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Australia Cruises, Sailing & Water Tours with Instant Confirmation include: Solar Whisper Daintree River Crocodile and Wildlife Cruise Passions of Paradise Great Barrier Reef Cruise by Catamaran Derwent River Historic Harbour Cruise From Hobart Brisbane Whale Watching Cruise from Redcliffe or Brisbane City Gold Coast Buffet Lunch Sightseeing Cruise View all Tours with Instant Confirmation →

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You will be part of the closest and one of the most intimate encounters in the region due to the eye-level viewing offered by the …More

Gold Coast, Australia

5.0 (67)

Whale Watching Gold Coast

You will be part of the closest and one of the most intimate encounters in the region due to the eye-level viewing offered by the...

2 hours 30 minutes Free Cancellation

5.0 (67)

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$104

Cape Tribulation & Daintree Wilderness (TCT)

This Cape Tribulation, Daintree Rainforest and wildlife tour takes you on a full day adventure to the only place in the world where the rainforest …More

Cape Tribulation, Australia

4.8 (149)

Cape Tribulation & Daintree Wilderness (TCT)

This Cape Tribulation, Daintree Rainforest and wildlife tour takes you on a full day adventure to the only place in the world where the rainforest...

12 hours Hotel pickup offered Free Cancellation

4.8 (149)

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$189

Viper: Great Barrier Reef Snorkel Including Whitehaven Hill Inlet

Viper is the only tour fast enough to get you to the hero destinations all in one day! No other tour can have you snorkelling …More

Airlie Beach, Australia

4.9 (129)

Viper: Great Barrier Reef Snorkel Including Whitehaven Hill Inlet

Viper is the only tour fast enough to get you to the hero destinations all in one day! No other tour can have you snorkelling...

8 hours Free Cancellation

4.9 (129)

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$233

Outer Reef Mackay Cay Sail & Snorkel Adventure from Port Douglas

Set sail from Port Douglas for a day of snorkeling and adventure on the Outer Barrier Reef. Immersed in the northern frontier of Great Barrier …More

Port Douglas, Australia

4.9 (465)

Outer Reef Mackay Cay Sail & Snorkel Adventure from Port Douglas

Set sail from Port Douglas for a day of snorkeling and adventure on the Outer Barrier Reef. Immersed in the northern frontier of Great Barrier...

9 hours Free Cancellation

4.9 (465)

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$233

Explore the beautiful bays and coastline of Airlie Beach on a jet ski! Glide through the turquoise waters at high speed, with the chance to …More

Airlie Beach, Australia

4.7 (256)

Airlie Beach Jet Ski Safari (1 Hour)

Explore the beautiful bays and coastline of Airlie Beach on a jet ski! Glide through the turquoise waters at high speed, with the chance to...

1 hour Free Cancellation

4.7 (256)

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$138

Whitsunday Islands Sail, SUP & Snorkel Tour- Luxe Sailing

Luxury Whitsunday Sailing, Snorkelling & Island Adventure – 60ft Catamaran Escape the ordinary and experience the Whitsunday Islands aboard SV Wings III, a spacious custom-built …More

Airlie Beach, Australia

4.9 (90)

Whitsunday Islands Sail, SUP & Snorkel Tour- Luxe Sailing

Luxury Whitsunday Sailing, Snorkelling & Island Adventure – 60ft Catamaran Escape the ordinary and experience the Whitsunday Islands aboard SV Wings III, a spacious custom-built...

6 hours 15 minutes Free Cancellation

4.9 (90)

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$151

Golden Glow Sunset Sydney Harbour Cruise

Step aboard HEAVEN or FLEETWING II, our multi-level power catamarans, for a 90-minute Sydney Harbour sunset cruise. Experience Sydney at golden hour as the city …More

Sydney, Australia

4.8 (67)

Golden Glow Sunset Sydney Harbour Cruise

Step aboard HEAVEN or FLEETWING II, our multi-level power catamarans, for a 90-minute Sydney Harbour sunset cruise. Experience Sydney at golden hour as the city...

1 hour 30 minutes Free Cancellation

4.8 (67)

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$59

Aquascene Magnetic Island Sunset & Shipwreck Tour

Our Award-winning tour, we welcome you on board with us at Aquascene, we will share with you some beautiful places you won't find on your …More

Magnetic Island, Australia

5.0 (68)

Aquascene Magnetic Island Sunset & Shipwreck Tour

Our Award-winning tour, we welcome you on board with us at Aquascene, we will share with you some beautiful places you won't find on your...

2 hours Free Cancellation

5.0 (68)

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$78

Magnetic Island Lunchtime Sailing Cruise

This four-hour experience includes sailing along the breathtaking Magnetic Island coastline with a couple of hours at anchor in one of the secluded bays to …More

Magnetic Island, Australia

5.0 (189)

Magnetic Island Lunchtime Sailing Cruise

This four-hour experience includes sailing along the breathtaking Magnetic Island coastline with a couple of hours at anchor in one of the secluded bays to...

4 hours Free Cancellation

5.0 (189)

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$167

Catch a Crab Tour with Optional Seafood Lunch

Enjoy a relaxing cruise on the Tweed River. Feed the local pelicans, pump for yabbies in the river, trap live mud crabs & learn about …More

Tweed Heads, Australia

4.7 (159)

Catch a Crab Tour with Optional Seafood Lunch

Enjoy a relaxing cruise on the Tweed River. Feed the local pelicans, pump for yabbies in the river, trap live mud crabs & learn about...

2 to 3 hours Free Cancellation

4.7 (159)

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$66

Unwind in tropical style with a relaxing Cairns Sunset Cruise through the calm waters of Trinity Inlet. As the sun dips behind the mountains, enjoy …More

Cairns & the Tropical North, Australia

4.8 (149)

Cairns Sunset River Cruise

Unwind in tropical style with a relaxing Cairns Sunset Cruise through the calm waters of Trinity Inlet. As the sun dips behind the mountains, enjoy...

1 hour 30 minutes Free Cancellation

4.8 (149)

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$59

Rainbow Beach: Dolphin & Wildlife Ocean Kayak & Beach 4WD Tour

Experience a 4x4 Drive by Local guides along the famous Coloured sands of Rainbow Beach to Double Island Point. This undiscovered part of East Coast …More

Rainbow Beach, Australia

4.8 (69)

Rainbow Beach: Dolphin & Wildlife Ocean Kayak & Beach 4WD Tour

Experience a 4x4 Drive by Local guides along the famous Coloured sands of Rainbow Beach to Double Island Point. This undiscovered part of East Coast...

3 hours 30 minutes Free Cancellation

4.8 (69)

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$104

Premium Guided Dive Trip - Outer Great Barrier Reef

Join us for an unforgettable experience of diving the Great Barrier Reef, on this dive trip for Certified Divers. Our expert guides at Scuba IQ, …More

Port Douglas, Australia

5.0 (71)

Premium Guided Dive Trip - Outer Great Barrier Reef

Join us for an unforgettable experience of diving the Great Barrier Reef, on this dive trip for Certified Divers. Our expert guides at Scuba IQ,...

9 hours Hotel pickup offered Free Cancellation

5.0 (71)

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$500

Sydney Harbour 3-Course Early Dinner Cruise from Darling Harbour

Cruise Sydney Harbour and watch Sydney light up on an early-dinner cruise aboard MV Sydney 2000, the most prestigious cruising restaurant on Sydney's waterways. Whether …More

Sydney, Australia

4.3 (1,188)

Sydney Harbour 3-Course Early Dinner Cruise from Darling Harbour

Cruise Sydney Harbour and watch Sydney light up on an early-dinner cruise aboard MV Sydney 2000, the most prestigious cruising restaurant on Sydney's waterways. Whether...

1 hour 45 minutes Free Cancellation

4.3 (1,188)

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$90

Perth Kayak Tour - Canning River Wetlands

Let us take you outdoors and off the beaten track on a kayak journey of discovery through the very heart of Perth in an area …More

5.0 (41)

Perth Kayak Tour - Canning River Wetlands

Let us take you outdoors and off the beaten track on a kayak journey of discovery through the very heart of Perth in an area...

3 hours Free Cancellation

5.0 (41)

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$70

Gold Coast Buffet Dinner Sightseeing Cruise

Board The Spirit of Elston and become immersed in this unique and delectable dining experience. Departing from Sea World Cruises Terminal, enjoy an evening of …More

Gold Coast, Australia

4.7 (219)

Gold Coast Buffet Dinner Sightseeing Cruise

Board The Spirit of Elston and become immersed in this unique and delectable dining experience. Departing from Sea World Cruises Terminal, enjoy an evening of...

2 hours 30 minutes Free Cancellation

4.7 (219)

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$90

Whitsundays Day Cruise: Whitehaven Beach & Hill Inlet

Our company is in a small locally owned and operated Whitsundays business. Our crew truly make the difference, they are passionate about showing our guests …More

Airlie Beach, Australia

4.9 (291)

Whitsundays Day Cruise: Whitehaven Beach & Hill Inlet

Our company is in a small locally owned and operated Whitsundays business. Our crew truly make the difference, they are passionate about showing our guests...

7 hours Hotel pickup offered Free Cancellation

4.9 (291)

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$175

Overfly the Horizontal Waterfalls described by David Attenborough as the 8th Natural Wonder of the World. Buccaneer Archipelago, home to 1,000 islands made of Precambrian …More

Broome, Australia

5.0 (316)

Cygnet Bay Explorer - Dry Season

Overfly the Horizontal Waterfalls described by David Attenborough as the 8th Natural Wonder of the World. Buccaneer Archipelago, home to 1,000 islands made of Precambrian...

9 hours Hotel pickup offered Free Cancellation

5.0 (316)

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$853

Julian Rocks: Premier Snorkeling Tour Byron Bay

Rated as one of the best dive sites in Australia, this incredible subtropical habitat offers protected, safe and shallow waters, perfect for snorkelling and freediving, …More

Brunswick Heads, Australia

4.9 (55)

Julian Rocks: Premier Snorkeling Tour Byron Bay

Rated as one of the best dive sites in Australia, this incredible subtropical habitat offers protected, safe and shallow waters, perfect for snorkelling and freediving,...

2 hours 30 minutes Free Cancellation

4.9 (55)

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$90

Whitsunday Crocodile Safari is a safe, all-weather nature excursion which takes guests to see crocodiles in the wild in the Whitsundays. The safari enables you …More

The Whitsundays & Hamilton Island, Australia

4.8 (374)

Whitsunday Crocodile Safari

Whitsunday Crocodile Safari is a safe, all-weather nature excursion which takes guests to see crocodiles in the wild in the Whitsundays. The safari enables you...

6 hours Hotel pickup offered Free Cancellation

4.8 (374)

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$105

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Which Australia Cruises, Sailing & Water Tours have Instant Confirmation?

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