Manly Ocean Adventures

kate tempany 7 years ago

Our whale watching adventure with Blake was far and away the highlight of our trip to Sydney. Speeding out through The Heads was incredibly exhilarating, "Way better than an amusement park" according to my 12 year old son. It was thrilling and very moving to see the whales up very close, we were so lucky to see one leap right out of the water. Blake was a really considerate and understated guide, very knowledgeable but able to sit back and let the experience speak for itself. Highly recommended.

Jane Bradley Make-up 8 years ago

Loved every minute of it!!!! The boat ride was great fun and really fast (better than a bigger slower boat) and Blake gave us loads of facts about the whales which was really interesting. He also sent all the pics he took that day capturing angles we couldn't, and had warm jackets for everyone too so no need to worry on that front. Highly recommend - thanks Blake and we'll definitely do it again!

Big D Roofing 8 years ago

What a great experience. Blake was fun, knowledgeable and gracious. With Blakes expertise, we managed to locate an observe a beautiful Humpback wall that breached, (broke the surface of the water), 3 times. I'm attaching a shot or two. A simple email request to Blake yielded much better pics than the ones I'm attaching. Huge fun!

Richard Scriven 8 years ago

My wife booked the family on a whale watching trip to get the school holidays underway. I've experienced a couple of such things in my time; California and Port Macquarie - my hopes were not overly high... but boy was I wrong to be doubtful! The coolest boat in Sydney harbour amiably captained by Blake shot us out between the heads and off to track down migrating hump-back whales. The boat ride itself was great fun, but to almost instantly track down two of the ocean's graceful inhabitants was fantastic. Cameras fizzed into life as these two giants put on a winter show for us all; breaching, tail slapping and all just a few metres from our boat. An hour whizzed by as we were able to drift alongside these incredible animals before we had to jet off for home - but wait, there was more. Our knowledgeable Captain headed straight to shore and our watery experience was further enhanced by an encounter with a playful pod of dolphins, who simply wanted to place chase with our boat. If you're going to go Whale Watching this season, be sure to put Manly Ocean Adventures at the top of your list - you won't regret it!

Belinda Caruso 8 years ago

Had a fantastic trip whale watching last week. Blake the captain was very knowledgeable about the whales and it didn't take very long to see the whales at all! I wasn't even sure if I would see whales at all on the trip and then we saw about 4 or 5. The boat was comfortable and fun and really allowed you to feel very close to the whales while feeling safe at the same time. Highly recommended for those interested in taking a whale watching trip!