Dolphin, Penguin and Sea Lion Cruise

Name: Dolphin, Penguin and Sea Lion Cruise
Brand: Penguin Island
SKU: 5240P1
Price: 57.04 USD
Rating: 4.5 (114 reviews)

Badge of ExcellencePerth, Australia

1 to 5 hours
Offered in: English

Overview

Wildlife lovers will enjoy the chance to spot dolphins, penguins, and sea lions on one easy cruise. You might also see pelicans and other fantastic Australian birds. This hour-long cruise takes you to the Shoalwater Islands Marine Park, rich in sea life, and ends at Penguin Island, where you can see a penguin feeding show.

A fun activity for kids and adults alike
This is an economical group tour
Photos from your cruise will be added to Flickr for you to download
The short cruise allows time for other activities in your schedule

What's Included

Complementary photos from your cruise uploaded to Flickr for you to share!
60-minute cruise around the Shoalwater Islands Marine Park
Return ferry transfers to and from Penguin Island
30 minute guided wildlife walk on Penguin Island

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

153 Arcadia Dr, Shoalwater WA 6169, Australia
Corner of Arcadia drive and Penguin road

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Ticket Redemption Point

153 Arcadia Dr, Shoalwater WA 6169, Australia

What To Expect

Shoalwater Islands Marine Park

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Penguin Island

5 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation

Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 49 travelers

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.

Traveler Photos

Featured review

Julianne_W

Love love loved the whole experience, the tour around the rocks and learning a bit about the local history priceless and the acknowledgement and Nyoongar language was so good ..the views the wildlife, and swim were amazing as well.. Highly recommended it.

Reviews

4.5

114 reviews

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

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False advertising- you will not see any penguins

KATHERINE_S, Apr 2024

There are no penguins. The discovery centre no longer exists. Guide suggested going to the zoo if u want to see penguins. Totally understandable (conservation reasons) why you don’t see penguins but unfortunately the website has not been updated and clearly says “you can see a penguin feeding show”. My son and I were very disappointed, not worth the price.

Great Morning!

Gavin_G, Apr 2024

Great way to spend the morning! The crew were very friendly and informative, highly recommended for everybody!

Wondereful cruise

Susan_A, Mar 2024

Sadly not the time for penguins but seeing the dolphins, sea lions, ospreys and pelicans was amazing.

No Dolphins, no penguins

Dominique_L, Mar 2024

We didn't see any dolphins or penguins. We had to rush because the last ferry was early that day. It was windy and freezing on the boat. Defenitely not a good experience!

Disappointed

SUZANNE_S, Feb 2024

Sea lions and the staff on the ferry and on the Island were the highlight.We were, however, unable to complete the whole tour because I was not aware that the construction would interfere with us seeing the Island and the penguins. We had even hired a wheelchair to help my senior friend, waste of time and effort. The tour guide could not be heard properly as no microphone was used, don't understand why.?

Excellent trip and service

David_G, Jan 2024

Beautiful paradise on earth. Excellent service and great staff . Lovely cruise also seeing the beautiful dolphins

No penguins to be seen on Penguin Island

Jacqui_C, Jan 2024

I took my family to Penguin Island and did the cruise around where we were priviledged to see dolphins at play however we did not see any penguins on the island.

Fun at Penguin Island

Vicki_W, Jan 2024

My grandson and I loved seeing the dolphins and the penguins We also enjoyed the information provided by our tour guides on the glass bottom boat and on the Island.

Not worth it very expensive

Sara_L, Jan 2024

No dolphins 3 sea lions from a distance and 3 penguins … trip to Penguin island on ferry much more value boat had glass bottom that was filthy so could see nothing

Great experience, fewer emails needed.

Kate_B, Jan 2024

The cruise was very enjoyable. The staff were knowledgeable and friendly and went out of their way to locate the animals, provide information and answer any questions. We had an enjoyable day and loved learning about and seeing the wildlife in their habitat. I question whether it should still be called penguin island as the expectation is that you’ll see penguins but now know that the chances are small. The staff on the island were also very knowledgeable and enthusiastic. One thing I didn’t like was the amount of emails Viator sent (10) mostly in incomprehensible computer language. One letter of confirmation with tour details and one reminder with extra information would be suffice.

Bed experience

eva_f, Dec 2023

the place itself was gorgeous and I must say the ocean view is breathtaking .however ,the tour guide for the penguin island walk definitely ruined most of it, as she just looks bored with a very plain explication and intro of the island ,and didn’t even take us to see the penguins.Then after we finally spotted one penguin then the staff on the island tell us to keep a distance it was very difficult to spot and we can barely see it from a close distance but even mentioning to see from a far.i totally understand we have to respect the wildlife .Yet it’s called penguin island and if there is no penguins or it’s inconvenient to see then why do they even organize the trip and charged for it .

Experience on penguin island or bird island

CeciliaWeiLee_H, Dec 2023

Feel cheated . Expecting to see more penguins . But when reached the island we only saw lots of seagulls and birds . We walked further and only able to spot one penguin.

Sightseeing - Dolphins, Sea lions and heaps of Seagulls

Liam_F, Nov 2023

We were able to head over to the island earlier than our departure time. The dolphin and sea lion cruise was phenomenal. We were able to see a whole pod of Indi dolphins, I believe there was 8 in total. Our tour guide Garry and Sammy were very knowledgeable and took us to some amazing spots. Then the guided walk was quite interesting as well to understand the island as a whole and know more about the birds / penguins. Unfortunately didn’t get to see any Penguins but that’s okay.

Enjoyable afternoon.

Sharon_D, Nov 2023

We saw dolphins a mother and baby. Male seals having a spat, skink lizards and nesting birds. Staff were knowledgeable and helpful. Beautiful colours.

One not to be missed

Shelle_C, Nov 2023

We had the best day. The bird life was something to be seen. The dolphins, the sea lions and the guides. A truly highly recommended tour. Do not miss this tour.

Great day out @ Penguin Island

Margaret_D, May 2023

Enjoyed the cruise very informative around the marine park . The Penguin feeding was also enjoyable. Public transport very good too navigate we boarded the train from Perth to Rockingham & connected with the bus as per instructions.(easy) Highly recommend this day out .

Well organised and plenty to see and be very impressed with

David_C, May 2023

Plenty of dolphins, sea lions and pelicans. We had great weather and learnt a lot about the Shoalwater Bay area... very pleasant couple of hours.

Enjoyable. Staff were...

May_W, Apr 2023

Enjoyable. Staff were great. Got to see some dolphins, sea lions and different kinds of birds. Wished though that some passengers could have been less noisy as we missed some of the commentary.

Great service at 🐧 Island helpful caring staff

Shivani_C, Mar 2023

Great Island for swimming,picnic,appreciating nature! Kids enjoyed it thoroughly Penguin feeding was educational too.

Response from Host, Mar 2023

Hi Shivani, Thankyou for your awesome feedback ! We really appreciate you taking the time to review us :) We're glad you and your family enjoyed your day out. Hope to see you soon ! Perth Wildlife Encounters.

Wonderful experience with knowledgeable tour guides

Valeria_C, Mar 2023

Siting of dolphin, stingray & sealions all on cue! Amazing really, nature is wonderful. Every question asked was answered with knowledge and ease

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