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90 Minute Port River Dolphin & Ships Graveyard Cruise

Name: 90 Minute Port River Dolphin & Ships Graveyard Cruise
Brand: Port River Cruises
SKU: 363334P1
Price: 58.51 USD
Rating: 4.5 (122 reviews)

Badge of ExcellenceAdelaide, Australia

1 hour 30 minutes
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Overview

Discover Adelaide’s spectacular wildlife and rich maritime history during this fascinating guided Port River cruise, on a modern boat with a bathroom on board. Look for wild bottlenose dolphins at the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary—and maybe calves at warmer times of year—then capture epic photos of rusting hulks in the river’s Ships’ Graveyard. Birders will enjoy a glide by the Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary, too.

Look for wild bottlenose dolphins on a cruise of Adelaide’s Port River
Capture spectacular shots of giant wrecks half-submerged in backwaters
Skipper provides live commentary and helps spot the dolphins too
Wide choice of departure times lets you plan your day and fit more in

What's Included

Dolphin Viewing
Informative Commentary
Toilet Facilities

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

1 McLaren Parade, Port Adelaide SA 5015, Australia
The meeting point is in front of the White and Red Lighthouse along the Wharf to the left of our blue ticket booth.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Port Adelaide (Pass By)

Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary (Pass By)

Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible

Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

Operated by Port River Cruises

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Featured review

Wendy_P

Great commentary on cruise on by staff. Good viewing in all areas. Excellent cruise for all. I would highly recommend this tour.

Reviews

4.5

122 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews

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An interesting day out

Susan_V, Apr 2024

My grandchildren found the wrecks fascinating seeing the bones as it were and loved the dolphins. The weather was perfect making the day a great success. Parking instructions could be clearer as we got a bit lost.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

I'm so glad you and the grand kids had a great time out with us. Hopefully you were able to utilise the parking flyer we supply with all order confirmations in the end to find your way, as well as our signage on the wharf and google location instructions.

Great experience

Andreas_M, Apr 2024

Very friendly and helpful staff. Interesting and funny cruise with dolphin sightings. Also suitable for families with younger children.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you for the review and the details for future customers on it being for the whole family.

Amazing trip. It would be...

Poonam_G, Apr 2024

Amazing trip. It would be great if we further up near to ocean as we just around the near by side of sea. We only see the old boats, factory, building of AGL and others. Very great team.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you for the review and the complement for a team, who really appreciate it.

Highly recommend this cruise.

Tony_c, Apr 2024

Love being told the history of Port Adelaide while taking in the view of the shipwrecks, the crew were very knowledgeable and friendly. Unfortunately, there were no dolphins on the cruise but still had a great time.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

It is fascinating isnt it to hear how the Port came into being and to see what does remain and what has changed. One of the many reasons we love sharing it! Thank you for a fantastic review.

Amazing tour

Angela_C, Apr 2024

The cruise was very comfortable and the guide was friendly. We spot some cute Dolphins. What an amazing tour.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

We are so glad you had a good time! thank you for taking the time to review.

Ìm sorry hat i can Not...

Annette_S, Mar 2024

Ìm sorry hat i can Not See Dolphins.But it was also a nice Tour. The Guide was very friendly. He help me a lot. It was also interresting for me to See Great Shops and the Wracks.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

We are so glad you enjoyed your time out. It is disappointing when the dolphins do not appear but we are so glad you enjoyed the rest of the tour and the Ships Graveyard!

Port River Cruise

JEANETTE_C, Mar 2024

Great afternoon out. We all enjoyed it. Crew had plenty of information to share with us made it very enjoyable. So happy we booked this trip. Highly recommended.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thanks so much for the recommendation, and for the fantastic review!

Beautiful location, fantastic trip

Allan_B, Mar 2024

Beautiful trip up the river. Chris was very welcoming and it was a pleasure to listen to him and learn about the old ship wrecks. Unfortunately no sightings of dolphins, but that is the luck of the draw. After all they are wild animals. Will do it again on our next visit to Adelaide Allan and Kim from Tassie.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Thank you so much and we look forward to seeing you again when you are next in town!

Enjoyable one and a half hours

Ines_C, Mar 2024

Really enjoyable afternoon. Our boat driver/guide Cam was very friendly and helpful. He gave us a lot of information about what we were seeing along the trip and we were lucky enough to see a dolphin! The boat has a toilet and they offered water which was very appreciated as it was a very hot day.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Thank you for the review and for the compliments for Cam, who appreciates it a lot. We're glad you had a great time and we were able to keep you comfortable through our mini heatwave!

Port River Dolphin Cruise & ships graveyard.

Wendy_P, Feb 2024

Great commentary on cruise on by staff. Good viewing in all areas. Excellent cruise for all. I would highly recommend this tour.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Thank you so much for such a lovely review and the recommendation. We really appreciate it

The trip that wasn't!

Fiona_C, Feb 2024

Very poor experience. The tour operator emailed to change the time of the trip from q1am to 1pm. Around 9am they rang to cancel the trip S they had no other bookings. We are waiting a refund!

Response from Host, Feb 2024

We apologise that we were unable to run your tour. I have spoken to our General Manager who called you to inform you that the tour was cancelled due to the extreme heat we had on the day. We can understand how this must have been very disappointing but your safety is our priority in these circumstances. You cancellation has been confirmed with Viator and the refund has also been processed.

a day on the river

Richard_E, Feb 2024

seeing three different groups of dolphins. good to see the ships graveyard even if it was at high tide!

Response from Host, Feb 2024

We're so glad you enjoyed your time out with us and that the dolphins swung by to say hi. Thank you for the lovely review.

Informative trip

Anusha_F, Jan 2024

Captain was very informative and interesting talk . But can be boring for little ones. Didn’t get any luck with dolphins though

Response from Host, Jan 2024

We're glad you enjoyed your time out with us.

Very informative but quite expensive. No dolphins but expected.

Glenys_D, Jan 2024

The river and shipwrecks.. dolphin cruise was good . Granddaughter enjoyed it. Guide was very good and all on time. Parking a problem at the port.

Response from Host, Jan 2024

Hi, Thanks for the review. We are glad your grand daughter enjoyed the experience. Visiting the Ships Graveyard is a must do experience in South Australia. In regards to parking there are multiple parking options which are all outlined on the booking confirmation. Paid all day parking for $5 directly behind the old markets (where we are located) or off street 2 hour parking in all the back streets, which are literally a few minutes walk to our vessel. Our tours are small group tours where you have a skipper and a guide. Its a tourism experience, which is highly informative and more personal and private than large group tours.

No Dophins at all

Jackie_P, Jan 2024

No Dolphins at all. If you want to see dophins should do at another tours. However, the tour about the history and ship graveyard was good.

Response from Host, Jan 2024

Thanks for taking the time to write a review. We are very clear in all our advertising and booking pages that as these are wild animals we do not guarantee dolphin sightings. It’s written and promoted numerous times before you book, so going into this activity you would’ve been fully aware of this. We are glad you enjoyed the informative history and visiting the iconic ships graveyard. We are passionate about showcasing Port Adelaide’s maritime history!

Beautiful Port Adelaide

Trevor_M, Jan 2024

We had An awesome time on the cruise along the Port Adelaide river very interesting history the crew were very friendly and knowledgeable would recommend 👍

Response from Host, Jan 2024

Thanks so much for the recommendation and review! We're glad you had a great time out with us.

Great experience would definitely recommend

Nicole_U, Jan 2024

Seeing the dolphins and ship wrecks the exsperience was amazing and the staff were friendly and accomodating during the cruise and helpful

Response from Host, Jan 2024

Thank you so much! We're so glad you had a great time!

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Venkata_N, Jan 2024

Wonderful and would recommend. Kids loved the dolphin sightings and made our day. It was fun and the weather was supportive too.

Response from Host, Jan 2024

Thanks so much. We're so glad you and the kids had a great time!

Cruise with my sister

Suzanne_C, Jan 2024

Saw lots of dolphins, learned a lot, saw some shipwrecks. I took my sister and we had an amazing cruise. Staff were friendly and knowledgeable.

Response from Host, Jan 2024

Thank you for the great review. I'm glad you and your sister enjoyed your time out with us. I've passed your compliments on to the team.

Fun Trip

Renuka_M, Nov 2023

Ship Graveyard. Knowledgeable tour guide/ Captain. Very informative and we managed to see dolphins. Even though the day was overcast the Captain made it fun.👍🏼

Response from Host, Nov 2023

We're glad you enjoyed your time out with us! Thank you for taking the time to review. We really appreciate it.