90 Minute Port River Dolphin & Ships Graveyard Cruise
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Adelaide, Australia
- 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Discover Adelaide’s spectacular wildlife and rich maritime history during this fascinating guided Port River cruise, on a modern boat with a bathroom on board. Look for wild bottlenose dolphins at the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary—and maybe calves at warmer times of year—then capture epic photos of rusting hulks in the river’s Ships’ Graveyard. Birders will enjoy a glide by the Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary, too.
- Look for wild bottlenose dolphins on a cruise of Adelaide’s Port River
- Capture spectacular shots of giant wrecks half-submerged in backwaters
- Skipper provides live commentary and helps spot the dolphins too
- Wide choice of departure times lets you plan your day and fit more in
What's Included
- Dolphin Viewing
- Informative Commentary
- Toilet Facilities
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- 1 McLaren Parade, Port Adelaide SA 5015, Australia
The meeting point is in front of the White and Red Lighthouse along the Wharf to the left of our blue ticket booth.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
Port Adelaide (Pass By)
Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary (Pass By)
Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary (Pass By)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
May_S
The trip was pleasant and staff is friendly, especially saw dolphins which made the day! It is definitely worthy of the trip.
Reviews
4.6
based on 353 reviews
Angela_C, Apr 2026
This tour was fabulous! Alex was a wealth of knowledge and we saw Dolphins within 30 seconds of setting sail. The birds were fabulous and I learned a lot of great information about the local history. Thanks!
Suzanne_M, Apr 2026
Very knowledgeable and very relaxing ..Loved the Cruise highlights seeing the Dolphins 🐬 and the weather was good …
Wendy_D, Apr 2026
The Port River Dolphin Cruise was 90 minutes well spent. Our Captain and host, Alex, has a wealth of knowledge about everything Port River, from the shipping industry and individual history of ships in the grave yard to the breeds and habits of birds in the sanctuary and even the names of the 23 dolphins you may happen to spy. Highly informative and entertaining activity.
Christina_H, Mar 2026
Got to see some dolphins and was interesting to learn about the boats in the graveyard. Majority of them originally came from UK and some from America
Daneta_G, Mar 2026
Very knowledgeable and great experience. I recommend this tour for any level of mobility. Great time
Gilles_G, Mar 2026
The guide on the tour was great and made some modifications because due to speedboat race on the river, we were not able to do the shipwreck portion. He did some extra cruising and spent more time with dolphins.
Andrew_B, Mar 2026
Lots of fun looking out for dolphins and other sights. The staff Alex and Maya were very friendly and informative.
Charlotte_T, Mar 2026
I was so impressed with this tour! I went in not expecting much but couldn’t believe we actually saw dolphins! I loved that the tour was incredibly eco-conscious, not getting too close to the dolphins and letting them come towards us if they wanted and leaving when it was clear they were feeding so as not to disturb. There was also informative guides to the area as well.
Joy_V, Mar 2026
This was a great tour to see wildlife and to hear the history of the port. Lived in South Australia for over 50 years and didn’t know about the ship graveyard.
Samantha_C, Feb 2026
Great commentary by Alex who was so knowledgeable and such a lovely young man.
We finally managed to see the dolphins too which was wonderful, Alex did go out of his way to seek them out.
Ships graveyard is very interesting, and never have we seen anything like that before, so a whole new experience and memory.
Voula_H, Feb 2026
Relaxing and informative boat trip, well worth the money! Many historical areas including the ship graveyard, Pelicans and many other birds in the bird sanctuary and to top it off we saw a small pod of Dolphins. Thanks to the Captain, Alex, for such a great experience.
Jessica_W, Feb 2026
Great experience! It was great to hear all of the information about the port and see the different ships. Very cool if you are interested in this sort of stuff!
Shaeron_M, Feb 2026
Great trip down the river and back. Our captain was friendly and informative. He knew about all the boats, buildings and even knew some of the dolphins by name.
Mark_T, Feb 2026
Very relaxing, great seeing dolphins (3). Great driving and commentary. Friendly crew. Could sit inside or go outside at front or up top
Christine_F, Feb 2026
It was a well commented cruise and with slides which was great. It was in time and all the staff were friendly and efficient. We only saw 2 dolphins (mother and baby) but that does not reflect on the cruise company but we were very happy with the experience.
Sarah_C, Feb 2026
Wheelchair friendly 😊
Great trip
Staff were really helpful
Saw dolphins as well as pelicans
Lovely beer in the pub opposite too !
Dannielle_b, Feb 2026
Alex was fantastic. Only issue was it was a little hot inside the boat. Aircon would have been great.
Vivien_D, Feb 2026
Experience was dreadful to pay so much money to have 5 children under 6 run a muck on the boat being so loud wd couldn't hear about the tour not acceptable they should of been told to keep the children quiet
Carina_H, Feb 2026
The tour was informative and relaxed. I really enjoyed it even though we didn’t end up seeing any dolphins but seeing wild animals really is just luck of the draw. Great for older people too or those who just want to sit and relax!
Philip_D, Feb 2026
Had an overseas visitor staying with us and wanted her to experience the dolphins swimming. Sadly, we only had a very brief viewing of 2 dolphins. The cruise itself, the staff and commentary were excellent though.
Nazih_E, Jan 2026
Take food or snacks as theres only water on board very relaxing and i formative goes by so quick lol
frank_t, Jan 2026
Great experience especially seeing the dolphins. An enjoyable cruise and Alex our skipper was awesome and very knowledgeable. Thanks heaps!!!
May_S, Jan 2026
The trip was pleasant and staff is friendly, especially saw dolphins which made the day! It is definitely worthy of the trip.
Vivianne_A, Jan 2026
Educational, and just a relaxing trip locally. Nice to go around Port Adelaide and not miss this experience.
Max_K, Jan 2026
Great experience for all, as a history lesson, and current evaluation of our water Watson to our local dolphin sanctuary.
Zack_R, Jan 2026
Great tour guides, very knowledgeable and accomodating, good vessel and facilities for a short tour.
Neil_T, Jan 2026
Great tour of the shipwrecks and port. Water was smooth and we sat in the lovely warm sunshine on a beautiful day.
Rehan_I, Jan 2026
It was a lovely experience. The commentary was very informative and the insightful. We did not see the dolphins but it was a wonderful experience.
Cassandra_C, Jan 2026
This river cruise is amazing! Our boat operator was very knowledgeable about the area and history of the various boats that had been sunk in The Port River. We were also very lucky to see a few dolphins on our cruise!
Victoria_H, Dec 2025
Long way out of Adelaide. Def Uber or bus, but well worth it! Great commentator and lots of interesting stuff to see
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