What's On
There are a range of complimentary guide talks as well as additional tours and special events available each day. Scroll down for more information about what’s on today and in coming days.
Guide Talks
| Commandant’s House | Penitentiary | Junior Medical Officer’s | Convict Church | Separate Prison |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00am | 10:30am | – | – | – |
| 12:00pm | 11:45am | – | – | 11:30am |
| 1:30pm | 1:00pm | 1:30pm | 1:00pm | – |
| 2:30pm | – | 2:00pm | – | 2:00pm |
| 3:30pm | – | – | 3:00pm | – |
Tours and Events
Festival of Voices: An Evening with Concordis and the Peninsula Singers
As part of the Festival of Voices, join us for an evening of stunning music from the Concordis Chamber Choir and the Tasman Peninsula Singers.
Escape from Port Arthur
Surrender your freedom for 1 hour to take this exciting tour where you will meet cunning criminal character who went to extreme measures to escape from Port Arthur.
Commandant’s Tour
Delve deeper into the stories behind our fascinating past on this 90-minute small group guided walk through history.
Isle of the Dead cemetery tour
Disembark the Harbour Cruise for a 40-minute guided tour around the final resting place for many convicts, soldiers and free settlers.
Convict Tour
The first convict tour started the day the prison colony closed in 1877. We welcome you to join this tradition with one of our experienced guides providing the essential history of Port Arthur and its significance as a secondary punishment station. The Convict Tour runs for approximately 45 minutes and is our most accessible tour…
Shades of Port Arthur
Join our guide as the light wanes and they share stories of ghostly stories in this 90-minute tour of the Commandant’s House, Guard Tower and the old hospital.
