Top 4 Boat Day Trips in Australia

Hobart: Port Arthur & Tasman Park Full-Day Trip with Cruise - From Hobart to Richmond Bridge

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 442 reviews · 8h 30m · from $120Our pick

Spend a full day tracing Tasmania’s convict past and rugged coast with Gray Line Tasmania. You’ll visit Richmond Bridge, Tasman Arch, Pirates Bay, Port Arthur, Remarkable Cave, and the Tasmanian Chocolate Foundry, with a harbor cruise around the Isle of the Dead. Guides such as Phil, Colin, Mark, and Evan are known for lively commentary.

“Our guide, Phil, provided so much interesting information! He really made the trip an excellent one.”

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Kakadu Wildlife Escape Fogg Dam or Crocodile Cruise from Darwin

2.Kakadu Wildlife Escape Fogg Dam or Crocodile Cruise from Darwin

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 295 reviews · from $155

Travel from Darwin into Kakadu National Park for Indigenous rock art, floodplains, wildlife and crocodile spotting. Depending on conditions, visit Ubirr or Nourlangie, plus Fogg Dam or an optional Adelaide River Jumping Crocodile Cruise. Guides such as Ric, Dani and Naomi add valuable local context.

“Kakadu really needs to be more than a day tour. It takes about 3 hrs each way to to get there and back from Darwin CBD and you rally only see 1 thing when you get there. We saw lots of rock art and a spectacular view from the top our guide Read more”

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Tasman Peninsula Day Trip with Cruise & Devils from Hobart

3.Tasman Peninsula Day Trip with Cruise & Devils from Hobart

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 226 reviews · 1 day · from $230Top rated

Travel by coach from Hobart to the Tasman Peninsula, then spend three hours aboard a custom-built wilderness boat among sea cliffs, caves, arches, and wildlife. Guides such as Phil, Kieran, Ben, and Ange are warm and well organised, while the afternoon includes lunch and time at the Tasmanian Devil Conservation Park, also known as Unzoo.

“It was quite a wonderful experience. The guide was really informative and we got to see a huge pod of dolphins, seals and different birds like an albatross.”

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Sydney: Port Stephens Dolphin Cruise & Sandboarding Day Trip

4.Sydney: Port Stephens Dolphin Cruise & Sandboarding Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 219 reviews · from $145

Spend 12 hours north of Sydney on a coach tour to Port Stephens, with a 90-minute dolphin cruise, optional boom-net swim, koala sanctuary visit, lunch, and Stockton sandboarding. Guides such as Alfie, Gordon, Chen, and Yan add local stories and practical help. Expect a full day, long road time, and plenty of sand.

“the friendly staff Alfie was really good and helpful with all the information needed. no improvement”

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Top 4 Boat Day Trips in Australia

Hobart: Port Arthur & Tasman Park Full-Day Trip with Cruise

1.Hobart: Port Arthur & Tasman Park Full-Day Trip with Cruise

Kakadu Wildlife Escape Fogg Dam or Crocodile Cruise from Darwin

2.Kakadu Wildlife Escape Fogg Dam or Crocodile Cruise from Darwin

Tasman Peninsula Day Trip with Cruise & Devils from Hobart

3.Tasman Peninsula Day Trip with Cruise & Devils from Hobart

Sydney: Port Stephens Dolphin Cruise & Sandboarding Day Trip

4.Sydney: Port Stephens Dolphin Cruise & Sandboarding Day Trip

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