Hobarts Premier Tour - Gray Line (787)

A value packed combination of our City Tour 781 and the Tasmanian Devils/Richmond Tour 760.

Tour 781:

Welcome to Hobart. A city of yachts and spinnakers; gardens and galleries; sandstone cottages and stately Georgian homes - a city built on the pain and toil of yesteryear English convicts.

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Sullivan's Cove - Hobart's birthplace and ferry terminal
• Parliament House
• Salamanca Place - Georgian style warehouses now restored as restaurants, galleries and pubs
• Princes Park - a one time gun battery
• Battery Point - charming historic houses, pubs, boutique shops and restaurants
• St George's Church
• Views of Wrest Point Casino and exclusive Sandy Bay
• St David's Park
• Stop at Anglesea Barracks
• South Hobart at the foot of Mt Wellington
• Cascade Brewery
• Visit Cascade Gardens
• Visit the remains of the Female Factory - a one time female prison and Island Produce Fudge Factory
• St David's Cathedral
• Treasury Building and Franklin Square
• GPO and Hobart Town Hall
• Penitentiary Chapel and Court
• Hobart Aquatic Centre
• Queen's Domain and Government House
• Cross the Tasman Bridge over the Derwent River
• Views over Kangaroo Bay Marina and Bellerive
• Stop at Rosny Hill Lookout for stunning views of Hobart, Sandy Bay, Mt Wellington, the Tasman Bridge and Glenorchy
• Victoria Dock and Constitution Dock
• See the exquisite Royal Tasmania Botanical Gardens featuring 'Pete's Vegie Patch', made famous by Peter Cundall of ABC's Gardening Show.

Tour 760:

Overlooking the Brighton Valley, Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary offers close-up experiences of Australian native animals. Richmond, a Georgian style village resplendent with mellow stone cottages will take you back in time to the convict days.

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Constitution Dock
• ABC buildings - Hobart's original sandstone Railway Station
• Head out the Brooker Highway passing North Hobart and New Town
• Derwent Entertainment Centre
• Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary overlooking the Brighton Valley, offering close up experiences of Australian native animals
• Get warm and friendly with a Tasmanian Devil!
• Take a guided tour of Bonorong and learn of the habits of our native animals
• Quolls, wombats, sugar gliders
• Koalas, cockatoos, echidnas
• Kangaroos, wallabies and more
• Visit Richmond - one of Australia's most unique and historic towns
• Time to explore Richmond - the bridge, the Gaol, convict built homes, small cottages, unique shops and restaurants.

This tour departs from Tasmanian Travel Centre, corner Elizabeth and Davey Streets.