Bruny Island

While there’s plenty to do to keep you occupied in Hobart proper, a side adventure to Bruny Island is a feasible and fun day trip. The ferry terminal is at Kettering, a 35-minute drive south of Hobart. Arrive early to avoid a long queue of cars and spend your day exploring beautiful Bruny. Snap a photo at popular lookout The Neck, stock up on the best produce at Bruny Island Oysters and Bruny Island Cheese Co, grab some goodies out of the Bruny Island Baker’s roadside fridges, hike the Fluted Cape track, look for a rare white wallaby at Adventure Bay and admire the Cape Bruny Lighthouse. Make sure you don’t have too much fun and miss the last ferry home, though there are probably worse places to be stranded.