Bruny Island lies off the south-east coast of Australia's island state of Tasmania. After crossing the D'Entrecasteaux Channel by ferry you can explore the 100km of Bruny Island with its wild seascapes and sweeping surf beaches, rich maritime history, abundant birdlife and wildlife, tall forests and historic lighthouse.

It was home to a large group of Aboriginal Tasmanians (members of the proud Nuenonne tribe, who were decimated by violence and disease following European settlement) the island still carries the evidence of their pre-European existence in shell middens on its beaches. Many of Bruny's landmarks are named after these original inhabitants.

Remnants of the visits of early explorers - Captain Cook, Tobias Furneaux, Bruni D'Entrecasteaux, Matthew Flinders and William Bligh who all made landfall at Adventure Bay - can be seen at the Bligh Museum of Pacific Exploration at Adventure Bay.

Bruny Island has an abundance of indigenous birdlife, marsupials and marine life. Whales, seals, dolphins, pengiuns, sea lions, sea eagles, albatrosses, cormorants and gannets can be seen in their natural environments. Bruny Island has thousand-year old 'grass tree' rainforests and the spring months of September and October reveal spectacular native flowers. See the fairy penguins at dusk at The Neck Reserve.