Bruny Island Nature and Tasting Active Day Tour

Kettering, AU
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Very Good (12 reviews)

Highlights

  • Spectacular coastal scenery on Bruny Island
  • Climbing the stairs to Trugannini Lookout at The Neck
  • Relaxing on the beach at Adventure Bay
  • Visiting Bruny Island Chocolate Co.
  • Tasting the natural honey at Bruny Island Honey

Meeting Point

Our General Meet Point is the Tasmanian Travel & Information Centre at 20 Davey Street. The pickup time is 6:55am, be ready at 6:50am. The tour returns to this same location around 5.00pm. Hotel pick up is available from select Hotels. Contact the Tour Operator directly, via email, to enquire.

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End Point

Our General Meet Point is the Tasmanian Travel & Information Centre at 20 Davey Street. The pickup time is 6:55am, be ready at 6:50am. The tour returns to this same location around 5.00pm. Hotel pick up is available from select Hotels. Contact the Tour Operator directly, via email, to enquire.

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What to expect

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Kettering

Join us for an early morning start, beating the crowds to Bruny Island! We depart Hobart heading south, a scenic 30 minute drive takes us to Kettering and the Ferry terminal. Here you will have an opportunity to purchase any breakfast, snacks, or lunch supplies that you may need for the day ahead, then we board the ferry bound for Bruny Island.

Duration 30 minutes
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Bruny Island

We begin our adventures on the island with a spectacular walk highlighting the amazing coastal scenery. We follow the Cape Queen Elizabeth trail. We don’t complete the full walk today, we walk to Mars Bluff, Miles Beach, the unique rock formations and then return. The first 30 - 40 minutes of the walk is an easy stroll along a wide, sandy track that takes you towards the beach through coastal heathland. We pass between Big Lagoon and Little Lagoon, home to a large number of water birds. A short 10 minute uphill takes us over Mars Bluff, where the slight elevation provides a beautiful vantage of the surrounding coast. We walk down onto Miles Beach and explore the unique rock formations. We have plenty of time to take in this wonderful location, photograph the Arch and enjoy some morning tea before returning back to the start of the trail. The walk we complete is a total of around 6 kilometres, and is classified as easy, coastal walking over mostly flat terrain.

Duration 120 minutes
3

Bruny Island Neck Game Reserve

Next stop on our Bruny adventure is the isthmus joining North and South Bruny island – this area is known as The Neck and is the location of Trugannini Lookout. There are 279 stairs to the top where you will be well rewarded with fantastic views! We take a moment here to explore and spot the penguin burrows among the sand dunes.

Duration 45 minutes
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Adventure Bay

Onwards from The Neck, we stop for some local history at Two Tree Point, Resolution Creek and Coal Point before arriving into Adventure Bay. Adventure Bay is the main “Hub” of Bruny Island and the location for our lunch break. You can relax on the beach with some free time and your own lunch, or you can join our tour guide for lunch at Bruny Island Cruises Seafood Restaurant. A wonderful beachfront location.

Duration 60 minutes
5

Bruny Island Chocolate Company

We re-group after lunch ready for a leisurely afternoon discovering Bruny Island’s world-renown artisan produce. We make stops at Bruny Island Chocolate Company (Award winning chocolate company specialising in handmade cream fudges, chocolate products),

Duration 30 minutes
6

Bruny Island Honey

Our next stop takes us to Bruny Island Honey where you can enjoy free tastings of the natural honey produced on the Island and delicious honey ice cream. The next tasting treat is Bruny Island Cheese Co. (Artisan cheese-maker and Brewer, including cellar door tastings), and Get Shucked Oyster Farm (Producing oysters in the pure water of Great Bay). After a full day of scenery, seafood, beaches and delicious tastes on the island – we return to Hobart around 5.00pm.

Duration 30 minutes

The experience can be subject to change due to bad weather or unforseen circumstances. We always endeavour to give you the best possible experience.

Additional Information

  • Additional information
    Participants should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Provided by Tours Tasmania

What our experts say

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    Try the oysters at Get Shucked!
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    Pack a light lunch; enjoy beach views
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    Don't miss the chocolate tasting!
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    Stairs to Trugannini Lookout are steep
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    Grab breakfast at Kettering before departure

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