Sydney to Port Stephens: Dolphin Wonderland

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 - We arrive at 10am at tranquil coastal village of Nelson Bay, the heart of Port Stephens and home to d’Albora Marina departure point for the your Dolphin Discovery Cruise.
    Ok now it’s time to board your boat to see a marine wonderland with Moonshadow TQC Cruises, the largest dolphin cruise company in NSW. Port Stephens is home to 160…
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
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Additional Information

Take a short jaunt from Sydney and immerse yourself in the natural spectacle of Port Stephens! Start off your adventure with a Dolphin Watching venture in the stunning Nelson Bay, where you might spot some of the 140 local bottle nose dolphins. Feel the thrill of sandboarding at the well-known Stockton Bite Sand Dunes of Anna Bay, identified as the…

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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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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Francorolito
Oct 20, 2024
Sand skiing - Gordon was a very good tour guide and taught me so much about Australian history along the way. We did Dolphin watching, sand skiing, and wine tasting
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Hlna_j
Aug 30, 2024
Incredible day - Day with the dolphins sand dunes and wine tasting. The guide was really nice and taught us a lot about the places we were visiting. it was also very funny
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Barbara
Aug 24, 2024
I had the best time!!! Great activities to do with friends and your family - I have been visiting Sydney for about a week now, and this is the best time I have had! The guide was so so friendly, chatted with us throughout the trip, and even took videos of me and my friend sand boarding and encouraged us to try it! The activities were terrific too. I got to swim on the dolphin tour (within a protected net in the back of the boat) then we went sand boarding which was out of this world! And finally we got to do some wine tasting, which was also nice. I would definitely say the dolphin tour and the sand boarding was the best part!!!
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W7379waestherg
Aug 12, 2024
Interesting day trip from Sydney to Port Stephens - Alan was a friendly and great tour guide and driver :) this tour covers a boat ride for the dolphin watch, then a visit Port Stephens (sand dunes by the beach and sand boarding) and finally a stop at Murray for wine tasting. Views were amazing and was fortunate to catch sight of a pod of dolphins! (Note: camel ride is not included but you can see the camels there.)
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Travel21478576962
Aug 12, 2024
Great day with guide Alan! - The trip was good! But what made it better was Alan our guide. He was fun, helped us take lots of pretty photos and always so cheerful and nice to everyone. Him as our guide made the whole experience perfect! Really blessed to get him ♡
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Chinphaneew
Jul 19, 2024
Love the activity - They took us to the cruise to see dolphins that so amazing. And then we have sand board near the sea. I like sand board activity. My family love it.
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Nyabogado
Jul 14, 2024
Dolphins, sand dunes and wine - This tour included some unique views: dolphins in Port Stephens, sand dunes in Anna Bay, and picturesque garden outside a local winery. Our guide Gordon was well organized, well informed and friendly.
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Apecalvin
Sep 7, 2024
Overall A Worthwhile Tour - Overall, this was a great tour! We loved the sandboarding, and the dolphin-watching cruise. But the wine tasting was a bit of a let-down - it just felt like a tourist trap. The wines were limited and quite frankly, not impressive. That said, I’d say the sandboarding and cruise made this tour worth the cost and time. Not to mention our knowledgeable, hardworking and competent guide, Stephen. Comfortably toggling between two languages, he kept the momentum and pace, ensuring the whole trip remained fun, lively and educational for all. However, I do want to make a note of an incident on the morning of the tour. We were kept waiting for a whole hour because the driver was late. Fortunately, this was the first of two pick up points, and Stephen was with us to assure us that the driver was on his way. Despite this lapse of professionalism on the part of his colleague, Stephen was calm, able to keep up the positivity and enthusiasm, and fully deserves a medal.
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Hamidreza_a
Sep 2, 2024
an unforgettable memory - It was an unforgettable memory. The driver, group leader, and group members were friendly and it was a good day, but: 1. The price was in dollars, but after paying, it turned out that they meant US dollars and not Australian dollars. This was not specified and caused my dissatisfaction. 2. The small bus seat was not comfortable and caused neck pain. 3. The group leader's explanation on the bus speaker in English and Chinese was very long and annoying.
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up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).