Tahune Airwalk & Hastings Cave Active Day Tour from Hobart | La Vacanza Travel

Tahune Airwalk & Hastings Cave Active Day Tour from Hobart

Duration: 10 hours
Destination: Australia, Tasmania, Hobart
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  • 10 hours
  • Hobart
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

This day trip explores south of Hobart and takes you to the Tahune Forest Airwalk – a cantilevered bridge that allows you to walk through the treetops 40 metres above the ground! Further south still, we stop at the Hasting Caves for a swim in the thermal pools and a spectacular underground cave walk. Walk through the treetops, bring your swimwear for the thermal pool, and bring a jacket for the caves as we enjoy an action packed day south of Hobart.

Highlights

• Visit the Tahune Airwalk Forest Reserve
• Walk amongst the trees on the Cantilever 40m above the ground
• Discover Tasmania’s ancient trees on the Huon Pine Walk
• Walk above the river on the Swinging Bridges Walk
• Visit Hastings Caves State Reserve
• Enjoy the fully guided Cave Tour, 40 m below the ground
• Take a swim in the Thermal Springs swimming pool
• Drive the Huon Valley and discover Tasmania’s diverse Apple growing history
• Enjoy seasonal roadside stops – Honey Tasting, Ice-creams, Berries, Apples, Cherries

Itinerary
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Stop At: Hobart, Hobart, Greater Hobart, Tasmania

This tour travels south of Hobart, along the Huon River through the Huon Valley and into the great Southern Forests. Sitting 50 metres above the Huon River, the Tahune Airwalk is a fun and thrilling adventure walk. After enjoying a bird’s eye view of the world, we then head underground to explore the mysterious labyrinth of caves at the Hastings Caves reserve.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Geeveston, Geeveston, Tasmania

We start the tour by travelling south of Hobart through the picturesque Huon Valley a region famous for its abundant produce of apples, pears, cherries and fish farming.
Our first stop for the day is to explore Tahune Adventures with the AirWalk and several forest walks to choose from. We begin with AirWalk and a gentle uphill walk covering 104 steps to reach the elevated walkway which sits 30m high among the treetops. The AirWalk covers 619 metres with the final cantilever section sitting 50m above the Huon River.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Tahune Adventures, Arve Road, Geeveston, Tasmania 7116 Australia

Enjoy the sensation of being suspended above the Huon River with breathtaking views across the treetops and surrounding mountains. We have time to explore and enjoy more walking here at Tahune. For our keen walkers we then continue onwards to the Swinging Bridges Walk. The swing bridge extends 62 metres across the Picton River. This is fun 60 minute walk with two river crossings exploring a beautiful part of Tasmania. . For a “tamer” experience there is the easy 20 minute Huon Pine Walk where these famous and unique local trees grow alongside the river with some as old as 2000 years, a delightful and enchanting short walk.


Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Hastings Caves and Thermal Springs, 754 Hastings Caves Rd, Hastings, Tasmania 7109 Australia

We continue our journey south to the Hastings Cave Reserve. This is a quiet, remote and spectacular area where we enjoy a variety of activities and soak up the unique atmosphere. Bring your swimming gear and jump into the Thermal Springs swimming pool where the water is always 28 degrees, fed by the naturally heated waters of the thermal springs nearby. OR just relax in the beautiful forest surrounds, wander along the Hot Springs Nature Trail where the warm water meets the cool water, and also home to the unique & playful Platypus, keep your eye out for this elusive local.

We head underground to explore the spectacular cave which is Australia’s largest tourist Dolomite Cave. We join the underground tour expertly conducted by the National Parks & Wildlife guides. The cave temperature is always 9 degrees so bring your jumper along.



Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Huonville, Huonville, Tasmania

Our return to Hobart allows us the opportunity to make some short stops along the way. There is opportunity to stop at the many roadside stalls and collect some delicious local produce such as Cherries, Berries, Apples, Ice-creams and also a stop for a honey tasting along the way. (fruit & produce stops are seasonal)

Duration: 1 hour

Inclusions
  • National park entrance fees
  • Tahune Airwalk entrance fees
  • Hastings Caves & Thermal Springs Pool fees
  • Guided Tour of Hastings Caves
  • Professional guides and interpretive walks
  • Small, friendly groups
  • We offer a Hotel pick up from select central city Hotels
  • Entry/Admission - Hastings Caves and Thermal Springs

Exclusions
  • Food and drinks (please either pre purchase, or there will be the opportunity to purchase a bakery style takeaway lunch on tour.
  • We do not offer pick ups from Air BnB’s and private residences
  • Minimum age to participate in tour is 8 years
  • This is an active tour and walking is involved; a suitable level of general health & fitness and physical abilities is essential
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • We provide accurate interpretation, and keep wildlife disturbance to a minimum by viewing from appropriate distances and informing our guests how to view wildlife with patience and respect. Activities are always confined to tracks and boardwalks to minimize negative impacts.
  • Hotel pickup time is between 7:00am and 7:30am depending on your location. Hotel pickup is available from select central city Hotels and Hostels ( no AirBnB’s). Please arrange pickup from your hotel at least 48 hours prior to departure with the tour operator.
  • Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there is not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 19 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

20 Davey St, Hobart TAS 7000, Australia


Departure Time

07:30 AM


Return Details

Returns to original departure point

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

10 hours


User's Reviews

Melissa_G

16 Jan, 2024

the day was beautiful, our guide Ian was fantastic, very informative, with a lot of knowledge about Tasmania and very good jokes. We loved the experience. Highly recommend it.

PropesterH

15 Jan, 2024

Had a really good day the Tahune Airwalk was a beautiful walk it’s a good hike if you have nice weather and the cave at Hastings is a really good experience as well unfortunately for my particular tour the thermal springs was closed but overall really good day I highly recommend if you are staying in Hobart.

Road10876238546

04 Jan, 2024

This was such a fun day! Our tour guide Nick was amazing, knowledgeable and you could tell he loves what he does! We felt safe and taken care of the entire day and learnt so much about Tasmania’s history as well as the native flora and wild life. Well worth the money and was a terrific experience!

Noel_M

12 Dec, 2023

I appreciated the fact that it was a small group. Our guide was very informative and helpful. All in all it was a great experience.

nicholas_b

25 Oct, 2023

natures beauty and the walks in the luscious scenery was spectacular plus Hastings cave is interesting and a great experience

User's Picture Gallery

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Beatiful Experience

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Fun, active day out in nature!

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Totally Worth the Money

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Tour was great

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Incredible nature

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Excellent walks through the trees, over swinging bridges and through the Huon Pines

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Excellent value for money

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Give Tahune Tour a skip.

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Bridges, stalactites, stalagmites and jummy apples

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Loved the Caves

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Terrific Tahune and Hastings caves!

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High places and low places

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