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Wineglass Bay Cruises – Vista Lounge with Lunch
Highlights
- Discover the breathtaking views of Wineglass Bay while cruising the stunning Freycinet Peninsula from Coles Bay.
- Savour a light ploughman's lunch on board, enhancing your experience with delicious local flavours at Wineglass Bay.
- Spot dolphins, seals, and sea eagles from the spacious decks, offering an intimate wildlife viewing experience.
- Enjoy convenient daily departures at 0945 from Coles Bay, ensuring a seamless adventure in Tasmania's natural beauty.
Discover the stunning Freycinet Peninsula from the water and experience the exquisite beauty of Wineglass Bay on their daily eco cruise from Coles Bay to Wineglass Bay.
Cruising the Freycinet Peninsula you’ll experience stunning scenery, abundant wildlife and a rare, intimate perspective on one of Tasmania’s most extraordinary places.
Enjoy a light ploughmans style lunch box while at anchor at Wineglass Bay.
The vessel offers a licensed bar with a barista coffee machine, restrooms (including an accessible restroom), and front and rear decks giving great spaces to view wildlife – look out for dolphins, seals, albatross and sea eagles and whales on their annual migration from May to July and September to December.
The cruise operates from Coles Bay daily at 0945 and returns at 1445. For guests staying at Freycinet Lodge, they do offer pick up at the Freycinet Lodge jetty.
Itinerary highlights
Wineglass Bay – Freycinet National Park
Wineglass Bay, nestled underneath the Hazards Mountain range in Freycinet National park, is a location of primeval peace and beauty. Experience the tranquillity from a truly unique perspective with award winning wineglass Bay Cruises. Step aboard Schouten Passage II for for an unforgettable 4.5 hour cruise with a Plouhmans lunch included. You’ll see stunning scenery, abundant wildlife and be captivated by the history with alive commentary from the Skipper.
Wineglass Bay , Schouten Island, The Nuggets, Keyhole Cave, Waterfall Cove
Wineglass Bay – a secluded, beach with a history of whaling and now a peaceful and beautiful place to visit.
Schouten Island – a small island at the bottom end of Freycinet Peninsula once used as a sheep farm and the Chinese mined tin back in the early 1900s
The Nuggets – where the Australian fur seals go to breed.
Key Hole Cave – a magnificent sea cave that has a small hole at the end
Waterfall cave – where water cascades down the cliffs and when dry, looks like an oil painting from the stain on the rocks.
Tour details
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Available from 1 September 2018 to 31 March 2026
Features
Service facilities
Sevice Activity
Disabled access available, contact operator for details.
Access & Inclusion
An access and inclusion statement is available on the business website.
- https://www.wineglassbaycruises.com.au/
Operation information
Wineglass Bay Cruises – Pennicott Wilderness Journeys
Wineglass Bay Cruises operates an unforgettable four-and-a-half-hour eco-cruise around the Freycinet National park coastline from Coles Bay to Wineglass Bay.
Be enthralled by the stunning granite coastline, including the dramatic pink peaks of the Hazards range.
Discover a coast dotted with sparkling white sand beaches, including Cooks and Bryans beaches, only accessible by water or a full-day bushwalk. Explore the inner passage of remote Schouten Island, home to little penguins and short-tailed shearwaters, before heading into the Tasman Sea towards Wineglass Bay.
Look out for various hidden sea caves, blowholes and waterfalls amongst the sheer granite cliffs. Take in the sheer beauty of Wineglass Bay from the rarely seen perspective of the water.
Keep a lookout for dolphins, seals, albatross and sea eagles and whales are regularly sighted on their annual migration from September to December and May to July.
Wineglass Bay Cruises departs daily.
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Accreditations
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ECO Certified (Advanced Ecotourism) by Ecotourism Australia
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Quality Tourism Accreditation
Memberships
- Australian Tourism Export Council
- Regional Tourist/Tourism Association/Organisation
- Visitor Information Centre
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