Sydney: Guided Snorkelling Tour - Shelly Beach
ID: GYG1387567-2118209
Category:
Country: Australia
Duration:
02:30 hours
Description
Explore Sydney's underwater world on a guided snorkelling tour with equipment rental. Discover marine life at Shelly Beach, Fairy Bower, or Fairlight Beach.
Meet your guide at Dive Centre Manly (10 Belgrave Street) — it’s an easy 3‑minute walk from the Manly ferry — and get kitted up before heading out to the day’s best snorkelling spot. From there, your guide will organise all your equipment and transport you to a local site, choosing between Shelly Beach, Fairy Bower, or Fairlight Beach depending on conditions. Shelly Beach and Fairy Bower sit within Cabbage Tree Bay Marine Reserve, Sydney’s oldest marine reserve, which is exactly why the marine life here is so consistently impressive.
Once you’re in the water, you’ll explore shallow reefs and sandy patches (generally 2–10 metres deep) that make it easy to spot fish and settle into the rhythm of snorkelling — while your guide helps you find the “good stuff” that most people swim right past.
Keep your eyes out for some of Sydney’s most iconic locals: leatherjackets, stingrays, flatheads, resident turtles, Australian giant cuttlefish, octopus, wobbegongs, and NSW’s state fish — the Eastern Blue Groper — plus plenty of schooling fish moving through the reserve.
This experience is best for people who’ve snorkelled before and are comfortable swimming in the ocean
Highlights
- Snorkel at Cabbage Tree Bay Marine Reserve with a guide
- Explore the underwater world at Shelly Beach, Fairy Bower, or Fairlight Beach
- See green sea turtles, giant cuttlefish and more on Sydney's Northern Beaches
- Enjoy a safe and fun snorkel experience with all equipment provided
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
This tour is for those who have snorkelled before and are comfortable swimming in the ocean.
Snorkelers are to meet at Dive Centre Manly at the time of their booking.
INCLUDED
- Guided snorkel tour with a local guide
- Up to 1 hour in the water
- Equipment hire - Mask, snorkel, fins & floating tube
- Transport from store to snorkel site
- Small group, maximum 8
NOT INCLUDED
- GoPro or Camera Rental
- City or local pickup
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
