In a first for Tasmania, Brett and Kathleen Miller plan to run hovercraft tours from Swansea across Great Oyster Bay to the iconic Freycinet National Park.

The Miller's will transport tourists on the 12-seat "Tassie Tiger" to the sugar-white Hazards and Cooks beaches for a quick photo opportunity and wander.

"There is no other hovercraft operating in Tasmania," Mr Miller, a retired 747 captain, said.

Mrs Miller added: "It is going to be a unique experience and a bit of fun because hovercrafts have only be around since the 1950s, so they are relatively new.

"Swansea is a sleepy town - tourists eat here and that's it," she said.

"Tourists can see the bay but they can't get out there."

The pair moved to the East Coast from New South Wales a year ago and it took them eight months to get the hovercraft to Australia from England.

They are seeking approval from Parks and Wildlife to start tours from Swansea's Jubilee Beach.

Mr Miller said the government and Parks and Wildlife were supportive of the project and are waiting for full confirmation to proceed.

Mr Miller said the hovercraft is the quietest in the world - running at 60 decibels.

"We are just waiting on a part for the engine ... but these are used extensively throughout the world in coast guard roles," he said.

"The impact on the environment, it leaves less of an impact than a tyre does or a seagull standing on one foot.

"I am planning on transporting 2000 to 2500 people a year."

Mr Miller said it is a 30-minute trip to Hazards Beach from Swansea, which would make for 90-minute round trips.

When not operating in Swansea, they plan to take it around the state, when events like the Taste are on in Hobart.

The pair intends to have their Freycinet Hover Explorer enterprise up and running by the Rotary Club of Devonport Boat Show on February 22.