90 Minute Port River Dolphin & Ships Graveyard Cruise: A Unique Exploration in Adelaide

Embark on a 90-minute adventure in Adelaide, exploring the iconic Ships Graveyard, the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary, and more. Join a guided tour and learn fascinating history along the way!

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Port Adelaide - Enjoy cruising the iconic Port River in Port Adelaide learning about the rich maritime history. You’ll get to visit the Ships Graveyard where the remains of at least 40 abandoned vessels lie embedded in silt and partially hidden by mangroves in the backwaters of the Port River, in Adelaide’s north west. The collection includes large and small sailing, steam and motor vessels, barges, pontoons and dredges.
What's Included
  • Dolphin Viewing
  • Toilet Facilities
  • Informative Commentary
Additional Information

This is a must do activity when visiting Adelaide! See the iconic Ships Graveyard, the unique Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary, the wonderful International Bird Sanctuary and so much more.

A Guided Tour
Your Skipper on the day will also be your cruise guide. Sit back, relax and enjoy the views as your guide talks you through the local history, famous ships and iconic locations you are cruising through

The Ships Graveyard
Don’t miss out! For the first time you are able to enter Port Adelaide’s completely unique Ships Graveyard on a guided cruise. Be amazed as you cruise past giant wrecks, half-submerged in the hidden backwaters of the Port River and learn their history.

Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary
Enjoy cruising through the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary searching for local dolphins, one of the only wild dolphin populations living within a city. Keep an eye out for some of the famous local residents and, during the warmer months, newborn calves!

Location
1 McLaren Parade
McLaren Parade
The meeting point is in front of the White and Red Lighthouse along the Wharf to the left of our blue ticket booth.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Marianne_v
Aug 31, 2024
Fun & informative trip. - Fun trip, informative guide with just the right amount of info, interesting to see the ship's graveyard.
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Jenny_h
Aug 26, 2024
Fun Cruise at Port Adelaide - Saw lots of dolphins on this tour. Chris was a knowledgeable and friendly tour guide who knew some individual dolphins by name and where it was most likely to find them. The ships graveyard was interesting as Chris told us the history of the ships and some funny stories about the Port Adelaide area.
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Rpd1951
Aug 24, 2024
An excellent port tour - What a wonderful experience ! We thoroughly enjoyed the cruise and were fortunate enough to see many dolphins, including a pair that rose full length from the water just in front of our boat. Our experienced skipper Chris was warm, friendly, knowledgeable and humorous. The ship wrecks were really interesting as was their respective histories. We liked the way Chris’ commentary was accompanied by a slide show providing comprehensive details on each wreck. Chris explained the history and workings of the port which added to our enjoyment. This tour is well worth doing !
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Preemrose_m
Aug 17, 2024
Enjoyable tour worth every cent. - Seeing the dolphins and the shipwrecks was interesting. The tour guide was welcoming and explained everything it was informative.
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Robvanabs
Aug 15, 2024
Worth the money and time - Great relaxed way to experience history and dolphins even on a duller day. Skipper and guide, Chris, top notch and knows how to keep interest.
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Hector_l
Aug 1, 2024
Nice and relaxing trip - What a lovely and relaxing experience, the host was knowledgeable and very friendly. We learnt a lot in the short cruise and we managed to see some dolphins and also learnt the story of one of them :)
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R0bertanth0nyd
Jul 29, 2024
90 minute river cruise - As a foreigner this cruise is very informative The captain of the boat is very knowledgeable We haven’t seen so much Dolphin but there were few showed up 😂 As a whole it’s worth experiencing the cruise ..
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Allison_v
Jul 20, 2024
Great trip around the waterways of Port Adelaide - A relaxing boat ride. Driver and guide very informative. A great way to see the sights from the water. And we got to see some dolphins which was a wonderful bonus
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A7556znandrewp
Jul 17, 2024
Great experience - The cruise was great, we saw plenty of dolphins and our Captain was very knowledgeable and helpful. Highly recommended.
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Judix2016
Jul 28, 2024
You have to go - Very relaxing and informative . Boat captain had a great sense of humour and lots of knowledge Great smells of nature. You have to go
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