
Day Tours from Hobart
Huon Valley with Peppermint Bay Cruise  Includes Huon River Valley and the spectacular Tahune Forest Airwalk
Port Arthur Plus day tour  A trip to Port Arthur including exploring the surrounding countryside and a short cruise
A Day in the  Tasmanian Wilderness  Explore remote waterways and wilderness of Bathurst Harbour / Port Davey
Mount Field National Park and Mount Tim Shea   See some of Tasmania's best natural scenery
 

Huon Valley with Peppermint Bay to Hobart Cruise
Departs:  Brooke Street Pier, Hobart - hotel pick ups available on request.
Mon - Fri (Dec 01 - Apr 30 at 8.15 am).   Mon, Wed, Fri (May 01 -  Nov 30 at 9.15 am)
Returns:  Around 4.45 pm.  Note: No hotel drop-offs after Peppermint Bay Cruise
Tahune Forest Airwalk
Walk the tree tops of pristine forest at Tahune Forest Airwalk having travelled the Huon River Valley, a region of tended fields, superb forest clad rivers and fishing villages set by picturesque inlets.
Tour Highlights:
* Historic Salamanca Place - crafts and restaurants
 * Kingston - Hobart’s fastest growing town
 * Lush rolling hills and valleys of the Derwent and Huon Valleys
 * Franklin on the Huon River noted for wooden boat building
 * Walk under tall tree fern canopies and alongside the tannin coloured Huon River
 * Experience the stillness of the pristine Australian bush
 * Spectacular cruise from Peppermint Bay passing D'Entrecasteaux Channel, Bruny Island and magnificent waterways to Hobart
Included:
Tahune Forest Air walk, Light lunch, Visitor Interpretation Centre and cruise from Peppermint Bay to Hobart.
 Truly Reference 1469
 

Port Arthur Discovery
Departs Monday, Wednesday, Friday.  A small group tour.
Departing your city hotel, travel around the historic birthplace of this fascinating city - Salamanca Place, Constitution Dock and Battery Point before making our way east across the Tasman Bridge and then south to Dunalley, the gateway to the Forestier and Tasman Peninsulas. Here Able Tasman’s 1642 expedition first set foot on this land, the first known Europeans to do so.
You then make your way to Port Arthur visiting the Tessellated Pavement which is a unique rock formation disappearing into the sea. You will marvel at the numerous natural attractions the peninsula’s rugged coast has to offer such as Tasman’s Arch and Lookout. The quirky Doo Town is another sight to see on the way to the Port Arthur Settlement.
The Port Arthur Settlement was first a timber gathering camp worked by convicts that over 47 years grew to be the most successful industrial prison and reform institution know to date.  The settlement of Port Arthur was created to put fear and hatred into the minds of those unfortunate enough to be sent there.
After a light lunch your guide will personally escort you around the ruins of the settlement telling you tales of the hardships suffered by the convicts.
The Port Arthur experience includes a cruise around ‘Arthur’s’ Carnavon Bay on a modern catamaran introducing you to sites such as the Isle of the Dead, Point Puer and the Dockyards.
Return to Hobart but not before stopping at Richmond, just 25 kilometres from the central Hobart, yet time warped into the 1870’s. Australia’s oldest convict built bridge still in use, churches and more as a must see before being dropped back at you hotel.		 Church ruin at Port Arthur
Included
Hotel pick up and drop off, highly qualified and knowledgeable guide, travel in luxury air - conditioned vehicles, home made morning tea, light café style lunch, all park entry fees including Port Arthur and comprehensive commentary.
Truly Referemce 1470
 

A Day in the Tasmanian Wilderness
Port Davey in the south west Tasmanian wilderness
Departs: Daily from Hobart at  9 am, weather permitting (except Christmas Day).  Minimum of 2 passengers. Small group tour.
Returns: Approximately 8 hours later

Explore the incredibly remote waterways and wilderness of Bathurst Harbour / Port Davey.
Departing from Cambridge Airport, your aircraft will fly you into this remote area via the South Coast. Flying over Hobart's eastern suburbs and the Derwent River, make your way down the D'Entrecasteaux Channel, past Recherche Bay to Tasmanian’s most southern point, South East Cape. At this point we leave civilisation behind and enter the vast South West Wilderness by following the South Coast Track all the way to Melaleuca.
On the ground at Melaleuca, you'll have the opportunity to explore some of the local area, including visiting the local tin mine, a visit to see the rare and endangered Orange-Bellied Parrot at the Denny King Bird Hide, and do some short walks around the local area. Afterwards, board a boat for a trip down Melaleuca Inlet and into Bathurst Harbour, a waterway the size of Sydney Harbour, which has been untouched by civilisation. You will visit the untouched Celery Top Islands, take walks in the wilderness and enjoy lunch whilst breathing some of the cleanest air in the World.
Late in the afternoon, reboard your aircraft, and return to Cambridge Airport, flying via Federation Peak, and Mt Picton, over Huonville and Hobart City.
Included
Lunch and refreshments, boat trip to Port Davey and ground tour at Melaleuca, scenic flights to and from Melaleuca and transport to and from your hotel. Child age 3-15 years.
Truly Ref 1679
 

Mount Field National Park and Mount Tim Shea
Departs:  Daily at 8.45 am from central Hobart hotels with a minimum of two clients
Returns:  Around 5.30 pm

Russell Falls, Mount Field National ParkTravel through the peaceful Derwent Valley to Mount Field National Park. After morning tea drive to Lake Dobson, where you may wish to do the short Pandani Grove rainforest walk. Then to the double cascade of Russell Falls, the most photographed waterfall in Tasmania. Lazy and gentle in dry weather, white thunder after rain. The path to the falls is sealed and level, quite safe for wheelchairs or take the Tall Trees walk, takes you through forest that features the world’s tallest species of flowering plant, magnificent swamp gums. After lunch head out to Mount Tim Shea, which overlooks the Florentine Valley and the World Heritage Area and then back to Hobart.
Wear sturdy walking shoes and bring a hat, sunburn cream, insect repellent, water container, some warm clothes and a waterproof jacket.  Regardless of the season, it can be cold in the mountains.
Included
 * Friendly Tasmanian guide  * Air conditioned 4WD vehicle  * Entry fees  * Lunch 
Truly Ref 1680
 

Trout in mountain stream, Mt Field National Park
 
PRICES: DAY TOURS FROM HOBART Until 31 March 2012  1 April '12 - 31 Mar '13 Truly
Ref
Per person per tour Adult Child Adult Child
Huon Valley with Peppermint Bay Cruise A$184 A$124 Request Request 1469
Port Arthur Discovery: small group tour A$228 A$144 Request Request 1470
Day in Tasmanian Wilderness: small group tour A$368 A$310 Request Request 1679
Mt Field National Park and Mt Tim Shea A$235 N/A Request N/A 1680
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