Port Stephens Private Tour From Sydney, with Dolphin/ Whale Cruise Options | 10 hours

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Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Local guide
  • Bottled water
  • Hotel/port pickup
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
  • Lunch
  • Dolphin or Whale Watching Cruise
  • Sand Boarding Hire
  • Camel Riding Fee

Overview

Experience this ideal holiday location, with its wonderful beaches and beautiful sheltered bays, perfect spot to be relaxed, exhilarated, enchanted and amazed all in one day! With its idyllic golden beaches, a vast blue bay and many sublime beautiful inlets welcome to paradise. Sandy beaches, national parklands and rugged coastlines. Port Stephens is the perfect place to get in touch with nature. The region is home to around 150 bottlenose dolphins, and you can choose to join a tour departing from Nelson Bay which offers dolphin watching opportunities. Choose to view the magnificent creatures from the viewing deck, or in summer for the more adventurous you can also get even closer via the boom net attached to the back of the boat. See majestic Whales on a cruise during their annual migration season, between June and November. . Other outdoor activity include the option of the not to be missed fun activity of Sand boarding down the huge Sand Dunes at Anna Bay or ride a Aussie camel

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Pickup details

Can pick up from most hotels or other accomodation all around Sydney! Can also pickup at the shared meeting point at George Street, The Rocks, for those who are travelling in from outside the city centre. ... Read more ā–¼

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Meeting points

Pick up from: 140 George Street, The Rocks

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

  • Sydney Harbour Bridge

    Pickup from your City Accomodation.

    5 minutes

  • Nelson Bay

    Meet the resident dolphins and ride the boom net on the daily dolphin watching cruise , with a 99 per cent success rate in dolphin sightings! (Option at own cost.) Get up close and personal with friendly giants on a whale watching cruise (May to November).

    1 hour

  • Gan Gan Lookout

    Enjoy the spectacular views of beautiful Port Stephens and beyond from iconic Gan Gan Hill, one of the highest points in the area The top attractions youā€™ll see include the vast blue bay, the striking Yacabba and Tomaree headlands, the magnificent Tomaree National Park and the towering Stockton Bight sand dunes. You can gaze as far north as Hawks Nest and south along NSWā€™s longest beach to Newcastle.

    20 minutes

  • Nelson Bay Bowling and Recreation Club

    We stop for a delicious lunch at the restaurant with its large views over Port Stephens Waterway.

    45 minutes

  • Little Beach Reserve

    We drive around the foreshore of gorgeous Port Stephens to Little Beach for some ideal photo opportunities. The Little Beach foreshore has both a grassed area and beach area ideal place for a quick dip if you bring some swimmers! The beach is ideal for young children with its sandy expanse and gentle waters and is also popular with local pelicans.

    20 minutes

  • Stockton Sand Dunes

    Enjoy your unique Sand Boarding Adventure (Option at own cost) Board custom-built off-road vehicles for the short, bouncy ride into the largest moving sand mass in the southern hemisphere. The dunes stretch 32 kilometres, thatā€™s the entire length of Stockton Beach and can reach over 40-50 metres high, thatā€™s like a 10 storey building. The views alone are spectacular. Get full instructions and transport. Use hand made custom designed boards that are made for maximum speed. Then climb to the top of the dunes, jump on your sand board, slide on down, and repeat!

    50 minutes

  • N/A

    Amazing experience finishes with a drop- off back to the door of your city accomodation (if you choose not to take the ferry from Homebush back to the city centre).

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Additional Info

  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • If a Cruise pickup is required please enter those details, if NOT type in "n/a"
  • Mandatory temperature checks
  • Hand sanitiser available
  • Protective face masks provided
  • Social distancing maintained in vehicle
  • Touch points within the van are frequently cleaned

Free Cancellation

February 07100% refund
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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  • This experience requires good weather. If itā€™s canceled due to poor weather, youā€™ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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