Red Decker Company · 20 Davey St, Hobart
A 24-hour ticket for Hobart's official open-top bus, looping past Salamanca Place, Battery Point, the Cascade Brewery and the Botanical Gardens in 90 minutes. Pick it to get your bearings the day before Mona and come back to the bits you liked.
Your ticket runs for 24 hours from the time you first board, and the buses run from 9am to 4.30pm, 7 days a week, per the listing. The starting point is 20 Davey St in the city. One full lap takes 90 minutes on an open-top double decker, and you can hop off at any of the 20 stops and catch a later bus. The listing names Brooke Street Pier, Salamanca Place, Princes Park, Battery Point, St Georges Terrace, Wrest Point, Sandy Bay Village, the Cascade Brewery, the Female Factory, South Hobart Village, the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery with the Maritime Museum, the Hobart Convict Penitentiary, the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens and Victoria Docks.
Time at Mona: none, the loop stays in the city. The handy part is the first stop on that list. Brooke Street Pier, where the Mona ferry leaves is on the route, so the bus can drop you at the waterfront for the morning sailing on your Mona day. Or ride the full loop on a Tuesday or Wednesday, since Mona is open Thursday to Monday and closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and keep the Thursday to Monday for the museum.
The ticket includes GPS commentary in English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin and Spanish (the extra languages on selected buses), a free copy of The Official Sightseeing Guide to Hobart and Wi-Fi on board. Entry to the places at the stops is not part of it. The listing marks the bus as wheelchair accessible.
Board in the city centre. Your 24 hours start now; buses run 9am to 4.30pm.
The Mona ferry pier, then the Georgian warehouses of Salamanca.
Cottages and lanes, and St Georges Church.
Two stops on the southern side of the city.
Two stops close together in South Hobart.
TMAG and the Maritime Museum, the convict site, the gardens and Victoria Docks.
★★★★★A superb way to see Hobart. I went on the bus twice, once to see Hobart and secondly to use it to see Battery Point, visit The Brewery and also visit the Botanic Gardens and get back to my hotel on the Wharf.
★★★★★We had never been to Hobart before so this gave us a snapshot of where we'd like to go and things we'd like to do. We stayed on for the complete 90 minute trip and then went back to those areas we wished to see more of.
★★★★★We hopped off and enjoyed an amazing lunch at Cascade Gardens, then a visit to Female Factory. We will definately do the trip again.
★★★★★Drivers were warm, friendly & helpful. The guide was clear & informative. A really great way to get a good overview of Hobart and its colonial history.
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No. The 90-minute loop stays in Hobart. It does stop at Brooke Street Pier, where the Mona ferry leaves, about 30 minutes to the museum.
24 hours from the time you first board, per the listing. Buses run from 9am to 4.30pm, 7 days a week.
At 20 Davey St, Hobart. You can also join at any of the 20 stops on the loop.
20, including Salamanca Place, Battery Point, the Cascade Brewery, the Female Factory and the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens.
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24 hours on Hobart's open-top city bus, 20 stops on a 90-minute loop.
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