Kunanyi / Mount Wellington
Half Day Bus Tour From Hobart

It’s one of those jaw dropping moments in life, where you reach the top of a mountain and spread out before you is a magnificent sight. kunanyi/Mt Wellington is definitely the place to be in awe. Once you step out of the coach, the view that surrounds you is amazing! You can see Hobart, the Derwent River and beyond. On a clear day you can also see out to Bruny Island. After taking in the views we then make a stop at the Female Factory, once a convict prison for women and children.

Highlights of this tour

• Pass by Anglesea Barracks – Australia’s oldest Army facility
• On a clear day the views from Mt Wellington are stunning
• In the winter perhaps you will be playing in the snow – whatever the weather – take the opportunity to visit iconic Mt Wellington, the traditional indigenous name in Palawa Kani language is kunanyi
• On this tour we pass through various eco systems and experience the harsh alpine environment of the mountain.
• View the massive rock formation of the Organ Pipes
  kunanyi/Mt Wellington summit – a harsh rocky alpine environment affording unsurpassed views on a clear day
• Enjoy a short guided walk at the summit to the observatory
• The summit of Mt Wellington offers a panoramic spectacle of Hobart town, its surrounding suburbs, vast waterways of the Derwent River
• After our descent from the mountain, visit Cascade Brewery for an opportunity to take photos and walk through the gardens
• Travel past the Cascades Female Factory – a one time female prison – for an insight into the lives of the women convicts once imprisoned there.