Whale Watching Boat Trip in Sydney: Unique Personal Experience with Majestic Ocean Animals

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: 24 hours
Highlights
  • 5872+J3 Manly - Dedicated to whale enthusiasts! We adore everything about whales and are eager to share our passion and expertise with you. Our goal is to offer you a truly unique whale experience.
    Embark on a cruise through Sydney Harbour, passing under the Harbour Bridge and by the Opera House. Our journey will take us beyond Sydney Heads into…
What's Included
  • All Fees and Taxes
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…

Location
King Street Wharf 3
The Promenade
We depart from King Street Wharf #3 in Darling harbour. Walk down onto Wharf 3 and the boat will arrive 15 minutes prior to departure time. *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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Traveller280
Oct 26, 2025
Excellent whale spotting - Our expectations were not high as it is the end of the season but we had a fantastic show two females and their calves. Lots of breaching and fluke slapping. Brilliant commentary by Matte and skillful sailing by Isaac. Thanks for a brilliant day.
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Vivianna_z
Oct 25, 2025
A must see in Sydney - Amazing experience!! Alex and Alex were great and very informative. It was a short boat ride (maybe 45 min until we got to the site). We saw a few mother humpback wales and their calves. We even got to see some dolphins on the way back!!
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D7398hfcherylk
Oct 24, 2025
Wonderful Whale Watching - The team was terrific. They must do this every day and yet they still had so much enthusiasm and excitement about the trip. The driver was professional and had a great sense of humor. The naturalist was knowledgeable and passionate about the whales and it showed! Thanks for a great excursion. I highly recommend doing this tour!
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Sheree_d
Oct 23, 2025
A must do - I had the best time. Staff were so friendly and engaging. I got totally drenched and loved every second of it. Highly recommend.
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Elena_s
Oct 22, 2025
Amazing experience, absolutely worth it! - It's been a wonderful experience, Mette and Rex Alex did a wonderful job. We were in the top front of the boat and had great views of the whales. Before starting the trip they told us that the sea was choppy and the weather windy, in fact they offered a refund or date changing if you were not ok with that. Luckily we did not change our mind, we ended absolutely soaked but it was woth it :). Before the trip they suggested you before the trip to and there is a reason for that! Good idea to wear also water proof shoes and even clothes to change after the excursion.
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Kevin_s
Oct 21, 2025
Great whale watching experience - Rex and Mette gave us a wonderful tour in search of whales. Amazing we saw three humpback whales together and one separated a few minutes later Rex was keeping in touch with other skippers in the area locating them. Worked well for us. Mette provided an expert explanation of the humpback whales during the trip, as well as all other species. She took pictures if you wanted and then downloaded them to your phone. No cost cost A great morning excursion. Thanks both of you
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Kari_b
Oct 21, 2025
Great whale watching experience. - 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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Fiona_h
Oct 20, 2025
Perfect day out whale sightseeing - We had a fantastic day out on Sydney Harbour and beyond the Heads for our whale sighting tour. The weather was picture perfect adding a to great trip. Mette was extremely knowledgeable and provided a commentary on the whales' behaviour & how best to spot them. We were encouraged to stand up and move around so we could spot the whales (this was great for me as I normally suffer seasickness and didn't want to just sit). The Whale Tales website encouraged visitors to take medication if they suffer from seasickness 1 hour before, I did and had no problem at all. Our first sighting was a mother Humpback whale and her calf. Isaac, the Captain, found information that a pod of seven Humpback whales had been sighted a bit further along, he headed the boat in that direction and we soon sighted the whales as well as fake killer whales and a pod of bottlenose dolphins that playfully swam beside and in front of the boat. Alex, one of the crew members, took photos of the whales which were emailed to us, giving us a wonderful memento to look back on.
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Lyndsey_b
Oct 20, 2025
Exceeded expectations - Great experience. Not just humpbacks, including a mother and calf and the latter came very close to our boat but another pod of whales plus bottlenose dolphons playing around our bost. Lots of interesting whale information from Mette. Thanks also to Isaac and an our onboard photographer.
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Mobile53616921056
Oct 20, 2025
great day with Whale Tales - We had an amazing day with Whale Tales! We saw multiple humpback whales breaching, including a mother/child pair doing it together, as well as several other sightings, and dolphins to boot. We had seen a LOT of whales on a cruise to Alaska, but this experience beat that hands down.
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From $92
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).