2 hour whale watching experience departing Hillarys Boat Harbour

Recommended by 90% of travelers

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Perth, Australia

2 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English

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Overview

Get up close and personal to whales on this tour from Hillarys Boat Harbor in Perth. You’ll meet your group and get aboard your vessel, and then your pilot and crew will take you to where the whales are. There are three viewing decks onboard, so you can see the whales from all angles. Note that hotel pick up is also offered, taking any transport stress out of the equation.

Plan on around 2 hours for this excursion
Note this is wheelchair and stroller accessible
Your boat will be comfortable and air conditioned
See the whales from 3 different viewing decks

What's Included

Air-conditioned vehicle

No food or drinks included

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Meeting point

Rottnest Fast Ferries
Shop/56 Southside Dr, Hillarys WA 6025, Australia
Please meet at the Rottnest Fast Ferries booking office - Shop 56, Southside Drive, Hillarys Boat Harbour.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Ticket Redemption Point

Rottnest Fast Ferries, Shop/56 Southside Dr, Hillarys WA 6025, Australia

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible

Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 200 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

Kathy_L

We had a fantastic experience. We saw a pod of whales in the distance and the boat edged closer. We had a great view of the whales and the boat crew stayed out a bit longer so that all the passengers could see the whales. Highly recommended.

Reviews

4.6

based on 21 reviews

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Take sea sick tablets

Samantha_C, Nov 2025

Weather was rather choppy so I took sea sick ginger tablets which were fab, unfortunately, some people didn’t! We didn’t see any whales unfortunately, but the crew really did their best and even stayed out at sea a bit longer in a hope. It’s not guaranteed so was a little disappointing, but one of those things. Nice to get out to see on the Indian Ocean.

Best whale watching experience ever, it was so close to watch and a lots of them, will definitely be back again

YuHan_H, Oct 2025

It was the best experience never ever. Definitely will bring more friends to come with. But remember to take sickness pills, lots of people vomited. All the staff were excellent, running around to help to clean up and collected all the disgusting rubbish. Thank you all.

Wonderful experience.

Kathy_L, Sep 2025

Great Whales of the water

YeeLeng_L, Sep 2025

For a start it was a beautiful day, to be able to see the whales being so active in the water was amazing. We didn’t see much of the full body of the whale but it was a true experience throughout the trip.

Great trip and the whales were magnificent!

Madaleine_G, Nov 2024

Great trip! Saw lots of whales and the marine biologist was approachable and knowledgeable! The boat was comfortable and lots of help was available at all times. We will return!

Whales wales everywhere

Marc_W, Nov 2024

What an amazing experience for a late season whale watching trip top crew good clean tidy boat 10 out of 10 couldn’t be happier 🤙🤙

Whale watching

Barbara_C, Nov 2024

We have done several whale watching cruises and have never saw so many whales. They were very active. It was a larger ship than we have been on before.

Fun day on the waves

Carol_M, Oct 2024

Besides the boat ride with the wonerful information on speaker, seeing the many humpback whales was more than expectations. Very comforting to see the care of the crew for people on board with motion siclness. Thank you for the expierence.

Awesome excursion - a must try

Fitri_W, Oct 2024

Very happy with this excursion. They had Abby, marine biologist, who explained a lot about humpback whales and always on a lookout so it’s easy for us to spot. And I love how they didn’t put a full capacity of the boat so it's comfortable for us to move around. Thanks to the captain who gave us some extra time as a lot of whales suddenly when we were just about to return back. And it’s awesome that they provided pickup and dropoff bus from and to hotel in the city.

Wonderful whale watching experience

Jason_K, Oct 2024

My friends and my family enjoyed the whale watching trip. The marine biologist provided excellent commentary during the session 🤩

End up spotting 3 types...

JIAJUN_W, Sep 2024

End up spotting 3 types of whale and a breach. Too bad it happened so suddenly didn’t get a chance to capture it

Poor customer service

Ryan_R, Sep 2024

Was not good as the boat left early and did not wait for me and other passengers. The email confirmation was incorrect as well as it had the wrong time on the email as well. All up just poor communication and a floored booking system.

Well worth the money!

Andy_B, Nov 2023

Modern, clean vessel with plenty of seats/ breathing room and viewing opportunities. Loads of whales (including close ups) and smooth sailing with a total of 2.5 hrs on water ...great value!

What a experience to witness

gary_s, Nov 2023

The expert was excellent, the knowledge of the captain and the expert to find the whales was brilliant. A wonderful experience

A breathtaking experience

Lindy_T, Oct 2023

The whole experience was amazing but the skipper took time to slow or stop at each sighting so we could really experience every sighting. The commentary from the AQWA team member was exceptional!!!

Whale Watching

Janet_D, Oct 2023

I enjoyed seeing whales for the first time. Me and my son enjoyed it so much we both want to go again next year.

A great experience knowing of the best Stadium in Perth

Mya_T, Sep 2023

A stunning rooftop panoramic view part of East Perth Swan river side and especially on top of the Optus Stadium.

Absolutely amazing

Tiaki_M, Sep 2023

It was awesome actually getting to see whales breaching right in front of us my partner and son were amazed the look on their faces made my day thank you for the great day looking forward to doing it again in the near future