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Port Arthur Historical Tour with Salamanca Market

$104.6 Prices are Per Person and inclusive of all charges
Location: Hobart, Australia
Duration: Approx. 9 hours

Port Arthur Historical Tour with Salamanca Market - Overview

The Port Arthur Historic Site is a poignant reminder of Australia’s tortured past.

Tour the haunted grounds of this 19th century penal colony, where British and Irish convicts were sent to waste away far from the confines of “civilized” society.

Interpretive and interactive presentations give you a glimpse into the wretched lives of convicts; a cruise around the Isle of the Dead lets you see the unmarked graves where many of them now rest.

Visit the penitentiary, where ghostly screams are said to emanate from the empty cells, and see the haunted rocking chair at the Commandant’s House.

  • Shop for exquisite local crafts at the Salamanca Market
  • Australia′s eerie convict history comes alive at Port Arthur
  • Take a cruise in Carnarvon Bay, which was once infested with sharks
Location : Hobart
Schedule : Start time: Port Arthur Tour:
01 May – 30 Sep: 0915h (09:15am)
01 Oct – 30 Apr: 0815h (08:15am)
Port Arthur Tour with Salamanca Market:
0915h (09:15am)
Duration: Approx. 9 hours
Available Days
/ Dates:		 Port Arthur Tour Daily except Saturdays
Port Arthur Tour with Salamanca Market: Saturdays

Unavailable On:

 25 Dec
Pick-up :
    The tour starts from Gray Line Terminal, Brooke Street Pier.
    Hotel pick-up can also be arranged on contacting the local activity operator 24 hours prior to the start of the tour (subject to availability)
    Please report at the meeting point 15 minutes before the start time. This is mandatory to allow time for pre-departure briefing.
Drop-off : The tour ends at the starting point

Port Arthur Historical Tour with Salamanca Market - Itinerary




This tour comes in two options: Port Arthur historical tour and Port Arthur historical tour with Salamanca Market. These tours are identical, except the latter includes a visit to Hobart’s premier market.

Port Arthur Tour:
You will be picked up from Gray Line Terminal, Brooke Street Pier or your Hobart hotel (subject to availability) by air-conditioned coach and taken on a trip back through Australia’s past. There will be English narrated commentary on board.

Cross the Tasman Bridge, a massive concrete overpass that extends more than 4500 feet across the Derwent River.

Arrive in Port Arthur, which functioned as the largest penal colony in Australia from 1833 until the 1850s. It was a destination for the most hardened British and Irish criminals. Today it stands as a harsh and haunting reminder of Europe’s draconian criminal justice system in the 19th century.

Interpretive and interactive presentations bring to life the harrowing experiences of Port Arthur’s convicts, who were subject to horrible abuses and privations.

Take a two-hour guided walking tour with access to over 30 restored buildings and ruins.

Visit the empty cells of the Penitentiary, where many believe the ghosts of former convicts still roam. See a one time granary and flour mill, and tour the Commandant’s House, where you’ll see a haunted rocking chair that is said to rock back and forth of its own accord, even on windless days.

Tour the Separate Prison, whose completion in 1853 marked a shift from physical to psychological torture on the island. Here, convicts were hooded and made to stay silent, supposedly to give them time to reflect on their crimes.

Take a 20-minute cruise on Carnarvon Bay, whose waters were once filled with sharks to discourage escape attempts. Circle the Isle of the Dead, the final resting place of all who died inside the prison.

On your way home you’ll skirt the beautiful forest and spectacular coastline of Tasman National Park.

Your tour will end where it began.

Port Arthur Tour and Salamanca Market:
This tour mirrors the one above, except it also includes a visit to Salamanca market, a vibrant outdoor marketplace before crossing the Tasman Bridge. Situated between stately plane trees and the fading sandstone facades historic warehouses, the market sells local organic fruits and vegetables and beautiful Tasmanian arts and crafts. You will spend approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes at the market.

Inclusions
Hotel pick-up and drop-off (subject to availability)
Transportation by air-conditioned coach
English narrated commentary on board
2-hour guided walking tour of Port Arthur
20-minute cruise on Carnarvon Bay
Visit to Salamanca Market (if option selected)
Exclusions
Optional gratuities
Meals
Additional info
The confirmation voucher includes the local activity operator’s contact details and local telephone numbers at the destination. They will happily answer any logistical questions you may have
Please Note
Please call the activity operator at least 24 hours prior to start of the tour for reconfirming departure details

Hotel pick-up and drop-off may be arranged and confirmed on contacting the local activity operator 24 hours prior to the start of the tour, subject to availability
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Between 4 – 7 days prior to the day of the tour – 30% cancellation charge
Less than or equal to 3 days prior to the day of the tour – 100 % cancellation charge
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  • Between 4 – 7 days prior to the day of the tour – 30% cancellation charge
  • Less than or equal to 3 days prior to the day of the tour – 100 % cancellation charge