Port Arthur Historic Site

A place to visit times gone by. Most of it is gone but judging by what is left the place must have been astounding. Best if you take a walking tour as the guides are knowledgeable and entertaining.

Awesome site thats full of information, character and true to history.

Great to see history preserved

Excellent gardens and tour guides are very knowledgeable

A cracker of a day combined with a very knowledgeable guide = a great experience. Add the harbour cruise and we were on a winner! Tip is to pre-book the Isle of The Dead tour.... Don't expect vacancies on the day you visit.

Fantastic, educational & such an important historical site for Australia & England. Spent 6 hours wandering with our kids & it wasn't enough. Loved it. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Great interesting day

In the dark it's a experience you don't want to miss alive and well not these poor souls

Excellent place to visit. The staff are really friendly and helpful. Rob is the best tour guide I have ever met. Brilliant commentary. Thanks also to Caitlin and the others at Port Arthur.

Ghost followed me home

A must go place when you visit Tasmania. Found it very interesting.

What am amazing piece of history. Definitely need 2 days to enjoy properly.

A very beautiful but eery spot. Well worth a visit. We did the boat tour which was quick and informative. Would have loved to have done the walking tour too but we ran out of time. You could easily spend the day here. Lots of history!

The grounds are beautiful. I do recommend a visit if you like gardens and historical buildings.

Really enjoyed our day visit to the site. Cold and windy area, so be sure to wear layers.

The historic site is unbelievable! One of the best places I've visited in Tassie! A great place to learn the history of convicts settlements in Australia!

Amazing history

I had a great time here! Learned alot about the convicts and also the other settlements around Australia. An enjoyable experience.

A great place of historical importance... We'll preserved, great tour guides and such a beautiful place. Your ticket $40/30 (student) gets you in, a short but interesting tour, a great boat ride and unlimited access to the site.

Really enjoyed Port Arthur and the Historic site. We stayed locally and enjoyed it over 3 days 2 nights. We did Port Arthur Historic Site in one full day arriving when it opens at 10am and one of the last to leave at 5pm. We are a family of 6 with 4 kids under 13 and everyone enjoyed the day. It's was very affordable to get into at just over $100 for us all and that pass allowed us to return the following day. The pass also included a 40min guided tour and a 30min boat ride out to the close islands. If trying to make the day affordable I'd recommend packing some food as it was very expensive onsite. Honestly though the price of the food is the only down side to what was a great day enjoyed. All staff and tour guides where friendly and accommodating, they are placed throughout the site and welcome conversation. The site itself is well laid out in beautiful grounds and with rich detailed signage placed alongside all the different things to see and touch. They've clearly spent some serious money to make the history of the site come alive throughout the various walls and plaques and illustrations and photographs that all come together to give you a great sense of what life was like. I would thoroughly recommend a visit if down the Hobart way.