Get up close to the wildlife of Phillip Island and discover Australia’s largest colony of Australian fur seals on this catamaran cruise. Watch the adorable seals lounging on the rocks and swimming in the bays; spot seabirds swooping overhead and look out for dolphins, whales, and penguins as you float around the island. Finally, tuck into afternoon tea on-board as you listen to the live commentary and learn more about the island’s varied wildlife.

Seal watching cruise to Seal Rocks from Phillip Island
Enjoy great views from indoor or outdoor seating areas
Learn about historic landmarks along the way from the onboard live commentary
Watch Australian fur seals lounging on the rocks and swimming around the boat
Look for other wildlife including whales, dolphins, and penguins
Enjoy complimentary tea, coffee, and light snacks

What's Included

Live commentary on board
Afternoon tea

Food and drinks, unless specified
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting And Pickup

Meeting point

Cowes Jetty
Cowes VIC 3922, Australia
Our ticketing office is the white domed roof building and boarding is at the end of the Cowes Jetty.

Start time

02:00 pm

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Cruises are weather dependent, please contact your local tour operator prior to departure, please dress appropriately
Operates in open water. The vessel motion may cause discomfort to those who are affected by motion sickness
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible

Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
Most travellers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 110 travellers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it’s cancelled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

Traveller Photos

Featured review

Joanne_L

The cruise out to the rocks was safe, the views amazing. The staff on board were very friendly and professional. seeing the seal in their natural environment was breath taking i would do this trip again and again.

Reviews

5.0

125 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews

Reviews by Viator travellers.

Showing 1-10 of 125 reviews

Nice to share with the family.

David_T, Sept 2023

My son's singing and having a good time. Seeing the seals up and close in their natural environment.

Unique and affordable.

Joanne_L, Sept 2023

A loverly experience & so many seals we were surprised how many we saw

Fay_R, Feb 2023

It was amazing how close we got to the seals. Really enjoyed the cruise it something we had talked about doing for years, am so glad we did it.

A fantastic afternoon

Dianna_S, Jan 2023

Seeing g the seals was amazing the whole experience was fantastic the staff were very friendly and kind

Amazing

Gonzalo_T, Dec 2022

The experience was amazing and the crew so helpful and friendly. Very informative and always answered any questions we had.

Great experience

MeganAmanda, Oct 2022

The cruise was fantastic and the driver was very skilled at managing the choppy waters. The boat was nice, well presented etc.

Excellent tour

neel_s, Sept 2022

Excellent move to see close up with seals must go adventure if your are visiting Phillip island . The cruise staff were so friendly and provided Vital information about all animals ( whale,penguins.seals )

Great trip

Olga_T, July 2022

Great experience, amazing service, thanks, hope to see you again. You can find places inside or outside, there's even a corner with books for kids

Seal watching adventure

Patricia_F, Apr 2022

Seeing the baby seals jumping in and out of the water Watch the mothers catch fish and feeding the young The commentator was great

Response from Host, May 2022

Thank you for leaving this review, we love sharing the wonderful experience of seeing the seals with as many people as we can. We are so glad you had a great day with us, and we hope to see you again soon! Kind regards, Jackie

Great

Sue_W, Apr 2022

The whole thing The whole family enjoyed the cruise Loved seeing the seals Staff were great very friendly

Response from Host, Apr 2022

Best activity on Phillip Island

Robert_S, Mar 2022

Even better than the penguin parade. Great commentary and cruise. Best afternoon on Phillip Island. Highly recommend.

Great experience

Brendan_G, Nov 2021

Getting up blouse and personal with seals. Plenty of time spent at seal Rock. Crew where excellent. Highly recommend.

Seal cruise

Stuart_F, Nov 2021

It was just the whole experience, the trip the staff the location it was brilliant, couldn't of asked for more

Response from Host, Nov 2021

Hello Stuart, Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, it sounds like you had a great day out with us! We appreciate your kind words and feedback about your experience and our staff. We are hopeful to see you on another cruise in the near future, perhaps exploring Wilsons Prom? Thank you, Georgia

Must for animal lovers

QuaziShamsul_A, July 2021

Seal were swimming very close to all around the ship which was very exciting things to experience and stuffs were very friendly

Team work at its best

Sueanne_B, Apr 2021

Excellent experience the team were very professional and they obviously love their job. If we lived closed we would go more often such a wonderful natural site. We will be back in the future 😃

Very disappointing

CHERYL_M, Dec 2020

We were not happy with the price as was not offered discounts for group of 5 or more and pensioner discounts. We spoke to the people at Philip Island and they said it should have been stated on your website. If we had these discounts it would have saved our group which was mai ly pensioners at least 96.00. And for that price we paid morning tea was a bit disappointing.

Disappointed

Gongfa_C, Jan 2020

The cruise was cancelled because of the weather, we did not go there. And also I have not found how to get full refund.

Loved it

Michael_K, Jan 2019

Was a perfect outing for my self, partner and kids!Love seeing all the seals close up.The almost 4 year old had a ball and solved being able to go on a boat and see the seals!

Fabulous 2 hour cruise to see the...

Kim M, Dec 2016

Fabulous 2 hour cruise to see the seals. The staff were friendly and knowledgeable about the local environment. This was the highlight of the trip to Phillip Island for my 3 grandkids aged 14, 10 and 7. We will do the whale cruise with this company come winter.