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3.5 hours Marine Discovery Swim & Snorkel Cruise
Highlights
- Experience a diverse underwater world with vibrant marine life, including fish, sea urchins, and rays.
- Relax onboard with a licensed bar and scenic views of the NSW coast as the sails are hoisted.
- Enjoy informative commentary from qualified Dive-Master/Snorkel Guides while exploring stunning offshore islands.
Welcome to a rich and ever-changing underwater world. Enjoy a leisurely cruise onboard Imagine through the bay, stop and visit our Bottlenose Dolphins, then head out to an offshore island.
In the sheltered lea of Cabbage Tree or Fingal Island, guests will find an amazing and diverse range of marine life and vegetation including fish, sea urchins, soft corals, and rays, all waiting to be discovered. On the return, staff will hoist the sails as guests relax and take in some of the most scenic landscapes along the NSW coast, purchase a drink from the bar and let the afternoon sail away.
Snorkel with a friendly and knowledgeable crew who provide informative commentary. The tour and boat features a 360 degree view, a comfortable downstairs cabin, licensed bar with complimentary tea/coffee. Snacks are available to purchase or you can bring your own lunch. Onboard restrooms for your convenience. The staff are qualified Dive-Master/Snorkel Guides and hire of snorkel, fins and mask are included.
Tour details
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Available from 5 December 2025 to 19 April 2026
Features
Service facilities
This business does not currently offer accessible facilities.
Operation information
Imagine Cruises
Imagine Cruises is an advanced Eco-Accredited company operating in beautiful Port Stephens. All of their tours are designed to combine environment and tourism in a successful partnership. They showcase the best that the Port Stephens-Great Lakes Marine Park has to offer, while simultaneously doing their best to educate guests and take care of the spectacular environment as well as the creatures, both land and sea, that inhabit it.
Imagine was built in 1995 by company director Frank Future, and then business partner Yves Papin, with the help of a group of stakeholders. The boat was launched with a vision to help make Port Stephens a model of Ecotourism. For over twenty years Imagine has continued to support research and conservation initiatives such as the Dolphin Research Education and Management (DREAM) research fund, Eco Network Port Stephens, Ocean and Coastal Care Initiatives, International Whaling Commission, Eco-tourism Australia and the Marine Parks Association.
Committed to best practice business operation, Imagine Cruises believes they must manage themselves responsibly within their natural environment if future generations are to have the same experiences that they have.
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Accreditations
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ECO Certified (Advanced Ecotourism) by Ecotourism Australia
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ECO Certified (Ecotourism) by Ecotourism Australia
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ECO Certified (Nature Tourism) by Ecotourism Australia
Memberships
- Boating Industry Association
- Charter Vessel Association
- Regional Tourist/Tourism Association/Organisation
- Visitor Information Centre
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