Hastings Caves and Tahune Adventure: Exploring the South of Tasmania

Embark on a thrilling day adventure in the south of Tasmania, exploring Hastings Caves and Tahune Adventure. Discover the largest dolomite cave in Australia and walk among the treetops on the Tahune airwalk. Enjoy a delicious lunch with a view at the historic Kermandie Hotel.

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Hastings Caves and Thermal Springs - Walk down into the rainforest, adoring the magnificent ferns along the way. Warm up with a 15 to 20-minute dip in a thermal pool that is fed by natural springs. then, head underground at Hastings Caves with a specialist guide to get the low-down on the dramatic dolomite cave, one of only two of its kind in Australia. Please ensure you wear or bring warm clothing as inside the caves can be just a chilly 9 degrees.
What's Included
  • Guided tour of Hastings Caves
  • Hastings Caves and Thermal Spring Pool admission fees
  • CBD Hotel pick up and drop off
  • Passionate knowledgeable tour guide
  • Tahune Airwalk admission fees
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Tea and coffee
  • Towels and bathers - please ensure you bring a towel & bathing suit if you wish to swim
Additional Information

This day adventure takes you deep into the south of Tasmania to explore this stunning region’s highlights. We drive through the historic riverside village of Franklin which still honours the traditional craft of building wooden boats. Then it’s time to head to the Far South:

HASTINGS CAVES & THERMAL SPRING POOL (cost included)
Explore the thermal-spring-fed pool and surrounds. Then step into the largest dolomite cave open to visitors in Australia. See spectacular stalactites, columns, shawls, and stalagmites. Please bring warm clothes as the caves are a chilly 9C.

TAHUNE ADVENTURES (cost included)
Walk in the treetops on the Tahune airwalk, cross a swinging bridge, see Huon pines, and relish the views of the surrounding forest on this two-hour forest adventure.

LUNCH AT THE KERMANDIE HOTEL (cost excluded)
Enjoy a delicious lunch with a view at the Kermandie Hotel, offering charming, comfortable accommodations, great food, a fully restored bar, and its own marina.

Location
Hastings Caves and Thermal Springs
754 Hastings Caves Rd
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Maxiecatt
Aug 23, 2024
Not to be missed this was exceptional tour! - Highly recommend this tour it was amazing and I booked after reading the other 5 star reviews. I went with my son who is 20 and he loved it too. Our tour guide Nathan was exceptional. Right from pickup he was amazing. He was very personable, informative and really engaged with the group. He made everyone feel included and I noticed he chatted to everyone. He also is extremely knowledgeable and has a real passion for best hikes and walks in Tasmania and also native trees. He was just as excited as the group when we reached the different locations. The highlights for us were definitely the caves, the air walk and the swinging bridges walk. Just do this tour!!!
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Montanna_r
Aug 23, 2024
Excellent! - The experience was amazing and we had an excellent tour guide Nathan who knew a lot about the flora of Tassie.
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Glendon1954
Aug 12, 2024
Hastings Caves, Tahune and Huon Valley Full Day Tour from Hobart on Aug 09, 2024. - Nathan was our Tour guide and was well versed on the sights we visited. He was also patient when we failed to arrive at our pickup after my wife developed a stomach upset. I contacted the Tour Operator and Nathan returned after collecting the other guests to collect me. Everything went smoothly thereafter, and I enjoyed the tour greatly. Thank you, Nathan.
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Karen_h
Aug 2, 2024
Beautiful sights and excellent customer service! - Hastings Cave was the highlight of my trip to Tasmania! The cave was so beautiful and the guided tour was very interesting. The airwalk was also a good opportunity to see beautiful trees and learn more about the history and culture of the country. The tour guide was great and very passionate about the country, providing facts along the drive and even stopping to show us specific plants on the forest walk. There were only five of us in total, so it was like getting a private tour! My only constructive comment is that there isn't much time at the thermal springs - I went on a short walk, as there wasn't much time for swimming (also, know that the springs look like a swimming pool!). Also, I left my hat on the tour bus and called the company the next day to see if I could get it back - they found my hat and delivered it to my hostel before I left the country. I highly recommend this tour because of the beautiful sights, but the company itself was also a pleasure to work with!! Enjoy this tour - it is amazing :)
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Sharon_g
Jul 29, 2024
Great day tour! Definitely do it! - Fantastic day tour! The caves and valley walks were amazingly beautiful. Nathan was our guide and he was extremely friendly and knowledgeable. We had a great day!
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Deirdren995
Jul 28, 2024
Fabulous Tour - Had an awesome day, beautiful lanscapes, our tour guide Nathan was exceptional. Only 2 others on the tour with us, so it was like having a private tour. Caves were great, cold and the tour guide sang for us, to demonstrate the echo in the caves. Beautuful singing voice! Lots of walking and driving in between but Nathan kept us entertained. Stopped for lunch at Kermandie Hotel in Port Huon, was a nice break. I had the salmon, which was lovely. I was a bit nervous about the Airwalk but we were kept entertained by Nathan chatting to everyone. Thank you for a lovely day, well worth it and will recommend to everyone.
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Moonf363
Jul 26, 2024
Great day out, some fitness level needed as the caves have some steep stairs - Great day out. Interesting cave full of good stories and a nice thermal pool even though we decided not to swim in it. The tahune airwalk was good and we even went for another walk after, to the swinging bridge. Our guide Nathan was knowledgeable and very passionate about showing us tassie!
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Faith_m
Jul 22, 2024
Fun day out - Great tour, the cave, lunch and then the skywalk. The tour guide made it even better - Campbell. Thankyou!
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Mary-anne
Jul 12, 2024
Amazing day out! - We had an amazing day on this tour! Nathan was an excellent guide - and we felt looked after from the get go! Really appreciated a message the day before the tour to confirm the time he would pick us up from our hotel. Nathan was positive, professional, and funny, and added a great deal of value to our day. It was a long day, but perfect number of stops along the way. The Hastings Caves were incredible - a must see - and well run by a knowledgeable guide. The Tahune AirWalk was also great, with an optional 3km walk over two swinging bridges which was a lot of fun too. Would highly recommend to people of all ages (just consider there are a fair few stairs in the caves, but we were guided at an easy pace) - a must do if visiting Hobart or wanting to see more of Tassie’s south!
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Chantal_m
Jun 26, 2024
Incredible - The whole day was memorable. We had a wonderful tour guide that was very informative and well traveled. The caves are a definite must do in Tasmania. Thank you Gerard for helping to make this day special for my grand daughter.
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