Whale Watching Sydney

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Whale Watching, 3hr Discovery Cruise
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3hr Discovery Cruise
on Fantasea Avalon

$95.00$78.40
Circular Quay & Darling Harbour
Sydney’s best whale watching cruise, combining high speed with 2 levels of viewing decks onboard a custom built, large catamaran. Only 15min to the ocean from Circular Quay.
Whale Watching, 2hr Express Cruise

2hr Express Cruise
On Fantasea Crystal

Only$69.00
Circular Quay, Wharf 6
Sydney’s best value whale watching cruise. Reach the open ocean in only 20min from Circular Quay. Watch whales in comfort from the seated sun deck, covered rear deck or air-conditioned internal saloon.
Whale Watching, 3hr Discovery Cruise

Central Coast
Whale Watching

Only$90.00
Palm Beach & Ettalong Beach (Free Transfer)
No need to travel into Sydney for your whale watching cruise with local departures from the Central Coast at Palm Beach and Ettalong Beach (Free transfer). On weekends during school holidays.

Why come with us?

15-20min to the ocean

Don’t waste hours traveling to the whales and back. Minimal time in the harbour, maximum time with whales.

30 Years Experience

Full commentary from experienced Marine Naturalists or Scientists to guide you through the cruise.

Whale Guarantee

Get a free return trip if you don’t see whales on your first cruise.
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My NRMA Members Save an additional 20% on Whale Watching Cruises

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Recent Whale Sightings

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Another quiet day on the ocean today! We’re getting very excited for the traffic to start picking up again, unfortunately the weather and sea conditions are set to get rough over the weekend, but we’ll be back in action as soon as possible! Ready for more amazing sights like this juvenile breacher from a few days ago! We can’t wait!

#whalewatching #whalewatchingsydney #humpbackwhale #sydney #whales #whaleseason
Posted 3 days ago

Another quiet day on the ocean today! We’re getting very excited for the traffic to start picking up again, unfortunately the weather and sea conditions are set to get rough over the weekend, but we’ll be back in action as soon as possible! Ready for more amazing sights like this juvenile breacher from a few days ago! We can’t wait!

#whalewatching #whalewatchingsydney #humpbackwhale #sydney #whales #whaleseason
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Posted 5 days ago

A beautiful afternoon out on the Humpback Highway today. Big waves and some strong wind made for some difficult initial spotting, but we were lucky enough to be joined by a pod of 3 that seemed more than comfortable with us cruising South. Good surface times and a couple of close encounters made for a stunning trip!

#whalewatchingsydney #whales #whalewatching #sydney #humpbackwhale
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Wild and windy conditions today! The sun definitely brightened up the day, but wow that was a wild one out there! Tricky spotting conditions but we had some very lively whales giving us some huge displays with big tails throws and some distant breaches! Conditions looks similar tomorrow so let’s hope the whales come out to play!

#whalewatchingsydney #whales #whalewatching #sydney #humpbackwhales
Posted 6 days ago

Wild and windy conditions today! The sun definitely brightened up the day, but wow that was a wild one out there! Tricky spotting conditions but we had some very lively whales giving us some huge displays with big tails throws and some distant breaches! Conditions looks similar tomorrow so let’s hope the whales come out to play!

#whalewatchingsydney #whales #whalewatching #sydney #humpbackwhales
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Posted 7 days ago

Another tricky day for@spotting, but our favourite thing about whale watching is you never know what might happen! Right at the last minute of the day, 3 whales came to play, including this one younger whale that decided some acrobatics were in order, followed but a very close hello! What a show!

#whalewatchingsydney #whalewatching #whales #sydney #ocean #fantaseacruising
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A quiet day out there for whales today! But like this one, we’re leaping for joy at the upcoming forecast after all that rain! This week’s looking to certainly brighten our spirits after a tricky few days, and we can’t wait! Will you be joining us?

#whalewatchingsydney #whalewatching #sydney #humpbackwhale #whales #ocean 

📸 @wongymark1
Posted 1 week ago

A quiet day out there for whales today! But like this one, we’re leaping for joy at the upcoming forecast after all that rain! This week’s looking to certainly brighten our spirits after a tricky few days, and we can’t wait! Will you be joining us?

#whalewatchingsydney #whalewatching #sydney #humpbackwhale #whales #ocean

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Comment on Facebook

We had an amazing whale ‘swim’ on Wednesday and a visit from a petrel too, highly recommend Blueseasafaris

Peekaboo!

Our whales were playing very difficult to find today, with some tricky conditions and it felt more like a game of hide and seek with some young juveniles, this young one decided to surprise us with an excellent spy hop out of nowhere towards the back of the boat! 

The weathers looking to bring some bumpy conditions over the weekend but the whales are everywhere so let’s hope for some good shows!

#whalewatchingsydney #whalewatchjng #sydney #whales #humpbackhighway #humpbackwhale
Posted 1 week ago

Peekaboo!

Our whales were playing very difficult to find today, with some tricky conditions and it felt more like a game of hide and seek with some young juveniles, this young one decided to surprise us with an excellent spy hop out of nowhere towards the back of the boat!

The weathers looking to bring some bumpy conditions over the weekend but the whales are everywhere so let’s hope for some good shows!

#whalewatchingsydney #whalewatchjng #sydney #whales #humpbackhighway #humpbackwhale
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What a great photo.🤩😍❤️

The whale has her eye on him too! Great photo Pam.

Stunning

😱😍

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