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Thunderball Shipwreck Tour: WWII History Adventure
4.9
74 Ratings
Darwin City
The Thunderball Shipwreck tour is ideal for those in search of excitement with a historic touch. Explore the sites of the WWII shipwrecks in Darwin Harbour. Our expert guides will provide entertaining and enlightening information about the region while leading an exceptional jet ski tour. Adventure is everywhere!
The Thunderball Shipwreck tour is ideal for those in search of excitement with a historic touch. Explore the sites of the WWII shipwrecks in Darwin Harbour. Our expert guides will provide entertaining and enlightening information about the region while leading an exceptional jet ski tour. Adventure is everywhere!
Duration:
1 hour
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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00Seven Jet Ski Adventures - Concealed beneath the ocean waves, the Shipwrecks of Darwin stand as one of the most extensive historical sites in Australia. Beneath the water’s surface lies a realm of submerged vessels and contorted steel.
Our expert guides will provide you with insights and the historical context of the underwater military ships…
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00Seven Jet Ski Adventures - Concealed beneath the ocean waves, the Shipwrecks of Darwin stand as one of the most extensive historical sites in Australia. Beneath the water’s surface lies a realm of submerged vessels and contorted steel.
Our expert guides will provide you with insights and the historical context of the underwater military ships that were targeted and sunk by Japanese aircraft in 1942 during the Second World War. Additionally, the ocean floor of Port Darwin is home to numerous fishing boats, laid to rest by the tumultuous seas brought on by Cyclone Tracey in 1974.
What's Included
- Jet ski
- Life jacket
- Bottled water
- Sunscreen
- Jet ski
- Life jacket
- Bottled water
- Sunscreen
Location
00Seven Jet Ski Adventures
Meet at Dock1, Stokes Hill Wharf (opposite The Jetty Restaurant)30 minutes prior to your tour start time.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(74 Ratings)
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8katherinel
Apr 13, 2026
So Much Fun! - We had a great time! Simon would stop to make sure we were all ok and also gave us a bit of history about the sunken ship below us.
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Clark_d
Apr 11, 2026
Great experience! - Our guide Simon and his crew gave us a fabulous trip on the jet skis… so much fun! Would definitely do this again if we return to Darwin.
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Andreaza1729tt
Mar 25, 2026
Best of Darwin with a splash of fun - Excellent adventure around Darwin Harbour.
Great for team bonding and to learn history of Darwin. Our Guide Andrea did a fantastic job keeping us all engaged, informed and safe.
Will absolutely recommend to anyone this experience
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Vincyc2026
Jan 25, 2026
Excellent - Very nice staff. Good event for couple or a group of people. Had great fun.
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Climber38497976548
Dec 28, 2025
Worth it - First time of driving jetski. Our kind guide Nick taught us how to drive and gave us a very nice experience. Was so much fun
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Cabsav12016
Nov 5, 2025
A fantastic experience would recommend this to anyone young or old. They offer a few different tours. - Guide was very helpful in making me feel safe and very informative .Was very good on explaining the safety features to abide by
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Tina
Oct 28, 2025
So much fun and did not matter that we were first timers!! Our guide John was great, great knowledge and skills. - This was so much fun, never ridden a JetSki before but that did not matter at all. Our instructor John was fantastic, have a clear concise instructions and his knowledge of the area and what we were looking. Was a real hoot, I thought before hand that an hour wasn’t very long but if you’re having a crack and have to grip with your thighs then it’s plenty long enough, feel like I’ve been for a 3hr horse ride today bit so worth it!!
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Hugsssssss
Oct 11, 2025
As a beginner I felt perfectly comfortable - It was my first ever experience on a jet ski. Helena explained everything to make me feel completely comfortable. She checked throughout the experience if everyone was OK. From start to end, the whole experience was well organised. Photos and videos of the experience are sent on, so there is no worries about missing out if you don't have your phone handy. If I had more time in Darwin I would definitely book again.
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Graemeby3887zg
Oct 10, 2025
Fun!! - Andrea was a brilliant host for our Thunderball WWII Adventure Tour. We were setup on a very stable and easy to operate Jetski. My Fiance was on the back of the Jetski, a little apprehensive but with some reassuring instruction from Andrea she started enjoying the experience as we headed out into the harbour for some very informative exchange of information about the conflict that occurred leading to the ship sinking. We moved on to a bit of freestyle skiing around Cullen Bay.
We ended up with some excellent video and photographs of our experience with some cool poses and a free drink at the bar afterwards.
Well done 007!!
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Chandy08
Sep 24, 2025
Thrilling, fun and adventurous - First time jetskiing, and the tour guide made sure that it was totally fine that I was a beginner and showed patience when teaching the ropes. Helena was a great tour guide and made the whole activity a fun and thrilling ride, would highly recommend for beginners in the area.
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