Bruny Island Nature and Tasting Active Day Tour
Bruny is an island off an island off an island! Famous for its local produce and spectacular coastal scenery, we enjoy an amazing morning hike, optional seafood lunch and then indulge in Bruny’s delicious local fare in the afternoon.
• Hike to the spectacular Arch and rock formation on Miles Beach via Mars Bluff • Climb the stairs to the top of Trugannini Lookout at The Neck • Visit historic Two Tree Point • Relax on the beach at Adventure Bay with your own lunch OR enjoy your lunch at Pennicotts Seafood Restaurant (own expense) • Visit Bruny Island Chocolate Co. • Visit Bruny Island Honey • Visit Bruny Island Cheese Co. • Visit Get Shucked Oyster Farm for takeaway fresh oysters
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Bruny Island Nature and Tasting Active Day Tour
What's included in Bruny Island Nature and Tasting Active Day Tour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
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.
Bruny Island
We begin our adventures on the island with a spectacular hike 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 10 minute uphill hike takes us over Mars Bluff, where the elevation provides a beautiful vantage of the surrounding coast. We walk down onto remote Miles Beach and explore the unique rock formations. We have plenty of time to take in this wonderful location, photograph the Arch 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 to moderate, coastal walking.
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.
Inclusions
- • Small, friendly groups
- • Central Hobart pick up and drop off from select hotels only
- • Professional guide & interpretative walks
- • Bruny Island Ferry
- You may bring your lunch with you or we will stop to give you an opportunity to purchase a Bakery style lunch. Or join our guide for lunch at Pennicotts Seafood Restaurant
- No luggage on board, only your day pack
- No airport drop offs
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- 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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• Please make sure you bring a large refillable water bottle, closed sturdy shoes for walking. We recommend runners, sneakers, hiking boots and sensible clothes for outdoor conditions. Warm layers are a great idea! A waterproof rain jacket, just in case. • Swimmers and towel are optional, if you are keen for a swim in this beautiful location, you will have time during your lunch break if you do not opt to eat in the restaurant. • The walk to the Bruny Arch is around 45 - 60 minutes each way. The trail is a relatively flat, sandy track and there is a 10-minute climb uphill on soft sand to reach Mars Bluff along the way. • You will have an opportunity to stop and purchase a Bakery style lunch to grab sandwiches/wraps etc. Lunch will be in a picnic area / beach side at Adventure Bay. You may opt for lunch at Pennicott's Seafood Restaurant or Mari Bruny Cafe. You can decide on the day.
