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Busselton Jetty Underwater Observatory

Beach Front Busselton, Busselton, Western Australia 6280, Australia
+61 8 9754 0900
Ranked #1 of 5 attractions in Busselton
4.0 of 5 stars 94 Reviews
Type: Aquariums
Useful Information: Activities for young children, Activities for older children
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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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6 reviews 6 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2012

My husband and I worked on the jetty to build and install the underwater observatory. It was wonderful to see the progress to the refurbishment of the jetty More

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Perth, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2012

We did the rain ride and met a group couplegoing there. We enjoyed the observation deck. Very informative and the guides your very helpful. We were able to take lots of photos and everyone enjoyed it. The sea life and coral was wonderful as it was very fine above and it made it very clear.Very worth doing it. More

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Palmerston North, New Zealand
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29 reviews 29 reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2012

We decided to take this tour of the underwater observatory. You go out to the observatory by train although we walked back. It is well done but I suppose we expected more for the money we paid I wouldn't go again although it is one way they can raise the money needed to maintain the observatory. More

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Perth, Australia
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15 reviews 15 reviews
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2012

We did the train ride and underwater tour thing. The kids were not overly impressed as we did not see too much. We felt a bit rushed by the guides once down in the observatory which resulted in my feeling we did not get value for money. As an engineering accomplishment it is well worth a look but if you... More

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Perth
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32 reviews 32 reviews
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10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2012

I actually just wanted to walk the jetty and we did this on a lovely windy, sunny and a little bit of rainy afternoon absolutey great, they do have a train but really do the walk More

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Port Macquarie, Australia
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18 reviews 18 reviews
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2012

Great experience which I stingily recommend, It was just like snorkelling but not getting wet. More

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Sydney, Australia
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8 reviews 8 reviews
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2012

The view from the observatory is pretty cool but the tour was seriously boring. We had to stay all together as a huge group while the tour guide rambled off facts about the history of the jetty. As there were probably about 40 of us, it meant not being able to see much as we waited to be allowed to... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 May 2012

We only did the jetty, as we felt the observatory was expensive for the short time you get to spend there. As it is a long way for young kids to walk both ways, we asked and were advised it was suitable to put our 2 young (5 & 7 yo) children on the train and walk briskly alongside, however... More

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Perth, Australia
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14 reviews 14 reviews
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7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 May 2012

The ride to the observatory and the presentation itself was a bit to overpriced, more suited to young children than adults. It was nice to see some of the sea creatures but too many people were crammed into the tour. More

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12 reviews 12 reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 April 2012

Yes it was good, but not many fish on our day, $57 hmmm I just don't think I got my money's worth. I understand concept and all natural, no feeding etc but I do expect to see more than I did. More

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