Perth · DOLPHIN WATCHING
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Wild bottlenose dolphins live year round off Mandurah and Rockingham, and some trips let you swim with them. These are the best dolphin-watching tours from Perth: which are cruises and which get you in the water, the season and success rates, trip lengths, and what to bring for a morning on the ocean.
75-minute Mandurah dolphin cruise with guaranteed sightings, live guide commentary, canal views, and kid-friendly deck fun for $31.
“We’ve done it before, and i think we’ll do it again.Saw quite a few a few dolphins and loads of beautiful houses the trip was great.”
Swim with wild dolphins off Rockingham on a 6-hour tour from Perth. Wetsuits, snorkeling gear, lunch onboard, and free Flickr photos.
“It was the best trip ever! Nice crew, everything was perfectly prepared, the interaction with the dolphins was fabulous! They always had the dolphin's welfare at heart and you could see, that the dolphins came to them because they now and like being around them.”
See wild dolphins and birds on a Mandurah Estuary cruise with live commentary, Creery Wetlands, canal homes, and a dolphin-sighting guarantee.
“It has to be done , enjoying all the trip the skipper and the crew where so kind to explain all the trip”
Swim with wild dolphins near Rockingham from Perth. Custom boat, wetsuits, snorkeling gear, Flickr photos, and gourmet platters included.
“We loved this morning for our family of 5. The experience with the dolphins was outstanding and we will talk about this day in time to come. Beautiful food, lovely crew- an exceptional day all round. So grateful for this experience.”
A 1-hour Shoalwater Islands glass-bottom cruise from Rockingham, spotting wild dolphins and rare sea lions with photo perks.
“Nice activity overall: the sea is a beautiful turquoise blue and the boat trip is not too long (about 1 hour). You can spot sea lions from a respectful distance, as well as many birds. However, we were left a bit disappointed. Penguin Island has “penguins” only in name — it was impossible to see any today, and it seems the word Penguin is even being removed from some documents. Honestly, it should probably be removed everywhere. Finally, we didn’t see any dolphins. We understand that sightings are never guaranteed and that this is part of the beauty of wild nature, but we would have loved to see them.”
One hour from Perth’s coast: a group cruise through Shoalwater Islands Marine Park to spot dolphins and sea lions, then Penguin Island.
“What you advertise is not what we get . One drive from Perth and $55.00 alll waste You people are money making”
2-hour Mandurah cruise to spot Seba’s Song giant from the water, plus wild Indo-Pacific dolphins, wetlands birds, and canal views.
“Great cruise, lovely staff, very imformative, great knowledge of the area. No rush, were happy to follow dolphins”
See Mandurah’s inland canals on a guided dolphin cruise with a relaxed pace, canal homes, Creery Wetlands, and wildlife spotting.
Small-group 4-day loop from Perth to Monkey Mia dolphins, Pink Lake, and the Pinnacles, with Kalbarri and Shark Bay stops.
“Amazing guide Doug was funny, caring, knowledgeable and went the extra mile.. The awesome highlights such as Natures Arch, Pink Lake, Shell Beach, Monkey Mia dolphins was well worth the long drive.”
