Accommodation, activities and tourist information for Hobart, Tasmania
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Holiday accommodation and selected activities and museums in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. One or two bedroom cottages, ideal for couples or small groups. Salamanca Market, Mona Art Museum, art and craft galleries, mountain lookout and an adventure cycle tour. Hobart is a blend of cosmopolitan interest with a small town feel. Flanked by Mt Wellington and the Derwent River you are never far from nature. Being Tasmania's main airport and junction of several touring routes, Hobart is the first or last stop of your Huon Valley and Bruny Island Escape.
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Places to stay in Hobart CityMid Price places to stay in Hobart
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Where to eat in Hobart
Stockmans Restaurant: Hobart City
The Old Woolstore's Stockmans Restaurant, features a delicious range of hearty, affordable meals, all inspired by world-famous Tasmanian food and quality fresh produce.
Food and Drink in HobartLive webcam of Mount Wellington, Derwent River and Tasman Bridge from Rose Bay High School. Click for live update This image updates the snapshot each time you load this page.
Visiting Hobart: Best time and general infoBest time to visit Hobart Tasmania
When is the best time to visit Tasmania ?In short, any time except Christmas to end of January. Prices are high, ques are long and accommodation is booked out.
Different seasons deliver different experiences. Get an overview of Tasmanias climate and the tourism experiences of each season. 
School holidays mean accommodation is more expensive and booked further in advance. If possible, plan your travel to avoid Tasmanian and Victorian school holidays. Click to read more on the Tasmanian Education Department website... General info about Hobart
Read about Hobart on WikipediaHobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. The city has a greater area population of about 220,000. Located in the state's south-east on the estuary of the Derwent River, the skyline is dominated by Mount Wellington at 1,271 metres high.
Hobart has a mild temperate oceanic climate. The highest temperature recorded was 40.8 °C and the lowest was −2.8 °C. During the summer it has the most hours of daylight of any Australian city, with 15.2 hours on the summer solstice. Hobart supports a huge tourist industry. Visitors come to the city to explore its historic inner suburbs and nationally acclaimed restaurants and cafes, as well as its vibrant music and nightlife culture. Tourists also come to visit the massive weekly market in Salamanca Place, as well as to use the city as a base from which to explore the rest of Tasmania. The busy seaport, notably serves as the home port for various Antarctic activities including Australian and French Antarctic expeditions and the Sea Shepherd marine conservation society. The city is also a hub for Cruise ships during the summer months with up to 40 Cruise ships docking during the course of the season. Hobart was the birthplace of The Greens political party and the Wilderness Society. The city supports many industries, including breweries such as Cascade manufactures many different beers exported nationally with its premium and boutique beers being found in Europe, as well as smaller breweries around the city. 
Hobart conference venues
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Nature based activities around HobartCheap and Free activities Hobart
Short and day walks in and around Hobart Tasmania
From 5 minutes to 5 hours, there are walks in and near Hobart. Hobart Queens Domain, Botanical Gardens, Mount Wellington, Wellington Falls, Hobart Docks. Explore independently or a guided tour.
Mt Wellington Park
Hobart's guardian peak, Wellington Park sweeps up from the city's suburban fringe to the Pinnacle. With a sealed road to the summit, and an extensive network of walking tracks and fire trails, there's a range of activities for every visitor - bush walking, mountain bike riding, cross country skiing, orienteering, picnics, barbecues and sightseeing from the many spectacular vantage points.
Clear, fresh mountain water from the North West Bay River catchment on the south-east face of Mt Wellington provides a quarter of Hobart's drinking water supply, and the original Mountain Park was first set aside to protect this precious resource. Though close to the sea, this is a 1270m alpine peak, with the chance of extreme weather conditions at any time of the year. Choose a bright, clear day for the best views - from the summit, you can follow the sweep of the Derwent through the city to the sea, and gaze over towards World Heritage Area wilderness.... 
Nature Activities Hobart
Wildlife Sanctuary near HobartSouthwest Wilderness Flights from HobartCulturE, Museums, History
and Events in Hobart Major Festivals in HobartDark MOFo Winter Festival
Embrace the darkness during the long dark nights of Tasmania's winter. Dark MOFo is a festival of art and music, celebrating cold and dark. Past examples have included: A dazzling beam of light projected into the sky above Hobart, visible for hundreds of kilometers, Optical illusions created with strobe lights and smoke, bonfires, Dance club, Music performances, search light installations.
Accommodation plus MoFo
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40 minutes drive from Hobart city centre to Mount Wellington Summit.
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Photography Guide
Discover your inner shutterbug and share your passion for photography with like-minded people. Experience Tasmania’s historical charm and be captivated by its spectacular coasts, mountains and forests, rivers and waterfalls, unique flora and fauna, and so much more. Photograph the scenes you observe with practical in-the-field guidance. You’ll have the time to capture your own photographs, not just snapshots.
A New Zealander explores Hobart by Bicycle
...I also buy rolls for lunch before heading up Mt Wellington to meet the people I'll ride with. At more than 1200m high, the mountain is impressive. No matter where you go in Hobart, you can always get your bearings from Mt Wellington.
The locals say it's a 40-minute ride to the top but they are talking to someone whose biking legs are coming out of mothballs. Someone has warned the boys at Vertigo MTB about my fitness and I'm relieved to find I'll ride down the mountain rather than huffing and puffing all the way to the top.
It's a chilly 2C - eight less than in the heart of the city. Despite being bloody cold, the 360-degree views of the city, waterways and mountains are breathtaking. I had imagined Tasmania as a little island at the bottom of Aussie, but no way. It is huge.
The trail is firm and pebbly; even a beginner could ride it. We start in thick bush with giant pines overhead but soon the track opens up and is more dirt-based, with open spaces. We ride under fallen trees, along the top of them, around corners made out of berms and earth switchbacks - all making a great mountain bike track and before long I have found my cycling wings....
The locals say it's a 40-minute ride to the top but they are talking to someone whose biking legs are coming out of mothballs. Someone has warned the boys at Vertigo MTB about my fitness and I'm relieved to find I'll ride down the mountain rather than huffing and puffing all the way to the top.
It's a chilly 2C - eight less than in the heart of the city. Despite being bloody cold, the 360-degree views of the city, waterways and mountains are breathtaking. I had imagined Tasmania as a little island at the bottom of Aussie, but no way. It is huge.
The trail is firm and pebbly; even a beginner could ride it. We start in thick bush with giant pines overhead but soon the track opens up and is more dirt-based, with open spaces. We ride under fallen trees, along the top of them, around corners made out of berms and earth switchbacks - all making a great mountain bike track and before long I have found my cycling wings....
Baggage storage in central Hobart
How to get to Hobart
and travel around Southern Tasmania
Self Guided Itineraries
Guided Tours
Customised tours throughout Tasmania
Travel in small, private groups from 1-6 persons, day and overnight tours. Flexible tours in Tasmania with itineraries to suit. No deadlines if you have the time!
Your transport is in the comfort of a modern 4WD touring vehicle complete with air conditioning and heating, luxury leather seats, DVD, personalised headsets and a fridge to keep your purchases cool.
Travel our wonderful wine food and art regions, discover ancient forests, world-class coastlines, majestic islands, Tasmanian heritage, fauna and flora and discover what makes Australia's southern most state a very special place to visit. Flexibility and laughter is my motto!
My tours pick up from all over Tasmania including Launceston, Devonport, Hobart and Burnie and door to door service.
Tasmania i-Drive is about your day tour being customised, private and flexible. Travel on an eco cruise or experience the heritage and wilderness that Tasmania has to offer like Bruny Island.The beautiful Huon Trail to the far south and more with spectacular sightseeing and photo opportunities.
Your transport is in the comfort of a modern 4WD touring vehicle complete with air conditioning and heating, luxury leather seats, DVD, personalised headsets and a fridge to keep your purchases cool.
Travel our wonderful wine food and art regions, discover ancient forests, world-class coastlines, majestic islands, Tasmanian heritage, fauna and flora and discover what makes Australia's southern most state a very special place to visit. Flexibility and laughter is my motto!
My tours pick up from all over Tasmania including Launceston, Devonport, Hobart and Burnie and door to door service.
Tasmania i-Drive is about your day tour being customised, private and flexible. Travel on an eco cruise or experience the heritage and wilderness that Tasmania has to offer like Bruny Island.The beautiful Huon Trail to the far south and more with spectacular sightseeing and photo opportunities.
To book tour only, use the Book Online button. To book an entire itinerary including this operator, use the email button.
Phone
0421 250 479
0421 250 479
Pricing
Up to 7 adults. These are customised tours so there is no fixed price.
Air, Sea and local busses
Public transport to and around the
Huon Valley
Bus from Hobart to Huonville 6 daily, Dover 2 daily, www.tassielink.com.au
Huonville Taxi 0408 125 130 , 8am to 9pm, Airport transfers.
Huon Limousines 0407 055 761 , Limited hours, Airport transfers
Wheelchair.
Huonville Taxi 0408 125 130 , 8am to 9pm, Airport transfers.
Huon Limousines 0407 055 761 , Limited hours, Airport transfers
Wheelchair.
Traveling to and from Hobart
Hobart airport is serviced by several airlines including these.
Spirit of Tasmania arrives in Devonport.
It is about 3-4 hours drive south to Hobart.
It is about 3-4 hours drive south to Hobart.
Bus from Hobart to Huon Valley
to Huonville 6 daily,
Dover 2 daily, www.tassielink.com.au
Hobart Taxi
131 008
Huonville Taxi
0408 125 130
24 hours, 7 days
Airport transfers.
Huon Limousines
0407 055 761
Limited hours
Airport transfers
Wheelchair.
to Huonville 6 daily,
Dover 2 daily, www.tassielink.com.au
Hobart Taxi
131 008
Huonville Taxi
0408 125 130
24 hours, 7 days
Airport transfers.
Huon Limousines
0407 055 761
Limited hours
Airport transfers
Wheelchair.
Bargain Car Rentals
We have chosen to work closely with Bargain car Rentals because of their okay to drive on gravel roads policy.
Bargain Car Rentals allows all of its vehicles to go on unsealed roads, giving full access to Tasmania’s National Parks and Forestry tourist attractions like Tahune Air Walk. Furthermore, you are free to travel to beautiful Bruny Island on the ferry.
Bargain Car Rentals allows all of its vehicles to go on unsealed roads, giving full access to Tasmania’s National Parks and Forestry tourist attractions like Tahune Air Walk. Furthermore, you are free to travel to beautiful Bruny Island on the ferry.
MONA Roma Ferry from Hobart
30 minutes from the Hobart city, Brooke Street ferry terminal direct to MONA $15 return per person.
Bookings 03 6223 6064 or book online please contact MONA Ferry for more information.
Bookings 03 6223 6064 or book online please contact MONA Ferry for more information.
Southern Tasmania Tourism News
Lonely Planet ranks Hobart number seven in the world
When the world’s most trusted travel publisher ranks Hobart in the top 10 cities you know it’s for a very good reason. In fact there are many reasons why they’re saying “now is the time to discover what’s going on
down there before the rest of the world catches on” - Lonely Planet 2013.
Nestled at the foot of the majestic Mount Wellington on the banks of the Derwent River this eclectic haven lays claim to a rich cultural scene, coming to life every Saturday at the famous Salamanca Market. From the mountain peak you can see the whole city laid out with a view across the Tasman Sea to the wild South West World Heritage Area. This only wets the appetite for the adventure ahead.
Once a sleepy seaside town, Hobart has awoken to an array of vibrant pubs, bars and exhibitions, including MONA and the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery’s collaboration ‘Theatre of the World’ exploring 4000 years
of creativity. Dig even deeper and you’ll find a colonial heritage with a dark and sinister history that’s begging to be explored.
Then of course Hobart’s “culinary credentials continue to rise” thanks largely to its natural produce, award winning chefs and restaurants such as Garagistes and Ethos Eat Drink - try chef Iain Todd’s legendary tapas
washed down with his hand made beer and you’ll understand why.
Now you can see why this humble little town is gaining international acclaim, so hurry up and pop over before the rest of the world does.
down there before the rest of the world catches on” - Lonely Planet 2013.
Nestled at the foot of the majestic Mount Wellington on the banks of the Derwent River this eclectic haven lays claim to a rich cultural scene, coming to life every Saturday at the famous Salamanca Market. From the mountain peak you can see the whole city laid out with a view across the Tasman Sea to the wild South West World Heritage Area. This only wets the appetite for the adventure ahead.
Once a sleepy seaside town, Hobart has awoken to an array of vibrant pubs, bars and exhibitions, including MONA and the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery’s collaboration ‘Theatre of the World’ exploring 4000 years
of creativity. Dig even deeper and you’ll find a colonial heritage with a dark and sinister history that’s begging to be explored.
Then of course Hobart’s “culinary credentials continue to rise” thanks largely to its natural produce, award winning chefs and restaurants such as Garagistes and Ethos Eat Drink - try chef Iain Todd’s legendary tapas
washed down with his hand made beer and you’ll understand why.
Now you can see why this humble little town is gaining international acclaim, so hurry up and pop over before the rest of the world does.
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These articles are extracted from Southern Tasmania's daily newspaper online www.themercury.com.au
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Rental Car Hire, South Tasmania
Most of Tasmania is connected by bitumen roads, but many attractions 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. The price that you are quoted is the price you pay. No extras except for fuel and insurance excess if you have an accident.
We work with Bargain Car Rentals because of their generous gravel road policy, their extensive fleet, friendly service and convenient pickup locations. The price that you are quoted is the price you pay. No extras except for fuel and insurance excess if you have an accident.
Prices change according to many factors. Complete the form below and we will email you a quote shortly.
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Map from Hobart Airport and Mona to Mount Wellington, things to do and places to stay in Hobart and suburbs |
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