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Award-winning cruises and full-day tours Pennicott Wilderness Journeys is a family business started by Rob Pennicott in 1999 with a single journey taking in Bruny Island. Today, they operate six signature experiences in south-east Tasmania, highlighting the spectacular and unique wilderness and wildlife of the region. Over its 25-year history, Pennicott Wilderness Journeys has become a highly acclaimed environmental tourism operator and has won 31 Tasmanian Tourism Awards and 14 Australian Tourism Awards. Pennicott Wilderness Journeys is 100% carbon offset and an Advanced Ecotourism Certified operator. The family is dedicated to operating in harmony with the environment and local communities. They employ and train local staff, and purchase goods and services from local suppliers wherever possible. Driven by a desire to share their success and give back to the environment and community that has always supported them, they established the Pennicott Foundation as a flagship for important philanthropic activities. A portion of each cruise ticket goes towards the Foundation. In 2011, Rob circumnavigated Australia in a 5.4-metre inflatable dinghy, raising $300,000 for conservation and to assist Rotary’s efforts to eradicate polio. Other projects the Foundation has contributed to include eradicating feral cats from Tasman Island and rats from Big Green Island. Since the successful eradications, over 100,000 breeding seabirds are saved each year. Last year they supported 460 organisations and community projects. They thank every guest for their support and hope everyone enjoys an experience of a lifetime. Bruny Island Cruises Explore the awesome rugged coastline of South Bruny National Park. This wilderness cruise departs daily from Adventure Bay on Bruny Island, or you can join the full-day tour from Hobart, which includes bus transfers, cruise, morning tea and lunch. Bruny Island Cruises showcase the power of the Southern Ocean, cruising alongside some of Australia’s highest sea cliffs. You’ll see Breathing Rock explode water every minute, take in wave-carved sea stacks including the iconic The Monument, and explore deep sea caves, remote islands and the kelp forests. Keep a lookout for wildlife including hundreds of fur seals, dolphins, whales during migration season, and thousands of seabirds. Tasman Island Cruises An unforgettable wilderness cruise along the spectacular coastline between Port Arthur and Eaglehawk Neck. Choose from the wilderness cruise from Port Arthur or the Tasman Island Cruises full-day tour from Hobart. You’ll cruise beneath the highest vertical sea cliffs in the southern hemisphere; the sheer crags of Tasman Island and dolerite sea stacks such as the Candlestick and Totem Pole are truly awe inspiring. Explore deep sea caves, archways and waterfalls and marvel at the historic Tasman Island lighthouse and haulage way. Watch out for fur seals, dolphins, seabirds, migrating whales during season and more! Wineglass Bay Cruises Explore the spectacular coastline of Freycinet National Park from Coles Bay to Wineglass Bay on this 4.5-hour coastal wilderness cruise. The stunning granite coastline includes the dramatic pink peaks of the Hazards range. You’ll discover a coast dotted with sparkling white sand beaches and hidden sea caves, blowholes and waterfalls, and then take in the white sands and turquoise waters of Wineglass Bay from the water. You’ll likely meet white-bellied sea eagles, albatross, dolphins and other wildlife that call Tassie’s east coast home. Dock Head Building, Franklin Wharf, Hobart pennicottjourneys.com.au (03) 6234 4270 |