The Hobart Cruise Terminal is located within ten minutes walk of
Hobart's city center.
Hobart has a beautiful deep-water port, your vessel will berth in the
heart of Hobart's historic Salamanca area. Salamanca Place is renown
for its craft and design shops, galleries, jewellers, café's and restaurants,
and every Saturday, Salamanca Market.
Printable map to take along.
Cruise calendar for this port.
Watch a destination video.
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The city of Hobart is unique offering all the amenities of a thriving city only minutes from a wide variety of natural beauties. Situated on the west bank of the Derwent River the city in many ways retains the flavour of a small town with a leisurely pace and a population of 160 000. One of the most beautiful capitals in the world, Hobart is set under the towering peak of Mount Wellington and has a deep water port rivaling Sydney harbor.
Founded in1804 by Colonel David Collins, Hobart is the second oldest city in Australia. It grew out of the first settlement on the island at Risdon Cove, eight kilometres up river, which was founded in 1803 and abandoned five months later for the present site of Hobart. Ridson Cove remains today much as it was 190 years ago and is an unique tourist attraction.
There are many fine examples of Georgian and Victorian architecture, including, Salamanca Place which has a terrace of warehouses dating back to the whaling days of the 1830's. Nearby Battery Point, the original sea mens quarters of the city and Maquarie and Davey Street offer more than 60 buildings classified by the National Trust.
Hobart is very walkable. The tourist information has a free booklet of walks in Hobart and up Mt Wellington.
It pays to compare your cruise line shore excursions here.
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The Service Tasmania & Parks and Wildlife office on Macquarie St. has free internet. There are numerous internet 'cafes' in the city center. Many actual coffee shops offer free wireless internet with a purchase.
Shops and services are generally open Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm and until lunchtime on Saturday. In cities and larger towns, many shops stay open late on Thursday or Friday evening - usually until 9pm - and all day on Saturday. Shopping malls are often open on Sundays as well.
In remote country areas, roadhouses provide all the essential services for the traveller and, on the major highways, are generally open 24 hours a day. In tourist areas, even ones well off the beaten track, tourist offices are often open every day or at least through the week plus weekend mornings; urban information centers are more likely to conform to normal shopping hours.
Tourist attractions such as museums, galleries and attended historic monuments, are often open daily, though those in rural communities may have erratic opening hours.
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