Hobart Boat Tours

Specialising in eco boat tours from Hobart to Bruny Island and between! Ideal for all ages — it’s fast and safe but you don’t get wet.

You only live once — experience the elements!

No matter how long you stay in Hobart you absolutely MUST treat yourself to a tour of the local waterways. The Derwent River and Storm Bay are world class, offering spectacular scenery and plenty of fun!

Offering at least 3 trips per day, 7 days a week, you’ve won’t be disappointed with Hobart Boat Tours.

You’ll be travelling aboard a 26 seater, custom designed vessel with 750 HP on the back! For the speed demons, that is 3 x 250 HP Yamahas. The cruising speed is 30 knots

On the Derwent Discovery trip you cover over 20 kilometres, including a visit to the Shot Tower, the last remaining cylindrical tower in the world, once used to make shot for muskets and guns throughout the colonies. You’ll also see where Princess Mary went to highschool and check out the big cliffs at Taroona. Dolphins are a common feature on this trip but not guaranteed. Costs $25.00 for adults/$15.00 for children.

Then there’s the Betsey Island Blast — a chance to cover more than 50 kilometres of coastline. You’ll circumnavigate Betsey Island, feel the wind in your face and the ocean swells around you. You’ll see the breeding ground of the short tail shearwater, there’s high cliffs, sea caves and usually a few white bellied sea eagles. On most days you can spot the massive eagle nests from the boat.

On this trip you’ll have a great ocean going adventure, departing the quiet waters of Hobart, cruising along the Derwent before entering Storm Bay.

How did Storm Bay get it’s name?

Abel Tasman was considered to be the first European to visit Bruny Island in November 1642 with his ships the Heemskerck and zeehan. After rounding the South coast he saw a large bay that seemed sheltered from the prevailing South Westerly winds and a likely place to recover from the passage across the Indian Ocean, but before he could make land a gale blew up and forced him across to a major cape to the East and as a result he named Storm Bay.

Bruny Island

For the wildlife lovers and the true adventurers, why not embark on a trip to the bottom end of Bruny Island. The beauty of the wild and wondrous coastline will leave you speechless.

You’ll get the chance to see a whole range of wildlife including:

• Dolphins
• A huge seal colony
• Sea Eagles
• Wedge Tail Eagles
• Albatross
• Fairy Penguins Sharks (hopefully not!)
• Whales …but only in winter

This region is home to:

• Second highest sea cliffs in the Southern Hemisphere
• The famous Totem Pole, officially known as Monument Rock
• Breathing Rock
• A huge seal colony with 8000 Australian and New Zealand Fur Seals