Bruny Island's leading wilderness and wildlife adventure cruise

Looking for things to see and do on your holiday in Tasmania...a boat tour of Bruny Island is a must!

Bruny Island Charters wildlife and wilderness adventure cruise to the Friar Rocks seal colony along Bruny Island's coast in southern Tasmania has everyone talking! In 2006 and 2008 Bruny Island Charters wilderness and wildlife cruise was awarded the Best Tourist Attraction in Tasmania.

What you will see on your boat tour of Bruny Island's spectacular coastline

Bruny Island's coastline is abundant with sea and coastal wildlife. Seals, whales, dolphins and seabirds abound. Bruny Island's sea cliffs, sea caves and sea stacks such as The Monument are very similar to the World Famous Totem Pole found along Tasmania's East Coast Tasman Peninsula coastline.

While seals are found all around Bruny Island's coast the seals mainly group together at the Friars, the southern most tip of Bruny Island, Tasmania. At the base of these rocky islands the seals gather together in what is called a Seal haul out, and at any one time you will find up to 1000 seals at rest or play. Bruny Island's most common seal is the Australian fur seal.

Bruny Island's coastline is also a favourite environment for Tasmania's dolphins, such as the common dolphin and bottle nosed dolphin. Pods of these dolphins love to swim at the bow of Bruny Island Charters boats, providing a thrilling opportunity for passengers to get close to wild dolphins in the pristine Tasmanian environment.

What are the options for your tour of Bruny Island?

The Bruny Island Charters world famous and multi-award winning wilderness and wildlife adventure tour leaves from Adventure Bay, Bruny Island, Tasmania. You can also take a full day tour to Bruny Island from Hobart or you can catch the vehicular ferry from Kettering, 35 minutes drive from Hobart, for the three hour boat tour leaving from Adventure Bay, Bruny Island, Tasmania, daily between 1st October and 31st May (excluding Christmas Day).

Bruny Island Charters has a fully licensed café on the beautiful sandy beach at Adventure Bay, Bruny Island where you can buy morning tea, lunch and enjoy and good coffee at this idyllic beach front location watching the sea birds and other Tasmanian animals who share this tranquil environment. Bruny Island Charters' tasty Tasmanian food is made on the premises from local fresh produce.

So if you are looking for a must see and do activity or tour in Tasmania, Bruny Island Charters wilderness and wildlife adventure is not to be missed. You have the choice of staying on Bruny Island and seeing all that the island has to offer over a couple of days, or visiting Bruny Island for a day trip.

An alternative to taking the full day tour from your Hobart including is to drive yourself to Bruny Island from your accommodation in Hobart or the Huon Valley. You simply drive yourself to Kettering, only 35minutes drive from Hobart and catch the 9.30am ferry to make the 11am departure time. If you prefer not to drive your car onto Bruny Island you can catch our bus from Kettering.

Bruny Island locals

The staff at Bruny Island Charters love their job! They will go out of their way to make sure that you have the wilderness and wildlife adventure that you are looking for. Many of the staff are Bruny Island residents who are very proud of the beauty of their wonderful home and its unique Tasmanian wildlife and love to share the Bruny experience with others.

Bruny Island Charters boats

The boats used for the Bruny Island Charters wilderness and wildlife adventure cruise have been custom designed to provide you with a close up and personal experience with the wilderness and wildlife of Bruny Island. These boats have been specially designed to minimise the environmental impact on the Bruny Island Wilderness and wildlife while providing you with a safe and comfortable ride. The engines, high fuel efficiency and low emissions ensure that you can interact with Bruny Island's seals, dolphins, whales and sea birds with minimal disruption to the environment.

Multi-award winning excellence

You cannot pass Bruny Island Charters as Tasmania's leading wildlife tour. Published in the prestigious Travel & Leisure's 2008 hardcover publication as "One of the Greatest 100 Trips of the World". Bruny Island Charters was also named as Tasmania's Best Tourist Attraction in 2006 and 2008.

Robert Pennicott, owner and operator of Bruny Island Charters, expanded his business to Tasman Island Cruises, operating out of Port Arthur in November 2007. Tasman Island Cruises is another example of a not to miss wilderness and wildlife experience in Tasmania. Tasman Island Cruises full day tour from Hobart takes passengers to Port Arthur where they board custom made vessels to explore the coastline of the Tasman Peninsula for three hours. Abundant sea and coastal wildlife such as seals, dolphins, whales and many seabirds feature in the tour. The coastline of the Tasman Peninsula contains the highest sea cliffs in the southern hemisphere, not to mention the famous Totem Pole and numerous other features such as Tasman Arch and Tasman Island.

Tasman Island Cruises was recognised for its excellence in providing an Tasmanian wilderness and wildlife tour by being awarded the Best New Product Development in 2008, another not to miss activity when visiting Tasmania.

There were numerous other awards won by Tasman Island Cruises & Bruny Island Charters in 2008, such as the National Telstra Small Business Award, the National Sensis Social Responsibility award. To see the full list of awards look at our Awards and Accreditation page.

So if you are looking for an activity, tour or list of to do's when visiting Tasmania, make sure that you put either Bruny Island Charters or Tasman Island Cruises wilderness and wildlife cruises on your list.