Half-Day Mornington Peninsula Dolphin and Seal Swim from Sorrento

Sorrento, Australia

Enjoy a 3-hour small-group unique wildlife experience as you swim with wild bottle-nose dolphins and Australian fur seals departing from Sorrento. This tour includes either breakfast or lunch (depending on your departure time) and all snorkeling equipment. A perfect choice for families with the choice of either a morning or afternoon departure.

Your adventure begins at Sorrento Pier where you will collect your snorkeling equipment before stepping aboard the ‘Moonraker’ to experience a magical adventure. Your cruise commences with a light breakfast or lunch served before you depart after which you travel out into the sheltered shallows of Port Phillip Bay viewing the pristine coastline and cliff top mansions. 



Arrive at Chinaman's Hat where you can put your new-found skills into action, this is a local spot where the ever-curious Australian Fur Seals are waiting to share their underwater world with you. Chinaman’s Hat is a man made structure built just for the seals offering shallow water snorkeling and beautiful white sand seabed, this area has a maximum depth of 13-feet (4-meters).

Keep a continuous eye out for the dolphins the entire cruise as you glide into Ticonderoga Bay Dolphin Sanctuary to search the coast for the resident dolphins, they can be located at any time in any part of Southern Port Phillip Bay area.

Your cruise also includes a snorkel with the sea dragons; a prehistoric looking sea horse, unique to the Mornington Peninsula and closely related to the famous leafy sea dragons these spectacular animals are Victoria’s Marine emblem.

Once the dolphins are located, you will be arranged into groups of 10 people and prepared to enter the water. Floating on the waters surface your guides will try to entice the dolphins to spend time with the group, where they swim beneath you and often circle swimmers looking at you and showing off their amazing abilities. Every swim is unique and the time spent with the dolphins varies. It must be appreciated that they are completely wild and the interactions are on the animals’ terms.

Please note: All guests are required to have basic swimming ability.