Hobart: Bruny Island Adventure: Hiking, Highlights & Local tastes

Overview

Available languages

English

10 hours

Mobile ticket

Bruny is an island off an island off an island! Hike Bruny's stunning coast to the famous Arch, climb the stairs to 360° views, then reward yourself with an afternoon tasting trail enjoying Bruny's gourmet local produce. The perfect day, we do say!

• Hike to the spectacular Arch and rock formation on Miles Beach via Mars Bluff (approx. 9 km return)

• 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 the local cafe

• Visit Bruny Island Chocolate Co.

• Visit Bruny Island Honey

• Visit Bruny Island Cheese Co.

• Visit Get Shucked Oyster Farm for takeaway fresh oysters

Additional Info

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What To Expect

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.

30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Cape Queen Elizabeth

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.

3 hours • Admission Not Applicable

What‘s Included

• Small, friendly groups

• 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

Options

Hobart: Bruny Island Adventure: Hiking, Highlights & Local tastes

Reviews

4.17

23 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Great hike!
Maria X,,Jan 24, 2026
- Review from Viator
4.00
Loved the hike to the rocks, they’re definitely worth seeing! Shops were okay but not necessary. We enjoyed them but would’ve loved if it was just the hike and exploring some more of the island. Matt was a great guide! Loved that he was relaxed and attentive to our needs. He was knowledgeable and very kind to us guests. He did a great job and we had a fantastic day.
3 hr hike Bruny Island
Tracy B,,Jan 9, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00
Make sure you are fit if doing this tour. We chose wrong option however walked to sites and areas only available by foot. Heather was great. Includes 3hr hike.
Partially active Bruny Island tour
ShawM9,,Jan 3, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00
The hike was amazing. Would have been better if most of the day was a hike and just minimal time food tasting as they were all $.
Bruny island hiking and tasting
Liza C,,Dec 22, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Loved the hike and seeing nature close up. Enjoyed the stops to taste local produce and enjoy the scenery. Small group easy and friendly. Our guide Heather was fantastic. She is knowledgeable, helpful, friendly and extremely patient. Highly recommend if you like to do more than just sit in a bus.
Beautiful island, great tour
Amanda W,,Dec 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Clinton full of energy and very knowledgeable about the area Knew all the places to go, with commentary along the way. 10 out of 10
Fun!
hanag738,,Nov 22, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Heather was an amazing guide, she knew so much about the island but generally about Australia too it was a pleasure meeting her. The walk was wonderful, it was high tide so we had to go up a small mountain rather than the beach but it was still so worth it because we got a great view of the neck! I didn’t love that there are so many shop stops, for example if you’re not a drinker there’s not much else around the cheese and beer tasting so I was kind of just sitting around. It would be great if there was an option to do a second walk instead or something. But generally the timing of everything was pretty good!
Beautiful Bruny Island.
Cheryl R,,Nov 11, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
A wonderful day exploring Bruny Island. Such a pristine and peaceful place. A lovely hike, an informative guide and nature, a perfect day.
Tour
Egor Z,,Apr 16, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Great job from lady your guide with a lot of dedication to work and this tour for reasonable price and with all amenities included during the tour!
Very bad. Rude behaviour.
Preena B,,Mar 25, 2025
- Review from Viator
1.00
This tour operator is very rude. They are not friendly at all. I won’t recommend this for anyone. They took money from me and left me without picking me on the tour day with rude behaviour. When requested for a refund, their response is not good at all. Talking in rude manner. I am not at all happy with Viator also in this case. How can you fool someone like this ? Not recommended at all.
Tour in need of rethink
adrianwiles53,,Mar 19, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00
Not enjoyable. Coaster bus uncomfortable. Walk to the Arch return time of around 3 hours (not as advertised). Two groups did not make it and returned to a locked bus. No safety checks e.g. guide had no idea about the condition of 50% of the group that turned around, no mobile contact list or monitoring, not suitable for runners (hiking boots only). 5 minute stop at Honey, Chocolate shops and drive through oyster shop. Lunch 30 minutes - rushed and general store for a sandwich was only realistic option.