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M Z
St. Ives, Australia7 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2021 • Family
We drove to Bruny island taking the ferry which was a nice experience. Honestly though the whole hype about the Cape Bruny light house was just miles of dirt road and when you get there, no one is managing the area. Toilets stunk to hell highs as its one of those compost toilets, even wearing a face mask didnt help...really a big put off. We didnt even bother walking up to the lighthouse.. no kiosk or nothing. If ur not staying there or camping and see the photos plastered everywhere of the lighthouse, please consider driving elsewhere!! Really nothing to scream or shout about.
Written 3 April 2021
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Emily W
Tamworth, Australia194 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2020 • Family
We climbed this twice during our stay. First when we arrived in the early morning and second time that night to see the southern lights. We did see the lights but it wasn’t a dazzling show. More a pulsating black and white show in the south. Great place to see the stars and excellent view of Milky Way. Penguins make their burrows here and if you come at night with a red light ( or red cellophane over your torch) you cdd as n see the penguins coming home. A must do.
Written 14 July 2020
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Marie B
11 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2023 • Couples
The Neck is a great place to stop and look at the amazing veuw. It was very windy the day we went but up the top the little tree blocked the wind. There are about 200 steps to walk up to the top or you can do the easy walk to the beach viewing platform. The penguins can be viewed from both lookouts. There are also public toilets here.
Written 16 March 2023
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thegurudave
Brisbane, Australia100 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2022
The pictures tell the story. Five minute walk to the top of the steps give the stunning view. We visited in November and there was only one or two car parks available so imagine it gets difficult in peak periods to find a park.
Written 29 November 2022
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paul_pru_skittles
Singapore, Singapore408 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020
one of the early stops on our visit to Bruny Island - worth a visit to see the views, but an hour is long enough unless you want to walk along the beach. lovely sunny day with cooling breezes off the sea. easy climb up the steps to the lookout - ok for oldies like us and small children. you can use a drone here. lots of parking, clean toilets and free to enter
Written 8 February 2020
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Jianing Sim
Singapore, Singapore108 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2019 • Family
A must go in bruny. We went for first time at 10am and it was a clear view. Wanted to go during evening time to see if we can spot the penguins but we couldnt make it in time so we tried early in morning the next day - didnt see any penguins but it was a great view still!
Written 13 March 2020
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Wyndham C
2 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2023 • Family
If the main attraction here is their lighthouse or “ The Neck” and if you live in Sydney, save yourself the trouble and just drive to the Palm Beach Lighthouse. The wait for the ferry is two hours each way and really there is nothing all that amazing to see here. Given we spent two hours lined up to get on the ferry there was not much time to see many things. The Bruny Island Cheese Co was the highlight with great cheese and beer but why go through all this trouble to get there. My advice is forget this place as a destination because really you spend 5 hours back and forth from Hobart.
Written 11 January 2023
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Bob_the_cat13
Cairns, Australia291 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2022 • Couples
The most iconic spot on Bruny and not to be missed, but just time your visit specifically if you are staying on the island. We drove by the Neck when we first arrived around 1.30 and the car pack was full and the lookout absolutely packed. We continued to our accommodation and came back to the Neck around 7pm that night, hardly anyone around and had the lookout to ourselves for at least an hour. Absolutely worth a stop, just pan it well and avoid peak hour if you can.
Written 12 January 2023
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662Dawn
Devonport, Australia17 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2020
large carpark. Walk up the stairs to a small platform for views of the Neck, would have like to return for sunset. Rookery and beach walk is flat and short, great to walk on the beach or get the kids out of the car.
Written 19 July 2020
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Auscoach
Brisbane, Australia663 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2022 • Friends
Great views from the stairs . It’s quite strange watching surf on one side and still on the other. The penguins come into the burrows around the stairs when it’s fully dark. Bring a high power light with a red filter so not to hurt the penguins
Written 13 April 2022
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