Blowhole, Tasman Arch & Devil’s Kitchen

Tasman Peninsula & Port Arthur


For a close look at the spectacular coastline just south of Eaglehawk Neck, head through quirky Doo Town to the Blowhole (which wheezes sporadic bursts when seas are fierce), Tasman Arch (a cavern-like natural bridge) and Devil’s Kitchen (a rugged 60m-deep cleft). At the Devil's Kitchen car park, a walking trail (3.4km, 1½ hours return) heads along the top of the sea cliffs to Waterfall Bay, which has further photo-worthy views.


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Nearby Tasman Peninsula & Port Arthur attractions

1. Doo Town

0.33 MILES

No one is really sure how it all started, but the raggedy collection of fishing shacks at Doo Town (3km south of Eaglehawk Neck on the way to the Blowhole…

2. Eaglehawk Neck Historic Site

1.64 MILES

Down on the Eaglehawk Neck isthmus – where once the barking Dogline dissuaded convicts escaping from Port Arthur and the Tasman Peninsula to the south –…

3. Tessellated Pavement

1.91 MILES

At the northern end of Pirates Bay, a 10-minute trail leads to a rocky coastal terrace that has curiously eroded into what looks like tiled paving – it's…

4. Pirates Bay Lookout

2.65 MILES

As you approach Eaglehawk Neck from the north, turn east onto Pirates Bay Dr for eye-popping views across Pirates Bay, the Neck and the jagged coastline…

5. Tasmanian Devil Unzoo

4.62 MILES

Taranna’s prime attraction is this 'unzoo', an unfenced enclave of native bushland where wildlife comes and goes of its own accord. Species you might…

6. Tasman National Park

8.17 MILES

Tasman National Park embraces the sky-high sea cliffs around Cape Raoul, Cape Hauy, Cape Pillar, Tasman Island and the craggy coast near Eaglehawk Neck…

7. Stewarts Beach

8.54 MILES

Safe-swimming beach not far from the Port Arthur Historic Site.

8. Port Arthur Historic Site

9.14 MILES

This amazing World Heritage–listed convict site is one of Tasmania’s big-ticket attractions. The dozens of structures here are best understood via guided…