Tasman Peninsula & Port Arthur
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…
Must-see attractions in Tasman Peninsula & Port Arthur
Tasman Peninsula & Port Arthur
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…
Tasman Peninsula & Port Arthur
About 7km south of Port Arthur is Remarkable Cave, a long tunnel eroded from the base of a collapsed gully, under a cliff and out to sea. The waves surge…
Tasman Peninsula & Port Arthur
The least known of Tasmania’s World Heritage–listed convict sites provides a wonderfully low-key experience. The state's first operational mine, it began…
Tasman Peninsula & Port Arthur
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…
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…
Tasman Peninsula & Port Arthur
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…
Tasman Peninsula & Port Arthur
Isolated Lime Bay State Reserve is a beautiful area (via Premaydena and Saltwater River) aflutter with rare birds and butterflies, and with some lazy…
Tasman Peninsula & Port Arthur
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…
Tasman Peninsula & Port Arthur
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…
Tasman Peninsula & Port Arthur
The feared Separate Prison at the Port Arthur Historic Site was built to punish prisoners through 23-hours-a-day isolation and sensory deprivation.
Tasman Peninsula & Port Arthur
The old penitentiary at the Port Arthur Historic Site was originally a granary and flour mill.
Tasman Peninsula & Port Arthur
Down on the Eaglehawk Neck isthmus – where once the barking Dogline dissuaded convicts escaping from Port Arthur and the Tasman Peninsula to the south –…
Tasman Peninsula & Port Arthur
A terrific vantage point within the Port Arthur Historic Site, a short stroll uphill behind the ruins. Site admission charges apply. For a cheeky view…
Tasman Peninsula & Port Arthur
Historic building within the Port Arthur Historic Site, built in 1836 and burned down in 1884. The decorative carvings were done by boys from the Point…
Tasman Peninsula & Port Arthur
The shell of the Broad Arrow Café at the Port Arthur Historic Site, where 20 people were killed in the 1996 shootings, has been preserved as a memorial…
Tasman Peninsula & Port Arthur
Safe-swimming beach not far from the Port Arthur Historic Site.
