Tourists stand on a viewing platform atop Mt Wellington, overlooking a city, river, and forested hills under a cloudy sky during an escorted morning tour.
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Mt Wellington Morning Tour From Hobart

from A$65
2 hours 35 mins
Hobart
All ages
Free cancellation (24hr prior)

Join a fully escorted morning tour of kunanyi/Mount Wellington from Hobart, taking in the Organ Pipes, an escorted Observatory stop and the Exhibition Gardens walk at the Springs. After sweeping views from the summit, the loop winds back through Cascade Gardens and the Cascades Female Factory, giving you convict era history alongside alpine scenery, all wrapped up before lunch.

  • Tourists stand on a viewing platform atop Mt Wellington, overlooking a city, river, and forested hills under a cloudy sky during an escorted morning tour.
  • People walk on a paved path near a stone building atop Mt Wellington, with a wooden boardwalk and scenic views of water, hills, and sky in the background—an ideal setting for a morning tour or an escorted tour.
  • A small modern building sits on a rocky hill overlooking a city, river, and mountains under a cloudy sky—an ideal spot for the start of a Morning Tour to Mt Wellington.
  • A man in a hat speaks to four people outdoors near bushes and mountains, gesturing with his hands as the group listens attentively on their Escorted Tour of Mt Wellington.
  • People walking and standing on a wooden boardwalk at the Mt Wellington lookout during a Morning Tour, with rocky terrain and distant views of a city, water, and blue sky.
  • Rocky hillside with green shrubs overlooks a coastal landscape, town, and distant islands under a clear blue sky—an ideal vantage point often featured on a morning tour of Mt Wellington or as part of an escorted tour.
  • A white tour coach, part of an escorted tour, is parked on a street in front of the historic Cascade Brewery building, with trees and the majestic Mt Wellington rising in the background.
  • Two people wearing winter coats board a white coach parked on a street, ready to begin their morning tour of Mt Wellington. In the background, a tall building and bare trees set the scene for this escorted tour adventure.
  • Tourists stand on a viewing platform atop Mt Wellington, overlooking a city, river, and forested hills under a cloudy sky during an escorted morning tour.
  • People walk on a paved path near a stone building atop Mt Wellington, with a wooden boardwalk and scenic views of water, hills, and sky in the background—an ideal setting for a morning tour or an escorted tour.
  • A small modern building sits on a rocky hill overlooking a city, river, and mountains under a cloudy sky—an ideal spot for the start of a Morning Tour to Mt Wellington.
  • A man in a hat speaks to four people outdoors near bushes and mountains, gesturing with his hands as the group listens attentively on their Escorted Tour of Mt Wellington.
  • People walking and standing on a wooden boardwalk at the Mt Wellington lookout during a Morning Tour, with rocky terrain and distant views of a city, water, and blue sky.
  • Rocky hillside with green shrubs overlooks a coastal landscape, town, and distant islands under a clear blue sky—an ideal vantage point often featured on a morning tour of Mt Wellington or as part of an escorted tour.
  • A white tour coach, part of an escorted tour, is parked on a street in front of the historic Cascade Brewery building, with trees and the majestic Mt Wellington rising in the background.
  • Two people wearing winter coats board a white coach parked on a street, ready to begin their morning tour of Mt Wellington. In the background, a tall building and bare trees set the scene for this escorted tour adventure.

Quick read before you book.

  • Pass through diverse ecosystems and experience the alpine environment
  • See the impressive rock formation of the Organ Pipes
  • Enjoy panoramic views of Hobart City and the Derwent River from the summit
  • Join an escorted tour of the Observatory
  • Take in the Exhibition Gardens walk at the Springs
  • Go on a self guided walk at the Western Wilderness Lookout
  • Brief visit to Cascade Gardens
  • View the exterior of the Female Factory, gaining insight into convict history

What’s included

  • Hotel pickup for morning departures, or meet at Brooke Street Pier
  • Return coach transport to Hobart
  • Live commentary throughout the tour
  • Two escorted guided walks
  • Guided Exhibition Gardens circuit walk at the Springs
  • About 30 minutes free time at the summit
  • Return to Brooke Street Pier by around 11.45am

Commonly asked questions.

The tour departs Hobart at 9.15am and returns to Brooke Street Pier by around 11.45am, running daily except Sunday. Hotel pickup is available for morning departures.

You can cancel free of charge up until 24 hours before departure. Cancellations made within 24 hours of departure, or no shows, are charged the full tour price.

There's no published minimum age, and child pricing is available, but it's worth confirming suitability directly with the operator if you're travelling with very young children or anyone with mobility needs.

No. This tour takes in the exterior of the Cascades Female Factory as part of the drive, with commentary on its convict history. Full self guided entry to the site is a separate, longer tour.

Pack warm layers even in summer, since the summit is regularly colder and windier than Hobart at sea level. Comfortable, closed shoes are worth wearing too, for the short guided walks at the Springs and the Western Wilderness Lookout.

With the tour wrapping up by late morning, you'll have the rest of the day free. Many visitors head to MONA or spend the afternoon exploring the Hobart waterfront.

Read more? Here’s the full description.

Most people treat kunanyi/Mount Wellington as a single stop: drive up, take a photo, drive down. This escorted morning loop does more with your time, tracing Mount Wellington's rock formations and alpine gardens before circling back through Hobart's convict history, all wrapped up before lunch so your afternoon stays free. You'll leave Hobart by coach and climb steadily through changing ecosystems, the temperate forest thinning out as the alpine zone takes over. Along the way you'll pass the Organ Pipes, the dolerite columns that give the mountain its distinctive profile, before an escorted stop at the Observatory for context on how Mount Wellington shapes Hobart's weather and skyline. At the Springs you'll join a guided walk through the Exhibition Gardens, then have time to explore the Western Wilderness Lookout at your own pace. The final leg brings you back down through Cascade Gardens and past the exterior of the Cascades Female Factory, where guides explain what life was like for the women transported here during the convict era. It's a tight, well paced loop for anyone short on time in Hobart, whether that's continuing the convict story at Port Arthur the next day or filling the afternoon with something completely different, like a visit to see the Tasmanian devils at Bonorong. Explore the full itinerary below, check availability for your dates, then lock in your morning on Mount Wellington.

Additional info by the operator.

Departs 9.15am daily except Sunday, returning to Brooke Street Pier by around 11.45am Hotel pickup is available for morning departures, otherwise meet at Brooke Street Pier, 12 Franklin Wharf Weather on the summit changes quickly and is often much colder and windier than in Hobart, so bring warm layers whatever the season This tour takes in the exterior of the Cascades Female Factory only, entry into the historic site itself is not included Itinerary may vary due to weather conditions on the mountain Operated by Experience Tasmania Tours and Charters (GrayLine Tasmania)