Small Group Port Stephens + Dolphins + 4WD/sandboarding ex Sydney
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Small Group Port Stephens + Dolphins + 4WD/sandboarding ex Sydney
By Colourful Collective Travel
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Ages 8-65, max of 24 per group
Duration: 11h
Start time: Check availability
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Meets animal welfare guidelines
Live guide: English
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- All transport with professional driver/guide
- 1.5 hour dolphin watching cruise
- 4WD transfer + sandboarding
- Carbon neutral with all vehicle emissions offset
- 30km long Stockton Beach
- Explore local shops on the marina
- Entry/Admission - Nelson Bay
- Entry/Admission - Anna Bay
What's not included- Lunch
- Start:Multiple meeting point options.
- Option 1Christ Church St Laurence, 812 George St, Haymarket NSW 2000, AustraliaDeparts 7.15am St Laurence Church, 812 George St, Haymarket. Please arrive 10 minutes before departure. You must go to the pick-up location you selected at the time of booking unless a change request is made 24 hours before departure
- Option 2St Andrew's Cathedral, Cnr of George and, Bathurst St, Sydney NSW 2000, AustraliaDeparts 7.30am St Andrew’s Cathedral, Bathurst St next to Sydney Town Hall. Please arrive 10 minutes before departure. You must go to the pick-up location you selected at the time of booking unless a change request is made 24 hours before departure.
- Option 3Macquarie Place Park, 36 Bridge St, Sydney NSW 2000, AustraliaDeparts 7.45am The Obelisk, Macquarie Place Park, cnr Loftus St & Bridge St, Circular Quay. Please arrive 10 minutes before departure. You must go to the pick-up location you selected at the time of booking unless a change request is made 24 hours before departure
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Not wheelchair accessible
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 8746P4- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- We do not accept children under 8 years old, including infants
- Not recommended for travellers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travellers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Travellers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- No hot drinks or food are allowed on the bus
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it’s cancelled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 24 travellers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 8746P4
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- Sunshine331693371160 contributionsGreat tripRonnie is a very good tour guide! He made the tour with funs! I enjoyed it very much. Good pasajes nice town. Greetings from HKWritten 27 November 2024
- Hamp110 contributionsHad the best day in the most amazing of places!Had a great day with our guide Gil - he was really friendly, funny and informative! The Blue Mountains are amazing and a must for anyone visiting Syndey!Written 26 November 2024
- Helen P0 contributionsGreat day out - Koalas & Blue MountainsA fantastic trip to Featherdale Wildlife Park & the Blue Mountains. Our guide/driver, Guil was really great- knowledgeable, funny & chatty. Really lucky with the weather & had a really enjoyable day interacting with Aussie wildlife & trekking the beautiful Blue Mountains.Written 12 November 2024
- RATLontour0 contributionsGreat day outAwesome day out. Loved walking to waterfalls. Guil was a fantastic guide full of energy making the day extra special. Recommend to anyone who wants to experience walking some of the trails.Written 11 November 2024
- Harvey2360 contributionsGreat dayGreat tour. Our guide Guil was so nice professional and just great. Fabulous day. Wine tastings were well worth the tour cost. Great full day Easy relaxing drive to Hunter Valley Enjoyed everythingWritten 9 November 2024
- D7523WZalexz0 contributionsAwesome day!Had a great day with wife and our friends at Hunter Valley the other day. We loved everything about it! The bus is very comfortable, the driver is very friendly and helpful, the wineries are amazing, great quality, lunch was filling and tasty. We were also very lucky with sunny weather. Would recommend to anyone.Written 9 November 2024
- rgZ4006QE0 contributionsGreat day outA fabulous day, with loads of tasting testing and matching. Good lunch and comfortable journey, our guide was great tooWritten 30 October 2024
- Trek644266141530 contributionsNice short day out to CanberraPeter is very knowledgeable on Canberra. He stopped over in a nice cafe both ways so we can enjoy a break. Weather was good to us so the whole day is not long enough.Written 23 October 2024
- elliepA9284PW0 contributionsHighly recommend !We thoroulgy enjoyed our blue mountain experience. We saw some amazing views and visited the wildlife centre as part of our tour, where we got to feed kangaroos and see a vast range of animals. Our guide, Ronnie, was passionate and engaging and made our day a great one! Highly recommendWritten 21 October 2024
- Kevin H0 contributionsAmazing wine tasting tourOur driver and tour guide Peter is knowledgeable about the local wineries history and looked after everyone. The small bus we took was nice and clean and we met up with other attendees from the US, UK and Venezuela who were all friendly. We tasted some very good wines and thus took some home. Anyway it was an amazing day tour at Hunter Valley,Written 20 October 2024
- eileenc4340 contributionsStrongly recommend this tour to anyone wishing to properly experience the Blue Mountains.I believe the guide was very informative, engaging and funny throughout the whole trip and was very good to remember bits and pieces about us personally and was very good to chat. The outline of the trip was made very clear and arriving early to Featherdale to get a great hands-on experience with all the Australian animals. The look out at Lincoln Rock was a thing of beauty with great photo opportunities. We went on some lovely easy walks and got great views of the Blue Mountains and three sisters along with very informative aboriginal stories by our guide Ronnie. We got to stopped for a lovely lunch for an hour in Kotoomba in beautiful warm weather. I would strongly recommend this tour to anyone.Written 10 October 2024
- kathywQ8353HW0 contributionsBlue mountain experienceAlthough it rained most of the day we had a fabulously entertaining day with Ronnie. We went to scenic world and Featherdale. Saw two waterfalls also. Recommend this trip with colourful collective .Written 2 October 2024
- jameskH3980CG0 contributionsAmazing wine personal wine tour through orangeOrange wine tour with the insider treat! The entire experience was planned and executed to perfection! Brett was amazing not only in the lead up, but throughout the day and made the experience very personable. Highly recommend to anyone wishing to get a bespoke experience of OrangeWritten 28 September 2024
- sophieaE2712UJ0 contributionsA great day tripOur tour guide Ronnie was 10/10! Ronnie was very knowledgeable and made the day fun for everyone! Would recommend anyone to goWritten 28 September 2024
- tankT3969TG0 contributionsGreat experience for wine loverIt was a great experience for us. We get to enjoy different wines as well as the pairing session with chocolate and cheese. Highly recommended.Written 22 September 2024
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inimini71
12 contributions
Oct 2017 • Solo
Personally I was only in it for the dolphins - cruise was lovely and happy to say not part of the 2% that doesn't get to see any . But vegging out on a terrace with a nibble and a drink at the beach while co-travelers went up the dunes for a mouth full of sand ;-) was a perfect and relaxing end to the day .
Written 2 November 2017
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Thanks for the review!
Written 30 January 2018
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Laura K
1 contribution
May 2023 • Solo
I went with Peter and he was so nice and professional. Tour was very good. Weather was also excellent.👍🏻
Written 25 June 2023
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Thanks for joining us Laura, lucky we had you on a nice sunny day!
Written 30 June 2023
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Margarita S
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia9 contributions
June 2023
The best Port Stephens tour we have ever done (and we've done a few)! Dolphins, sand dunes, beautiful bays and lookouts - the perfect balance between lots of things to see and do and a relaxed pace to enjoy them. And Peter is an amazing guide!
Written 8 June 2023
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Thanks for your lovely review Margarita! Glad you had a top day with Peter
Written 13 June 2023
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Rogie O
1 contribution
Nov 2024 • Friends
The Dolphin watch cruise was great, staff are great! But the sand dunes/4WD experience is quite disappointing. We were expecting for a 4WD experience even just for 10 minutes at least, but the 4WD is use only to transport people to the sand dunes for sand boarding. Maybe they should change the description so people won’t expect a proper 4WD experience. And the driver of 4WD is very rude and not communicating anything to the customers. He left one customer behind despite of telling him that there’s one more. Then he lied and change his story when confronted. Such a disappointment!
Written 5 November 2024
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Thanks for the feedback. Apologies for the rude staff member of the 4WD. We'll pass this onto the 4WD operator and we'll adjust the description as the 4WD is an exciting and important part of the sand dune experience.
Written 6 November 2024
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Kate
Liverpool, UK30 contributions
Nov 2018 • Solo
My main reason for writing in is to say a massive thank you to our tour guide, Cheeks. He is hilarious, chats with everyone and is genuinely just such a joy to be around... even at 7am. He was amazing, give the man a raise.
As for the trip, Port Stephens is beautiful. Sand boarding is an experience you'll never forget (mainly because, being English, you'll never have seen so much sand in your life).
My advice for people thinking of going on this trip? Do it! And take a swimming costume and get in the boom net while on the dolphin boat cruise.
As for the trip, Port Stephens is beautiful. Sand boarding is an experience you'll never forget (mainly because, being English, you'll never have seen so much sand in your life).
My advice for people thinking of going on this trip? Do it! And take a swimming costume and get in the boom net while on the dolphin boat cruise.
Written 13 November 2018
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Sandi G
Toronto, Canada43 contributions
Jan 2018 • Solo
I went on this trip yesterday. Our driver Billy kept us entertained for the majority of the drive and really took an interest in getting to know each person on the bus... where we were from, how long in Australia, etc. He was great and very knowledgeable and approachable about Australia and things to do around the area. You have a chance to change into your swimsuit if you want for the dolphin tour (but honestly don't, the water is so cold it's better just to watch. Regardless there's a bathroom on the boat where you can change if you want to). We stopped at a nice cafe for lunch and they had a veggie burger option which was delicious. They were accommodating too, Billy happily made sure mine had no chilli on it because I'm allergic to beans. The sand boarding was really cool but didn't go down the hill as fast as I thought it would. The walk up the hill in the sand was treacherous each time, but the ride down was fun. The sand dunes were beautiful. This day trip had people of all ages, families, etc and it was suited to all of us.
Written 3 January 2018
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Thanks for your review. Its a long drive to Port Stephens so good to hear that you were kept entertained by Billy.
The boat can be a lot of fun and its nice that there is the option to swim in the net if you're brave enough. The sandboarding requires a bit of work so we put it at the end of the day so you can relax on the bus ride home. Sounds like you are a real thrill seeker, you should of asked the boys for some tips on how to go a little faster, its all in the position of your body which can make you go super fast!
Glad to hear you had a great day out.
Thanks
Alanna
Written 30 January 2018
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351emely
Breda, The Netherlands1 contribution
Nov 2017 • Solo
I had a great day at Port Stephens, last saturday. First we went to an amazing lookout point and after that the dolphin watch cruise. This was amazing, especially the opportunity to sit in the net.
After that we did the sandboarding what was great. Also the traffic was well organised and the busdriver George want really to show us the nicest places.
After that we did the sandboarding what was great. Also the traffic was well organised and the busdriver George want really to show us the nicest places.
Written 28 November 2017
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Thanks for your review!
Written 30 January 2018
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Sarah Y
Sydney Olympic Park, Australia
Hi
do you accept parents nsw vouchers and how many vouchers can i use for one adult 14 year old
Written 19 June 2022
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