Scenic Touring

Bruny Island boasts some of the most superb scenery in Tasmania, with its sweeping beaches, spectacular capes and inlets, and bays suitable for fishing, boating and swimming. There are mountains to climb and bush tracks to explore. A network of country roads provides access to interesting out of the way places for relaxed touring by car or bike.

Experience History

A distinct band of aborigines lived on Bruny Island, known as the Nuenone. Aboriginal settlement sites are scattered throughout the island.

Historically, Bruny Island featured prominently in early European exploration of the southern seas - Abel Tasman in 1642, Captain Cook in 1777, Captain Bligh in 1788, to name a few.

You may like to visit the History Room at Alonnah which is open 7 days a week from 10 am to 4 pm, admission free. Group bookings welcome by appointment. There is also the Bligh Museum at Adventure Bay.

The lighthouse at Cape Bruny

Experience Nature

With more than half of Bruny Island's land area devoted to National Parks and State Reserves, there is plenty of native fauna and flora to see, and for bushwalkers to explore.

• Sea Eagles nest around Barnes Bay, which is also a home area for the rare and endangered Forty Spotted Pardalote.
• Fairy penguins can be seen on the Neck at night (Tours are given by Park Rangers).
• Dolphins and whales are also frequent visitors to Bruny Island.

Boat tours operate out of Adventure Bay for visits to a major seal colony at The Friars plus viewing of spectacular coastal scenery, and a closer look at Bruny's marine environment.