AU · Tasmania · 42.88°S 147.32°E

hobart

Harbour seafood, a Saturday market by sandstone warehouses and a mountain above town.

Best time
November–March is mild, with long evenings for harbour walks and day trips. June–August is cold, snow often dusts the mountain, and the summit road can close.
How long
3–4 days
Getting there
Fly with one stop, usually via Melbourne or Sydney, about 11–14 hours all in. The airport is about 20 minutes from the city. Tasmania is 2 hours ahead of KL, 3 during daylight saving (October to early April).
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AU · Tasmaniahobart42.88°S 147.32°Egowherelah.com
Dear group chat,Harbour seafood, a Saturday market by sandstone warehouses and a mountain above town.— gowherelahTo: whoever’s drivingHobartAU, Tasmania
KLhobart
≈ 6,859 km from KL, as the crow flies
Franklin Wharf Hobart at sunrise 2015

Photo: File:Franklin Wharf 2015.jpg: Michael fromholtz derivative work: Georgfotoart · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each.

Hobart wraps around a working harbour beneath kunanyi / Mount Wellington. Sandstone warehouses, fishing boats and steep lanes of old cottages sit close together, and MONA is a ferry ride up the river.

Makan

  1. Fish and chips from the puntsFloating fish shops moored at Constitution Dock, a Hobart tradition.Map ↗
  2. Scallop pieA Tasmanian classic: whole scallops in a mild curry sauce, baked in pastry.Map ↗
  3. Tasmanian oystersCold-water oysters, freshly shucked around the waterfront.Map ↗

Things to do

  1. Salamanca Place and Battery PointA row of sandstone warehouses turned cafés and galleries, with lanes of old cottages up the hill behind.Map ↗
  2. Salamanca MarketEvery Saturday, hundreds of stalls of produce, crafts and snacks fill the waterfront.Map ↗
  3. MONAA private museum dug into a riverside cliff, mixing ancient objects with provocative modern art. The ferry ride there is half the fun.Map ↗
  4. kunanyi / Mount WellingtonThe road climbs to 1,271 m, with views over the city, the harbour and the islands beyond.Map ↗
  5. Constitution DockFishing boats and floating fish-and-chip punts beside the old waterfront.Map ↗

Good to know

  • The summit is much colder and windier than the city, even in summer, so take a warm layer.
  • Halal restaurants are few in Hobart. Seafood is the easy fallback, and Indian restaurants are the likeliest place to find halal meat.

Last checked October 2026. Things change, so check opening times, fees and transport before you go.