Things to do in Hobart, Tasmania
Chocolate factories, breweries and ghost tours in Australia
Travel to Hobart, Tasmania, Australia for the Cascade brewery, Cadbury's chocolate factory, regatta, Mt Wellington, Salamanca market and more.
There are plenty of activities you can get up to in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. These include.
- Wander around the city’s docks, Salamanca Place and historic Battery Point. Try the tourist office (03 6230 8233).
- Climb Mount Wellington. Try the tourist office (03 6230 8233).
- Go all Willy Wonka and make yourself sick at the Cadbury chocolate factory. Try 1800 250 260.
- Take a sunset kayak tour around the docks. Try the roaring 40s Ocean Kayaking Company (1800 653 712).
- Get tipsy during a tour of the Cascade brewery. Try 03 6224 1144.
- If beer isn’t your chosen tipple then test what’s on offer behind the bar on a two hour historic Hobart Pub tour. Try 03 6224 0996.
- Shake off your hangover on a river cruise before taking a nap on the lawns of the Botanical Gardens. Try MV Cartela Cruises (03 6223 1914).
- Browse for a bargain through hundreds of stalls at Salamanca market. Try 03 6238 2843.
- Swill your palette with some fine wines at Moorilla Estate. Try 03 6277 9900.
- Check out some of the city’s best architecture on Macquarie and Davey Streets, or take in domestic colonial artefacts at Narryna heritage museum. Try the tourist office (03 6230 8233).
- Gawp at baby wombats, Tasmanian devils and hand-feed baby kangaroos at Bonorong Wildlife Park. Try 03 6268 1184
- Don’t miss the famous Sydney-Hobart and Melbourne-Hobart yacht races between Boxing Day and New Year.
- Give your tastebuds a treat during The Hobart Summer Festival by sampling famous Taste of Tasmania treats. Try the tourist office (03 6230 8233).
- Gasp at awesome views of Hobart and the Derwent river from the top of Mt Wellington. Even hire a bike freewheel it down the slopes. Try Brake Out Cycling Tours (03 6239 1080).
- Take a ghost tour of the eerie Penitentiary Chapel and Criminal Courts. Try 0417 361 392.
- Feast your eyes on the collection of Tasmanian art and Aboriginal displays at Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. Try 03 6211 4177.
- Nosh up, have a bevy or two and bop the night away at some of Australia’s oldest pubs, clubs, backstreet parties and restaurants in Salamanca, Sandy Bay and East Hobart.
- Don’t miss the Royal Hobart Regatta in February. Try the Royal Hobart Regatta Association (03 6234 7249).
- Get your chops round quality seafood from floating takeaway seafood stalls at Constitution Dock.
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