Learn everything about Hobart’s settlement History while strolling through the vibrant waterfront,  Salamanca Place and Battery Point. Enjoy a scenic drive to the alpine wilderness of Kunanyi/Mount Wellington, which provides the dramatic backdrop to the city and offers stunning views. Dive back into dark history of being imprisoned at the Female Factory. Experience both tragedy and triumph inside the prison walls of six different convict women.

Learn everything about Hobart’s convict History as a women. Enjoy a scenic drive to the alpine wilderness of Kunanyi/Mt Wellington, which provides the dramatic backdrop to the city and offers stunning views.

Tour includes:

  • Full day of private touring
  • Transport in a well-appointed vehicle
  • Entry to Cascade Female Factory and Convict Women’s Tour
  • Lunch

Meet your private guide at 9 am in the lobby of your accommodation. Enjoy an introduction to Tasmania’s capital by visiting the Salamanca area and Battery Point. Learn everything about Hobart’s History while your guide outlines some of the historic buildings around the city. Enjoy lunch at an iconic brewery restaurant with a view of Kunanyi/Mount Wellington. After lunch, detour via the summit of Kunanyi for great views of Hobart and the South of Tasmania, before diving into the dark history of Hobart as a convict island by attending the very informative 40-minutes Convict Women’s Tour. This Tour will provide insights into the convict system of punishment and reform and offer a glimpse of what convict life was like for thousands of women transported to van Diemen’s Land.

Available daily
except all state and local Public Holidays.