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Tour with TasPorts | Port of Hobart

Welcome Aboard Tour with TasPorts!

We invite you aboard for Tour with TasPorts – a fun, family-friendly and informative event, providing you with a unique insight into our operations at the Port of Hobart as part of the Australian Wooden Boat Festival 2025.

TICKETS
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Your Tour with TasPorts begins at Brooke Street Pier upon the Peppermint Bay II. From here, we head along Sullivan’s Cove, with its historic docks, wharves, and piers, getting an up-close look at some of the beautiful wooden boats on display at the festival. Next, we travel north on the River Derwent past the Macquarie Wharves, transit under the Tasman Bridge on our way to Shag Bay and the Selfs Point Fuel Terminal, before returning to Brooke Street Pier.
 

Tour with TasPorts is so much more than a river cruise! With a guest host providing insight into the many impressive tall ships and wooden boats, this trip will have a little something for everyone! Along the way, you will learn how a modern port operates, how we ensure maritime safety, and how we’re planning for the future.

We might even catch the Yandeyarra and Mount Florence tugs or the Kelly and Paringa pilot boats in action!
 

The Australian Wooden Boat Festival is the largest celebration of wooden boats and maritime culture in the Southern Hemisphere.

Held across Hobart’s vibrant and bustling waterfront, the four-day festival brings together the largest and most beautiful collection of wooden boats in the southern hemisphere.

From its humble beginnings in 1994, it has grown to become the most significant event of its kind in Australia.

TOUR SCHEDULE

Saturday 8 February 2025

Tour 19.00am – 10.00am
Tour 2 - Auslan interpreted10.20am – 11.20am
Tour 311.40pm – 12.40pm
Tour 41.00pm – 2.00pm


 

TICKETING INFORMATION

  • Adults: $5.00
  • Children 16 & under: FREE

All ticket fees will be donated to the Mission to Seafarers. You can read more about the Mission and its work here.
 

For more information on Tour with TasPorts, please refer to the FAQs below or contact us at 1300 366 742 or communications@tasports.com.au.

Accessibility

The Peppermint Bay II is ideal for cruising the River Derwent and viewing port operations with indoor and outdoor seating. Tours are suitable for all ages, and the vessel can accommodate prams and wheelchairs. Food and drinks will be available to purchase onboard.

Standard and electric wheelchairs can access the gangway to board, however, there are limited wheelchair spaces available. Please note the upper deck is not wheelchair accessible as it is accessed by stairs. There is one accessible toilet.

The 10.20 am - 11.20 am tour will be Auslan interpreted.

Companion Cards are accepted.

Please contact us at communications@tasports.com.au or 1300 366 742 to reserve a wheelchair space or discuss any additional access needs.
 

Please ensure you arrive 15 minutes prior to departure for check-in. Please present your ticket on arrival on your smartphone or printed to board the vessel.

The vessel cannot wait for late arrivals. If we have availability on a later tour, we will do our best to accommodate you. No refunds can be provided for late arrivals or no-shows.

All tours depart from and return to Brooke Street Pier, 12 Franklin Wharf, Hobart. On arrival, please make your way to the lower level. Brooke St Pier is fully accessible with ramp and elevator access to the lower level.

Voucher parking is available at Franklin Wharf, Fisherman’s Dock Car Park (Mures), Morrison St and surrounding areas.

Refunds are available via Eventbrite up to 1 day before the event starts. After this, tours are non-refundable. In the event that Tour with TasPorts is cancelled, a full refund will be provided.

No refunds can be provided for late arrivals or no-shows.

Unfortunately, we cannot process payments in person. All tickets must be purchased through Eventbrite. If you require assistance, please contact us at communications@tasports.com.au or 1300 366 742.

Door sales may be available, subject to capacity.

While every effort will be made to adhere to advertised tour routes, these may be changed without notice due to vessel traffic considerations or adverse weather conditions.

ABOUT TASPORTS

As an island state, Tasmania is almost wholly reliant upon shipping, port infrastructure and port operations to sustain our communities and our economy.

TasPorts is a state-owned company responsible for eleven Tasmanian ports and the Devonport Airport, providing a diverse range of port and marine operations and services around Tasmania.

Each year 99% of the State’s freight moves through TasPorts’ multi-port network, and we proudly connect people, products and solutions for the benefit of all Tasmanians.