The morning Dolphin Cruise is on the waters of the Great Sandy Strait. Here we look for the bottlenose dolphins and the indo-pacific humpback dolphin, a lesser known species. The waters are home to dugongs, turtles, seabirds and other marine life.

Our cruise started back in December 1996 and we have maintained a 90% to 95 % success rate for finding the dolphins.

The cruise last for around 4 hours and morning tea is provided. During summer and weather permitting we also manage a swim on one of the shallow sand banks.

The bottlenose dolphin is the better known of the two species and we now have about 25 individuals we can recognized by their dorsal fin. We have been working on a photo id catalogue for the last couple of years.

The indo-pacific humpback is a little bit smaller and a little harder to find and photograph them can be a difficult task but can be well worth it. Most guest have never seen this species before so it is always a good day when we see them.

The dugongs of the Great Sandy Strait have been heavily impacted upon in the recent years by floods down the Mary and Susan River systems and the loss of the sea grass beds. On the days that we encounter a dugong it is a great bonus for all onboard.