What's On
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 House | Penitentiary | Junior Medical Officer’s | Convict Church | Separate Prison |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00am | 10:30am | |||
| 12:00pm | 11:45am | 11:30am | ||
| 1:30pm | 1:00pm | 1:30pm | 1:00pm | |
| 2:30pm | 2:00pm | |||
| 3:30pm |
Tours and Events
Midwinter Makers Market
Embrace the winter and treat yourself to some of turrakana’s best
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.
Shades of Port Arthur
Join our guide as the light wanes and they share stories of ghostly stories in this 90-minute tour of the Commandant’s House, Guard Tower and the old hospital.
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.
Port Arthur Premium Tour
Delve deeper into the stories behind our fascinating past on this 90-minute small group guided walk through history.
Ghost Tour
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.
