This is way more than a ferry ride, it's an amazing value for what you get! We were so pleased with the seamanship, the tea (or other drinks) and cakes in the morning and the fresh lunches (we had quiche and salad) floating on the coast water in an azure lagoon. Fancy a glass of wine or a beer? They'll serve you. We saw seals, cormorants and sea eagles at Île des Phoques, we went in the colorful sea caves and floated in our boat with baby seals playing all around us. The Maria Island tour was guided (if you wished), or we walked around in our own and took pics of wombats and geese, and ruins of "workman's cottages.". This tour includes pick up and drop of back in Hobart, over an hour away. And the commentary and conversation were all about the history of the area and deep care for the animals and environment. Superb value, can't recommend it highly enough! An experience you won't get anywhere else, even in Tasmania. read more