Bruny Island is two islands joined by a strip of sand. You land on North Bruny, cross The Neck, and most of what you came for is on South Bruny. Here is how it fits together, where each stop is, and where the tours from Hobart to Bruny Island meet you in the city.
The ferry from Kettering lands at Roberts Point, on North Bruny. The main road runs south from the landing past the oyster bar at Get Shucked. Most day tours stop there first.
The road then crosses The Neck, the narrow isthmus with an ocean beach on one side and the bay on the other. Truganini Lookout stands on the dune above it. Little penguins and shearwaters nest in the dunes here, so you stay on the boardwalk.
South Bruny holds the rest. Adventure Bay is on the east coast, with the cruise, the fuel and the beach. Alonnah and Lunawanna are on the west side. South Bruny National Park wraps the coast from Fluted Cape round to Great Taylor's Bay, taking in Cloudy Bay and Cape Bruny Lighthouse.
The table runs from north to south, in the order you meet each stop from the ferry. Most day tours follow the same road, but the guide picks the order on the day.
| Stop | Region | What is there |
|---|---|---|
| Roberts Point | North Bruny | The ferry landing |
| Get Shucked | North Bruny | The oyster bar, the first stop on many tours |
| The Neck and Truganini Lookout | The isthmus | The lookout and the rookeries |
| Adventure Bay | South Bruny, east coast | The cruise, the fuel, the beach |
| Fluted Cape and Grass Point | South Bruny, east coast | National park walks |
| Alonnah | South Bruny, west side | A store, and a stop on the Tassie Tours day |
| Lunawanna | South Bruny, west side | The turn for the lighthouse |
| Cloudy Bay | South Bruny, south coast | Surf beach, East Cloudy Head |
| Cape Bruny Lighthouse | South Bruny, south-west tip | The tower and museum |
You need a parks pass for the national park, which covers Fluted Cape, Grass Point, Cloudy Bay and the lighthouse. The Neck, Adventure Bay town and the producers need none. The walks in the park are set out on things to do on the island.
The distances are short, but the roads are part gravel. Adventure Bay is about 40 minutes south of Roberts Point, Pennicott says, and Cape Bruny Lighthouse is 1 hour 15 minutes, by the Parks and Wildlife Service's figure. For the lighthouse, you follow Bruny Island Main Road south through Alonnah, turn right at Lunawanna and drive 20 km on Lighthouse Road.
From Hobart to Adventure Bay takes about 90 minutes with the ferry. More driving times, and what to watch for on the way, are in the roads and wildlife guide.
Almost every tour starts in central Hobart. The Tasmanian Travel and Information Centre, at 20 Davey St on the corner of Elizabeth Street, is the busiest stop: Bruny Island Safaris, Tassie Tours and the Tours Tasmania hike all meet there. Tassie Tours also collect from North Hobart Post Office and St David's Cathedral.
The Pennicott food and cruise days leave from the Dock Head Building on Franklin Wharf, next to the lifting bridge. Wild Escapes meets at Princes Wharf No. 1 on Castray Esplanade, next to the taxi stand. The Tassie Tours shore excursion collects you at the cruise terminal, by the information desk.
The Bespoke Signature day collects from your ship, a CBD hotel or Wrest Point, and the private days collect from where you stay. The cruise alone is the exception: you meet it on the island, at 1005 Adventure Bay Road.
A day tour usually crosses on a morning ferry, stops at Get Shucked and The Neck, and reaches Adventure Bay by lunch. Then it goes one of two ways. The Bruny Island Safaris days and the Tassie Tours days head south-west through Alonnah to Cape Bruny Lighthouse. The food days stay closer to the producers.
The Tassie Tours day also walks the Mavista rainforest track, and Bruny Island Safaris stops at Two Tree Point in the morning. The hike spends its morning on the Cape Queen Elizabeth Track. The cruise never leaves Adventure Bay by road: it goes south by sea, along the cliffs to The Friars.
Bruny Island, Tasmania
Kettering,
the ferry, The Neck and South Bruny
The map loads from Google only when you press the button. The ferry crosses from Kettering on the mainland to Roberts Point, and the island runs south from there to Cape Bruny.
The layout, the park and the lighthouse route are the Parks and Wildlife Service Tasmania's own, checked 21 September 2026. The Adventure Bay time is Pennicott's. Every meeting point is from the operator's own description of its tour.
Three hours on the water under sea cliffs, into caves and out to the seal rocks. You drive yourself and take the ferry; waterproof jackets are handed out, and food is sold at the base.
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A private driver-guide for up to four, priced per group, with the return ferry and pickup from your Hobart accommodation. Book at least three days ahead; lunch and tastings are extra, and the booking cannot be refunded.
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A small group of up to six, with pickup from a cruise ship or a central hotel. Stops at a bread fridge, a whisky house and a vineyard, with wine tasting when the cellar door is open; lunch is not in the fare.
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