Ecotreasures’ private Manly snorkel tour is your tailored adventure. With your personal guide, confidently explore the Cabbage Tree Bay Aquatic Reserve at your own pace. Whether you’re cautious or adventurous in the water, our experts adjust to your snorkelling experience. The tour provides insights into the local area, water safety, snorkelling tips, and native wildlife. Throughout the year, Sydney’s marine wildlife changes with varying water temperatures and “seasons of the sea.” Your knowledgeable guide helps you spot Sydney’s renowned Blue Groper and other species in the no-take Cabbage Tree Bay Aquatic Reserve. Hotel pick-up and drop-off options are available.
Larger groups pay less per person.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 3.
Ecotreasures’ private Manly snorkel tour is your tailored adventure. With your personal guide, confidently explore the Cabbage Tree Bay Aquatic Reserve, Shelly Beach Manly at your own pace. Whether you’re cautious or adventurous in the water, our experts adjust to your snorkelling experience. The tour provides insights into the local area, water safety, snorkelling tips, and native wildlife.
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All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Private Sydney Snorkeling Experience Explore Cabbage Tree Bay lasts about 2 hours. The itinerary has 1 stop.
Prices start at $120 per person for this Sydney experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day, starting at 8:00 AM, 9:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 1:00 PM, and 2:00 PM.
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
The meeting point is We meet at Shelly Beach Manly in front of Boat House Cafe on the sand next to Palm trees. Look for our staff and flag. Arrive before tour start time. Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
The experience is available in EN.
It is a private experience: only your party takes part. Up to 8 travellers can book together.
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Confirmation is sent by the operator within 24 hours of booking.
Travellers rate it 5.0 out of 5 across 7 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor; it is run by EcoTreasures.
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We had a private snorkeling experience. Neither of us are strong swimmers but we wanted to do something truly unique for Australia. Our guide was very professional and informative. She ensured we felt comfortable and safe while also helping educate us on the local area and see the unique environment. It was a magical morning.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ We had an amazing experience snorkelling at Shelly Beach! Our guide, Damien, was incredibly helpful, supportive, and very friendly. He went above and beyond to make sure everyone felt comfortable and safe, even keeping an eye on our kids so we could fully enjoy the snorkelling experience. The water was beautiful, the marine life was stunning, and the whole experience was so well organised. We’re so grateful to Damien for making it such a memorable day! Highly recommend this experience for families and anyone wanting to explore the underwater beauty of Shelly Beach.
Awesome, Thank you for the lovely review. Yes we do our best to be organised, professional and fun to help your whole family enjoy themselves. Once you feel comfortable then you can have fun. It rewarding to hear to hear you enjoy the experience and saw lots of wildlife. Thank you for the support. Damien
My wife and I were on a honeymoon trip and we both couldn't speak English, but they were kind to explain it, and they did the tour very well. They took pictures and looked at the points where there was marine life.
Thank you for the review and congratulations. Yes we do our best to help all our guests from all languages. We have worked for 15yrs with english and 2nd language guests so we have develop skills to help you have the best time possible. It shows we all share the same love for nature and adventure which is cool. We have people from all over the world and local aussies all on the same experience. Safe travels Damien
Damien and his team were very organised and provided great safety information and marine knowledge abut the area. The Marine students had a great time.
Thank you for your wonderful feedback! We’re delighted Damien and his team provided such an organized, safe, and informative snorkeling excursion for the Asquith Girls High marine students. At EcoTreasures, we also offer syllabus-based field trips tailored for Geography and Science classes, designed to align with curriculum goals. These immersive programs include snorkeling, coastal walks, and hands-on activities that engage students with real-world environmental learning and conservation awareness. We’re proud to support schools in delivering memorable, educational experiences that connect students with Australia’s unique marine ecosystems. We look forward to welcoming more students for future field trips that inspire both learning and love for nature!
Listen and learn as you come up for air as you are surrounded by our awesome coast. Be enthralled by fish, sharks, birds, seaweeds and coloured rocks
Awesome, glad you became immersed in the experience and the location. Thank you for the review and support, see you next time Damien
Our snorkeling trip with Damien was awesome! We had a great experience and really enjoyed our time on this adventure! Damien is knowledgeable, friendly and informative. We were a family group and my 11 year old son had the time of his life talking with Damien about sea creatures - especially sharks! We saw many fish, including Port Jackson sharks, blue grouper, giant cuttlefish and also crested-horned Port Jackson sharks. The nature walks were enjoyable and we even learned about Aussie surfing history. We highly recommend this adventure. It was perfect!
Thank you for the review and recommendation. Your son was awesome, he had great energy and had loads of great questions. I'm happy your entire family had fun on the adventure to manly + beyond on the new 4hr tour. Thank you for the support.
Had an amazing day out, Damo knows his stuff, great info, beautiful beaches, best snorkeling in Sydney. We saw wobbegings, Port Jackson sharks, Cuttlefish and Blue Gropers to name a few. This is a must do! Cabbage Tree Bay is like an aquarium , Thanks Damo👍
Nice one, Thank you for the review. Good to hear you like the adventure and the wildlife you were able to swim with. Thank you for the support. Damien
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