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[2025 Port Arthur Attraction] Travel Guide for Port Arthur Historic Site (Updated Apr)

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More than 300,000 people visit Port Arthur every year, but the now sunny port has a dark history. In 1930, Captain Governor George Arthur chose the Tasman Peninsula in south-east Tasmania to hold prisoners who had reoffended during the colonial period. The peninsula and the mainland are only connected by a land less than 100 meters wide (that is, the Eagle Neck Gorge). From 1830 to 1877, 12,500 prisoners spent hard sentences in Port Arthur. The Tourist Services Center is located in the Port Arthur Historic Site building. Downstairs is a gallery with detailed explanations, where visitors can learn about the suffering of prisoners in exile in Tasmania. You can also take a cruise around the Island of the Dead (Island of the Dead) in the harbour, and if you are interested, you can visit the island. This is a hugely popular excursion in Port Arthur, a 90-minute ghost tour with a guided tour of many of the old buildings and stories of some of the creepy events that have happened here. If interested, be sure to book before 16:00 on the day.

Port Arthur Historic Site Address:

Historic Site, Visitor Centre, Port Arthur TAS 7182, Australia

Port Arthur Historic Site Recommended sightseeing time:

0.5-1 day

Port Arthur Historic Site Phone:

+61-1-800659101

Port Arthur Historic Site Ticket Price

From AED48.97
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