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Oz Whale Watching and Sydney Harbour Cruise Incl Lunch or Breakfast

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An exhilarating 4-hour whale watching cruise to see these magnificent creatures and learn interesting facts about their migration and behaviour patterns.

An exhilarating 4-hour whale watching cruise to see these magnificent creatures and learn interesting facts about their migration and behaviour patterns.

Highlights

  • See magnificent Humpback Whales enjoying their natural habitat
  • Enjoy a delicious cooked breakfast or lunch onboard
  • Take in the stunning sights between the Sydney Harbour to Sydney Heads
  • Interesting onboard commentary
  • Spacious vessel offering multiple viewing areas, indoor lounge and a licensed bar

Join Oz Whale Watching this whale season for an award-winning tour to see the majestic Humpback Whales, with a Sydney Harbour cruise and hot breakfast or BBQ lunch on board!

You will get to observe the whales on their annual migration from Antarctica to the Great Barrier Reef and back. Oz Whale Watching specialises in providing exhilarating, top-quality eco adventures suitable for people of all ages

We embark on a thrilling 4 hour whale watching and Sydney harbour cruise, which includes a full city sights cruise with commentary of the harbour and its surroundings. You will have the choice of either a hot breakfast (morning tours) or an impressive BBQ lunch (afternoon tours). You will be hosted by an experienced, fully qualified crew and on-board marine naturalist known for their enthusiasm and wildlife knowledge. Our 21m catamaran has various platforms for viewing the whales and is built to be as stable as possible in all sorts of weather conditions.


Your day with Oz Whale Watching includes:

  • 4 hour whale watching cruise through the Sydney Harbour, out through Sydney Heads and return
  • Informative commentary on whales, their migration patterns and behaviour
  • Hot Breakfast or Buffet BBQ lunch on-board. Vegetarian and specific dietary requirements can be catered for with sufficient notice (select on way through checkout)
  • Tea, Coffee and Water
  • Indoor lounge area and licensed bar for beverages (extra charge)
  • Comfortable journey on our vessel the “Jerry Bailey” 21-meter catamaran, capable of carrying 180 people with the number limited to 95 passengers to ensure everyone has a good vantage point
  • Fully qualified crew
  • NOT suitable for pregnant women or infants
  • Seasickness prevention is highly recommended



Please note: This is a highly popular tour often selling out in advance - You may need to scroll forward a week to see dates that are still available!

Adult $104.00 (Aged 15+)
Child $60.00 (Aged 5-14 years)

What's included

  • 4-hour whale watching and Sydney Harbour cruise
  • Hot cooked breakfast - morning tours
  • Buffet BBQ lunch - afternoon tours

Duration

  • Allow approximately 4 hours for the whole experience

Location

  • Eastern Pontoon
  • Circular Quay
  • Sydney.

Child Friendly

  • This experience welcomes families with children.

Legal Drinking Age Enforced

  • To consume Alcohol you must be over the legal drinking age. You may be asked to produce Government Issued ID to prove your age.

Bad Weather Refunds

  • If your experience is cancelled by the operator (because of the bad weather, safety concerns, unscheduled maintenance etc) you will be entitled to a full refund.

Notes

  • Please advise Op of any dietary restrictions after checkout

    Cancellations:

    No refund for cancellations within 48 hours of departure.

    Booking Amendments:

    All amendments will incur a $10 administration fee per ticket.

    No amendments or rescheduling can occur within 48 hours of cruise departure.

    Whale Sighting Guarantee:

    Our success rate in seeing whales is approximately 90-95%. As whales are wild animals we cannot guarantee that whales are sighted on all cruises although it is rare that whales are not sighted. Refunds are not given.

    Weather Cancellations:

    Oz Whale Watch operates within strict maritime safety guidelines and in extreme conditions Oz Whale Watching reserves the right to cancel a cruise in the interest of passenger and crew safety. In this unlikely event, guests will be offered a return cruise FOC or a full refund.

    Windy and rainy conditions are not reasons for a cruise cancellation. If guests choose not to travel in inclement conditions they will forfeit the cost of the cruise.

Available Bookings from 2 Sep to 15 Sep 2026

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Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme

Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme

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Sarah-Jane from Australia wrote on 13 October 2025

Whale teaching with Sydney Harbour Cruise

One of the amazing encounter with the biggest sea mammals, the whales. We had an awesome day out with the team who were very friendly, nice lunch and spectacular whale watching. We enjoyed it all. Would highly recommend

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Holly Bowe from Australia wrote on 23 June 2025

Brilliant day out

We had an amazing experience on 21/06/2025. The boat left on time, not much of a queue, the weather was perfect and the boat was clean and comfortable. The food was lovely and lots of choice! We saw lots of whales and dolphins too, there was a marine biologist on board which was so helpful. Overall an amazing experience and very reasonably priced!

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Shadi Salah from Australia wrote on 24 July 2026

Amazing trip

We spent the best 4 hours ever. Amazing views, and the food was delicious. Also luckily we spotted lots of whales. Special thanks to the host on the cruise who hold the mic the whole trip and really amused us :) i easily give it 5 stars

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Muhammad Akkas from Australia wrote on 27 July 2026

Bad service

We could not see a single whale. The guy who speaks in the microphone, was so bad that most people womet due noise pollution he was creating. Its okay to say something at the start or when there's something important but not getting into people's peace. Not a great value

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Aayush Acharya from New Zealand wrote on 25 June 2026

rebooking

I missed the alloted time, i thought i’d lose my all money but with just $10 more i could reschedule it for the next day which was soo good.

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