Tours/Perth/2 hour whale watching experience departing Hillarys Boat Harbour
Viator · group up to 200 pax

2 hour whale watching experience departing Hillarys Boat Harbour

4.6(21)Perth1 hour
VIATOR4.6(19)TRIPADVISOR4.0(2)

Description

The Western Australian coastline between Perth and Rottnest offers some of the most unique whale watching opportunities in the world - those of the Southern humpback. Within minutes of leaving the harbour, these majestic whales can be sighted enjoying the lukewarm waters of the Indian Ocean. As the only Western Australia company to offer on onboard experienced marine biologists, you are assured of a fascinating and in depth explanation on these unique marine animals.

Tour Options

9:00am Departure
  • Pickup included
12:00pm Departure
  • Pickup included

Highlights

Air-conditioned vehicle

What's included

Included
Air-conditioned vehicle
Not included
No food or drinks included

Traveller Ratings

4.6
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Important Information

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Reviews(21)

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Samantha_C
November 13, 2025
Take sea sick tablets

Weather was rather choppy so I took sea sick ginger tablets which were fab, unfortunately, some people didn’t! We didn’t see any whales unfortunately, but the crew really did their best and even stayed out at sea a bit longer in a hope. It’s not guaranteed so was a little disappointing, but one of those things. Nice to get out to see on the Indian Ocean.

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YuHan_H
October 28, 2025
Best whale watching experience ever, it was so close to watch and a lots of them, will definitely be back again

It was the best experience never ever. Definitely will bring more friends to come with. But remember to take sickness pills, lots of people vomited. All the staff were excellent, running around to help to clean up and collected all the disgusting rubbish. Thank you all.

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Kathy_L
September 23, 2025
Wonderful experience.

We had a fantastic experience. We saw a pod of whales in the distance and the boat edged closer. We had a great view of the whales and the boat crew stayed out a bit longer so that all the passengers could see the whales. Highly recommended.

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YeeLeng_L
September 3, 2025
Great Whales of the water

For a start it was a beautiful day, to be able to see the whales being so active in the water was amazing. We didn’t see much of the full body of the whale but it was a true experience throughout the trip.

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Madaleine_G
November 14, 2024
Great trip and the whales were magnificent!

Great trip! Saw lots of whales and the marine biologist was approachable and knowledgeable! The boat was comfortable and lots of help was available at all times. We will return!

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134niyatid
November 11, 2024
Nice

Most amazing experience :) for this late season we had amazing crew who help spotted them. The whole experience was really good.

Operator response

Thank you for the stellar review! We're delighted that you enjoyed your experience with Whale Watching Perth, see you next time.

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Marc_W
November 9, 2024
Whales wales everywhere

What an amazing experience for a late season whale watching trip top crew good clean tidy boat 10 out of 10 couldn’t be happier 🤙🤙

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Barbara_C
November 4, 2024
Whale watching

We have done several whale watching cruises and have never saw so many whales. They were very active. It was a larger ship than we have been on before.

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Carol_M
October 20, 2024
Fun day on the waves

Besides the boat ride with the wonerful information on speaker, seeing the many humpback whales was more than expectations. Very comforting to see the care of the crew for people on board with motion siclness. Thank you for the expierence.

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Fitri_W
October 17, 2024
Awesome excursion - a must try

Very happy with this excursion. They had Abby, marine biologist, who explained a lot about humpback whales and always on a lookout so it’s easy for us to spot. And I love how they didn’t put a full capacity of the boat so it's comfortable for us to move around. Thanks to the captain who gave us some extra time as a lot of whales suddenly when we were just about to return back. And it’s awesome that they provided pickup and dropoff bus from and to hotel in the city.

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