Hobart City Historic Sites and Gardens
Half Day Bus Tour, Morning or Afternoon

Welcome to Hobart’s Best City Tour. Hobart is a city of yachts and spinnakers, gardens and galleries, sandstone cottages and stately Georgian homes. Enjoy it all on this very personalised coach tram* tour.

Your driver will keep you entertained with live commentary sharing local knowledge and experiences of life in Hobart and is on hand to answer any of your questions. Drive along Sullivans Cove – Hobart’s birthplace, pass by Parliament House, the Georgian style warehouses of Salamanca Place and through charming and historic Battery Point. Travel to the suburb of South Hobart and stop at the Cascade Gardens with an option to walk and view the exterior of the historic Cascade Brewery building. Travel past the remains of the Female Factory – a one time female prison – featured in Bryce Courtenay’s novel The Potato Factory. Experience the city and parks, historic churches and buildings including the Hobart Town Hall, Penitentiary Chapel. Pass by Government House before crossing the Tasman Bridge to stop at Rosny Hill lookout for stunning views of Hobart, Sandy Bay and Mt Wellington. Enjoy some free time strolling through the exquisite Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens.

Tour highlights

• Sullivan’s Cove – Hobart’s birthplace and ferry terminal
• Parliament House
• Salamanca Place – Georgian style warehouses now restored as restaurants, galleries and pubs
• Princes Park – a one time gun battery
• Battery Point – charming historic houses, pubs, boutique shops and restaurants
• St. George’s Church
• Views of Wrest Point Casino and exclusive Sandy Bay
• St. David’s Park
• South Hobart at the foot of Mt. Wellington
• Option to walk and view the exterior of the Cascade Brewery
• Cascade Gardens
• Travel past the remains of the Female Factory – a one time female prison
• St. David’s Cathedral
• Treasury Building and Franklin Square
• GPO and Hobart Town Hall
• Penitentiary Chapel
• Queen’s Domain and Government House
• Cross Tasman Bridge over the Derwent River
• Views over Kangaroo Bay Marina and Bellerive
• Stop at Rosny Hill lookout for stunning views of Hobart, Sandy Bay, Mt Wellington, Tasman Bridge and Glenorchy
• Victoria Dock and Constitution Dock
• Enjoy some free time to see the exquisite Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens