Sydney Harbour Cruise: Explore Iconic Sights

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Experience the best sights of Sydney on a hop-on hop-off harbour cruise. Jump on and off at iconic stops like Circular Quay, Taronga Zoo, and Manly. Explore at your own pace!

Duration: 7 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Hop on Hop off (Route)

Operating Schedule: Experience all the renowned landmarks of Sydney Harbour with boats departing throughout the day, starting at approximately 9:00 am.
Circular Quay: This area is home to the iconic Sydney Opera House, the historic Rocks district, the Sydney Harbour Bridge Pylon, and vibrant weekend markets.
Darling…

What's Included

Guided audio commentary available for download to your smartphone
Choice of 1-Day or 2-Day Hop-on hop-off sightseeing cruise pass, select at time of booking

What's Not Included

Food and drinks
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Attraction Entries

Additional Information

A hop-on hop-off Harbour cruise offers the perfect opportunity to explore the iconic sights of Sydney Harbour. Passengers can board and disembark at various stops, such as Circular Quay, Darling Harbour, Taronga Zoo, Watsons Bay, Shark Island, and Manly. Visitors can enjoy each location at their leisure before hopping on another boat to continue their…

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Elizabeth

Apr 21, 2025

Great transportation around Sydney Harbor. - Very convenient to many spots in the harbour including Manly Beach and the Zoo. Boats left at the exact time on the schedule. Stop by their booth at Circular Quay for exact departure schedule- it varies by day of the week. It might be a bit more expensive than the ferries but worth it for a first time visitor.

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Ruthmccord

Mar 11, 2025

Great boat ride - This harbor boat ride was perfect for us. We got great views of the Opera House and Harbor bridge. We got off at one stop and had lunch at a waterside restaurant. We enjoyed a nice lunch and enjoyed the water front marina. We finished the day with a stop a Tanonga Zoo. The boat was a great way to see the harbor sights as well as get around.

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Jeff_y

Feb 28, 2025

Hop on Hop off Ferry - Easy to locate and exchange voucher for ticket. Comfortable ferry and ran on time. Easy to get on and off and things to do at each location.

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Shirley_m

Feb 13, 2025

Manly Beac - The timetable was very limited and we couldn't go to all the destinations as this was not on offer. I felt a bit et down by that. The beaches were beautiful and the sun made it for us

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Wmarquis

Jan 30, 2025

Definitely worth the money, especially for the two day trip. - The tour was exactly as I had expected. It was very convenient, especially the two day tour, to visit the places I had always wanted to see. Very comfortable very enjoyable.

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E4632uosaraht

Feb 6, 2025

OK Ferry Ride - Nice ride but no commentary on what you are seeing. Sold like On Off bus but has no commentary. Simply a ferry ride. Other better option

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Jaymca

Mar 15, 2025

How can they run morning ferries when the ticket office does not even open until nearly noon? - Very disappointed with Captain Cook Cruises: their schedule listed ferries running from Circular Quay from 08:00 onward, but their ticket office wasn't even open until nearly 10:00 AM! The entire line of tourists waiting for that ticket office to open grew to a ridiculous size, and the inability to travel at their scheduled times threw off our entire planned itinerary for Watsons Bay and Manly that day. We ended up giving up and took the local fast ferry instead to Watsons Bay; as a plus, it runs on the Opal system so there's a maximum limit on how much we would have to pay for travel that day. However, in order to get to Manly from Watsons Bay, we still had to take a private ferry and that afternoon, it ended up being with Captain Cook Cruises. Payment was simple by credit card. The trip was a bit off schedule (late) but the arrival time was close enough to the schedule. (The trip home to Circular Quay, we were able to take a local fast ferry again from Manly.)

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Gerry

Jan 13, 2025

Expensive water taxi! - My wife and I had pre-booked the 2-day 'Hop On Hop Off (HOHO)' and, in truth it wasn't worth it for several reasons! 1. Expensive; 2. No commentary from captain or crew (and surely this could be built into their role)! You are expected to download it and that is, for most people, a generally disappointing experience! It also discriminates against those who haven't a smart phone! 3. The public feffies are considerably cheaper! 4. One day is really plenty of time to see what is a relatively small amount of places if interest. Overall, what we got was simply an expensive water taxi.

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X8958glkellys

Jan 7, 2025

Waste of money - Poor value for money. Tickets not checked and heard others saying it was a "free commute" between watsons bay and circular quay because they chose this ferry in order to avoid paying for a ticket on the commuter ferry. Ferries didn't consistently run to timetable and sometimes too full so had to wait for another or pay to use commuter ferry. Audio guide was rubbish so I'd advise using commuter ferry to explore.

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Hatglasses

Feb 3, 2025

Disappointment. I tried calling and the numbers did not work. .... - We missed the whole thing. The date was not changed and I made the reservation for Feb. 1, 2025. Unfortunately, we did not even arrive in Australia until Feb. 7

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From $28

up to 9 guests

1 - Adult