Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia Port Reviews

No need to book excursion. Tendered straight to Port Arthur. Highly recommend visiting. The memorial to the lives lost in the cafe and surroundings has been beautifully done.

We loved the quiet beauty of Port Arthur. The ship can’t pull up so a tender is required, but the trip on the tender is short and leads you to one of the most beautiful spots we have ever seen (and we travel a lot). There is no need to book an excursion here unless you want to your something outside the site, as the townspeople give free guided tours of the main points of the historical site. The mountains, trees, ocean, and history were amazing. This was one of our favorite stops on any cruise we’ve ever been on.

God this place has a lot of history the only downside was if booking a tour through the cruise line make sure you book the right tour . We booked one and it was anything like we thought it was going to be .

Very interesting place Port Arthur. Walking around the old penal ruins is very interesting. Sad to visit the site of the modern day mass shooting. Was easy to spend the day here looking around.