Cadbury Chocolate Factory Tour and Derwent River Cruise from Hobart

Hobart, Australia

This is a chocoholics dream come true, with a trip to the Cadbury chocolate factory visitor center. Discover the history of Cadbury in Australia and how it became a leading chocolate producer. Finish your morning with a cruise along the picturesque Derwent River back to Hobart.

You'll be picked up from your Hobart hotel by coach and travel to the Cadbury chocolate factory. Established in 1922, Cadbury has become a leading brand name in Australia. Your tour will take you to the visitor center where you will learn the history of Cadbury on a specialist guided tour.

Taste the raw ingredients and watch the process of chocolates being molded into delicious treats, then head to the retail shop for more tastings and to buy a range of specialty chocolates, as well as your favorites.. 

Next, cruise along the scenic Derwent River from Moorilla Winery to Hobart. Enjoy morning tea onboard the cruise, as stunning scenery passes by.

Please note: Tour does not take you inside the actual factory, only access to the Cadbury chocolate factory visitor center is permitted

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USD $73.44

Traveler Reviews

Review by: gailbeifus	March 2012
The bus driver was very knowledgable and gave us an excellent tour out to the Chocolate factory. I was disappointed that we couldn't go into the actual factory! The river cruise was magical and the lunch was delicious.

Review by: Ian A	December 2011
Bit disappointing, the cruise was unavailable on the day we booked, and the tour didn't exist, just a 10 minute film.

Review by: Gulay F	December 2011
Cadbury chocolate factory component was not a tour, it was a 15 minute description of how chocolate is made, the remaining 45 minutes could be spent purchasing chocolate from the shop or eating/drinking at the cafeteria._br/_ The derwent river cruise was 30 minutes from MONA museum back to the Hobart starting point and included a small sandwich with a drink. Overall I was not satisfied with this tour and would not recommend it for your visit to Hobart._br/_ I would not reccommend this tour to anyone I know.

Review by: Bev L	August 2011
Had a terrific day. Our coach driver was absolutely fantastic. He gave a running commentary all the way out to the factory which was valuable for us as we hadn't seen much of Hobart. Once we were at Cadbury the tour included a good run down of the making of chocolate and plenty of time to buy things at really good prices. Half a day well spent.

Review by: Malcolm R D	July 2011
Very enjoyable.

Review by: DAVID L	April 2011
The Cadbury Tour was great. Great presentation and demos from the Cadbury's staff. We got a block of chocolate as we walked through the door. The Cruise was not very impressive. It was more like a ferry service instead of a sightseeing cruise.

Review by: Priscilla C	February 2011
Not worth the price. The 'cruise' is on board a ferry to and back from MONA (museum) and 'lunch' was a roll from the bar.

Review by: Cherilyn M	February 2011
What a let down. You no longer tour the factory. Save your money and buy some chocolate.

Review by: Leyland W	January 2011
Non entry to factory was not advised prior to booking tour, found out on Bus. We were not told when to collect our lunch and would have missed out if we hadn't asked for it.

Review by: Greg B	January 2011
The tour of the Cadbury Chocolate Factory was a bit of a disappointment. However, the Derwent River Cruise was excellent and now affords an opportunity to visit the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) as well.

Review by: Triveni N	January 2011
Bit of a rip off, and the river cruise is beautiful but boring. The food was terrible too. However, the Chocolate factory was a very fun tour, though due to safety precautions you can't see the actual machines working. They did have samples, examples and lots of explanations. It was great, and i learnt a lot.

Review by: Alana R	November 2010
it was a good day. the factory was great.

Review by: jane m, Australia	June 2010
It was very easy to book the tour online. I discovered I made a mistake with the date but, this was easily solved without any fuss.

Review by: Anonymous	June 2010
It was very easy to book the tour online. I discovered I made a mistake with the date but, this was easily solved without any fuss.

Review by: Anonymous, Australia	April 2010
This was actually a combination of two smaller tour activities. Pick-ups, transfers and direction between activities was smooth and organised, so that the whole morning was very enjoyable, without being rushed for time.

Review by: Troy M	March 2010
It is not a factory tour, only a visitor centre. And the river cruise with lunch and refreshment is a bread roll and a soft drink. There is no guarantee that you will make the river cruise as the river cruise will not wait if the drive from the chocolate factory is running late. It wil leave without you. Our chocolate tour got cut short in order to make the cruise.

Review by: Anonymous	December 2009
Not really long enough at Cadbury, you basically have to buy what you want quickly and get out. Cruise okay, very basic.

Review by: Elaine A, Canada	October 2009
The trip was organised and as promised. Just curious why Cadbury charges to tour when there is no tour but a movie and display. After all a lot of money is being earned by their off sales.

Review by: Stephen H, Australia	May 2009
A fantastic day. The luncheon was a little sparse with little choice, but was filling and healthy. The staff both in the office and on the cruise were first rate!

Review by: Andrea W, Australia	May 2009
This was a great tour by bus and river cruise, and all questions were answered. They both had lots of knowledge of Hobart. It was a bit disappointing that at Cadburys we weren't able to walk through the Factory while they were making chocolate. However, apparently they are looking at reopening it so that we can walk through the factory again when safety measures have been implemented. When this happens I will definitely rebook. The bus tour guide very friendly and helpful, and the cruise staff were very friendly also.

Review by: Melinda C	May 2009
Since 2008, you are no longer able to tour the Cadbury factory itself, only the visitor centre. It would have been helpful to know this beforehand! The river cruise was lovely, although the light lunch was VERY light, a salad roll.

Review by: Sheena B, Australia	April 2009
This was most enjoyable. Unfortunately workplace health and safety laws forbade us from seeing the process, but we were shown an informative video with a live presenter on hand to answer any questions. The staff at Cadbury were friendly and helpful which added to the enjoyment.

Review by: Anonymous	February 2009
I was very disappointed that there was no tour of the factory and that the cruise didn't go from the factory. I would've gone on another cruise instead had I realised that we were going back by coach.

Review by: Elizabeth T	November 2008
The fire alarm went off before we sat in on the talk about the history of Cadbury Chocolate so we spent our limited time there on the lawns out front where staff tried to make light of the situation with free chocolates. The tour does not include even a viewing of the actual chocolate making process. I found the whole experience mundane and boring.

Review by: Nicole B	October 2008
Was not what i had expected at all. I did the Cadbury tour many years ago which included a guided tour throughout the factory. This time we sat in a little room, was given a mini presentation, watched a DVD for 10-15 minutes and that was it. I would not have wasted my time by having to get up extra early to be on time to find we were just going to watch a DVD. It was raining on the cruise and couldn't see clearly out of the windows due to the fog and rain. Unfortunately, I felt it was a complete waste of time and money.

Review by: Linda S	September 2008
The cadbury chocolate factory was not worth going to. All you do is sit and watch a video, which I wish we had been told before we went as we would not have bothered. After the video they just push you through to the factory buy chocolates. The chocolates are not that much cheaper and I feel the chocolates are stale. Also we were pushed through by the bus driver. We got told we had to be back for the river cruise by 11.30 but the cruise didn't leave until 12.00 so we were sitting around for half hour. The cruise was great I would only do the cruise if I did this again.

Review by: Noel B	August 2008
We were disappointed that the river cruise did not run from the Cadbury Factory back to Hobart. They did supply a lunch cruise on the harbour but as we had already done that two days before one cruise was a waste of our money.

Review by: Dianne G	May 2008
This tour was completely misleading and totally boring. There was no tour of the Cadbury factory. The Cruise was the ugliest scenery I could ever waist my time with. The lunch was pathetic. There was also no return transfer at the end of the day and had to walk for miles to catch a cab in freezing cold with 2 children.

Review by: Gwenda W	May 2008
I know they had to stop the tours, but I had waited a long time to go around the factory and was really disappointed when it was a ten minute DVD, and then we were escorted to the chocolate shop. I feel the money we paid was not relevant to what we got. I paid that price for a complete tour and was only notified after I paid that a tour was no longer available. I would not have booked it otherwise, and we actually saw a similar tour for a vastly reduced price when we went down to meet the bus. Sorry, but this was very disappointing.

Review by: Brian T	April 2008
What Cadbury tour? After paying to see the factory, we were told that Cadbury's no longer do tours.

Review by: Patricia D, Australia	March 2008
This was a very enjoyable trip.

Review by: Patricia L, Australia	March 2008
The Cadbury staff guide were friendly and informative. I loved it from the first whiff of chocolate as only a chocoholic could.

Review by: Jamie B, Australia	March 2008
This was a great day out with plenty to see. Take a camera, as the boat trip goes past plenty of historic landmarks!

Review by: PATRICIA D	March 2008
This was a very enjoyable trip.

Review by: Erica P, Australia	February 2008
It was an excellent tour!

Review by: Warwick M, Australia	January 2008
It was a very fun and informative day. The people were extremely friendly and professional and we had a few laughs along the way, not to mention the chocolate we ate and bought. Well done.

Review by: Rob P, Australia	January 2008
The coach trip and the tour of the factory was excellent, however, we were very upset when on the return boat cruise our children were not given lunch as we had paid for and it clearly stated on our ticket voucher. The hostess was most unhelpful and other families with children were treated the same. Luckily for us other travellers who had seen what was going on offered their lunch to our children. We were going to complain when we got to the dock at Hobart but could not find anyone.

Review by: Mark R, Australia	January 2008
Wonderful! What a great way to do things, being picked up then taking a cruise back to where you started from with lunch provided was fabulous.

Review by: Suzanne C, Australia	December 2007
Loved the tour, but the voucher times were confusing. The factory tour was very informative and as soon as we were off the bus the aroma of chocolate hit our olfactory nerves and we were off to chocolate heaven. Free samples before and after and just the sight of chocolates on the conveyor belts was fantastic. It was great to get there, with my 11 year old daughter, as this has been an ambition of mine since I was about 11!! Very good.

Review by: Diane C, Australia	December 2007
The overall trip was excellent. Our bus driver was great, the trip in the factory was a little bit of a let down though.

Review by: Michelle S, Australia	December 2007
The tour of the factory was very interesting and enjoyable. Time spent in waiting room was a disappointment - merchandise not varied or different.

Review by: Katrina B	December 2007
A bit lame. But, the boat trip was nice.

Review by: Ron B	December 2007
The tour was good, but being left stranded at the wharf was shocking. We were picked up at the motel. I expected to be returned to the motel.

Review by: Wayne C	November 2007
We had a ball, but we're disappointed we didn't get to see many working areas of the factory. Bus and boat trip were wonderful. Bus tour guide was very knowledgeable and friendly.

Review by: Leoni R	October 2007
Everyone was very friendly.

Review by: Eleanor B	October 2007
The cruise and bus ride were very interesting and informative, but the factory tour was a bit boring. It needed to have more emphasis on the fun side of chocolate - the company should have some fun mascots and more free stuff, and better interaction is needed so the kids aren't bored.

Review by: Judia D, Australia	July 2007
I would love to do it all again. It is fascinating to see how the products I love are made. I went mad in the chocolate shop too. Yum! We had a comfortable trip out in the bus and the cruise back was great. The delicious light lunch was just right. A great way to spend a morning!