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~~ 01-Apr-2023 to 31-Mar-2024~~Valid for 01APR23-31MAR24:
Bruny Island Active Day Tour:
Bruny is an island famous for its local produce and spectacular coastal scenery, an amazing morning walk, optional seafood lunch and then indulge in Bruny’s delicious local fare in the afternoon.
Join us for an early morning start, beating the crowds to Bruny Island! 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. Once on the island, our adventures begins with a spectacular walk highlighting the amazing coastal scenery, follow the Cape Queen Elizabeth trail. This is one of Tasmania’s Great Short Walks. 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, pass between Big Lagoon and Little Lagoon, home to a large number of water birds. A short 10 minute uphill takes us over Mars Bluff, where the slight elevation provides a beautiful vantage of the surrounding coast, walk down onto Miles Beach and explore the unique rock formations, have plenty of time to take in this wonderful location, photograph the Arch and enjoy some morning tea 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, coastal walking over mostly flat terrain. 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. Onwards from The Neck, stop for some local history at Two Tree Point, Resolution Creek and Coal Point before arriving into Adventure Bay.
Adventure Bay is the main “Hub” of Bruny Island and the location for our lunch break. You can relax on the beach with some free time and your own lunch, or you can join our tour guide for lunch at Bruny Island Cruises Seafood Restaurant. A wonderful beachfront location. Re-group after lunch ready for a leisurely afternoon discovering Bruny Island’s world-renown artisan produce. Make stops at Bruny Island Chocolate Company (Award winning chocolate company specialising in handmade cream fudges, chocolate products), Bruny Island Honey (Free tastings of the natural honey produced on the Island and delicious honey ice cream), Bruny Island Cheese Co (Artisan cheese-maker and Brewer, including cellar door tastings), and Get Shucked Oyster Farm (Producing oysters in the pure water of Great Bay).
After a full day of scenery, seafood, beaches and delicious tastes on the island – return to Hobart around 5.00pm.
Highlights:
- Explore Bruny Island
- Walk 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 Two Tree Point, Resolution Creek and Coal 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 Inclusions
- Professional guide and interpretative walks
- Small, friendly groups.~~~~
~~ 01-Apr-2024 to 31-Mar-2025~~Valid for 01APR24-31MAR25:
If you like spectacular scenery and gourmet local produce, Bruny is your place; an island off an island off an island at the bottom of the world. Description: Also known as Lunawanna-allonah, Bruny Island is separated from mainland Tasmania by a deep green channel called the D’Entrecasteaux. Home to a small population of people who prefer to live on the wild side, Bruny is all about beaches, waves, forests and food. setting off early from Hobart to beat the crowds, taking a scenic waterside drive and ferry crossing to arrive on the island. First up? A section of the Cape Queen Elizabeth trail, an easy 2 hour return walk that delivers spectacular views from Mars Bluff of Miles Beach and Bruny Island Arch, a mind-boggling natural rock formation. It’s onwards and upwards from there, quite literally, climb 279 stairs to reach the top of Truganini Lookout where you’ll be met with magnificent 360 degree views of The Neck; a thin sliver of land that connects North and South Bruny. Learn about local history at Two Tree Point before relaxing for lunch at Adventure Bay, a sheltered stretch of white sand and blue waves, giant eucalyptus standing proud along the shore. Spend the afternoon tasting your way around the island, sampling locally crafted goodies with stops at the Chocolate Factory, The Honey Pot, Bruny Island Cheese Co. and Get Shucked Oysters. The perfect day? Highlights; Explore Bruny Island – an island off an island off an island!, Walk 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, Historic Two Tree Point and Coal Point, Relaxed lunch at Adventure Bay (café, restaurant or buy something simple from a takeaway option), 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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