Whale Watching Boat Trip in Sydney: Unique Personal Experience with Majestic Ocean Animals
4.8
268 Ratings
Barangaroo
Embark on a unique and personal whale watching boat trip in Sydney. Get up close to majestic ocean animals and create lifelong memories with our friendly staff and whale sighting guarantee.
Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • 584J+8H Manly - Daily whale watching trips offering personal and up close experiences with migrating humpback whales. Our whale watching trips depart from Darling Harbour and have you back again in under 3 hours. You will get to view the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge and world famous Opera House before heading out of the harbour to get up close and personal with the migrating humpback whales.

Our custom built Whale Watching boat is designed to get you as close as possible to the action and we limit capacity to 25 people in order to make the experience as close to nature as possible.

We theme the boat in the history of ‘ye olde’ times and provide a commentary throughout the trip including the history of Sydney Harbour’s whaling days and all the fun facts about the majestic humpback whale.

Our trips are family friendly and we welcome all ages. Our friendly crew will help with all aspects of the trip.

We offer a ‘Whale Sighting Guarantee’ if you don’t see whales you can come again free of charge!

What's Included
  • All fees and taxes included
Additional Information

We aim to help you foster enduring memories of your individual encounters with the grandest and most awe-inspiring sea creatures. Our bespoke whale watching vessel is designed to position you close to the sea, facilitating a clear view of the migrating whales. We host just small groups for a distinct and intimate experience. Our amicable and informed staff will cater to you and share expert knowledge on the travel routes of the whales and Sydney Harbour’s history during the trip. Expect a noteworthy outing with your family and friends, coupled with a whale sighting guarantee on all expeditions.

Location
Whale Tales
Barangaroo Avenue
Walk to the waterfront behind Crown Towers Hotel (Sydney's tallest building) and you will see a walkway down to the right to a small wharf. Please call Rob on 0415 890 767 if you are lost! *We are NOT located at Barangaroo Ferry Wharves 1 & 2!!* *Please arrive 15 minutes BEFORE your departure time*
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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_k6203sg
Jun 11, 2024
It was good! - I really like the whale, one of my wishes was to see a whale. It was hard because of the rough waves this time, But I was able to meet a whale. I look forward to seeing the whale again on a good day next time.
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Mohit_k
Jun 11, 2024
Excellent - Amazing Experience 😁 Fantastic experience and the crew was friendly and had good knowledge of whales to keep things interesting with fun facts.
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Petergb53
Jun 11, 2024
Great trip! - It was a great trip with an informative two-person crew on a medium size boat. We spotted three whales altogether: one a young whale which was frolicking close to the North Head of Sydney Harbour and the other two off the northern end of Manly beach. Tip: if you have a pair of binoculars bring them along so you can get a close up view (unless you a packing a camera with telephoto lens). There were some smaller boats that got closer but I am not sure if they were observing the 100 metre rule.
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Cindydw6774ni
Jun 10, 2024
Whale Tales whale watching Adventure - This was a once in a lifetime adventure!! The crew was so friendly and knowledgeable. We were so fortunate to see four whales, the crew said they were juveniles, or teenagers. They did so many flips, rolls, and jumps. It was absolutely spectacular!! This is a must do experience, because the whales are so beautiful. The crew told us about the whales, their migration, diet, conservation efforts. The crew displayed their commitment to being respectful and caring towards the whales. Thanks to all for such a fabulous excursion!
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Apurvk
Jun 9, 2024
Great Experience! - Lovely Experience. The operators were very friendly and knowledgeable. A lot of useful insights on whales were shared. We did manage to sight a whale breach close to the boat. Overall lovely experience!
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E6906xxmelindal
Jun 9, 2024
Awesome lots of whales and more marine - It was an amazing whale watching tour. Very friendly crew and photographer. We saw lots of whales, dolphins and even a (shark)fin around our boat. The boat was small, but enough space for everybody to see the whales and walk around.
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Jgoddard17
Jun 8, 2024
Whale Tales - Amazing experience, the guides Alex and Mette were extremely knowledgable and we saw loads of whales plus an enormous pod of dolphins riding the bow of the boat. Highly recommend to anyone travelling in Sydney!
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Russell_c
Jun 8, 2024
Incredible trip - It was incredible, we saw a massive amount of whales. The captain and 1st mate were awesome and made every effort to insure our success.
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Annievv
Jun 8, 2024
The best thing we did in Sydney! - Our absolute favorite thing we did while in Sydney in late May. The boat was a good size-not too small or big. The captain and co-captain were knowledgable and friendly. We saw whales...lots of whales immediately upon hitting open seas. They talkled, slapped the water with tales, breeched....in all directions. The captain did say we had one of his best outings. I highly recommend them for your tour!
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Georgie_t
Jun 10, 2024
Left without us despite constant communication that we were 1 minute from the dock! - So disappointed. We didn’t even get on go on this tour. We arrived at the dock at 12:01 for the 12pm tour, having been in constant communication with the team from 11:45am once we realised we were in the wrong place for the meeting. We had jumped in an Uber and then literally ran to the dock to get to the correct location as fast as physically possible, and had called to update their team with our timing. Seems their team has poor communication skills and no realistic plan for running a tourism company. Every other tourist activity we did over the weekend had factored in at least 15 minutes to account for anyone who might be running late. Deeply unimpressed that this company refused to wait literally a single minute. When we arrived at the dock the boat had already gone meaning they left before 12.00pm despite our constant communication. We ended up booking last minute tickets with Barefoot Whale Watching and Captain Dean and his team were absolutely lovely and incredibly knowledgeable, can’t recommend them highly enough!
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