Zoo, Salamanca & Mona

About this experience

This is a newer listing on GetYourGuide, run by Luxe Evasion, and it lasts about 8 hours. The listing gives Hobart as the pickup; check the exact pickup point for your booking on GetYourGuide. The morning starts at a zoo: the listing calls it Hobart Zoo, and its itinerary names Zoodoo Zoo, with about 1.5 hours to meet Tasmanian devils at their morning feed, hand-feed kangaroos and wallabies, and see wombats, koalas and native birds.

Next is Salamanca Place, the row of 1830s Georgian sandstone warehouses on the waterfront, with about an hour for lunch and a wander through the galleries. The afternoon is for Mona: about 2 hours, per the itinerary, going down the spiral staircase into the underground galleries with the O. The day ends on the kunanyi summit, about an hour up the mountain at 1,271 m, before the drop-off back in the city.

Included, per the listing: the visit to Mona with the O, Salamanca Place, the zoo visit and its wildlife encounters, and the kunanyi summit. Not included: lunch, personal expenses and tips. The group can be large, up to 100 people. The tour does not run on Tuesdays or Wednesdays, the two days Mona is closed. The listing marks it as not suitable for people with claustrophobia or vertigo, which matches Mona's own note that the museum is mostly underground with low lighting. One tip: the listing names a visit to Mona, so check that your booking confirmation shows Mona entry before the day.

• Tasmanian devils at their morning feed, plus kangaroos and wallabies to hand-feed
• Lunch among the sandstone warehouses of Salamanca Place
• An afternoon in Mona's underground galleries with the O
• The kunanyi summit at the end of the day
• Four Hobart stops in one day, without a car

How the day runs

1. MorningHobart pickup

   Departure from Hobart. Check the pickup point and time on your booking.

2. About 1.5 hoursThe zoo

   Tasmanian devils, free-roaming kangaroos and wallabies to hand-feed, wombats, koalas and native birds.

3. About 1 hourSalamanca Place

   Lunch at your own expense among the Georgian sandstone warehouses, and time for the galleries and shops.

4. About 2 hoursMona

   Down into the underground galleries with the O as your guide, at your own pace.

5. About 1 hourkunanyi / Mt Wellington

   The drive up the mountain and the view over Hobart and the Derwent from the summit.

6. EveningBack to Hobart

   Drop-off back in the city.

What's included

Who it suits

Tips before you book

• Pack comfortable shoes, a camera and a warm layer, as the listing suggests. The weather can change fast on the mountain, and you reach the summit late in the day.
• The listing says the day involves walking and standing for long periods, at the zoo and in the galleries.
• Mona is cashless and does not allow BYO food or alcohol, so bring a card for lunch and drinks. Lunch at Salamanca Place is at your own expense too.
• There are no wall labels at Mona: the O, Mona's free app, tells you about the art near you. Download it before the day so the 2 hours go to the art.
• Want to know what to see first at Mona? Our is Mona worth it guide covers the works on show now.

Read next:

• Things to do in Hobart
• How long at Mona
• Is Mona worth it?

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