Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary and Ships Graveyard Kayak Tour
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Adelaide, Australia
- 3 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Enjoy a guided kayaking tour from Adelaide that gives you the chance to see the Port River dolphins up close. Receive a kayaking lesson from the expert guide, then set out for the Garden Island Ships’ Graveyard Maritime Heritage Trail and the dolphin sanctuary. Travel in a small group with a maximum of 14 people, winding through mangrove-lined waterways to see native wildlife and scuttled ships. Learn about the region from the informative guide on this family-friendly tour.
- Kayak tour with dolphin-watching and shipwrecks, from Adelaide
- Learn to kayak in calm waters, suitable for beginning and experienced kayakers
- Likely see Port River dolphins in the waters of the dolphin sanctuary
- Paddle through mangroves while looking for dolphins and other wildlife
- Be amazed by hulking shipwrecks that jut out of the water
What's Included
- Kayak, life vest, paddle, paddling jacket(if required)
- Waterproof container for camera or valuables.
- Professional guide
- Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Adventure Kayaking SA | Dolphin Sanctuary ToursLOT 204 Garden Island Rd, Port Adelaide SA 5015, Australia
We meet you at Lot 204 Garden Island Road, Gillman for the kayaking tours. This is a public reserve. We are a mobile business and have no office at this location. Look for the Adventure Kayaking vehicles, lots of kayaks/SUP's and happy people!
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.What To Expect
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Adventure Kayaking SA
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Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Minimum age is 8 years
- Children 12 and under will need to be accompanied in a kayak by an adult
- Please bring: Insect repellent, drinks, snacks, shoes that can get wet, sunscreen, and your camera
- As we use sit-in kayaks, we find that people 140kgs+ can have trouble fitting in the kayaks. Please call us with any concerns
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 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
Sarah_K
Amazing experience. The kids loved it. Great tour guides, very friendly, and knowledgeable. Will definitely do it again.
Reviews
4.8
based on 286 reviews
Taylor_F, Mar 2026
This was a great way to spend the morning. We saw multiple dolphins and the water was very calm and cool. We got to go through the mangroves which was very cool. I would recommend. It is doable even without a car. We were abel to get an Uber easily.
Response from Host, Mar 2026
Thank you for leaving us a great review! We are glad to hear you enjoyed your experience with us.
Mike_H, Feb 2026
This was a fun easy day of kayaking in the Dolphin Sanctuary. We did see dolphins and many birds as well as shipwrecks up close. Our guide Luke gave us boat loads of information on the area, the wildlife and the shipwrecks. Just a delightful adventure!
Response from Host, Mar 2026
We appreciate you leaving us a 5-star review! It is great to hear you enjoyed your tour and were able to see plenty of wildlife, we will be sure to pass your positive feedback onto Luke.
Jenn_M, Feb 2026
Lovely tour. Nice balance of being guided and sharing knowledge as well as being given some space to explore at your own speed and interest.
The group size we had seemed to be an advantage to other tours in the area.
Response from Host, Feb 2026
We appreciate you taking the time to leave us some positive feedback. It is great to hear that you enjoyed the tour with us.
Sarah_K, Jan 2026
Amazing experience. The kids loved it. Great tour guides, very friendly, and knowledgeable. Will definitely do it again.
Response from Host, Feb 2026
We appreciate you leaving us a great 5-star review! It is wonderful to hear that you enjoyed your tour with us.
Debbie_S, Nov 2025
it is an amazing experience totally recommend
Luke was a great your guide
would definitely do it again.
Response from Host, Nov 2025
We appreciate you leaving us such a great review! It is great to hear that you enjoyed your tour with Luke, we will be sure to pass on your kind regards to him!
Hollie_M, Mar 2025
We had a lovely time and saw a few dolphins, will definitely go again, great experience and good value for money
Response from Host, Apr 2025
Thank you for taking the time to leave such a wonderful 5 star review! We are glad to hear you enjoyed the tour and saw some dolphins along the way.
Emmanuelle_I, Dec 2024
We loved the mangrove part from the tour, it’s like being on an another planet! We haven’t seen dolphins but it’s the game!
Jarrod_L, Dec 2024
Excellent experience, heaps of Dolphins right up close. Guides were great.
Paddling thru the creeks is next level🙌
Ashley_S, Oct 2024
Guide was great and shared lots of knowledge about the area and the things we saw along the way. Thank you.
Terence_R, Jul 2024
Loved going through mangroves high light off the trip if I had time would do again excellent value for money the guide was brilliant Thanks for a great morning
Rachel_O, Jun 2024
Thank you to the staff, I enjoyed kayaking through the mangrove tree area. The water was so still and the weather was beautiful. We did see a few dolphin and plenty of beautiful birds.
Angela_S, Jan 2024
It was a family fun activity to do, and the staff were great, we definitely would do this again. We saw dolphins quite close up.
Bonita_C, Dec 2023
Laid back experience with friendly guides who made everyone feel safe and we saw dolphins which was amazing.
Kym_O, Sep 2023
Fabulous tour and guide. Would recommend to anyone, especially if you've not done before. They even show you how to kayak prior, its great
Garry_G, May 2023
It was a special gift to my partner for Mothers Day as she has wanted to kayak again. An Autumn sunny day and no wind was was warm a perfect start. The Tour Guides are exceptional making everyone feel comfortable and informative. We got to see and hear a lot especially the shipwrecks and estuary that run off into the mangroves. We will be back again and with friends who commented on our adventure, we encourage anyone that is either conformable or not comfortable to contact Adventure Kayaking SA to book in great day and paddle.
LorettaJane_M, Apr 2023
Great guides and comfortable equipment. Was not very taxing - so should be manageable for most fitness levels.
Didn’t see any dolphins, some were seen in an earlier group but it’s likely pot luck.
Sandra_L, Mar 2023
First time kayaking, instructors explain how to get in & paddle, they kept everyone safe, great history lesson.
Eoin_M, Mar 2023
The trip along the creek was a lovely, cosy look at the dense wildlife that exists along the water’s edge. Another fond memory was the lovely feeling of floating around the river bends and seeing the amazing fauna!
The staff were also an incredible part of the experience. They went out of their way to accommodate our needs, even helping us with making our way back to Adelaide. They were full of brilliant anecdotes and tidbits about the area and their experiences! Would highly recommend
Richard_S, Jan 2023
Great family activity we all enjoyed the experience.
We saw dolphins and really enjoyed the kayaking through the mangroves. Our guides were excellent.
Michael_W, Dec 2022
While the dolphins didn’t come out for us on the day, we had a fun and informative day out on the water with Tim and Oli learning about the area’s ecology and exploring the ship graveyard.
Hanh_V, Jul 2022
Phil and Luke (our instructors) were very knowledgeable not just in kayaking but about the area. We had a lot of fun and the mangroves forest is beautiful. Not to mention the dolphins!
You can drive to the place (plenty of parking spaces) or you can catch Uber (up to 15 minutes wait) from Port Adelaide :)
Kellee_B, May 2022
We loved seeing the dolphins. Learning more tips about kayaking was good for me. Phil was a great teacher.
Darryl_M, Apr 2022
Fantastic experience. Had wonderful weather and Phil and Alannah were great guides. Got a close encounter with a dolphin and her baby. Magical. Would highly recommend
Response from Host, Apr 2022
Thank you for your review Darryl! Very pleased to hear you had a great time.
Brett_T, Apr 2022
Phil was a great guide and it’s a relaxing paddle as there was no time limit to be anywhere. We saw a couple of dolphins although they were 50meters away. Great tour and enjoyed it.
Jenny_H, Apr 2022
Great experience even though we didn’t get to see the dolphins. :) The ship wrecks are amazing. The kayaks were great, in good condition and easy to use. Kayaks all had rudders (often removed on hire kayaks) which was brilliant as our day was quite windy and we would have been exhausted without them.
Response from Host, Apr 2022
Thank you so much for your review. We are glad you enjoyed the experience!
Janice_S, Mar 2022
It was really lovely being on the water and seeing the dolphins. I had never been kayaking before, this tour catered to the beginner as well as the experienced.
Dan_S, Jan 2022
Great value for 2.5 hours on the water with kayaks and guides. Loved paddling through the mangroves and then back into more open passage and the shipwrecks. Would recommend.
Response from Host, Feb 2022
Thankyou for you review Dan, we are glad you enjoyed you time on the water.
Anthony_H, Jan 2022
Dolphin are close and found easily. The guide are polite and good in knowledge. It is a good experience for me.
Response from Host, Feb 2022
Thank you for your review, great to here you had a good time.
Aaron_C, Dec 2021
Great day on the water with a helpful and knowledgeable instructor.
Good quality kayaks that are comfortable to use and we even Saw a few dolphins too
Hengshan_L, Nov 2020
most terrible attitude. I didn’t get service and staff refused to refund to me with bad attitude. Firstly they told me they feel upset about me, but I only want to get money back, because I didn’t get service.
Response from Host, Nov 2020
Please stop your harassment of my business. We provide a great service as seen by the overwhelming number of 5 star reviews. You are at fault here by being 1 hour late for your tour. I have asked you to go back to Viator as would have been stated on your original booking thorough this tour company. As you have booked through an agent you are under their terms and conditions. This is usual business practice. We are a micro business doing a great job and enjoying our time with customers, the Port River Dolphins and the amazing wetlands we explore.
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