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Sapphire Coastal Adventures - Eden
4.9
1147 reviewsAbout
Sapphire Coastal Adventures (formerly known as Cat Balou Cruises) has operated boat-based tours from the beautiful Sapphire Coast for over 20 years. They are passionate about whales, dolphins, seals and the ocean and marine environment. Eden was once a busy whaling port and now it is one of the world's most amazing places to whale watch from! Sapphire Coastal Adventures is committed to helping to educate people about the threats that the ocean faces in today's world. Their hope and prayer are that by helping people connect with the ocean and its amazing diversity, they may take action to preserve and protect it.
Tours depart from Merimbula, Eden and Bermagui. Eden summer tours showcase the natural beauty of the local coastline.
Sapphire Coastal Adventures' favourite time of the year is whale watching season. From May to November, thousands of humpback whales can be viewed off Eden, Bermagui and Merimbula. In these nutrient-rich waters, they can often be seen feeding and playing. The impact of being out on the water and watching as a massive whale surfaces is one that will stay with you for life.
What's Available
4 featuresCharter Vessel Association
Available Tours
Eden Wildlife Adventure
Cruise in comfort and explore the extraordinary marine wildlife and rich history of Eden and Twofold Bay. This discovery cruise operates during the summer months in Eden and is perfect for all ages. Immerse yourself in our incredible marine environment and get up close and personal with dolphins, seals and many species of seabirds. Every journey is different and sometimes we are lucky enough to spot marine creatures like penguins, flying fish, turtles and sharks. Our expert crew are passionate about the ocean and marine wildlife, and we will share our knowledge with you as we explore the coastline. Tours are conducted on Bubbles, a modern and comfortable purpose-built 24-metre whale-watching powered catamaran. Complimentary Morning or Afternoon Tea is provided on the return journey.
Eden Whale Watching Cruise
During the Northern Migration (May to July) tours depart once a day. However during the Southern Migration we have multiple daily departures from September to November. During this time the Humpback whales are on their southern migration from the Queensland coast where they have calved back to Antarctica for the summer months. Other species of whales often sighted include Southern Right, Minke, Brydes, Orcas and Blue whales. Eden is an amazing location to view whales. Eden was once home to several whaling stations and now whales can often be found playing in Twofold Bay. It is only a very short (three-minute) cruise out of the Harbour and into the ocean and from this point, whales can be found! In the waters of the Sapphire Coast, they can be seen lateral lunge feeding, one of the few places in the world where humpbacks can be observed doing this. Tours are conducted on Bubbles, a modern and comfortable purpose-built 24-metre whale-watching powered catamaran. Many other sea creatures are seen on their cruises, including Common and Bottlenose Dolphins, Australian Fur Seals, penguins, flying fish, sunfish, turtles and many species of sea birds. Complimentary Morning or Afternoon Tea is provided on the return journey.
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Reviews & Ratings
Abed Moh'd
Google review
Amazing cruise and information during the cruise! While we weren't lucky to see any whales (obviously not the right time for us), but it was worth it and the kids loved it. We were lucky to see some seals. Really friendly crew and offered some hot drinks while onboard.
Liz Blight
Google review
I’ve thoroughly enjoyed every cruise I’ve taken with Sapphire Coastal Adventures. The crew are amazing, friendly and helpful. They share their knowledge with entertaining commentary and it’s clear how passionate they are about this beautiful coast. It was great to see so many dolphins and other wildlife. I’ll be telling all my friends about the fabulous time I spent with Willow, the skipper, and Nicko and Ivy, the crew. Thanks for a great time out on the water.
Vicki M
Google review
Wonderful experience!!! We were extremely lucky to have whales come in close to our boat & were breaching a lot!! Would recommend this tour as we had such a fabulous time thanks to our crew!
Roslyn Nugan
Google review
A great adventure and a must do for locals and visitors. Witness various wildlife on land and sea as you admire the landscape and appreciate why this area is called the sapphire coast. The dolphin interaction with the boat is a unique experience as they race the boat through the water. So close, it’s amazing. Highly recommend.
Emma Savage
Google review
We had a great experience on the 12-2pm cruise and we were very lucky with a lot of whale activity. We got a bit wet up the front of the boat but it was all part of the fun. The crew were friendly and offered tea/coffee/hot choc before we headed back in. BYO snacks and water. We took 6yo and 4yo and they were fine. Boat has comfortable inside seating too.
Get in touch
Where you'll be
Eden Wharf, Weecoon St
Eden NSW 2551