This full-day Port Arthur and Tasman Peninsula tour combines iconic locations with in-depth storytelling, guided by a direct descendant of Tasmanian convicts.
With 17 direct convict ancestors, your guide offers a personal and grounded perspective on transportation, punishment, and daily life in Van Diemen’s Land. This is not a shuttle-style tour. The focus is on understanding what these places meant to the people who lived and suffered here.
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The day includes visits to Richmond, one of Tasmania’s earliest convict settlements, before continuing to the Tasman Peninsula, where dramatic coastal landscapes played a deliberate role in controlling and isolating convicts.
Stops include Pirates Bay, the Tessellated Pavement, Devil’s Kitchen, Tasman Arch, the Blowhole, and other key natural features that helped make escape nearly impossible. These locations are not just scenic highlights, they are part of the story.
At Port Arthur Historic Site, you’ll explore the ruins with deeper context, focusing on daily routines, punishment systems, and the emotional toll of convict life. Entry to Port Arthur is included.
There is also an optional visit to a local lavender farm, offering a contrasting glimpse of modern Tasmania against its harsh past.
This tour is ideal for travellers seeking a more meaningful, story-driven experience of Tasmania’s convict history, set within the raw landscapes that defined it.
iWander Tasmania restricts each tour to 11 to 20 people which includes the driver/guide and on some tours an additional guide.
iWander Tasmania recommend you have travel insurance that covers cancellation costs.
We have a 24 hour cancellation policy. Cancelling 24 hours prior to a your departure date you will receive a full refund.
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A basic level of fitness is all that is needed to enjoy an iWander tour. There isn’t anything demanding but each tour will require some walking, from the bus to the beach, or 30 metres above the trees at the Tahune Airwalk.
We use a Mercedes Benz Sprinter and a Toyota Coaster for most tours. Under some circumstances (car service/repair, large group booking etc, we hire vehicles.
