Bruny Island, south from Hobart Tasmania, Australia. Stay in a self contained cottage, two bedroom beach house, or budget motel room. Explore the Aboriginal heritage, bushwalks, the multi award winning Bruny Island Cruise, birdwatching. Catch the Bruny Island Ferry to this land of waterways, wilderness and wildlife. This is your one stop shop to plan and book your Huon Valley and Bruny Island Escape.

Phone: 1800 770 224 from 9am to 7pm  Email: info@huonvalleyescapes.com.au
Hotel with meals and budget rooms

Bruny Island Ferry Information
Rich Aboriginal heritage

European cultural heritage sites

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Bruny Island Map

Featured Bruny Island Accommodation and Attractions

What to do on Bruny Island

World famous, multi award winning, Bruny Island Cruise

This three-hour eco-adventure cruise takes you through some of Tasmania's unspoiled coastline like nobody else. Our safe, fast and comfortable boats ensure you're right in the adventure – seeing everything up close, feeling every thrill and experiencing nature first hand.

Bruny Island boasts stunning natural cliff formations, among the tallest in the world. The awesome 'Breathing Rock', the towering 'Monument' and the lush emerald green forests of South Bruny - you will fall in love with this island paradise. The impressive array of sea and coastal wildlife rivals many national parks throughout the world. Meet the seals, dolphins, whales, albatross, eagles, gannet, shearwater and petrel who live in this delicate ecosystem. Our highly trained interpretative guides love what they do – they’ll make your experience fun, enjoyable, entertaining and informative.

Bruny Cheesery

"The cheeses I make are very much the product of my travels and training
throughout the great cheese producing regions of France, Italy, Spain and the UK. They are the cheeses I love to make and eat. They are also uniquely Tasmanian.

Nature and Walks on Bruny Island

Walks ranging from one hour to one day.
Beaches, sea cliffs, range of habitats, wildlife, camping.
Link to Tasmania Parks and Wildlife website.

Penguins

All you need is a free evening and a sturdy pair of shoes. Enjoy the penguins coming home at the Bruny Island Neck penguin viewing platform.

Read the Parks and Wildlife Penguin viewing guidelines

Tasmania is fortunate in having several penguin rookeries along the coast where penguins can be easily observed. These guidelines are intended to both protect penguins and to allow you to see them under natural conditions. Please be sure you are familiar with them before visiting a penguin colony. Left to themselves, penguins will start to leave the water at last light so that they are under the
cover of darkness....

Bruny Island National Park and Walks Information

South Bruny National Park lies at the southern tip of Bruny Island off the
southeast coast of Tasmania. The park encompasses all of the coastline and some of the hinterland between Fluted Cape and the southern part of Great Taylors Bay. South Bruny National Park was gazetted in 1997 mainly for its wonderful  coastal scenery. Much of the coast is comprised of towering cliffs, muttonbird  rookeries, gardens of kelp seaweed and long sandy beaches...

Accommodation on Bruny Island

Mid Price accommodation selection

Affordable accommodation on Bruny Island, south from Hobart Tasmania. Huon Valley Escapes can find you the perfect quick break or the Bruny Island component of a longer itinerary. Self contained cottages, waterfront family holiday home or romantic escape for two. Add an adventure cruise, winery, cheesery and the stunning coastal scenery of Bruny Island as part of your Huon Valley Escape.

Budget rooms,
meals, bottleshop, tote

Bruny Hotel offers ensuite hotel accommodation at Alonnah on Bruny Island in southern Tasmania. It has two comfortable ensuite rooms with electric blankets, heating, television, tea and coffee making facilities, and car parking. The accommodation is adjacent to the hotel and has absolute waterfront views.The Bruny Hotel is known for its friendly atmosphere. It has a public bar with pool table, darts and a juke box, restaurant, gambling facilities and bottleshop.

How to get to Bruny Island

Bruny Island Ferry Kettering to Dennes Pt

At least nine crossings daily. Each crossing takes about 15 minutes.
For more information see the bottom of this page or phone
6273 6725.
Click here for Fares and Timetables.

CAUTION: Not all car hire companies allow their cars on Bruny Island

Most of Bruny Island is connected by bitumen roads, but at the neck, the only way to the south of the island is vai a short section of gravel. Some attractions and accommodation are at the end of short sections of gravel road. Be sure to book a hire car that is allowed on gravel roads and allowed on Bruny Island.
We work with Bargain Car Rentals because of their generous gravel road policy, their extensive fleet, friendly service and convenient pickup locations.

Culture and History of Bruny Island

The Aboriginal People of
Bruny Island

runy Island was originally inhabited
by the Aboriginal Tasmanians. Truganini (sitting right in above photograph) was of the Nuenonne Tribe from Bruny Island. She is commonly described as the last Aboriginal Tasmanian but there is  still a large community of people who identify as Aboriginal and have a special connection with their Country.
They call the island Lunawanna-Alonnah. The first two European towns built on the island were named Lunawanna and Alonnah, and most of the island's landmarks are named after the Nuenonne people...

Captain Bligh Museum

The fascinating Bligh Museum of Pacific Exploration, a small privately run museum, is a time capsule of early Pacific explorers. It houses Captain Bligh's logs plus links to the landings and visits to Adventure Bay, Bruny Island, of some of the greatest explorers ever to tread a deck.

Phone 6293 1117; 876 Main Rd, Adventure Bay

Open daily 10am to 5pm through December to April and
 10am to 4pm through May to November


Closed Christmas Day and Good Friday

ADMISSION CHARGES
Adults : $4.00
Students and Pensioners : $3.00
Children : $2.00
Family Group (Two adults and two or more children) : $10.00

Read about Bruny Island on Wikipedia

Bruny Island is an island off the south-eastern coast of Tasmania, from which it  is separated by the D’Entrecasteaux Channel. Storm Bay is located to the island's northeast. Its traditional Aboriginal name was Alonnah Lunawanna, which survives as the name....

Bruny Island Ferry: Timetable and Pricing