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90 Minute Port River Dolphin & Ships Graveyard Cruise: A Unique Exploration in Adelaide
4.7
136 Ratings
Port Adelaide
Embark on a 90-minute adventure in Adelaide, exploring the iconic Ships Graveyard, the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary, and more. Join a guided tour and learn fascinating history along the way!
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Port Adelaide - Enjoy cruising the iconic Port River in Port Adelaide learning about the rich maritime history. You’ll get to visit the Ships Graveyard where the remains of at least 40 abandoned vessels lie embedded in silt and partially hidden by mangroves in the backwaters of the Port River, in Adelaide’s north west. The collection includes large and small sailing, steam and motor vessels, barges, pontoons and dredges.
What's Included
- Dolphin Viewing
- Toilet Facilities
- Informative Commentary
Additional Information
This is a must do activity when visiting Adelaide! See the iconic Ships Graveyard, the unique Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary, the wonderful International Bird Sanctuary and so much more.
A Guided Tour
Your Skipper on the day will also be your cruise guide. Sit back, relax and enjoy the views as your guide talks you through the local history, famous ships and iconic locations you are cruising through
The Ships Graveyard
Don’t miss out! For the first time you are able to enter Port Adelaide’s completely unique Ships Graveyard on a guided cruise. Be amazed as you cruise past giant wrecks, half-submerged in the hidden backwaters of the Port River and learn their history.
Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary
Enjoy cruising through the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary searching for local dolphins, one of the only wild dolphin populations living within a city. Keep an eye out for some of the famous local residents and, during the warmer months, newborn calves!
Location
1 McLaren Parade
McLaren Parade
The meeting point is in front of the White and Red Lighthouse along the Wharf to the left of our blue ticket booth.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(136 Ratings)
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Peter_m
Jun 20, 2024
Recommend this cruise for sure👍🏼 - The ship graveyard was really interesting & our young male tour guide was awesome .He was so informative & interesting & very passionate to make sure we saw the dolphins & enjoy our cruise. Thank you so much 👍🏼
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Contenttravellers03
Jun 12, 2024
A great experience! - The information we received from our tour guide was very interesting! We got to see quite a few dolphins! We saw some jumping out of the water. Dolphins are beautiful to watch, very special!
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Mark_n
Jun 10, 2024
Great relaxing tour to learn Port Adelaide's history, as well as seeing dolphins. Highly recommended. - This tour is more than you might guess. It is a great tour to better understand some of Port Adelaide's interesting past, including its trading, immigration and maritime history. We grew up and lived in Adelaide for over 20 years and knew none of this! Recommended for both visitors and locals. Also saw dolphins, many birds, tugboats in action, even a bonus speeding hovercraft! The guide was fantastic, with lots of local knowledge. Relaxed pace.
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H1992qqcarolynp
Jun 10, 2024
Informative port experience with dolphins & shipwrecks - We had a wonderful time out on the water learning about the dolphins, the bird life & the port. Our tour guide was informative & friendly, answering questions & guiding us to the best spots for viewing. We were lucky enough to see the bridge open as well as several dolphins & the shipwrecks. A great way to spend some time learning about the area. Thank you Richard for a thoroughly enjoyable experience.
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Maree_m
Jun 8, 2024
Playful dolphins and eerie shipwrecks, what a great cruise! - A very knowledgeable and an entertaining young skipper who really knew his stuff. The dolphins were adorable and then to see such a contrast with rusty shipwrecks mangroves growing out of them!
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Tracey_w
Jun 5, 2024
Fantastic experience - Great tour guide. Really knowledgeable and engaging. Right length for a day trip to Port Adelaide. Saw the ship wrecked and the dolphins. Easy train ride from Adelaide
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H444ahjeremyj
Jun 2, 2024
Amazing! - Absolute amazing experience with the family. Wasn’t sure how it the kids would go (8yr old, 6yr old and 3yr old) but all had a great time. 90mims was perfect amount of time. The skipper (Chris) was very knowledgeable on maritime history and the colonial history of the area. Would certainly recommend and will be back for another trip sometime soon!
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Joy_m
May 27, 2024
Bringing history to life. - Well informed guides who made the tour interesting and enjoyable.
An unknown area of Port Adelaide brought to life. Thankyou
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Fearless775429
May 17, 2024
May 24 dolphin tour 👌🏻 - Great tour with Sam. Informative and friendly. The port infrastructure and shipwrecks were interesting but the dolphins were the highlight. We were lucky to see approximately 15 dolphins in groups of 3-4 at different spots.
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Jineew2020
May 26, 2024
It was worth it! - It was enjoyable and very informative. Love the scenic cruise... and so glad we saw the dolphins... one was swimming along with us near the dock!
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