Bruny Island walk
A guided Pack-Free 3 day walk
Join Life’s an Adventure on this fantastic 3 day Bruny Island walk.
Bruny Island is an untouched wonder situated just off the southern-east coast of Tasmania, a 15-minute ferry ride from mainland Tasmania. The island contains an appealing mix of towering dolerite cliffs, long sandy beaches, rich heathlands and eucalypt forests. This wonderfully diverse landscape offers diverse flora and fauna as well as many threatened and endemic species. On our 3-day walking experience, you will explore the natural delights of the island’s diverse landscapes and wildlife as well as tasting the tantalising local produce food which will undoubtedly leave you wanting more, including extravagant cheese, fresh oysters and mellow wine.
Pack Free walk
Bruny Island Hiking
One of the biggest drawcards of this tour is that our guests won’t be asked to carry their clothes or overnight bags for the entire tour, this is a Pack Free Walk. This is a big advantage for our guests, in that you will avoid carrying an additional 8kg or more on your back. With Life’s An Adventure, you will carry as little as your water bottle, camera, lunch and hat each day!
Local accommodation
on beautiful Bruny Island
Getting a good nights rest, is an essential part of any walking holiday. We won’t ask you to sleep in tents, on our walking tour you will stay at charming local accommodation. We know you’ll have a comfortable stay and a restful night’s sleep no matter what the weather.
We stay at the quirky Ventnor Guest House a historic building which has been an Old Mill Farm, a Post Office and a school. This property sleeps 10 in 6 bedrooms. When larger groups are required we use Taylors Bay Cottage directly across the road which has 2 additional bedrooms.
Ventnor House:
2 bathrooms
Room 1: King or 2 x Twin Beds
Room 2: King or 2 x Twin Beds
Room 3: King or 2 x Twin Beds
Room 4: Queen Bed
Room 5: 1 x Single Bed
Room 6: 1 x Single Bed
Taylors Bay Cottage:
1 bathroom
Bedroom 1: King or 2 x Twin Beds
Bedroom 2: 2 x Singles
The Wow Factor
Bruny Island cruise
On day 3 enjoy a ‘Wow” moment when we finish our walking tour with a superb Bruny Island cruise. See amazing sea caves and sea cliffs of Bruny Island and if we are enjoying some up close marine life encounters such as dolphins, seals and whales. An incredible way to finish our journey.
Local Tasmanian Produce
Savour the delights of Bruny Island cuisine
Bruny Island is famous for its wonderful local produce including cheeses, wines, berries, oysters and smoked meats. An important element of your walking experience with Life’s an Adventure is the delicious local food we provide each day. Your walking days will finish with a stop at a local establishment to sample and select food for our evening meals. For example on day 2, we stop at Bruny Island Winery to enjoy wine and cheese tasting and select our wines for our evening meal that night. Where possible the majority of the food we provide is sourced directly from the island, allowing you the chance to sample the local specialities as well as support the local businesses.
Personalised Tours
Maximum of 12 guests
Our group sizes are small and intimate with a maximum of 12 people, we find this delivers more personalised service, a great social environment and has less impact on the environment.”
Our CEO Guides
Passionate Chief Experience Offices
Our guides are proudly 100% Tasmanian. We call them our CEOs – Chief Experience Officers and it’s their job to ensure your tour exceeds your expectations. Our guides have a wealth of knowledge on Bruny Island, which enable them to make the landscape come to life. Add to their compassion and wonderful sense of humour and you have a winning combination!
21 Tourism Awards of Excellence
including Australia's best Adventure Tourism Company
Life’s an Adventure have won 21 Tourism Awards of Excellence including the Qantas Australian Tourism Award for Australia’s Best Adventure Company. Awards are great, but our biggest accolade which we value even more, is that our clients come back and travel with us time and time again.
Genuinely All-Inclusive
You wont even pay credit card fees
Our walks are genuinely all-inclusive from a la carte dining accompanied with fine wines, to trail mix, fruit, walkers lunches, great accommodation, guides, food tastings and a wildlife cruise. Even when you book we wont charge you extra for credit card fees!
NEW Flexiwalk Add-On
Cancel for any reason option
Our walking tours are all genuinely all-inclusive and once you pay for your tour there are no hidden extras. During your evening meals, you won’t need to put your hand in your pocket to pay for wine or beer as this is included in the price of the tour. We won’t even ask you to pay additional credit card fees when booking.
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WHY SHOULD YOU CHOOSE US?
Tour Itinerary
Our all-inclusive tours feature a fully supported walk with all the creature comforts.
- Pack Free Walk. Walk with as little as your camera, water and lunch.
- Bruny Island wine served with dinner
- 2 nights at historic Ventnor Guest House Bruny Island
- Wilderness Cruise Bruny Island
- 2 x delicious dinners featuring beautiful Tasmanian produce
- 2 x breakfasts
- 3 x walkers lunches
- Fresh fruit and trail mix to enjoy during your walk
- Tea, coffee and hot chocolate to enjoy on the trail
- Professionally guided – Our guides are locals who are passionate, well trained and enthusiastic with the ability to bring to life a depth of information
- Return journey to Hobart
- No credit card fees to pay
SUGGESTED PRE NIGHT ACCOMMODATION: Grand Chancellor Hobart.
DEPARTURE TIME: 8.00am
TRANSFER TIMES: Morning: 35 minute transfer from Hobart to Bruny Island ferry. We then ferry across to Bruny Island before a 30 minute drive to the start of the trail. Afternoon: 40 minute transfer from end of the walk to our accommodation with stops en route at the local Cheese Factory and Oyster Farm.
TRAIL NOTES: Walk approximately 12kms. 4 hours walking with breaks. Medium grade. Ascent/descent: 80m/80m
TERRAIN: Along a beach and up a bluff or two; so, expect undulating terrain on natural trails.
ITINERARY: The day will commence in Hobart at 8.00am at the Hotel Grand Chancellor where you will be transferred to Kettering to join our cruise to Bruny Island. From here we will enjoy a scenic drive through the original homeland of the Nuenonne Aboriginal people. The island has a wide range of rich history, remarkable scenery and wide-range wildlife which you will be a witness of. Our walking adventure begins with us setting foot onto the Bruny Island Neck Game Reserve taking us to the remarkable Cape Queen Elizabeth. Surrounded by lagoons and dunes this 4-hour walk features white beaches and headlands with spectacular views. Features of this walk include open dry sclerophyll bushland, the home of the Bennetts wallaby, a pretty lagoon, stunning beaches and fantastic views from the summit of the Cape.
At the end of our walk, we head to our accommodation. En-route we will stop at the cheese factory and oyster factory to sample some local produce. We spend 2 nights at historic Ventnor Guest House close to the water. This building was originally an old Mill Farm and later a Post Office and School. Tonight we enjoy dinner at the only restaurant on the island, offering great local specialities and a great local atmosphere.
TRANSFER TIMES: Morning: 28 minute transfer from our accommodation to the start of the trail. Afternoon: 30 minute transfer from end of the walk to our accommodation with a stop en route at Bruny Island Winery.
TRAIL NOTES: Walk: Approximately 13kms. 5.5 hours walking with breaks. Medium grade. Ascent/descent: 300m/300m
TERRAIN: Not technical walking but using natural trails over rough, uneven terrain and beach walking. Expect one very steep section, climbing almost 300 metres over 1.7km. The trail comes close to sheer cliffs.
ITINERARY: Enjoy a hearty hot and cold breakfast before we set out for our walking experience. Today we explore East Cloudy Head within South Bruny National Park. On this walk, you will enjoy expansive seascapes and rugged coastlines. Discover the amazing flora shaped by wind and sea spray, with the high chance of encountering an echidna or two along the way and see Cape Bruny Lighthouse. We return via Bruny Island winery for cheese and wine tasting and select our wines for the evening, before heading to our accommodation for a relaxing dinner.
TRANSFER TIMES: Morning: 22 minute transfer from our accommodation to the start of the trail. Afternoon: 1 hour and 45 minute transfer from end of the walk to Hobart.
TRAIL NOTES: Walk: Approximately 6kms. 3.5 hours walking with breaks. Medium grade. Ascent/descent: 270m/270m
TERRAIN: The track to Green Point has a hardened or compacted surface with gentle hills and occasional steps. There are occasional boulder-strewn sections. The track onwards to Fluted Cape is a natural trail, with uneven surfaces and rocks and a steep ascent and descent.
ITINERARY: Day three will start with a fantastic breakfast, we pack our bags before heading off to explore Fluted Cape with its 272-metre high dolerite sea cliffs. Our walk begins along the beach as we follow the coastline to Grass Point passing through a tall forest dominated by Tasmanian Blue Gums. Grass Point was once a whaling station in the early 1800s. From here we head up a steep climb to the summit of Fluted Cape (272m) and admire its beautiful organ pipe formations. From here our walk will carry you onto the cliff tops of the stunning dolerite cliffs with a distant view of Tasman Island and stunning views over Adventure Bay and Cape Queen Elizabeth. Afterwards, we join a wilderness cruise exploring Bruny Island by sea before we make our way back to Hobart.
ARRIVAL TIME: We arrive back into Hobart at approximately 6.30pm.
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Tour Availability
We run regularly scheduled tours from October to the end of April every year. Dates are listed below however availability changes by the hour – to see real-time availability click on the monthly calendar at the bottom of the page and select the month you require. We will also consider opening up a new departure date if we have enough demand. Email us at walks@lifesanadventure.com.au
SPECIALS
Check below to see if your preferred departure has a special saving. Conditions apply see pricing page.
Note: Spot Special save $150 per person & Super Earlybirds save $300 per person off “Normal Prices”.
| Date | Availability | Special Offer |
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| 14 Feb 2021 | Available | Not applicable |
| 10 Mar 2021 | Available | Spot Special saving |
| 20 Apr 2021 | Available | Not applicable |
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| 13 Oct 2021 | Available | Super Earlybird saving out now |
| 10 Nov 2021 | Available | Super Earlybird saving out now |
| 16 Dec 2021 | Available | Super Earlybird saving out now |
| 5 Jan 2022 | Available | Super Earlybird saving out now |
| 9 Feb 2022 | Available | Super Earlybird saving out now |
| 9 March 2022 | Available | Super Earlybird saving out now |
| 14 April 2022 | Available | No Earlybird saving available due to public holiday |
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PRIVATE GROUPS:
Date of your choice is available for groups of 10 -12 people. Subject to availability.
Please contact us for more details on (02) 9975 4553 or email: groups@lifesanadventure.com.au
Tour Prices
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DEPARTURES SHOULDER: PEAK SEASON: Shoulder season: 1 to 30 October and 1 to 30 April. Spot special savings available on specific departures only when you pay in full at time of booking. Normal Price requires deposit then final payment due 8 weeks prior to departure. |
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PRIVATE GROUPS DEPARTURES: SHOULDER: PEAK SEASON: _______________________________ Additional Past Passenger discount not available for groups. Shoulder season: 1 to 30 October and 1 to 30 April. Spot special savings available on specific departures only when you pay in full at time of booking. Normal Price requires deposit then final payment due 8 weeks prior to departure. |
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COVID Booking Guarantee
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FlexiWalk Option – Cancel for any Reason
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Discount Information
PAST PASSENGER DISCOUNT: Those who have travelled with Life’s An Adventure previously, receive a past passenger discount of $100. In order to receive this discount please email us for your special “promo code” to use when booking. In your email, you should outline what Life’s An Adventure tour you have done with us in the past so we can cross-check.
EARLYBIRD & SPOT SPECIAL CANCELLATIONS: Refunds or cancellations are not permitted for Earlybird Deals or Spot Specials, however, transfers to another date are permitted 8 weeks or more prior to departure. We advise taking out travel insurance, in case unexpected circumstances prior to the trip, prevent you from joining this tour. Early bird or Spot Special discounts cannot be used in conjunction with another offer. To receive these special discounts, full payment must be made at the time of initial booking. Flexiwalk Add-On option not available on these tickets.
Travel Insurance
We strongly advise our clients travelling within Australia to take out Travel Insurance. We have partnered with Cover-More to provide travel insurance to our guests. To get a quote or purchase travel insurance directly with them CLICK HERE .
Additional Information
- Prices are per person in Australian dollars and include GST.
- A deposit of $300 per person is required to secure your booking. (unless taking advantage of Earlybird or Spot Specials in which full payment is required at time of booking).
- Note: If you are booking within 90 days of your departure date – we will require full payment at the time of booking
- Prices are based on twin share of rooms. If you are travelling solo you may be required to share with someone of the same gender. If this is not suitable you can request to pay a single supplement, however, limited single rooms are available per trip so are on a request basis.
- Payments must be made online via our NAB (National Australia Bank) secure payment page via credit card (Visa or Mastercard) or over the phone.
- NO Credit Card fee applies.
- We advise taking our Travel Insurance to cover items such as cancellation of tour due to minimum numbers not met, or adverse weather conditions, injury, evacuation, delayed flights, illness, etc.
Booking Terms and Conditions
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