About The Derwent Experience

When we started in 2019, our goal was simple: “Help you Taste, Relax, Explore and experience the very best of Tasmania.” You’ve worked too hard not to take a break! And there are so many ways to have a fun and meaningful experience in Tasmania.

The Derwent Experience has crafted some choice options for you - A Tasting Tour and an Active Day Trip to Cradle Mountain, ready to go right now. We also offer an easy way to collaborate where we bring our local knowledge to customise everything just as you would like it. We then take care of transport and everything needed to make the whole experience be the best that it can be.

Private Tasmania Tours

Based in Hobart, Tasmania, we connect you with Tasmania’s best experiences. We love to work with other local businesses, the vast majority being owned and operated by Locals and Families closely connected with their communities. So a Derwent Experience takes you to exciting places that matter, and we know will deliver a great experience. We have two scheduled tours perfect for you as a solo traveler, a couple, a family or even for larger groups - that is our Ultimate Tasting Tour and our Cradle Mountain Active Day Trip. We also have other experiences ready for you, such as Meadowbank MTB or Taste Sensations - these are on demand, and can be tailored to your specific needs.

We are also excited about the prospect of the Thylacine being reintroduced into the South West Wilderness, close to the Derwent Valley, and with our energy and enterprise we will soon offer an experience that will allow people to better understand and connect specifically to this mind bending possibility, and more broadly with conservation and regenerative practices that Tasmania can be a Leader in. Giant Trees, waterfalls and rare temperate rainforest are also in our backyard, waiting to be included in a special tour or experience for you.

Tailored & Small Group Tours

Our specialty is small group tailored experiences. That means every person is important to us, and so are the relationships we have with the venues we visit and Locals we invite into our tours and experiences for our guests to connect with. Authentic. Fun. Exciting. Delicious. Safe - these words describe us well. We don’t much care for luxury or premium as adjectives to hitch our wagon to, but we can certainly play that game with a straight bat as well.

We’ll connect you with Tasmania's natural wonders, such as the World Heritage Cradle Mountain and Dove Lake. We are the only operator that runs a regular day trip from Hobart to Cradle Mountain, so you can easily explore temperate rainforest, glacial lakes and alpine trails in the UNESCO listed Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. We will also take you to Mt Field National Park, only 90 minutes from Hobart, when we can - again, that is where the Tall Trees, Waterfalls and Thylacine experience we are working in will make it easier for you to experience this beautiful part of Tasmania.

Explore Tasmania’s Derwent Valley

We offer scheduled tours to the Derwent and Coal Valley just out of Hobart, taking in New Norfolk and Richmond, tasting your way through some of the best craft drinks and local produce you will ever taste in a friendly and delicious small group tour. Discover Tasmanian Wine, Gin, Rum, Ales, Ciders and more. Taste local foodie delights, and hear about the history and heritage interwoven with each tour experience. 

No matter the size of your group, from one VIP to a celebration for two hundred people, we can help you. We offer custom tours as well as a destination management service, where we create a full itinerary tailored from the moment you step on lutruwita/Tasmania to the moment you leave. 

Sit back, relax and enjoy the journey with your Derwent Experience.

Who Owns DNX?

The Derwent Experience is owned and operated by Sam and Fiona Bradley. We are a local family who not only love to share the many activities that can easily be experienced from Hobart, but who also love to promote positive connections and interactions. Sam is also a certified Health and Wellness Coach who has traveled, worked and sailed around the world, has been a tour guide around Australia, and is energised by people having a good time.