Touring Tasmania – Hobart Continued!
Hobart - Old Sailing Ships
We discovered that there’s more to Mount Wellington and the Mount Wellington Park than great views of Hobart, so we’ll be covering all the fun things you can do in Mount Wellington Park in our next entry. In the meantime, our stay in Hobart continues and we’ve enjoyed a cruise, a visit to a chocolate factory and a night on the town!
Cadbury’s Chocolate Factory Visitor Centre
Whether or not you’re a chocoholic, Cadbury’s Chocolate Factory still makes for an interesting hour or so and one which any children in your family are bound to enjoy! Discover the history of one of the world’s most famous chocolate producers and find out how chocolate is made plus every visitor is given a free chocolate gift! Chocolate lovers beware – there’s a chocolate shop here; it could be dangerous!
Don’t come unstuck as we did, and make sure you pre-book your visit by phoning the number on the Cadbury’s website. Also note that the visitor centre is not open at weekends.
Hobart Cruises
There are a couple of companies in Hobart offering cruises of varying lengths, so which one you choose will no doubt depend on how much free time you have.
Peppermint Bay Cruises offer a half day cruise onboard a luxury catamaran, cruising through Hobart Harbour and on the River Derwent, then past Bruny Island and into Peppermint Bay. At Peppermint Bay you have the opportunity to leave the boat and explore the bay and the quaint village of Woodbridge.
Another cruising company is Navigators. We decided on a Navigators cruise because we didn’t have a half day to spare and these cruises are less than a couple of hours. Cruising the Derwent River and out into the Southern Ocean, we got to see the oldest lighthouse in Australia and hear more about the history of Hobart.
Wrest Point Casino
After a fun day we opted for a fun evening too! Wrest Point is Hobart’s major entertainment centre where you can watch live shows starring big names, enjoy a meal in one of the five restaurants and sip a few drinks from one of the six bars! The Point Revolving Restaurant is a favourite of ours, where you dine 17 floors up in a revolving restaurant with wonderful views of the harbour, mountain and city. Then of course there’s the casino – Wrest Point was the first legal casino in Australia and you can play all the popular table games here as well as the latest electronic gaming machines.
Wrest Point also offers a good range of accommodation, though there are many other places to stay in Hobart too if this doesn’t suit you. To get a comprehensive list of accommodation in Hobart and surrounding areas, go to Book it Now.
‘Touring Tasmania – Hobart Continued’ by Claire Bolgil
