Dolphin Sanctuary Eco Tour

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Dolphin Sanctuary Eco Tour

Adventure and Outdoors Tours
Cruises, Sailing and Water Tours
Nature and wildlife
Sightseeing Tours
5 min guests
32 max guests

Highlights

  • Paddle through a 10,000-year-old mangrove forest, immersing yourself in a unique ecosystem teeming with dolphins.
  • Listen to local Aboriginal stories while gliding through serene creeks, connecting with the rich cultural heritage of the area.
  • Spot diverse wildlife and shipwrecks along the way, capturing unforgettable moments for your camera.
  • Enjoy a comfortable pace guided by marine biologists, ensuring an enriching experience for all fitness levels.

It’s not every day that you get the opportunity to paddle your way through a 10,000 year old mangrove forest amidst hundreds of migrating and native dolphin species. It’s a special experience that simply can’t be replicated, which is why Dolphin Sanctuary Kayak Tours is a must-do!
The guides are marina biologists with experience working with marine mammals and wildlife. Participants don’t need any prior kayaking experience, and they travel at a comfortable pace to accommodate intermediate fitness levels. During the tour, you’ll stumble across a number of wildlife and shipwreck sighting opportunities, so be sure to bring your camera!

Once you get out, you’ll paddle through creeks whilst listening to local Aboriginal stories. View the abundant bird life, marine mammals and other creatures that make up the intricate eco system. Another addition to this experience is the Sanctuary, which is part of South Australia’s largest port. It has a rich Aboriginal and European cultural background with a number of noteworthy landmarks to explore. The mangrove forest makes the ultimate feeding grounds for dolphins due to the abundance of seagrass, saltmarsh, and the tidal flats and creeks.

Itinerary highlights

Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary

The Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary is the hub of marine adventure. We take you on a guided tour through some of SA’s most beautiful waters, enabling you to get up close and personal with one of the oceans most playful and friendly creatures.

In the marine park, visitors have the opportunity to kayak amongst more than 30 bottlenose dolphins, and 300 other dolphin visitors that consistently come and go. You can watch them peacefully socialise, feed, play and nurse their young in their very own environment for an immersive and educational experience.

Garden Island Mangroves

The Sanctuary boasts a 10,000 year-old mangrove forest, which makes the ultimate feeding grounds for dolphins due to the abundance of seagrass, saltmarsh, and the tidal flats and creeks. For those interested in bird watching, the Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary shares a big part of the northern coastal habitat.

Tour details

  • Adventure and Outdoors Tours
  • Cruises, Sailing and Water Tours
  • Nature and wildlife
  • Sightseeing Tours
  • Half Day or Less
  • Water – Self Propelled
  • Moderate
  • On demand

Features

Service facilities

  • Carpark
  • Family Friendly
  • Non Smoking
  • Public Toilet

Service Tags

  • Nature & Wildlife
Accessibility

This business does not currently offer accessible facilities.

Operation information

Dolphin Sanctuary Kayak Tours

It’s not every day that you get the opportunity to paddle your way through a 10,000 year old mangrove forest with the opportunity to see dolphins along the way. There is also the opportunity to kayak up close to shipwrecks, relics of a bygone era.
It’s a special experience that simply can’t be replicated, which is why Dolphin Sanctuary Kayak Tours is a must-do! This is a guided tour with commentary.
The guides have extensive experience and knowledge of working within this unique marine eco system , marine mammals and other wildlife that is encountered along the way. Participants don’t need any prior kayaking experience, and we travel at a comfortable pace to accommodate reasonable fitness levels. You leave from private facilities (club house, toilets, lock up car parking) at Angas Inlet Boat Club, Garden Island, Port Adelaide only 30 minutes from Adelaide CBD.

Tags

  • Nature & Wildlife
  • Signature Experiences

Accreditations

  • EcoStar Accreditation
  • Quality Tourism Accreditation
  • Sustainable Tourism Accreditation by ATIC

Memberships

  • Tourism Industry Council of SA

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