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Shades of port arthur (90 minutes).

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.

Port Arthur Entry

Site entry tickets are valid for 2 days and include a harbour cruise, a self-guided audio experience, complimentary site talks. Site entry is required to be booked with any additional tour.

Join our black-cloaked guides for a 90-minute lantern-lit Ghost Tour departing after dusk. Discover what happens when darkness falls and the hidden side of Port Arthur emerges.

To add to your experience, we recommend one of these exclusive tours.

Simply add a tour after selecting Day Site Entry to your shopping cart.

Escape from Port Arthur (60 minutes)

A 60-minute tour to meet the convicts who risked everything to Escape Port Arthur.

Isle of the Dead cemetery tour (60 minutes)

Disembark the Harbour Cruise for a 40-minute guided tour around the final resting place for many convicts, soldiers and free settlers.

Commandant’s Tour (90 minutes)

Delve deeper into the stories behind our fascinating past on this 90-minute small group guided walk through history.

Convict Tour (45 minutes)

Our most accessible 45-minute guided tour providing the essential history and stories of the Port Arthur penal colony.

Wheel of Fate (4 hours)

A 4-hour VIP experience, delivering exclusive access to explore life in this infamous prison settlement and sample the region's amazing produce prepared by our chef. By arrangement only.

Site Entry Tickets include

Your site entry ticket gives you two consecutive days to explore and enjoy Port Arthur Historic Site’s many tours and activities including:

• entry to the Port Arthur Gallery, which includes interactive exhibits and displays that tell the story of the Port Arthur Historic Site and its people;
• a self-guided  Port Arthur Audio Experience ;
• a 20-minute Harbour Cruise;
• complimentary site talks at key locations throughout the day;
• access to more than 30 historic buildings , ruins, restored houses, heritage gardens and walking trails.

A courtesy shuttle service is available for people with restricted mobility (available between 10:30am and 3:30pm each day, with an extended service offered during summer).

Additional guided tours are available for anyone seeking a more in-depth look around the convict ruins and their stories with the Convict tour, Commandant’s tour, Escape from Port Arthur tour and the ever-popular Isle of the Dead.

Site Entry Ticket Prices

Please note that Adult and Child ticket prices will be changing from 1 July 2024.

Adult $47    ($48 from 1 July 2024) Child  $22   ($23 from 1 July 2024) Concession $38

We appreciate your support.  In purchasing tickets to visit our site you are contributing to the ongoing conservation, interpretation and development of Port Arthur, the Coal Mines and the Cascades Female Factory Historic Sites.

All ticket purchases are subject to our Conditions of Ticket Purchase and Entry .

Ticket of Leave (2 year pass)

Upgrade your site entry by adding a Ticket of Leave pass that will allow you to return to the Port Arthur Historic Site and Cascades Female Factory as many times as you like, for two years from the date of purchase. Using your Ticket of Leave will include all activities normally included in the general site entry.

Single Ticket of Leave $20 Family Ticket of Leave $40

Companion Card bookings

Please purchase the number of tickets that you are paying for through the online booking page ( https://secure.portarthur.org.au/select-tour ), once you finalise the booking you will receive an e-mail with your booking confirmation included – please reply to this e-mail advising the number of companion card tickets you require.

Your booking will be updated and a new confirmation sent to you, this will now include the companion card tickets which will be shown Free of Charge. Please provide this booking confirmation on arrival along with a valid companion card.

Port Arthur Ghost Tour

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Darkness falls, and Port Arthur’s hidden side emerges. This is a different place after sunset, full of mystery and intrigue.

As the sun sets, come out to the dark grounds of the Port Arthur Historic Site for your 90-minute, lantern-lit Ghost Tour. Follow your expert guide through some of Port Arthur’s more infamous buildings and ruins, and hear vivid stories of unexplained events that have baffled and alarmed convicts, free settlers, soldiers and visitors.

More than 1000 people died at Port Arthur during its 47-year history as a penal settlement, and some people say that the souls of the departed have never left. Documented ghost stories have been associated with Port Arthur since 1870, and since that time, many people have added to Port Arthur’s haunted reputation with their own accounts of paranormal activity.

As the lantern light guides you through the darkness, and strange stories unfold, you’ll discover Port Arthur’s secrets, and decide for yourself if the tales are true.

• 90-minute ghost tour

Port Arthur is located at the southern end of the Tasman Peninsula, 90 minutes drive or 95 kilometres south-east of Hobart.

Ghost Tours operate every evening except Christmas Day, and are about 90 minutes in duration.

Are Ghost Tours suitable for children?

This depends on the age and 'stage' of your children. Ghost Tours are popular with older children. If your child is very young, very active or tends to suffer with nightmares, then Ghost Tours may not be suitable. If your child is disruptive to the tour, your guide will request that you leave the tour.

Tours go ahead if it rains.

Warm and comfortable clothing. Sturdy footwear is essential (no high heels). For safety reasons, umbrellas are not allowed on Ghost Tours, so wet weather clothing is required if the weather is inclement (ponchos are sold at the counter).

This tour is not recommended for those with restricted mobility.

Tickets are not refundable.

Booking is essential as Ghost Tours are very popular.

All prices, availability and tour and product information are subject to change without notification, and while every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the prices, availability and tour and product information displayed on this website they are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Ghost Tour Bookings is not a provider of tours, experiences or products and has no responsibility for any tours, experiences or products provided or not provided by the tour operator, supplier or any other party. The tour operators and suppliers provide services and products directly to customers.

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Ghost tour + dinner - Port Arthur Historic Site

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Ghost tour + dinner

We bought the ghost tour and dinner combo, with the food being in the 1830 restaurant which was on site. We were thoroughly impressed with the tour, and our tour guide Jim was very informative and clearly very knowledgable on the history of the site. We especially liked the fact that although it was a spooky ghost tour with reports of sightings to match, it was not 'cheesy' in the slightest. All information was balanced and believable. Something that we weren't expecting was the abundance of wildlife we saw on the tour, from dozens of wallabys to rabbits and even a bandicoot! We would definitely recommend this if you're in the area, especially if you're lucky enough to get Jim as your guide!

We had a great day at Port Arthur with an informative boat tour around the harbour and a very entertaining tour around the old cell block. As well as the buildings we are familiar with, there are some beautiful gardens which are reminiscent of the gardens planted by original settlers and officials when the township and prison were set up. Many places to sit and contemplate the horrors that were perpetrated on folk incarcerated here but also much natural beauty. A day well spent. We were informed and entertained and were left with plenty to think about.

We spent an amazing day at Port Arthur. Loved the included walking tour which gave a lot of insight to the various locations and some fascinating stories from the history of the site. Equally good was the boat cruise, which took in the stunning scenery from the water. There is so much to look at it easily fills a whole day. We especially enjoyed the separate prison with its fascinating stories of individual prisoners. They have done a great job bringing the dark but important convict history to life whilst also appropriately acknowledging the 1996 tragedy. A must visit in Tasmania and a visit I will remember for a long time. There is something unique and special about this place.

Spend at least half a day here to fully soak in the historic significance and haunting atmosphere of the former convict settlement. Grounds are vast so you need to plan your itinerary carefully. Guided tours of 45 minutes start every hour or so and boat ride schedules are fixed so you need to work out when to do each. As we arrived at about 12 noon we had lunch first, then took the boat ride (20 minutes) from the jetty at 1.40pm. It was a very good introduction to the essentials of the island as the commentator described the incarceration of young boys who could learn a trade here, pointed to the location of the cemetery (separate tours here at additional cost), picked up bunch of visitors on that tour and continued back, indicating site of penitentiary from a distance. Drinks and snacks available on board especially good for those who missed lunch if they went for the 12.30 or 12.45 guided tour. Therr was a tour at 2.30pm,a large crowd somewhat deterred by sudden rain but after huddling in a room with photographs of different buildings in the era, church, penitentiary etc, some moved off to explore on their own. The tower watch in the medieval style of castle watches was photogenic and hiking further up are remnants of the hospital where many were treated for scurvy. Officers' quarters, lovely gardens and recreational areas contrast with the harsh living conditions of the convicts. Back at the visitors centre, a room with details of particular prisoners invites you to match a playing card with a particular inmate. Mine was a 15 year old lad sentenced for theft and repeated offences. The cafe has a good variety of mains including curry of the day, snacks, coffee, sandwiches and a souvenir shop next door. We left at 4.30pm, quite impressed by the well-organised programs and conservation of an important part of Tasmania 's history.

The group was quite large, the guide managed us all very well. Stories were interesting, and I thoroughly enjoyed being on the site after dark, especially seeing the church lit up, was beautiful. I was disappointed that the tour didn’t go down into the larger ruins, but as it was I still really enjoyed it Would highly recommend it.

This is very much a lovely piece of land with a few historic buildings and a nice ocean view. There is plenty of grounds to wander around and read a few information plates, but beyond that its a pretty low level of excitement. I feel kids, teens and even some of us adults would get bored reasonably quickly. Whilst its great to keep history alive, it's certainly a little on the slow side.

Thank you for your feedback, leanneculinapenza. We are very proud of our site and what it can offer visitors, so if there are any suggestions you may have on how to improve the experience, please contact us at [email protected]. Kind regards the Port Arthur Historic Site team

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Port Arthur Ghost Tours

Port Arthur can seem a very different place after sunset, full of mystery and intrigue. Join a lantern-lit walking tour to experience the World Heritage-listed Port Arthur Historic Site by night.

After sharing the hidden side of the convict settlement for more than 20 years, Port Arthur remains Australia’s ‘must-do’ ghost tour experience.

Rich storytelling and pathways through darkened ruins and heritage buildings reveal bizarre occurrences during Port Arthur’s history, baffling and alarming convicts, soldiers, residents and many of our visitors today.

The 90-minute tour covers a distance of two kilometres. Due to the limited access through the dark recesses of our heritage buildings, the Ghost Tour is not suitable for people with restricted mobility and is not wheelchair accessible.

Port Arthur Ghost Tours operate after dark every Wednesday to Saturday (except Christmas night). Departure times change throughout the season so check the website for details.

Tours are limited to 25 people, bookings are essential.

Port Arthur Ghost Tours operate in most weather conditions, so make sure you’re prepared for the conditions.

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Ghost tour + dinner

We bought the ghost tour and dinner combo, with the food being in the 1830 restaurant which was on site. We were thoroughly impressed with the tour, and our tour guide Jim was very informative and clearly very knowledgable on the history of the site. We especially liked the fact that although it was a spooky ghost tour with reports of sightings to match, it was not 'cheesy' in the slightest. All information was balanced and believable. Something that we weren't expecting was the abundance of wildlife we saw on the tour, from dozens of wallabys to rabbits and even a bandicoot! We would definitely recommend this if you're in the area, especially if you're lucky enough to get Jim as your guide!

We had a great day at Port Arthur with an informative boat tour around the harbour and a very entertaining tour around the old cell block. As well as the buildings we are familiar with, there are some beautiful gardens which are reminiscent of the gardens planted by original settlers and officials when the township and prison were set up. Many places to sit and contemplate the horrors that were perpetrated on folk incarcerated here but also much natural beauty. A day well spent. We were informed and entertained and were left with plenty to think about.

We spent an amazing day at Port Arthur. Loved the included walking tour which gave a lot of insight to the various locations and some fascinating stories from the history of the site. Equally good was the boat cruise, which took in the stunning scenery from the water. There is so much to look at it easily fills a whole day. We especially enjoyed the separate prison with its fascinating stories of individual prisoners. They have done a great job bringing the dark but important convict history to life whilst also appropriately acknowledging the 1996 tragedy. A must visit in Tasmania and a visit I will remember for a long time. There is something unique and special about this place.

Spend at least half a day here to fully soak in the historic significance and haunting atmosphere of the former convict settlement. Grounds are vast so you need to plan your itinerary carefully. Guided tours of 45 minutes start every hour or so and boat ride schedules are fixed so you need to work out when to do each. As we arrived at about 12 noon we had lunch first, then took the boat ride (20 minutes) from the jetty at 1.40pm. It was a very good introduction to the essentials of the island as the commentator described the incarceration of young boys who could learn a trade here, pointed to the location of the cemetery (separate tours here at additional cost), picked up bunch of visitors on that tour and continued back, indicating site of penitentiary from a distance. Drinks and snacks available on board especially good for those who missed lunch if they went for the 12.30 or 12.45 guided tour. Therr was a tour at 2.30pm,a large crowd somewhat deterred by sudden rain but after huddling in a room with photographs of different buildings in the era, church, penitentiary etc, some moved off to explore on their own. The tower watch in the medieval style of castle watches was photogenic and hiking further up are remnants of the hospital where many were treated for scurvy. Officers' quarters, lovely gardens and recreational areas contrast with the harsh living conditions of the convicts. Back at the visitors centre, a room with details of particular prisoners invites you to match a playing card with a particular inmate. Mine was a 15 year old lad sentenced for theft and repeated offences. The cafe has a good variety of mains including curry of the day, snacks, coffee, sandwiches and a souvenir shop next door. We left at 4.30pm, quite impressed by the well-organised programs and conservation of an important part of Tasmania 's history.

The group was quite large, the guide managed us all very well. Stories were interesting, and I thoroughly enjoyed being on the site after dark, especially seeing the church lit up, was beautiful. I was disappointed that the tour didn’t go down into the larger ruins, but as it was I still really enjoyed it Would highly recommend it.

This is very much a lovely piece of land with a few historic buildings and a nice ocean view. There is plenty of grounds to wander around and read a few information plates, but beyond that its a pretty low level of excitement. I feel kids, teens and even some of us adults would get bored reasonably quickly. Whilst its great to keep history alive, it's certainly a little on the slow side.

Thank you for your feedback, leanneculinapenza. We are very proud of our site and what it can offer visitors, so if there are any suggestions you may have on how to improve the experience, please contact us at [email protected]. Kind regards the Port Arthur Historic Site team

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