Kids Activities in Hobart

Information on Kids Activities in Hobart

Why are kids activities in Hobart great activities for your kids?

Hobart offers an exciting blend of heritage, lifestyle, scenery, and culture. Bringing your kids to the city will be worthwhile as many of the kids activities in Hobart are cultural, educational, and of course, fun! Kids activities in Hobart are for all ages (babies, toddlers, children, and teens) and lots of them are free activities so you can get to try all of them during your stay. Here are some of the interesting places that you and your kids can visit in Hobart:

• Old Hobart Town Model Village
  This model village in Richmond is a historical scale representation of Hobart 200 years ago. The 60 buildings and 500 figurines took over three years to create, using actual historic town plans. Visitors are provided a hand-drawn map to guide them around the village. There is also a ?Search Challenge? that the kids can enjoy.
• Alpenrail Swiss Model Village
  With a similar theme to Old Hobart Town Model Village, Alpenrail Swiss Model Village in Claremont is a miniature recreation of the Bernese Alps in Switzerland. It features accurately detailed models and an impressive railway network. Kids will love the Thomas the Tank Engine attraction as well as the Smurf village and the fairy garden.
• Tahune Forest Air Walk
  Experience the rainforest from above! Tahune Forest Air Walk is a long walkway suspended high above the ground that offers an adventurous walk among the treetops of and spectacular views of Tahune Forest. The elevated walkway is almost 600m long and 20m high. The forest also has picnic and seating areas to enjoy a day of relaxation and family bonding.
• Bonorong Wildlife Park
  Kids love animals. Located 28km north of Hobart, Bonorong Wildlife Park is the most popular wildlife park in Tasmania and is home to native and exotic animals including Tasmanian devils, pademelons, and rat kangaroos. The park specialises in rehabilitation and caring for orphaned and injured animals, and they have a Wild Child Kids Club that educates kids about conservation. They also have Night Tours that offers a chance to see the nocturnal animals in their natural habitat.
• Dead Man's Gold
  Pirate stories are appealing to most kids. Let them learn more about Hobart's fascinating pirate history by taking them to Dead Man's Gold. Its main features are the hands-on exhibits, nautical- themed kids activities, underwater discoveries, displays about shipwrecks, and maritime memorabilia. The restaurant located inside specialises in sea food and has a special menu for children.
• Richmond Maze and Tea Rooms
  This is a great place to take your family for snacks. They have delicious fresh cream cakes and a wooden maze to keep the kids entertained.
• Train Park
  Train Park, officially called Caldew Park, is a popular playground for kids. The park has a large converted traction engine inside a fenced-off play area. Train Park also has areas for toddlers and babies, and grasslands perfect for picnic.
• Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens
  Walk into a freezer full of plants! The Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens is a popular recreation area which holds extensive plant collections and significant trees. Its main attraction is the world's only Sub-Antarctic Plant House, displaying plants in climatically-controlled environment.
• Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
  They have one of the best coin collections among the museums in the world. They also have displays of stuffed Tasmanian animals like Tasmanian devils and the extinct Tasmanian tiger. The museum's main feature is the exhibits of the different eras of Tasmanian history.
• Maritime Museum of Tasmania
  The Maritime Museum is an interesting place to visit, especially if your kids are aspiring voyagers of the sea. The features include naval memorabilia, paintings, ship models, historic dinghies, wreck artefacts, and navigation instruments.
• Hobart Bike Track
  Go for a free and environment-friendly family outing. Hobart has a flat bike track that starts at the domain and stretches out to Glenorchy. The track also passes by an ice cream shop.
• Hastings Caves State Reserve
  Your adventurous kids will love it here. Explore the huge dolomite caves or swim in the thermal swimming pool.
• Cadbury Schweppes Chocolate Factory
  Everyone loves chocolates! Your kids will receive free chocolate samples during the tour or buy them with discounts at the factory shop.

Also adding to the fun and exciting kids activities in Hobart are the festivals, events, entertainment, markets, and fine restaurants. Hobart really does have something for everyone. Tasmania has a pleasant temperate climate with four seasons. Every season, your kids can enjoy any of the kids activities in Hobart. The best time to visit is during the summer when it is warm enough to enjoy the outdoors. But the indoor activities in Hobart are also as fun.

You can browse our ActiveActivities Directory to see all the available kids activities in Hobart, TAS. If you are in other regions of Tasmania, our directory also has a comprehensive collection of fun activities for kids in Tasmania.

When spending the holidays in Tasmania, make sure to visit Hobart and experience the kids activities offered here. The kids activities and attractions come in different kinds, catering to all interests of kids of all ages. Come and visit Hobart anytime!