Port Arthur Historic Site

It's a real eye opener to see how our convicts were treated and to hear and read about some of the more colourful characters.

The staff were so so helpful and knowledgeable about all aspects of port Arthur and Tasmania

Fabulous! Bring a picnic. Spend the day there. There's so much to see. Ticket of $39 includes historical boat ride and mini tour.

Beauutiful, well preserved piece of history, a big difference between this and all the natural wonders surrounding, however, it is different and different is good Bring your wallet!! its not free and its not quiet! very busy!

I really enjoyed the port Arthur experience, looking at all the old buildings and hearing the old stories, I would definitely visit again but for my next visit more vegetarian options on the menu would be great

PLEASE DON'T BRING YOUNG CHILDREN HERE! You're ruining the experience for everyone else. This is a fantastic open air museum, so much to see and do! We loved wandering around and exploring every building. So much information everywhere, it was almost impossible to read everything (but it was so exciting and interesting!). They put a lot of effort into the historic site. We enjoyed the tour and short cruise and would come here again. It's a bit expensive (78$ for two adults) but it was worth it. Expect to walk a lot and get sad, angry, overwhelmed and nostalgic, depending on where you are on the site. The silent prison was great to visit, however lots of annoying loud children and disrespectful visitors disturbed the atmosphere. You're supposed to be quiet in there to understand what it must have been like back in the day. I will never understand why people bring their young and screaming children to places like this, where others pay high fees to learn something and then have to listen to the screams of spoiled children. Same thing in the gallery/visitor center museum and during the cruise. Babys and children screaming, talking, running around. I won't rate the place lower because of that, but it surely impacted our experience.

A historical place where a formal prison complex.And visit the worst massacare memorial.occur in April 1996.

Very interesting place to visit. The tour was educational. The grounds are beautiful to walk. If you take a tour through the grounds the ferry ride is repetitive unless you are stopping at one of the other islands.

Great tour staff on various tours within the historic site

Beautiful place worth the visit