Bruny Island Retreat

Pennicott Wilderness Journey's Bruny Island Cruises provides an unforgettable wilderness cruise along Bruny Island's rugged coast in southern Tasmania. The cruise has been awarded Australia's Best Ecotourism Product four times. It has also won numerous state tourism awards, including Tasmania's Best Tourist Attraction 10 times. The Three Hour Wilderness Cruise departs from Adventure Bay, Bruny Island and travels along 50 kilometres of coastline to the Friars and back. The custom-built yellow boats take you up close to the awesome 'Breathing Rock', into deep sea caves and up close and personal to soaring cliffs and wave carved sea stacks, including the iconic "The Monument." You'll feel the power of nature at the point where the Tasman Sea meets the mighty Southern Ocean. Albatross, dolphins, seals and migrating whales are just a few of the abundant wildlife calling the coastline of Bruny Island home. Bruny Island is accessible by vehicular ferry at Kettering, a 35-minute drive south of Hobart. Guests can drive themselves to Bruny Island for the three-hour cruise, join the tour from Kettering or take a Full-Day Tour from Hobart including meals, transfers and sightseeing.

The Bligh Museum is a privately-run history museum at Adventure Bay, Bruny Island. Bruny Island lies off the south coast of Tasmania and is accessed by a 15-minute car ferry from Kettering, a 40-minute drive south of Hobart (34 km). Built from thousands of convict-made bricks, the Bligh Museum of Pacific Exploration features a specialised collection relating to exploration in the South Pacific. A display of maps, documents, paintings and other artefacts offers a historical record of visits to Adventure Bay by explorers Captain William Bligh, Captain James Cook, Tobias Furneaux, Matthew Flinders and Admiral Joseph-Antoine Bruny D'Entrecasteaux. Notable works by Tobin, Webber and Hodges are also included in the collection. The Museum's foundation stone was laid on 9th September 1955 - the 200th anniversary of Captain William Bligh's birth.

Bruny Island Cruises three hour wilderness cruise departs daily all year round from Adventure Bay, Bruny Island at 11am. Access to Bruny Island is via vehicular ferry from Kettering (45 minutes drive from Hobart). Make sure you arrive half an hour early to get your place on the ferry. Visit www.sealinkbrunyisland.com.au for the ferry timetable. Once you arrive at Bruny Island, please allow 40 minutes to drive to Adventure Bay where our cruise departs. The cruise departs daily all year round (except Christmas Day) from Adventure Bay at 11am and returns at 2pm. Warm dress is recommended. Full length wind and water proof jackets provided. Bookings are essential. Lunch not included with the cruise but available for order on the day at the beachside Restaurant.