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A guided tour at Port Arthur

Port Arthur Historic Site

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1830 Restaurant & Bar

plates from the past, reimagined for the present

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Festival of Voices: Kompactus

with the Peninsula Singers

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Ariel shot of Port Arthur Historic Site

Your experience starts here

Site entry tickets are valid for 2 days and include a harbour cruise, a self-guided audio experience, complimentary site talks. Site entry is required to be booked with any additional tour.

Opening Hours

The Port Arthur Historic Site is open everyday from 9am until 5pm (closed Christmas Day).

Pricing

Adult: $48
Child: $23
Concession: $38

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Do you believe in ghosts?

As the sun sets, come out to the dark grounds of the Port Arthur Historic Site for your 90-minute, lantern-lit Ghost Tour. Follow your expert guide through some of Port Arthur’s more infamous buildings, ruins and hear vivid stories of unexplained events.

Tour Times

Tours currently depart at 6pm and 8pm

Pricing

Adult: $35
Child: $18

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What's On in June/July

This June and July, Port Arthur comes alive with a range of events designed to light up the cooler months. From atmospheric choir events to curated dining experiences, winter is the perfect to wrap up, wander the historic site by lantern-light, and experience Port Arthur in a whole new glow.

Kompactus choir on stage

Tours and Events

There are a range of complimentary guide talks  as well as additional tours and special events available each day.  Scroll down for more information about what’s on today and in coming days.

Guide Talks

Commandant’s HousePenitentiaryJunior Medical OfficersConvict ChurchSeparate Prison
11.00am10.30am
12.00pm11.45am11.30am
1.30pm1.00pm1.45pm1.00pm2.00pm
2.30pm
3.30pm3.00pm

3.30pm – Please join a guide at 1830 Bar & Restaurant for Happy Hour Histories

Tours and Events

Escape from Port Arthur

Surrender your freedom for 1 hour to take this exciting tour where you will meet cunning criminal character who went to extreme measures to escape from Port Arthur.
Available in addition to standard site entry fees.
guide conduction tour of the cemetery island

Isle of the Dead cemetery tour

Step off the Harbour Cruise for a 40-minute guided tour around the final resting place for many convicts, soldiers and free settlers.
Available in addition to standard site entry fees.
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four friends smiling and enjoying a burger and salad in the port arthur cafe

Eat + Drink at Port Arthur

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We offer a range of dining options across the site open daily

four friends smiling and enjoying a burger and salad in the port arthur cafe

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WHILE YOU’RE HERE

EXPLORE OUR OTHER SITES

Port Arthur Historic Site is a 90-minute drive from nipaluna / Hobart, and the journey offers some of the best sightseeing in lutruwita / Tasmania. Visit The Coal Mines Historic Site at Saltwater River, and visit The Cascades Female Factory in South Hobart upon your return.

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Cascades Female Factory

Cascades Female Factory Historic Site aims to foster a greater understanding and appreciation for the largely untold story of female convicts and their children.

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Coal Mines Historic Site

The Coal Mines Historic Site is an outstanding example of the 19th-century European global strategy of using the forced labour of convicts.

Acknowledgement of country

We would like to acknowledge that the Port Arthur Historic Site is built on unceded Aboriginal land. We pay respect to the Palawa (Tasmanian Aboriginal) Community, their Elders past and present.