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Spend a half-day exploring Mt Wellington’s cliffs, snow gums and sweeping views with a university-trained guide. This small-group driving tour includes six stops—from Cascade Gardens to the summit lookout—and short, easy walks suitable for most travelers.
Spend a half-day exploring Mt Wellington’s cliffs, snow gums and sweeping views with a university-trained guide. This small-group driving tour includes six stops—from Cascade Gardens to the summit lookout—and short, easy walks suitable for most travelers.
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Operated by Island of Tasmania Tours · Hobart, Tasmania
A cool wind cuts across the summit road and the city of Hobart unfolds below like a well-ordered map. On a half-day driving tour up Mt Wellington (kunanyi) the landscape changes fast: manicured lawns at Cascade give way to fern-lined gullies at Fern Tree, then to the stubby, wind-sculpted snow gums and dolerite pavements above the tree line.
easy.
4 hours.
Suitable for most fitness levels; the tour involves short, easy walks from the vehicle at viewpoints
Meeting point is the corner of Davey and Elizabeth Street in Hobart, outside the Tasmanian Travel Information Centre; the tour returns to the same spot.
Yes; the tour is family-friendly and infant/child seats are available with 24-hour notice—confirm when booking.
Yes—there are several short, easy walks from parking areas at the Springs, Chalet and summit viewing platforms; most stops last 10–50 minutes.
Keep an eye on the Hobart Rivulet for platypus sightings and scan open areas and thermals for raptors like wedge-tailed eagles.
The drive points out early colonial sites such as the 1824 Cascade Brewery and the 1835 Female Factory; the mountain has long been a weather station and local meeting place.
High-altitude vegetation is fragile—stay on formed tracks, pack out rubbish and follow guide instructions to minimize trampling and disturbance.
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