City Pickup at 8am; Walk departs Bondi at 9am sharp
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Every winter, humpback whales travel up the east coast of Australia on a migration their ancestors have made for thousands of years. Burri Burri, the whale spirit, holds deep significance on this Country.
This 5 hour experience (6 for those that select Sydney city pickup option) combines a guided walk along the Bondi coastline with an exclusive whale watching cruise on Sydney Harbour. Meet at Bondi Pavilion, welcomed onto Bidjigal Country by Eric Brown, a Traditional Custodian with ancestral connections to the Bidjigal, Dharawal and Gundungarra peoples, authorised by NSW National Parks to interpret sacred rock engravings along the cliff path.
At the lookout, hear the story of Burri Burri w...
Highlights
From 5 hours to 6 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 5 hours to 6 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Whale watching cruise on Sydney Harbour with an expert whale guide
Interpretation of sacred Aboriginal rock engravings
Traditional smoking ceremony
Native morning tea
Optional Sydney City pickup
Guided coastal walk with Traditional Custodian Eric Brown
Burri Burri whale spirit storytelling at the clifftop lookout
Food and beverages, other than the native morning tea included in the itinerary
Meeting Points
Departure
Bondi Pavilion
Arrive 10 minutes before your tour start time.
Start times: Sunday 19 July 1PM, Monday 20 July 9AM, Tuesday 21 July 9AM.
Look for your guide wearing a black and white t-shirt.
Toilets available near the meeting point before departure on foot.
Return
Bondi: Whale Watching Cruise with Aboriginal Walking Tour
Sydney
About
Every winter, humpback whales travel up the east coast of Australia on a migration their ancestors have made for thousands of years. Burri Burri, the whale spirit, holds deep significance on this Country.
This 5 hour experience (6 for those that select Sydney city pickup option) combines a guided walk along the Bondi coastline with an exclusive whale watching cruise on Sydney Harbour. Meet at Bondi Pavilion, welcomed onto Bidjigal Country by Eric Brown, a Traditional Custodian with ancestral connections to the Bidjigal, Dharawal and Gundungarra peoples, authorised by NSW National Parks to interpret sacred rock engravings along the cliff path.
At the lookout, hear the story of Burri Burri w...
Highlights
From 5 hours to 6 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 5 hours to 6 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Whale watching cruise on Sydney Harbour with an expert whale guide
Interpretation of sacred Aboriginal rock engravings
Traditional smoking ceremony
Native morning tea
Optional Sydney City pickup
Guided coastal walk with Traditional Custodian Eric Brown
Burri Burri whale spirit storytelling at the clifftop lookout
Food and beverages, other than the native morning tea included in the itinerary
Meeting Points
Departure
Bondi Pavilion
Arrive 10 minutes before your tour start time.
Start times: Sunday 19 July 1PM, Monday 20 July 9AM, Tuesday 21 July 9AM.
Look for your guide wearing a black and white t-shirt.
Toilets available near the meeting point before departure on foot.
Return
Itinerary
1
Bondi Pavilion
Welcome and acknowledgement onto Bidjigal Country.
20 minutes
2
Bondi
Bondi headland cliff path and engravings site - cultural interpretation of sandstone carvings.
1 hour
3
Clifftop lookout - Burri Burri whale spirit story and whale spotting.
10 minutes
4
Rose Bay Wharf
Enjoy native morning tea and a smoking ceremony.
20 minutes
5
Sydney Harbour
Whale watching cruise with an expert whale guide, returning to Rose Bay wharf. Sunset cruise on Sunday 19 July; daytime cruise approx. 12:30pm-2:30pm on Monday 20 and Tuesday 21 July.
2 hours
6
Bondi Pavilion
Return transfer back to your starting point (for self-drive customers
