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Sydney Harbour Sightseeing Cruise

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Activity Schedule

  • When does it run?

    Harbour Experience: Wed to Sun
    Rocket sightseeing: Daily

  • Duration

    Harbour Experience: 90 minutes

    Rocket Sightseeing: 80 minutes

  • Start time

    Harbour Experience :

    Darling Harbour King St Wharf 1: 12pm, 1.30pm

    Circular Quay Wharf 6: 12:30pm, 2pm

    Rocket Sightseeing : 6 departures from 9:15am to 5:05pm

    Please reach 30 minutes prior to the start time.

  • Meeting Point

    Harbour Experience : Make your way to Darling Harbour King St Wharf 1 or Circular Quay Wharf 6

    Rocket Sightseeing : Make your way to Circular Quay Wharf 6

  • Ending Point

    Same as start point

Key Highlights

  • Choose from the Harbour Experience aboard premier sightseeing fleet OR Rocket Sightseeing aboard our red rocket catamarans
  • Disover iconic landmarks like the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge
  • Admire the beaches, parks and bays of Sydney
  • Our sightseeing cruises are world-famous, with a wealth of awards and millions of happy customers
  • Enjoy a choice of indoor and outdoor seating
  • Free WiFi onboard to instantly post your vacay pictures

Overview

Enjoy a leisurely cruise along the Main Harbour foreshore on the Harbour Experience!

The perfect way to relax after a morning’s sightseeing - See all of the harbour’s best-known landmarks: the Sydney Opera House, the Harbour Bridge, and more. Cruises are fully narrated and also stop at Darling Harbour for a visit to Sydney Aquarium (admission not included in the price).

Discover the fascinating stories that bring the history and culture of the Harbour city alive via expert guided commentary available directly through your smartphone.

You can also opt for the Rocket Sightseeing option and jump on the Hop On Hop Off Harbour Explorer for a single loop of Sydney Harbour on a rocket sightseeing tour. Take in stunning views of the harbour with stops at Circular Quay, Taronga Zoo, Shark Island, Watsons Bay & Manly. Discover the fascinating stories that bring the history and culture of the Harbour city alive via expert guided commentary available directly through your smartphone.

Inclusions & Exclusions

Inclusions

  • Harbour Experience (if option selected):
  • Comprehensive prerecorded commentary
  • Complimentary Wi-Fi 
  • Light snacks and drinks available for purchase onboard
  • Rocket sightseeing (if option selected):
  • Audio commentary 

Exclusions

  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off
  • Meals

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Please note

Voucher information: You can show your voucher on your smartphone (But if you’d rather print a copy – that’s fine too!)

So there’s no last-minute rush please arrive at the start point 30 minutes early.

Boarding commences approximately 15 minutes prior to the sailing time.

The tour operator reserves the right to change the timetable, and vessels and increase fares without prior notice.

Fully paid guests will be protected at their booked rate, except for fuel surcharges, government taxes or other surcharges.

A certificate of fitness of travel issued by a doctor is required for passengers over 79 years of age and passengers with limited mobility.

The tour is not suitable for infants, we're afraid.

Rocket Sightseeing:

A single round-trip loop of the Hop On Hop Off Harbour Explorer Tour. This vessel stops briefly at a number of destinations along the way. Guests may decide to disembark at any point, however, once you disembark the vessel, your ticket is considered complete. Should you wish to re-join the vessel an additional return ferry fare will apply.

You can download your audio commentary from here:

https://www.captaincook.com.au/explore-sydney-sightseeing/commentary/

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