Name: Melbourne City Sea Kayak Tour - Half Day
Price: 85.00 AUD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.7 (50 reviews)

Highlights

Half day kayak tour of Melbourne
Historical commentary from your friendly guide
Enjoy lunch at one of many local cafes after your tour

Experience adventure and tranquility less than 5 minutes from the centre of Melbourne! A sea kayak trip is a unique way to experience the bustling city and a unique way to view the cityscape at sea level. Get a unique history lesson, have fun and exercise at the same time

What's included?

Guided kayak tour
All paddling and safety gear
Snacks and drinks
Photos

Looking for a new way to see the city of Melbourne? Come along to our Melbourne Daytime tour for a new view of the city and its famed waterways.

Ideal for beginners, this sea kayak tour is the perfect way to get close - but not too close - as you watch yachts, ferries and ships pass by. Cruise along the Yarra River in the heart of the CBD, avoiding the hustle and bustle of the street traffic while taking in the city’s vibrant nature and learning a little bit about the historical significance of the dock areas.

It all begins with the provision and fitting of your personal floatation device, paddle jacket and paddle, as well as an appropriate spray deck to try to keep the water out. Once you're kitted up, you will undertake an important safety briefing, including a dry capsize drill whilst you're still on land, followed by a few warm-up stretches to ensure you're nice and limber. You will then be paired up into paddling partners - most kayaks are double kayaks, though single kayaks are available for the more experienced paddlers in the group - and taken through some basic strokes for 10 minutes before you and your group set off on the real adventure. From here, just relax and absorb the stunning Melbourne city views from the edge of the water whilst listening to historical commentary from your knowledgeable guide.

When the group returns to the start, you will pack your gear away and change into some warm clothes. After a couple of hours of kayaking, we're pretty sure you will have worked up a bit of an appetite, and there is plenty of opportunity to visit one of the many cafes or restaurants conveniently situated in the South Bank area. This tour includes all equipment, snacks and drinks and is a great introduction to what sea kayaking is like but at a gentler pace to ensure you thoroughly enjoy your kayaking experience!

Important information

Session Length

The experience is 2.5 hours in duration - 2 hours paddling (30 minutes to set up and pack up)

Guidelines

Adult: 16 years+
Child: 12-15 years
Participants must be reasonably active and be 12 years of age or older
Children 12-15 years must be accompanied by an adult in the same tandem kayak
People with current: bad backs, broken arms and legs, wrist injuries or dislocated shoulders should not attend
People should not attend if they are over 120kg in weight or over 2 metres in height

Cancellation

Change your booking up to 24 hours before the start time of your experience
Changes are not permitted within 24 hours of your experience
Late arrivals or no shows may result in you forfeiting your experience

Numbers on the Day

The price quoted is for one person. We operate with a minimum of 4 and maximum of 16 people on the trip. Should minimum numbers not be met, we reserve the right to reschedule your experience for a later date.

Weather

In the event of rain or inclement weather your experience will still go ahead unless contacted by the experience provider

Dress Code

Bring bathers, thermal top or 'rashy', water bottle, wet suit boots,old runners or sandals or thongs. Spray jacket, thermal top, PFD and spray deck are supplied.

Other Info

Youll be required to sign an indemnity form and complete a medical questionnaire prior to participating in the experience.

Location

This experience takes place in Melbourne, VIC.

Reviews

4.7

50 reviews

5 stars 37

4 stars 10

3 stars 3

2 stars 0

1 star 0

Loved it! The tour guides were awesome THANK YOU

Andrea 5 February 2024

Really enjoyed the 2 hour session. Weather was perfect Guided were genuinely lovely guys They taught us how to use the kayaks, gave us great information about the history and the city. Felt very safe and supported Would recommend

Twilight melbourne kayak tour was amazing

Taya 20 January 2024

Fantastic guides, really friendly, loved seeing the sights of city and particularly enjoying kayaking under all the different bridges

Great way to see Melbourne

Brittney 5 January 2024

Loved the kayaking tour. As someone from Melbourne this was a different way to see the city. Had a great time.

Fun way of seeing the city lights

Jodie 13 November 2023

The guys were great and it was enjoyable seeing the city lights when the sun went down. Take layers if you get cold!

Amazing city views!

Gab 15 October 2023

We had such a lovely time kayaking the Yarra River at twilight. It was a wonderful opportunity to see the city skyline from a different angle in daylight and twilight. Our guides were also so friendly and took many pictures for us. Highly recommend this experience even if you are from the area!

A must do activity in CBD*

Aman 29 August 2022

Rohan and team are very professional at kayaking and with 15 mins of instructions we were able to do the entire tour with ease. Till now you have seen sunset from sides of Southbank and south wharf, but in this kayak you’ll witness it from the river. It’s a beautiful scene. You’ll see the best sunset. You almost must be strong enough to row the kayak for 2 hours because it does take some strength. Do some arm exercises before you go for kayaking For this tour: Carry extra pair of clothes because you’ll get wet 100% or maybe wear snow pants so that you don’t feel cold when your denim gets wet - trust me it’ll happen the minute you’re in water. Carry some small packets of protein bars or snacks. Half way through the tour some chocolates and hot chocolate is served as well. The activity could get affected by rise in water level in Yarra river or bad weather. Organisers will let you know well in advance if they’re going ahead with the schedule or not.

Fabulous time with family

Majella 27 March 2022

This was a completely new way of experiencing Melbourne. Just a wonderful experience to be finally “doing the cool stuff” with people watching… I’m normally the one watching cool things.

Brilliant experience

Jennifer 21 February 2021

We had such a lovely evening kayaking on the Yarra. The team who led us were friendly, informative and safe. The kayaking was great and was not difficult to do. We had some gorgeous views of the city and even saw the fire display. I highly recommend this experience!

Can’t wait to kayak again

Kylie 21 February 2021

My partner and I thoroughly enjoyed our sea kayak twilight tour. It was a beautiful way to see our city and the weather was perfect. Our guides were very helpful and knowledgeable We can’t wait to do another one!

Great Melbourne experience

Roslyn 11 January 2021

So glad to have had this experience. As a Melbournian I was surprised how big and eautiful the Yarra is when on the water and how pretty the city looked. The staff at Sea Kayak were friendly and professional and they covered safety and training very well. The timing of the tour is perfect - get to experience full sun then sunset then experience the lights of the city reflecting on the water as it gets dark. The pace was quite swift do you have to be reasonably fit. The only downside was the snacks - could have been better. I really enjoyed the evening and would love to do it again!