Maria Island Cruise and Guided Walk Day Tour with Lunch and Drinks
Overview
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8 hours
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Award winning day tour of Maria Island National Park to view seals, dolphins, wombats, kangaroos, eagles, wallabies, albatross and whales (during migration), famous geology and UNESCO convict history. Your tour will depart from Triabunna (approximately 1-hour and 15-minutes from Hobart). Includes a 4-hour scenic cruise of Maria Island with a 2-hour stay on the island. Lunch is provided with your tour as a beautiful selection of salad bowls from our cafe. Lunch will be enjoyed on the boat at anchor in a secluded bay. Local wines (Darlington Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc) and Tasmanian premium lager are also provided during lunch. A single serve is complimentary with your tour. Additional alcoholic drinks are $10 per serve. Cakes, water, tea, coffee, orange juice, soda water and soft drinks are also provided complimentary.
A free shuttle bus service is available for guests who require transport from Hobart! Please choose the Tour + Bus option when booking.
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
Please choose the Tour + Bus option if you do require the Hobart shuttle bus.
Tours are subject to weather and minimum numbers
Tours are perfect for children and families!
The vessel is safe and comfortable and provides protection from the elements
The vessel has a comfortable on board toilet, which doubles as a change room for those wanting to swim
Maria Island Cruises reserves the right to cancel departures at anytime and will refund the full amount of any monies paid by the customer.
Our 5-star tour is catered with drinks and optional food/lunch onboard
Designed and guided by professional scientists
Small and personalised tour groups. Maximum 24 people for room to move about the boat!
Waterproof jackets and pants available onboard the boat
Perfect for children
Seasickness tablets and wristbands provided to guests if required
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Chilled water
Guided walk of Darlington convict settlement
Dolphin watching
Seal viewing (morning tea & coffee with Australian fur seals!)
Landing and facility fees
Choose from a selection of healthy salad bows. Please indicate if you would like either a Chicken aioli salad, smoked salmon salad, roast beef salad, leg ham salad, vegetarian salad or vegan salad.
Live commentary on board
Coffee and/or Tea
Professional guide
Snacks
Driver/guide
Free Hobart shuttle bus transfer
4-hour scenic cruise
Kangaroo viewing
2-hour stay on Maria Island
Orange juice
Soda water
Complimentary single serve during lunch
Whale watching
Wombat viewing
Soft drinks
Hotel pickup. Contact us directly for hotel pickups 0362571300. Additional $25 per person return.
What To Expect
East Coast Cruises
Award winning Cruise & Walk day tour of Tasmania's stunning Maria Island National Park. The only tour to combine viewing wild seals, dolphins, wombats, kangaroos, Cape Barren geese, eagles, wallabies, albatross and whales (during migration) with World famous geological landscapes and UNESCO World Heritage convict history and lunch at a remote pristine beach. An amazing day tour from Hobart. Rated the #1 tour company in Hobart on Tripadvisor! The perfect tour for local, interstate and international visitors wanting to escape to nature, relax, unwind and come face to face with Australia's iconic native animals and famous landscapes.
Maria Island National Park
Enter onto Maria Island National Park for a 2-hour guided walk of Maria's UNESCO World Heritage listed convict settlement. Come face to face with Maria Island's iconic native wildlife including wombats, kangaroos, wallabies, Cape Barren geese and even possibly Tasmanian devils. Maria Island is the best place in the world to see wombats in the wild!
Options
Tour Only
If you have your own transport, join our cruise & walk tour of Maria Island from our home town of Triabunna on Tasmania's sunny east coast.
Tour + Bus
If you require a shuttle bus pickup from Hobart, chose this package option! Our shuttle bus will pick you up from your hotel and take you on a 1.5hr scenic drive from Hobart to Triabunna.
Reviews
601 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
The Mystical Maria Island
Kim M,
Apr 27, 2025
- Viator
5.00I had a great day both cruising around and exploring Maria Island. We cruised around Maria Island for about 6 hours exploring some beautiful rock formations as well as seeing seals and dolphins along the way. We then explored Maria Island where we got to see wild wombats, bandicoots, wallabies and some amazing bird species. Our tour was made all the more enjoyable with our captain Michael and tour guide Rachel who kept us well informed about Maria Island and supplied us with lots of treats. I thoroughly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Hobart. But a word of warning to anyone sitting on the top deck it can get very choppy and cold, so you may want to move between the decks.
Such a fun day on the water!
Jenna M,
Mar 25, 2025
- Viator
5.00Such a fun day to Maria Island! The shuttle picks up from Brooke St Pier and is right on time. It’s about 75 minutes to the boat and there is time for a quick breakfast at the office cafe. The boat holds about 25 people. The crew is amazing and they are very talented at learning names! The boat ride is about 30 minutes to the island and then you work your way clockwise all the way around. The geology is incredible and there are so many fascinating caves and waterfalls! There isn’t a lot of wildlife on the water (birds and seals) but you can find them if you look for them. Breakfast was a variety of small little bit size pastries and breads with drinks. It does get pretty cold on the water with the wind so bring layers and you can always take them off if you get warm. Lunch was delicious and plentiful. The land portion of the tour was 2 hours around Darlington and the surrounding area. It’s pretty accessible and only had small hills to different buildings. Lots of wombats! We even got to see dolphins on the way back! Such a fun day and very worth the price. Seeing the coastline from the water is so worth it compared to the ferry that just lets you see the little jetty there.
Super Amazing Experience
Christy L,
Jan 3, 2025
- Viator
5.00This cruise was amazing! Highly recommend! You get to see so many things/wildlife on the boat and then stop in Darlington to view wildlife and take a tour. My daughter and I branched off for a quick dip in the crystal clear waters. Definitely the highlight of the trip. Oh and so many delicious food, drinks, snacks and ice cream on board. There is a nice bathroom on the boat too.
Worth visiting. Spectacular view and cute wildlife. Staffs very professional and friendly.
Thunpicha G,
Dec 31, 2024
- Viator
5.00We had a wonderful time. The scenery was spectacular, and the island has many different landscapes to explore. The staff were very professional, knowledgeable and friendly. It was nice that everything, food and drinks, all covered. The food and snacks were delicious. We had seasick on a boat, and they always ensure we were ok.
Very good experience,...
Jiaqi Z,
Dec 23, 2024
- Viator
5.00Very good experience, staff(Vivia, Michael) are friendly, food is enough, the guidance and walk of Vivia on the island is nice. Maybe it can be better if you can add a few lines to tell customers ' cold on sea, wear more clothes' in the reservation email
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