Hobart Historic Walking Tour

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Hobart, Australia

1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Hobart’s history is full of colonial conquests and convict stories, and what better way to discover it than a walking tour? Follow your guide on a 90-minute route around Hobart, stopping to admire city landmarks and heritage buildings. Along the way, learn about the key characters and events that helped shape Hobart into the city it is today, and enjoy plenty of great photo opportunities.

90-minute walking tour of historic Hobart
Learn about Hobart’s colonial heritage and convict history from a knowledgeable guide
Perfect introduction to the city for first-time visitors
Great for history buffs!
Small-group tour ensures a personalized experience

What's Included

Small group tour
Local guide

Food and drinks
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Tasmanian Travel & Information Centre
20 Davey St, Hobart TAS 7000, Australia
Tasmanian Travel & Information Centre Corner of Davey and Elizabeth Streets

End point

Salamanca Place
Salamanca Pl, Hobart TAS 7000, Australia

Operating hours
.2:00 pm

Itinerary

Hobart Town Hall (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed

Near public transportation
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.8

based on 70 reviews

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Great intro to Hobart

Maree_C, Apr 2026

Matthew was an extremely knowledgeable guide - very personable and provided a very pleasant walking tour

Hobart history brought alive

Barbara_W, Feb 2026

Diane is so knowledgeable and enthusiastic and ready to answer our questions. I learned a lot about the early power structures and ways of operation of the early colony.

Historic walk

Donald_M, Nov 2025

Good informative walk Guide was knowledgeable and clear Would recommend to anyone wanting to get an understanding of Hobart history

A good tour

Frances_A, Aug 2025

An interesting tour, we were given a great deal of information and had many buildings and their features pointed out to us. Our guide was very knowledgeable and able to answer the questions asked. We covered a shorter distance than we expected.

Highly recommended...

Alice_G, Mar 2025

Highly recommended entertaining and informative This type of survey means that I will avoid feedback in the future

So much information about...

Roslyn_M, Mar 2025

So much information about the ruling government of the day in such a small area. And the history of each buildling and what it was used for was so interesting.

Amazing walk

Marietta_U, Feb 2025

Sara is well knowledgeable and is full of amazing historical information. She got sense of humour too. Nice to see those old sandstone buildings with interesting facts. The only thing which we didn’t like much is stopping and trying to listen on a place that has no shade or shelter as it was quite a warm day on that day. Overall, the tour was good and glad we booked it.

Hobart’s amazing history.

Ann_S, Apr 2024

Christine was very informative and the walk was very interesting, at a good pace for all ages. So many beautiful buildings in Hobart!

Enjoyable Hobart Historic Walking Tour

Ken_H, Jan 2024

Delving into the early history of Hobart and its settlers. A lot I did not know even though I live in the Hobart region.

Fabulous way to see Hobart and we made lovely acquaintances.

Lisa_A, May 2023

We had a lovely tour group. So much so we went to the pub and had a drink upon completion and then went on with one of the other couples onto another venue. Our tour guide was lovely, Dave. Passionate about the subject and really personable. Two little negatives as I have a travel background is that he left without three group members who fortunately found us and I feel it needed to be a little more structured in both the information provided and the route we took. He did mention he was quite new to it so it wasn’t an issue to us but did feel it was to others.

History of Hobart

Deborah_B, Apr 2023

Walking through St David's Park and learning about the history of the monuments and memorial wall that was constructed using the old head stones

An informative tour of historic Hobart

Sharni_C, Nov 2022

Very informative. It was nice to spend a sunny afternoon walking around the area of the first settlement of Hobart. Brendan our tour guide was a wealth of knowledge. If you’re a history buff this is worth doing.

Response from Host, Nov 2022

Hi Sharni, Thank you kindly for your feedback. We are pleased to hear that you enjoyed our Hobart Historic Tour with Brendon. Kind regards, Christina

Fantastic history tour.

Debra_T, May 2022

The amazing history of Hobart & the beautiful buildings retained in the centre. Maggie was a very knowledgeable guide.

Response from Host, May 2022

Thank you kindly for your feedback. It is wonderful to hear that you enjoyed our historic walking tour of Hobart. Kind regards, Christina and the Hobart Historic Tours team

Sandstone, sandstone, sandstone.

Jillian_N, Mar 2022

Saw some beautiful buildings, learnt about their history, but missed some of the talk as the guide was talking to the building, not facing the group.

Response from Host, Mar 2022

Thank you for your feedback. It is great to hear that you learnt about the history of some beautiful sandstone buildings and we are sorry to hear you weren't able to hear all the commentary. We have taken your feedback on board and shared it with the team. Kind regards, Christina and the Hobart Historic Tours team

A must to do

Warren_G, Mar 2022

So many stories and great information to help us explore and discover on our own. Do was great fun and brought Hobart’s history to life.

Response from Host, Mar 2022

Thank you so much for your feedback. It is fantastic to hear that the tour was fun and that you received great information to help you explore Hobart. Kind regards Christina and the Hobart Historic Tours team

A must do History Tour!

Susy_C, Mar 2022

Di was amazing, thoroughly enjoyed our walking tour of the history of Hobart's early settlement. Even showing us maps, pictures etc. Thank you Di.

Response from Host, Mar 2022

Dear Suzy, Thank you so much for your feedback. It is fantastic to hear that you had an amazing tour with Di. Kind regards, Christina and the Hobart Historic Tours team

An historic walking tour with an expert.

Stephen_C, Jan 2022

Diane was absolutely passionate about Hobart and her knowledge was delivered with fun details. We covered so much history and she made the city come to life and want to learn more.

Response from Host, Feb 2022

Thank you so much for your feedback. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed our Hobart Historic Walking tour with Diane. Kind regards, Christina and the Hobart Historic Tours team

Fun

Gloria_A, Apr 2021

Out guide was very knowledgeable and had nice stories about the buildings. We had a lovely time with our guide.

Response from Host, Apr 2021

Hi Gloria, Thank you for your feedback. It is great to hear that you had a lovely time with your guide on the Hobart Historic Walking Tour. Kind regards Christina and the Hobart Historic Tours team

Things you never knew about Hobart

Karen_M, Mar 2020

We walked around the harbor and heard about very early settlement in Hobart. The stories were really interesting and gave us an idea of what it might have been like. We were shown older buildings and were able to enter two that were fun for very different reasons. We felt it was good value and a great way to be introduced to early Hobart and her characters.

A History Lesson

R7128OQjamesd, Sep 2019

What a great guide we had in Bill, thorough gentleman and very knowledgeable of the full history of Hobart , tour was at an easy pace and Bill was able to answer any question that was asked.

An excellent way to get your bearings...

Coral M, May 2018

An excellent way to get your bearings around Hobart and learn about its history.

Hi!. We had the most wonderful 4...

Debra D, Nov 2017

Hi!. We had the most wonderful 4 days in Hobart and very much enjoyed our Hobart Historic Walking Tour. However, My husband and I were a little surprised that no mention of the original inhabitants of Hobart was made in any context during the 90 minute tour? An acknowledgement/reference during the introduction would have sufficed to alert visitors that the settlers did not arrive to an empty island. This is not political correctness but historical fact.

Very knowledgable guide and a great...

Lea_H, Oct 2016

Very knowledgable guide and a great way to experience the history and architecture of Hobart.

This 90 minute walking tour, with a...

jduckworth7797, Mar 2016

This 90 minute walking tour, with a group of just 5 of us, was conducted at a sensible pace and gave a good overview of the city's history. The guide was interesting and knowledgeable, also considerate to the needs of the partially sited member of our group. Thoroughly recommended.