Beautifully maintained world heritagehistoric site. Your entry ticket includes a ferry ride & introductory tour. The site is quite large so ensure you have at least half a day to explore.
The 45 minute guided tour is a great start. The facilities here are kept well. Building interiors have been reconstructed tastefully. Well worth a visit. An amazing contrast of a site.
The introduction tour was nice. The boat ride is also a nice touch. With these included the 45 dollar price is worth it. Very nice get away for a day trip to learn about the history.
Nice place to walk around. Make sure you see the separate prison. The campus is such a beautiful place to have been a prison. They did a great job with restoring and preserving this place!
Plan a few hours for this trip as the premises are quite large. Consider the "island of the dead" tour with anecdotes shining some light on the daily lives of the port arthurians.
Lots has changed since I visited 30 years ago with new walkways and tours and cruises are all-inclusive for $40 meaning you can spend a whole day here. We only stayed for an hour. Cafe was Ok.
A must see. Very dark history that was punctuated by the 1996 massacre. Read Margaret Scott's Port Arthur: A Story of Strength and Courage during your visit to experience the Site to its fullest.
If you are at the Port Arthur Historic Site in late March, don't miss the extraordinary performances by Strange Fruit, as part of Ten Days on the Island. 25-27 March. www.portarthur.org.au/tendays2011
Take the short climb up to Scorpion Rock for magnificent view of the Port Arthur Historic Site. A gravel path leads up the hill just behind the church. It only takes five minutes or so to walk and the Read more
Visit the Port Arthur Historic Site this weekend and share your family's associations with and memories of the Sites as part of Collecting Memories. A celebration as part of Australian Heritage Week. Read more
If you're doing the amazing Port Arthur Ghost Tour, plan to stay nearby in the area over night. The road back to Hobart is long, winding and not recommended after dark.
Look out for our new Paranormal Investigations Experience, coming up monthly starting February 25. A great one for the budding ghost hunters out there. Details on the website. Read more
The World Heritage listed Port Arthur Historic Site, located in the south-east of Tasmania on the Tasman Peninsula, is one of the most important cultural heritage sites in Australia and the world.