Port Stephens Adventure: Beaches and Wildlife

Discover dolphins, sandboard dunes, and savor wine on a thrilling day trip from Sydney to Port Stephens. Book your adventure now!

Duration: 12 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Nelson Bay - Explore the traditional lands of the Worimi people in the Port Stephens area, renowned for its breathtaking beaches, crystal-clear waters, and remarkable wildlife, just 2.5 hours north of Sydney’s CBD. A beloved holiday spot for Australians, this location offers everything: stunning beaches, amazing wildlife, and numerous exciting and…
What's Included
  • Return Coach Transport from Sydney to Port Stephens
  • Visit to Port Stephens Winery and Brewery
  • 1 1/2 hr Dolphin Cruise on Port Stephens Marine Park and Waterways
  • Sand Boarding on Stocktons sand Dunes
  • Bottled Water Refreshments
  • Sandboards are provided at the Stockton Beach Sand Dunes
  • Snacks
  • 4WD experience on Birubi Beach
Additional Information

Discover the beauty of nature on this full-day excursion to the scenic Port Stephens, a coastal haven celebrated for its breathtaking beaches, crystal-clear waters, and remarkable wildlife, located just 2.5 hours north of Sydney’s CBD. Engage with nature firsthand by embarking on a dolphin-watching cruise and observing wild koalas in their natural…

Location
Holiday Inn Darling Harbour, an IHG Hotel
Harbour Street
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Sidney_c
Jan 15, 2025
Experience never to forget. - Camel ride and boat trip, also had a great guide and driver who went out of his way to make sure everyone enjoyed it.
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Allison_t
Jan 9, 2025
Yun was wonderful. The... - Yun was wonderful. The koala sanctuary was very interesting. The dolphins were visible, though it was a rainy day. Sand surfing was quite a lot of fun. All in all, a very enjoyable day
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Companion39845630982
Dec 27, 2024
Dolphin 🐬 cruise - Great tour but take snacks. There is a very basic burger that’s included but it’s not enough food. The Jewel of the tour is the Dolphins and the staff on board the boat, are great. The tour guide was rushing the group. Wasn’t very enjoyable.
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389mcw
Dec 26, 2024
The best day of my life! - Our trip to see the dolphins, koala sanctuary/ hospital and the beach or some what of a desert was amazing the view was nice and I personally liked the dolphins the most Our tour guide Alfie made it even more fun with his humor but I swear he's not sigma. It was fun chatting to him about stuff and how he was bad at ballet when he was younger. Oh yeah its me the walking garden of Eden.
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Jenniferos3948mz
Dec 23, 2024
one day tour to nelson & anna bay - Our Guide, Stephen, was very nice. As soon as we arrived at Nelson Bay, we board the cruise and we were lucky as it is dolphin season so we can saw several dolphins during the cruise. You can bring your swimsuits with you to swim at cruise’s net at the end of dolphin seeing. They will get us lunch (they give you burgers, taste just ok, if you can bring some snacks / lunch with you) in the koala sanctuary then will get to Anna bay for sand boarding. Do bring sandals with you. They give 2 bottles of water during the tour.
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Amanda_l
Dec 16, 2024
Great day!!! - Alfie is the best!!! The koala sanctuary is incredible - what a great experience to see them being helped😊😊😊
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A7725zalouisep
Nov 10, 2024
Hidden treasure absolutely awesome sand dunes - Although you have an early start to the day 6.30am to be at central station meeting point it was well worth it. This tour has to be one of the biggest surprises I have had travelling. Port Stephens is absolutely beautiful but the highlight for us was the sand dunes. The spectacular view as you enter the starting point to hop on the 4WD vehicle it was like a desert meeting the ocean. The tour operators/ guides were terrific. Our bus driver Gordon was lovely and full of knowledge. A full day but too an absolute hidden treasure.
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Casterbean123
Oct 25, 2024
Absolutely fantastic day!!! Great tour! - This excursion was fantastic! Our tour operator Yan was great! So accommodating. Yan was very knowledgeable about Sydney as well as what we were doing on the tour. The dolphin sightings part of the tour was great! We saw a few different pods of dolphins and they even swam under the boat which was cool! We had lots of time to have lunch at a place of our choosing. The sandboarding was pretty cool. Kind of like tobaggoning in sand. The dunes are huge and you'd think you were in a desert, except the ocean is there too. Very neat place! When we got to where we were going to sandboard, we saw a whole bunch of camels lying in the sand, which you could ride for a fee. Yan as I mentioned earlier was so accommodating and made it happen for ones in the group who wanted to do this.
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Cherisse_w
Jan 1, 2025
A Good Day Trip - Overall, this was a good trip that I do recommend going on. On the boat, you get to see dolphins no matter what level you’re on, but you have to move quickly. If you wanna be able to get a good spot to get pictures Alfie, our guide did a great job giving us tips on what to do along the way on the tour. Sand surfing was fun, but you should bring a change of clothes because you’ll have a hard time getting all of the sand off of you before you get on the bus again. To be honest, the koalas were cute at the sanctuary, but I feel another activity could’ve been exchanged for another activity. The lunch was very basic just a burger and a small side of coleslaw and then you spend about five minutes walking through a bunch of photo areas just to get to the back where you spend time looking for some sleeping koalas in a tree since they do sleep most of the day.
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Maroonbug
Dec 28, 2024
Got to see some dolphins,... - Got to see some dolphins, weather too hot for sand dunes, Koala Sanctuary a hit / miss. Journey to and fro from Sydney CBD about 6 hours
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