Australia Harbour Cruises: the 15 Best Sailings

Sydney Harbour Sunset Dinner Cruise from Darling Harbour

1.Sydney Harbour Sunset Dinner Cruise from Darling Harbour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 1,122 reviews · from $89Our pick

Review the Sydney Harbour Sunset Dinner Cruise from Darling Harbour, with bridge and Opera House views, dining, music, pricing, and useful tips.

“Booked premium tickets which we believed included guaranteed window seat. When we boarded we were told cannot have window seat because we had booked thru Viator. Did not see much as we were placed in middle area with people either side of us.”

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Wineglass Bay Cruise from Coles Bay

2.Wineglass Bay Cruise from Coles Bay

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 982 reviews · from $129

Review the 4.5-hour Wineglass Bay Cruise from Coles Bay, with coastal views, wildlife, local commentary, lunch options, and practical tips.

“Exceptional experience, superb hospitality, staff were very focussed on ensuring that we had a great time. Enjoyed every minute!!!!!”

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Sydney: Harbour Dinner Cruise with 3, 4 or 6-Course Menu

3.Harbour Dinner Cruise with 3, 4 or 6-Course Menu

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 925 reviews · 105 minutes - 3 hours · from $88

Review of Sydney’s MV Sydney 2000 dinner cruise, with menu choices, harbour views, pricing, live music, timing, and practical booking tips.

“Food was great, table was good. A further 30mins would have been great”

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30-Minute Sydney Harbour Jet Boat Ride on Thunder Twist

4.30-Minute Sydney Harbour Jet Boat Ride on Thunder Twist

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 841 reviews · from $60Top rated

Review of Sydney’s 30-minute Thunder Twist jet boat ride, with harbour sights, spins, safety tips, pricing, wet-weather advice, and booking guidance.

“Great fun! Staff were kind and helpful. Great way to see the harbor sites while having a blast! Highly recommend!”

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Sydney: Harbour Cruise with Buffet Lunch

5.Harbour Cruise with Buffet Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 804 reviews · 2h 15m · from $53

Review of Sydney’s 135-minute harbour cruise with buffet lunch, live commentary, Opera House views, and practical tips for booking.

“Lunch was better than expected, very nice. Guide was informative.”

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Sydney Harbour Starlight Dinner Cruise from Darling Harbour

6.Sydney Harbour Starlight Dinner Cruise from Darling Harbour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 774 reviews · from $111

Review of Sydney’s 2-hour Starlight Dinner Cruise, with harbour views, four-course dining, live music, pricing, seating tips, and practical advice.

“Windows at table were dirty, too much interior lighting reflection to see anything once it got dark, spent 15 minutes at a second pick up location and by that time I was done eating. Took 1/2 hour to get dessert. Once I left the dining area and got on top, it was 100% great from there!”

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Taronga Zoo Entry & Return Ferry – Sydney Harbour

7.Taronga Zoo Entry & Return Ferry – Sydney Harbour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 722 reviews · from $56

Ride the ferry to Taronga Zoo for koalas, keeper talks, harbor views, and a flexible Sydney day out at good value.

“An amazing zoo. It had been over 40 years since my last visit and still a great day out for young and old, families. Didn’t disappoint and we really enjoyed our visit. A must to do when in Sydney.”

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Port Arthur Full-day Guided Tour with Harbour Cruise and Tasman National Park

8.Port Arthur Full-day Guided Tour with Harbour Cruise and Tasman National Park

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 585 reviews · from $121

Review of Hobart’s Port Arthur day tour, with guided convict-site history, harbour cruise, Tasman Peninsula views, Richmond, and practical tips.

“Port Aurthor is remarkable historical spots ,with special old buildings, apartment, churchs and fabulous sea view. The visitors can get the idea of the pitty live of convict and how the prison officers manage those convicts.”

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Derwent River Historic Harbour Cruise From Hobart

9.Derwent River Historic Harbour Cruise From Hobart

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 570 reviews · from $25Best value

Review of Hobart’s Derwent River historic harbour cruise, with route details, meals, prices, views, practical tips, and honest drawbacks.

“Was a great experience and very relaxing The meal was delicious and just the right serving the boat left on time and very friendly and helpful staff”

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Cairns Catamaran Harbour and Dinner Cruise

10.Cairns Catamaran Harbour and Dinner Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 547 reviews · from $99

Review of Cairns’ Spirit of Cairns catamaran dinner cruise, with buffet details, sunset views, price, practical tips, and honest drawbacks.

“Would definitely recommend this as a great night out food was nice people were super friendly and helpful. I would definitely go again soon”

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From Coles Bay: Wineglass Bay Cruise with Lunch

11.Wineglass Bay Cruise with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 539 reviews · 4h 30m · from $141

Review of the Wineglass Bay Cruise from Coles Bay, with wildlife, granite cliffs, onboard lunch, practical tips, and honest value advice.

“it was great weather, the staff were awesome, we saw dolphins, albatross, seals and Wineglass Bay.”

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Sydney Harbour Discovery Cruise Including Lunch

12.Sydney Harbour Discovery Cruise Including Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 511 reviews · from $53

Review of Sydney’s 2-hour harbour lunch cruise, with Opera House views, Bridge photos, buffet dining, commentary, tips, and practical advice.

“Great cruise with amazing views of Sydney Harbour. The lunch was delicious and the staff were lovely. Very relaxing and well worth it. Would definitely recommend!”

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