Bruny Island Food, Sightseeing, Guided Lighthouse Tour & Lunch
Overview
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10 hours
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Experience the best of Bruny Island, on a fully-inclusive Bruny Island Food, Sightseeing & Lighthouse Tour, departing from Hobart. Company Director Craig Parsey, whose childhood was spent on lighthouse stations around Tasmania, including Cape Bruny, brings a personal connection and deep knowledge of the island’s history, people, and hidden gems. This tour Includes a delicious sit-down lunch featuring premium local produce, a mouth-watering, rustic morning-tea of Bruny Island cheeses, Get Shucked oysters, served with freshly baked bread on the beach. Samples of tasty chocolates, fudges, and honey at two local venues. See a white wallaby in the wild, and enjoy the Historic Cape Bruny Lighthouse Tour, a true highlight of the day, only available with us. Explore the Neck and Truganini Lookout for sweeping 360-degree views of Bruny Island. Our knowledgeable tour guides will show you the best of the island and mesmerise you with stories from the past throughout the day.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
A maximum of 20 people on each bus. Smaller group buses also available.
Specific dietary requirements can be discussed with Tour Guide on the day
Start and finish time is approximate and subject to change
Please contact us before booking infants under the age of 12 months
Please dress warm and wear suitable shoes.
New cleaning and hygiene recommendations followed. Bus surfaces wiped down several times a day.
Infants aged over 12 months must pay and occupy a seat.
Translations and subtitles available via app - please bring headphones if you are using the app
Due to safety regulations, children under 5 years old cannot climb the Cape Bruny Lighthouse stairs but can walk around the base inside.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Mouth watering lunch menu. Seafood platters, slow cooked lamb, seafood chowder and more local foods.
Hotel pick-up and Drop-off from select Hobart hotels
Bruny Island Honey, Chocolates and Fudges prepared at the venues by our guides
Ferry Fares, Cape Bruny Lighthouse Tour and all food tasting costs
Morning Tea drinks available. Coffee, Tea, Herbal Tea, Hot Chocolate
Translations & Subtitles
Highly experienced Bruny Island tour guides
Tasmanian National Park day entry pass
Morning Tea at the beach with Bruny Island Cheese, Get Shucked Oysters and Fresh Bread.
Historic Cape Bruny Lighthouse Tour - Explore Australia's Southern-most Lighthouse
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
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What To Expect
Your tour begins with pickup from your Hobart hotel and a scenic drive to the pretty coastal town of Kettering, where you will catch your Bruny Island ferry. Enjoy the 15-minute cruise on the D’Entrecasteaux Channel over to Bruny Island, then travel by air-conditioned minivan to the narrow spit called The Neck connecting the north and south parts of the island, passing oyster farms and grazing properties en route. Your island tour begins with views from Adventure Bay lookout and the Hummock lookout, a significant indigenous site that's home to Truganini Memorial. Continue to Adventure Bay where your guide will prepare a picnic style morning tea of warm wood fired breads, award winning cheeses and juicy fresh oysters. Your tour continues over the Mount Mangana Trail and through ancient rainforests with Tree Ferns standing 16-foot (5 meters) high and, keeping an eye out for echidnas, wallabies, wildflowers and the island's unique birdlife. Make your way to Cape Bruny Lighthouse in the South Bruny National Park for your exclusive group lighthouse tour. The lighthouse is Australia's last vantage point to spot migrating humpback and southern right whales, and an important navigational landmark for ships at sea. The coastal views are among the best in Tasmania with rugged dolerite coastlines looming eerily over the Tasman Sea. Feeling hungry by now, stop at Bruny Island Hotel for a wonderful lunch featuring regional foods such as a delicious Seafood Chowder with locally caught fish, seafood platters, beef, chicken, vegan and vegetarian options and the popular slow cooked shoulder of lamb. The afternoon is all about nature and more food, with stops at Get Shucked for fresh oysters, Bruny Island Fudge Chocolate Shop, Bruny Island Honey Shed and Bruny Island Cheese Company to taste delicious artisan cheeses and see how it is made. You complete the day with your round-trip ferry to Kettering before returning to Hobart.
Options
Bruny Island Sightseeing Tour
Exclusive Lighthouse Tour: We are the only operator in Tasmania who explore the inside of this amazing attraction
Pickup included
Reviews
2,915 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
A beautiful rainy day in Bruny Island
2wanderersontheroad,
Nov 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our beautiful day trip to Bruny Island started with the rain. It was 11 of us and we were all a bit sad that we couldn’t enjoy the island with a good weather, but … we soon realized that we were luckier than we thought. First of all, our guide Jimmy was absolutely incredible. Fun, interesting, knowledgeable. We spent the morning laughing and exploring the island looking for white wallabies and, because of the weather, we saw a lot! So beautiful. Even a couple with their joeys ❤️. After a beautiful lunch the sun came out and Bruny Island’s colors took our breaths away. I would recommend this experience 100%
An enjoyable day with some spectacular scenery and delicious food
495neilf,
Nov 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Like most tours in Australia, this one started early - I was picked up at 7 am, not far from my hotel - but it was worth it. We were driven in a minibus onto the ferry at Kettering and covered a good portion of the island. The highlights were: 1. The Truganini Lookout at the Neck, the isthmus connecting North Bruny to South Bruny. The lookout gives spectacular views of both sides of the isthmus, and the sea levels are different. 2. Cape Bruny Lighthouse. I chose this tour because it went here and I wanted to go further south than I'd ever been in the world; but the cape and the lighthouse are well worth visiting in their own right. A guide took us up the lighthouse and we were able to go out on top with no difficulty, giving us great views of the cape coast. We were also taken to a number of local businesses and given several tastings of local food, including oysters, honey and chocolate - all delicious. A tasty light lunch at a local restaurant was also included. Our guide, Marina, was interesting and helpful and always happy to take pictures of me (with both my cameras). An enjoyable day out, which I'd strongly recommend.
Bruny Island Safari
Zannesea16,
Nov 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a fabulous day at Bruny Island on the Bruny Island Safari Tour. Our driver and guide, Dave, was excellent! He gave an extremely thorough, interesting, and cheerful commentary over the entire day. He was very knowledgeable about the Island and the whole of the area travelled. We had plenty of time at each attraction he took us to and even though he didn't pressure us in any way, he still made sure the day ran smoothly and we were on time and able to see all the attractions he had promised us. We spoke to others since we returned yesterday and they did not see a lot of the things we were able to experience with Dave. He was punctual, professional, experienced, easy to talk to and a safe driver. We would thoroughly recommend this tour to anyone.
We had a great day. Dave...
KimA M,
Nov 5, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00We had a great day. Dave our guide was well informed and ready to answer any questions. We saw all the highlights of Bruny Island. It was a small group, and although we were running to a schedule, we weren’t rushed. A must do!!
Wonderful!
C3117VRhelenn,
Nov 5, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Fantastic day out. Great mix of sightseeing and food experiences. Would highly recommend this tour. Dave our guide was terrific too.
Well worth the effort
Avidor60,
Nov 5, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Terrific guide, Mika was full of information and very cordial, the views from the top were breathtaking, I would recommend this tour to all.
Unique sights, interesting food tastings and a very informative and friendly guide.
L323KSmarkl,
Nov 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our tour of Bruny Island exceeded our expectations. Our guide Jimmy was a great host, very knowledgeable and kept us entertained with his insights and humour. It would be hard to find anyone who knows more about the island than Jimmy. The sights were interesting and the food stops and lunch were great and with educational tastings. In summary a great day and highly recommended.
A great experience
Passenger12935310146,
Nov 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00David our guide for he day was beyond fantastic. We so appreciate all his knowledge, humour and helpfulness. We could not fault this tour and thoroughly recommend it.
Highlight of our trip to Hobart!
MiriamKorik,
Nov 1, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Jimmy was the best guide, we had a wonderful day and the highlight was the oysters on the beach and all the lovely scenery along the way. Great stories and lots of food!
An excellent choice!
Dawn W,
Oct 30, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Jimmy was a teacher in a previous life. This means that a full day with him is fun and informative. The food was incredibly fresh and varied. This would be a high light of any vacation.
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