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.
The Port Arthur Historic Site is open everyday from 9am until 5pm (closed Christmas Day).
Adult: $53
Child: $26
Concession: $41
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.
Tours currently depart at 7:00pm, 8:20pm and 9:00pm
Adult: $35
Child: $18
Join us on Friday November 14 from 6-9 pm for a special dinner showcasing the best in food and drink on the Peninsula. Discover the story behind one of Tasmania’s most awarded vineyards at an exclusive dining collaboration between 1830 Restaurant and Bream Creek Vineyard. Enjoy a five-course dinner curated by chef John Churchill, with…
Discover Little Depraved Felons: The Boys of Point Puer, a new interactive exhibition at the Port Arthur Historic Site. Step inside the world of the Point Puer boys, the first purpose-built juvenile prisoners in the British Empire. Follow their journey from crimes in Britain to the voyage to Point Puer, and explore their daily lives…
Delve deeper into the stories behind our fascinating past on this 90-minute small group guided walk through history.
Port Arthur was a bold experiment and ground-breaking attempt at reform of convicts in the colony. Join our expert guide as they share the essential history and characters who lived, worked, and served their time here. The Port Arthur Essentials Tour runs for approximately 45 minutes and is our most accessible tour with only a…
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.
Step off the Harbour Cruise for a 40-minute guided tour around the final resting place for many convicts, soldiers and free settlers.
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.
A 4-hour VIP experience, delivering exclusive access to life in this infamous prison settlement and a taste of the region’s amazing produce prepared by our chef. By arrangement only.
Join award-winning Pennicott Wilderness Journeys on a 90-minute coastal wilderness cruise from Port Arthur Historic Site to take in the cliffs, caves and white sand beaches of the Tasman Peninsula to Cape Raoul.
We offer a range of dining options across the site open daily
History is for everyone and Port Arthur has welcomed families for many generations. If you are travelling with kids to Port Arthur, the site offers stories, activities and plenty of...
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How much does it cost to visit the Port Arthur Historic Site?Our current admission prices are listed on the Port Arthur Entry page while prices of additional tours, enhancing your...
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The Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority has a range of resources to assist anyone undertaking research. If you are seeking original information on Tasmanian convicts, their records are freely...
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Port Arthur has a naturally deep harbour which lended itself perfectly to the arrival of large ships back in the convict era. Port Arthur even operated its own Dockyard from...
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