Australia · BOAT TOURS IN SYDNEY
This is the shortlist you would send a mate: 15 boat tours in Sydney worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.
Review of Sydney’s Big Bus hop-on hop-off tour, Bondi route, harbour cruise, night tour, stops, timing, comfort, and value.
“It's an excellent way to get to know the city of Sydney and a bit of its history. I recommend this activity!”
Review Sydney’s 165-minute whale watching cruise, with practical advice on whales, sea conditions, value, views, timing, and what to bring.
“So So happy to have booked this activity. Actually, after landing in Australia, I got a mail informing me that the original booking (for 28 Oct) was being cancelled due to a bad weather forecast. Luckily, the operators offered a slot a day before, when I had a separate GYG activity booked. Thanks to both GYG and the activity provider/operator, that helped me juggle the scheduling and have the Whale Watching moved to 27 Oct. Was a perfect day, bright & sunny, to go out on the waters. We were lucky enough to spot a massive blue whale teaching the calves how to breach the water. Watching them, especially that…”
Review of the Blue Mountains day tour from Sydney, with zoo, waterfalls, Three Sisters, Scenic World, and Parramatta River cruise.
“The tour guide driver Les was extremely knowledgeable.,courteous, funny and patient, an excellent day out !”
Review of Sydney’s 90-minute harbour cruise, with Opera House views, live commentary, free drinks, photo tips, price advice, and practical details.
“Very helpful when we arrived, it left on time, the commentator was good and spoke very clearly, very informative and answered any questions. Very knowledgeable. Very happy with the tour.”
Review of Sydney’s sunset dinner cruise from Darling Harbour, with harbor views, three-course dining, live music, seating tips, and honest value advice.
“Everything about this experience was top quality and positive. Managing lots of people quickly onto the boat, to their tables, excellent service from very positive crew, the food was really excellent, tasty and well cooked, served gradually. 95 minutes with a full cruise out of the harbour and back to Darling Harbour. The boat was clean and well presented, happy crew, table service attentive, drinks very good value. Highly recommend this experience and Captain Cook Cruises”
Review of Sydney’s MV Sydney 2000 dinner cruise, with menu choices, harbour views, timing, prices, live music, and practical booking tips.
“Hey I just want to say this experience was amazing thank you so much to every crew member that went above and beyond to make this so special! Will highly recommend thank you so much xx”
Sydney whale-watching cruise with harbour views, breakfast or BBQ lunch, live commentary, and free return trip if no whales appear.
“Lunch was really good and plentiful. Whale watching was fabulous! David was very informative and helpful with locating the whales and helping us find/see them. Highly recommend!”
Review of Sydney’s 30-minute Thunder Twist jet boat ride, with spins, splashes, harbour views, practical tips, pricing, and booking advice.
“Great fun quick activity to do. Guides where friendly and informative. Stopped a guy getting on that was being sick which I thought was good as he would have ended up being sick on one of us. Would recommend to anyone else”
Cruise Sydney Harbour for 135 minutes with buffet lunch, live commentary, and views of the Opera House, Harbour Bridge, and Darling Harbour.
“Beautiful boat ride, tour guide explained lots of buildings. Food was lovely, also catered for vegetarians. Boat wasn’t packed at all and we had lots of space to roam around and get lots of photos. Will recommend to anyone.”
Review of Sydney’s two-hour Starlight Dinner Cruise, with harbour views, four-course dining, tips on seats, boarding, value, and timing.
“Took a lovely dinner cruise around the Sydney Harbor. So nice that all reservations already had a table assigned so embarkment was so easy. Food was three courses and also surprisingly good for the type of trip we were on. It would hRead more”
Review of Sydney’s 2-hour Express Whale Watching Cruise from Circular Quay, with practical tips on views, motion sickness, value, and whale sightings.
“Lovely views, unfortunately we did not see any whales”
Cruise Sydney Harbour from Circular Quay in one hour, passing the Opera House, Harbour Bridge, Taronga Zoo, and more for $23.
“Well organized tour but we should have picked seat on the right (starboard) side of the boat as most of the points of interest were on that side.”
Review of Sydney Harbour Sightseeing Cruise, with Opera House views, live commentary, practical tips, price advice, and honest drawbacks.
“We had an excellent time thank you for the experience. We would recommend to other Sydney visitors… $”
Review of Sydney’s Blue Mountains day tour with waterfalls, Sydney Zoo, Scenic World, local guides, and a Parramatta River cruise.
“Les was my guide, he was amazing the whole trip. First you stop in the zoo, we were the first ones so the zoo was empty (around 9am) and it was great because we could enjoy the whole area without waiting long queues. The trip is worth it, stopping in some points where you can enjoy the Blue mountains with “three sisters”in front of you. Then you stop in other points to see the waterfall and other cool places. I highly recommend.”
Review of Sydney’s Whale Tales cruise: small-group whale watching, harbour views, expert commentary, pricing, tips, and honest drawbacks.
“It was epic. We enjoyed the ride and the staff was great explaining what we might see and when we did see the whales they made sure to point them out. Highly recommend.”
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