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Step Back in Time on Hobart’s Waterfront
Immerse yourself in the captivating history of Hobart, Tasmania’s capital city, through our inspiring walking tour. Led by expert local guides, you will embark on a journey to explore the enchanting old town, gaining unique insights into the establishment and growth of this picturesque waterfront city.
What You Will Experience
As you wander among the heritage-listed buildings, you will be captivated by the fascinating stories of resilient characters and momentous events that shaped early Hobart. This 1.5-hour tour is designed to provide the perfect introduction to the city’s rich history while offering an excellent orientation to its present-day layout.
- Expert Local Guides: Walk alongside passionate storytellers who bring Hobart’s heritage-listed buildings and early history to life. 🗺️
- Captivating Tales: Be inspired by the resilient characters and momentous events that shaped this picturesque waterfront city.
- Perfect Orientation: Get your bearings with a delightful introduction to Hobart’s past and present-day layout. 📍
- Fully Accessible: We believe history is for everyone. This wheelchair-friendly tour ensures a seamless experience for all mobility levels. ♿
Join us on this inspiring walking tour and embark on a remarkable journey through time, savouring the vibrant history and culture of Hobart.
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Some of group continued on the ‘grand tour’ for an extra 1 1/2hr, covering Battery Point.
Not a pub tour I booked this for 5pm on a Saturday night thinking it would be great to learn about & visit the old pubs of Hobart. Unfortunately we spent 90% of our tour outside on the streets in the cold at night. Out guide was very knowledgeable but gave us a general history tour instead. We visited one old pub and had the opportunity to buy a drink there and be warm inside for about 10 mins. We walked past a few spots that used to be pubs with very little information given about them. Mostly governors, clergy, parks and whaling etc. we finished at our second pub ‘Irish Murphy’s’ not an old pub of Hobart huddled in a corner with no opportunity to buy a drink and more historical information not relating to pubs 🤷♀️. It felt rude to be taking up 7 chairs in someone’s establishment without purchasing to begin with. I was relieved when it ended and a few of us decided to find out own ‘old pub’ to try and have the experience that we thought we had signed up and paid for! Suggest they rename the tour as it is deceiving. The one pub we did visit and hear the history of was excellent more of this if you are going to call it a pub tour.We had access to some magnificent homes that the public would not be able to access. My wife and i thoroughly enjoyed this tour. It gave us a real appreciation of the city of Hobart. Thanks again!
The guide was knowledgeable, shared some great stories and his local knowledge helped us out with some great restaurants and pubs for our visit.
You could tell she really knew her history and was passionate about the city as well. She kept sharing fun and interesting stories and kept us engaged the whole time.
A good tour guide can make or break your experience, and Maggie definitely made this for us. This is a definite 10/10
This is not really a pub tour. If you’ve done the historic Hobart tour it’s the same tour, with a pub to start and a pub to finish.
Some of the dates given were slightly out but unless you’re a historian it’s no big deal.
Finishing at Irish Murphy’s worked for me as they keep their Guinness well and have a great food menu.
Her passion for Hobart was apparent.
Would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone.
We experienced unique drinks of stormy seas and hot buttered rum at Hope & Anchor tavern and Sud Polaire a decadent aurora cocktail.
Finishing off in the exquisite Hadley's Orient Hotel. Thank you Maggie.
Maggie was our guide and she had a lot of knowledge and was very enthusiastic.
The 3 hour grand tour flew by i was so absorbed by all the history. Well paced tour.
A big thank you for such a fabulous afternoon






























