Batemans Bay Glass-Bottom Kayak Tour Over 2 Relaxing Hours

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Batemans Bay, Australia

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2 hours (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Overview

See colorful marine life such as stingrays and blue swimmer crabs in Batemans Bay on a kayak tour in glass-bottom kayaks. Your guide leads a fun and family-friendly tour of the Batemans Marine Park Sanctuary in stable kayaks, the perfect way to explore this otherwise inaccessible area and observe the underwater world. Light refreshments and use of equipment are included. Morning or afternoon departures are available to suit your schedule.

Touring by glass-bottomed kayak gives you a clearer view of the reserve
Family-friendly experience is suitable for kids and adults
No need to rent your own gear as all necessary equipment is provided
Snacks are included so you don't have to pack a picnic

What's Included

Snacks
Guide
Use of equipment

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

7 Myamba Parade, Surfside NSW 2536, Australia
Please meet in the car park opposite 7 Myamba Parade, Surfside Please wear sun smart clothing and bring with you hats, sunscreen, drinking water and a sense of adventure. For further info please see our FAQ page on the Region X website.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Make your own way to the meeting point near Batemans Bay to begin your tour.

Start by getting outfitted in the provided flotation device and kayak, then receive paddling instruction and a safety briefing.

When ready, set out with your guide on the calm waters within the Batemans Marine Park Sanctuary Zones, which encompasses an important mangrove and tidal sand flat system. The sand flats, seagrass beds, and mangroves protects and provides key breeding grounds for a variety of species, including stingrays, blue swimmer crabs, octopus, fiddler rays and an array of fish.

The region is also significant for the Yuin, the Aboriginal people that have lived there for more than 12,000 years. The name for nearby Cullendulla Creek comes from the Aboriginal that translates to 'place of food.'

Your guide shares informative commentary about the history and wildlife of the area throughout the tour. From your glass-bottom kayak, you can watch marine animals that swim near you, and access parts of the marine park that are only accessible by boat.

Your guide returns you to the starting point to end your tour along with complimentary snacks.

Region X

Batemans Marine Park

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Not wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
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
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 16 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

Tyson_M

Kayaking in a quiet cove of the bay was an absolute delight, peaceful, informative, and perfectly paced. The guides were fun, friendly, and clearly knew their stuff. I took my 7 year-old son, and we both had a fantastic time. Highly recommended!

Reviews

4.9

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Great and relaxing experience

Connor_C, Jan 2026

Good fun and very knowledgeable guide. Really enjoyed the experience! Would recommend to others coming to the area.

Response from Host, Feb 2026

So glad you could come enjoy a paddle with us!

Must do!

Tyson_M, Oct 2025

This was the perfect...

DonnaCleall_C, Jan 2025

This was the perfect experience for beginners like us. We had smaller children as well which were accounted for with their own small paddles and safety gear. Josh was so welcoming accommodating with the children. I think the best price of advice is that be flexible as you can’t predict the weather and the tides. Josh called us the day before to discuss options as the weather and tides were not going to be great for us on our chosen timings and where we had chosen to go. Instead there are many other safer options where you can still have a great time in the kayak. We had the best experience with local knowledge guides. You wouldn’t get that in Sydney. Just superb. Thanks guys. We will be choosing you guys again for any other adventure packages.

Response from Host, Mar 2025

Thanks Donna! Please come again with the kids for another adventure! regards Josh

Batemans Bay Must Do Activity

Ivy_H, Jan 2024

My hubby & I joined the 2 hours kayaking session on the morning of 1/1/24. We had 15 people in our group with participants ages from around 10 to an elderly woman. As my hubby & I aren’t active people nor talented in aquatic sports I worried that we may loose control of the kayak by flipping over in the water. This activity turned out to be so much fun. Above all, we enjoyed learning about the nature, how we should take part in protecting it and the aboriginal culture. Our instructors are very really fantastic, fun, very well experienced and were very informative and friendly. They explained to us the necessary techniques and key skills of kayaking as well as rules of engagement prior to going into the water. Safety was an important area our instructor covered in detail and life jackets were provided to all participants. This activity was leisurely, enjoyable, techniques was easy to execute to learn and was certain not a high impact sport; suitable for kids & older people alike. We had water & land exploration during this activity. We had sighted stingrays, oysters, mullet fishes, cockles, abalones, small crabs and even tasted the Aboriginal food picked from the beach.

Response from Host, Jan 2024

Thank you for taking the time to write a review. The Glass Bottom Tour is one of the favourite tours that we run. It caters for all ages and abilities and we are extremely proud of all our guides with their skills and knowledge and they truly love what they do.

Great fun

Divya_J, Dec 2023

Bad photos but great tour. We did glad bottom tour which was a good kayaking experience at Bateman Bay. Our guide explained kayaking basics, showed us a thing or two about the area and we had fun time. Will surely recommend it. And do a longer tour next time (if I come back to Australia and this region again). They said they’ll take complementary photos 😳🙄😬 please!!

Response from Host, Jan 2024

Thank you for taking the time to write a review. We are so pleased that you had a great time out on the water with us. We apologise for the photos not being so great but hope to see you again soon out on the water with us

Great time had by all!

Jane_V, Apr 2023

Fabulous experience for the whole family. The guides were great and was an amazing morning spent exploring! Thank you.

Response from Host, May 2023

Thanks Jane, really means a lot to us to have such a great family out there with us and to receive your positive review is appreciated! See you again!

Great family fun

Craig_K, Apr 2023

A great way to spend a morning (or arvo). Went with my 6 year old boy who had a blast. We went and caught a few small waves and also went against a few which was fun. It was looking like we wouldn't see any creatures, but that's the way it goes. But all of a sudden found 1,000s of crabs crawling across the sand bar. The kids could pick them up and didn't want to leave. A great tour.

Response from Host, May 2023

Thanks Craig! Mother Nature sometimes keeps here secrets hidden, we are so glad that the crabs came out for you! Does not matter how old you are, we all love soldier crabs!

Lots of fun for families

Tammie_B, Jan 2023

My family and I had a great time. Saw a shovelnose shark, some smaller stingrays and an eagle ray. Would highly recommend the tour.

A fun adventure for the whole family!

Clare_R, Oct 2022

Our family of five had an absolute ball on this tour. Josh made the whole experience relaxing and fun, and was so encouraging to our kids in particular as they tried things outside of their comfort zone! We never felt rushed, and Josh's knowledge of the area and ability to spot things to point out to us was exceptional. You won't regret this experience for a second.

Response from Host, Dec 2022

Thanks Clare, we'd love to see you and your family on our pizza paddle or our new snorkel discovery experience!

Enjoyable kayaking trip

Margaret_J, Apr 2022

Very enjoyable trip and both guides were excellent They pointed out interesting information about the aboriginal settlements and the marine sanctuary

Response from Host, Dec 2022

Thanks so much for your review, we would love to see you again soon on one of our tours that explore the Clyde river! Cheers Chaska

Good time activity with family

Friska_S, Jan 2022

Our instructor “Dave and Will” are good for those who just started and those who want an adventure. We learn about team work and also nature . We saw stingray during the kayaking.