Hobart: Tahune Airwalk, Hastings Caves & Thermal Springs Pool
Description
Walk through treetops, relax in a thermal pool and explore a 40-million-year-old cave system—this full-day adventure from Hobart includes all entrance fees for a hassle-free, super fun day out in Tasmania’s far south! We head through the lush Huon Valley to Tahune Adventures, where forest walks await. Brave the Airwalk, a suspended path 40m above ground, or cross the thrilling Swinging Bridges over the Huon River. Prefer something gentler? Stroll riverside among ancient Huon Pines. Then it’s off to Hastings Caves for a peaceful lunch, a dip in the 28°C thermal pool, and the Hot Springs Nature Trail. Afterwards, join a Parks & Wildlife guide for an unforgettable tour of Newdegate Cave, a dramatic dolerite cavern filled with stalactites and flowstone. On the way back, we stop at roadside stalls for fresh local produce. Highlights • Tahune Airwalk & forest walks • Swinging Bridges over Huon River • Hastings Caves & guided tour • Swim in 28°C thermal pool • Scenic Huon Valley drive
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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)
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Important Information
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- 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
- 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.
Reviews(82)
Really great experience. The tour guide was knowledgeable and gave us lots of extra info. Loved the tree walk and the caves were amazing
The tour was great and our host was very knowledgeable. I booked through Viator and I received no messages. It was difficult to find the meet up point as I had no messages. So when uuu book make sure to message straight away. If no one gets back to you then you know you have an issue!
Thank you for the kind words about your tour and our guide. We are pleased you had a great day. We did check our records and can confirm that our pre-tour notifications were sent as scheduled. Meet point details are also visible within the Viator app, so we hope that helps future travellers as a quick reference point. We will pass your feedback on to Viator so they can look into why the messaging and general meet point information was not visible for you. Thanks for letting us know.
It was a great trip! Just too much time in the van!
Thanks for the review - We absolutely agree the Tahune Airwalk, Swinging Bridges and Cave Tour make for a really fun day out. Tasmania is bigger than most people expect and getting to our remarkable and wild destinations in a single day does require covering some ground. We like to think the scenery makes it worthwhile!
This was a brilliant tour. Our driver Ben was very knowledgeable warm and friendly. He was a very capable and safe driver on the windy roads. The caves were stunning and the treetops,airwalk and huon pine walks were beautiful and enjoyable. We felt blessed to be able to see this part of Tasmania. I highly recommend.
It is worth taking the day, for this tour, amazing, accessible to all the public, our group had children from 09 years old to 80 years old.
Wonderful experience! Those who visit Tasmania should do this tour! We love everything and super recommend Viator!
Ben was very knowledgeable throughout the tour but we both felt unsafe with his driving on the mountain bends where he was going at least 10 km -30 km over the recommended speed limit.
I enjoyed this day out seeing a different area of Hobart I hadn’t visited before. The tour guide had a lot of experience and knowledge about the area, plants. trees and wildlife. It was an interesting and enjoyable day out. Loved Hasting’s Cave.
Thank you Roma for joining our Tahune Airwalk, Hastings Caves and Thermal Springs Tour. We are so glad you enjoyed exploring a different part of southern Tasmania and that the day felt both interesting and enjoyable. It is great to hear your guide’s knowledge of the forests, plants and wildlife added to the experience. Hastings Cave is always a highlight and we are pleased you loved it too. Hope you are taking home some wonderful Tasmanian memories. The Tours Tasmania Team
Tahune Airwalk and Hastings Caves were lovely. Unfortunately not enough time to enjoy the Thermal Springs pool if wanting to swim.
Thank you Vicky for joining our Tahune Airwalk, Hastings Caves and Thermal Springs Tour. We are glad to hear you enjoyed the forest canopy walk and the caves. We appreciate your note about the time at the Thermal Springs and will keep this in mind as we review our schedules. So great to have you onboard. The Tours Tasmania Team.
This was amazing we had a fantastic tour guide we really enjoyed this tour especially the caves!!!!!
Thank you for joining our Tahune Airwalk, Hastings Caves and Thermal Springs Tour. We are thrilled to hear you had an amazing time and enjoyed the caves and the experience overall. Your guide will be very happy to know they helped make the day memorable. So great to have you onboard . The Tours Tasmania Team.
