Mt Wellington Summit, Historic Hobart
Highlights
It's one of those jaw dropping moments in life, where you reach the top of a mountain and spread out before you is a magnificent sight. kunanyi/Mt Wellington is definitely the place to be in awe.
Stop half way at The Springs and enjoy a short guided walk. Once you step out of the coach at the summit, the view that surrounds you is amazing! You can see Hobart, the Derwent River and beyond. On a clear day you can also see out to Bruny Island. After taking in the views we then make a stop at the Cascade Gardens to view the exterior of the historic Brewery Building.
included with
* Coach Touring, live commentary
excluded by
* Optional Gratuities
Essential
Information
* No hotel drop-off available.
* Itinerary may vary due to road and weather conditions
Itinerary
* Pass by Anglesea Barracks - Australia’s oldest Army facility
* On a clear day the views from Mt Wellington are stunning
* In the winter perhaps you will be playing in the snow - whatever the weather - take the opportunity to visit iconic Mt Wellington, the traditional indigenous name in Palawa Kani language is kunanyi
* On this tour we pass through various eco systems and experience the harsh alpine environment of the mountain.
* View the massive rock formation of the Organ Pipes
* kunanyi/Mt Wellington summit - a harsh rocky alpine environment affording unsurpassed views on a clear day
* Enjoy a short guided walk at the summit to the observatory
* The summit of Mt Wellington offers a panoramic spectacle of Hobart town, its surrounding suburbs, vast waterways of the Derwent River
* After our descent from the mountain, visit Cascade Brewery for an opportunity to take photos and walk through the gardens
* We have a brief visit to the Cascades Female Factory - a one time female prison - for an insight into the lives of the women convicts once imprisoned there.