PORT MACQUARIE is the gateway to 100km of majestic waterways,
whale watching & national park eco cruises
Port Macquarie Cruise Adventures operates 6 cruise boats across a broad range of water activities, including river & ocean dolphin & whale watching. The magnificent waterways comprise the 3 rivers Hastings, Maria and Wilson, full of marine life including bottle nosed dolphins, sea turtles, crabs, prawns, oysters and fish.
Cruise Adventures have 3 river cruisers (shown above) carrying up to 150 people at one time. The newest vessel ''Discovery 2'' (top left) is a 54 passenger Murray River cruiser catering to coach groups, parties & functions. We have the only passenger vessels capable of navigating the shallow sections of the rivers to the National Park & Oyster World plus cover the vast distances required to see the Everglades (90km return) and Wauchope.
Whale watching in 2011 was the best ever with 99.7% successful sightings. Humpbacks pass close to Port Macquarie on their migration north from May to November each year. We operate 4 whale watching boats with departures every 30 minutes during busy times.
Sports Boat Rides on 3 fast RIBs (rigid inflatable boats). This is definately the best fun way to see our magnificant coastline or river and also for whale watching.
RIBs get to the whales & dolphins quickly for a personal eco- friendly experience - see Sport Boat page.
Fishing on Discovery. Stay tuned for more fishing .
DOLPHINS ARE ENCOUNTERED ON MOST CRUISES
Oyster World parties & functions. This unique venue upriver has operated for nearly 30 years as a cruise boat stop-over and party venue. Feed the 100s of friendly fish who live there.
Cruise Adventures operate 3 ticket offices. The main booking and departure centre is Dolphin & Whale Watch Centre, a TEAL GREEN floating ticket office on the Short Street Wharf (northern end of Short Street) Port Macquarie. We also have a shop-front office at 3/74 Clarence Street with a magnificent screen display showing the best of our cruises.
WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ABOARD!