VIVID Sydney Harbour Sightseeing Cruise

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Cruising daily, take a 1.5 hour evening cruise on Sydney Harbour to experience the Vivid Sydney annual light festival from the water. This is a great way to see the city and its foreshore transformed into a canvas of light, including landmarks like the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

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What's Included

1.5 hour Vivid Festival cruise
Witness Sydney’s iconic landmarks transformed by Vivid light shows
Spacious indoor and outdoor viewing decks
Indoor unreserved seating, cocktail stand-up format
Selection of finger food included
Tea, coffee and chocolates
Cash bar for beverages
Background music
On-board restrooms
Excellent photo…

What's Not Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Other beverages (cash bar available)

Additional Information

Children must be accompanied by an adult

Location

King Street Wharf, King St

Departure Points Please refer to your boarding pass. King street wharf in Darling Harbour

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

3.6

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Cristina_p

Jun 27, 2024

Vivid Sydney is Amazing! - We were somewhat confused as to where exactly we should board, but we figured it out. Maybe send passengers a slot # day of ? We had a spot on the back of the boat outside--great views, but it was cool and windy. There were other areas that appeared open, but a few passengers were "saving" big chunks of space for others. Later, these spots were open as they moved to another area for viewing. Annoying. Maybe assign bookings a location to sit in. The food was great! A lot of selection and very plentiful! The staff was attentive, kind, and helpful! Vivid is such a neat idea! So many buildings are lit up and the vibe is festive.

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Cara_s

Jun 9, 2024

it was really child... - it was really child friendly which was such a relief !! was worried about taking 2 toddlers but it was a great experience for them. the food was good and the boat wasn’t too busy. all the staff were so lovely as well

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Julie

May 31, 2024

Fabulous cruise on the harbour for vivid - This recent cruise was just excellent!!! Booking was easy on line, staff were excellent when I had to call office re query! Crew on board were above & beyond fabulous!!! They helped with carrying drinks upstairs, checking we were okay after a Little Rock & roll turbulence, finger food was plentiful & served hot , plenty of variety!! Definitely didn’t need to go to dinner after 6pm cruise!!! Just a wonderful 1 & 1/2 hours on our beautiful harbour all for $60 pp!! Great job Vagabond!!

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Josie_t

Jun 13, 2023

Vivid Cruise - We love the food. And the crews are very accomodating. We love the tour so much. We have so much fun viewing all the lights of vivid

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Junn_m

Jun 2, 2024

excellent - good food, vivid lights is OFF because of bad weather, they should post it early in social media so people will be aware

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Carol_l

Jun 6, 2023

Disappointing - I was disappointed in this cruise. Very few table set ups to sit around. It was set up cocktail party style but this was not a cocktail party type event. The decorations were quite elementary and boat seemed quite old. I saw very little food. It must have been on a different level. I would not recommend this tour. There are other cruises available.

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Beverly_o

Jun 6, 2023

Disappointing - Really did not see as much as I thought that I would from the Boat, did a big circle under the bridge and sat there for a while. Would have been better to have walked the area for free. Also there was no commentary on Board! The tickets need to have the Wharf number you are leaving from as well. Overall was very disappointed in this experience.

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Sarah

Jun 10, 2023

Disappointed - Would've booked this if there was a picture of the boat, unfortunately one of the oldest smallest looking boat, compared to the other company boats at the Wharfe. Doing the same vivid sightseeing cruises for alot cheaper

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Lorraine_b

May 27, 2024

Cancelled - You cancelled it the day before my bookingI'm still waiting for refund . Please refund ASAP. Thank you

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Glenda_s

Jun 4, 2023

Huge Dissappointment - The "Vivid Festival" was underwhelming and a disappointment. It was not anything like represented in photos of years past. Other than the bridge and the opera house there was really nothing to see. It was so disorganized trying to find our boat, it was not at the wharf indicated on the ticket and the only instructions the Vagabond employee could give us was "you boat is down there", down there where? The name of the boat was on the back, not visible when trying to locate it from the wharf. There was some attempt to decorate the boat but it looked cheap and underwhelming as well.

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