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Plan Your Travel With The People Who Know!

The Thrill Ride Jet Boat Adventure

Day Trip, Group Tour
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This is a thrill ride on a powerful jet boat with spins, slides, speed, and the stunning sights of Sydney Harbor!

The Thrill Ride Jet Boat Adventure

This thrilling jet boat ride is an amazing and unique sightseeing adventure that begins at Circular Quay in the shadow of the Sydney Opera House. The fun begins from this historic site where the first Europeans landed in Australia in 1788.

The excursion consists primarily of spins, slides, power-break stops, and fish-tails, making for one exhilarating experience. The Jet Boat crew will point out the harbor hot-spots as they take you on your hot-lap of Sydney Harbor. It's this unique combination of sightseeing and fun that has thrilled over half a million guests over the past 10 years and makes this excursion a must-do when in Sydney.

Starting with the world famous Opera House, a masterpiece of late modern architecture, you will come face to face with the stunning sights of Sydney. The Opera House is admired internationally and proudly treasured by the people of Australia. In its short lifetime, Sydney Opera House has earned a reputation as a world-class performing arts center and become a symbol of both Sydney and the Australian nation.

Other highlights include Clark and Shark Islands, the harbor-side mansions that are Australia's most expensive real estate, Taronga Zoo and the Sydney Harbor Bridge that links Sydney's two major commercial centers and forms a daily orientation point for millions. It is a living landmark, a tourist experience and an essential transport line for Sydneysiders. It is also a cultural landscape that people actively experience: driving, walking, sailing, flying, cycling, ferry and train commuting, as well as passively observe - from the foreshores, from a distance, as a distinctive landmark - or examine in detail as a marvel of engineering technology.

Important: Please note that you will be provided with a raincoat but you will still get wet. You will be asked to remove your socks and footwear before boarding the boat to prevent them from getting wet. It is recommended that you bring a towel and a change of clothes. The experience will be similar to riding a roller coaster, with sudden turns and high speeds and while wearing a seat belt. You will be provided with a space to store cameras and other personal items, but you should not bring anything onboard the boat that is not supposed to get wet. Not recommended if you get easily seasick or if you have back problems. You will be required to sign a waiver.

PLEASE NOTE: This is not a transfer tour. Tour does not drop off at hotels or the airport. Tour vehicle cannot accommodate luggage.

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About Shore Excursions Group
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ABOUT US
Shore Excursions Group was created with one goal in mind: to provide exceptional travel experiences to cruise passengers in the ports they visit around the world. To accomplish this, we have compiled an exceptional array of tours delivered by local experts with decades of experience serving travelers and delivering excellent tours. Our owners and management team are comprised of seasoned travel industry executives who leverage their considerable experience to deliver memories of a lifetime.

We are experts in providing exceptional shore excursions. We understand that in today's fast paced world, vacations have become an increasingly important way to relax, reconnect with family and friends, and experience new and interesting places. With this in mind, we provide the highest quality tours by performing extensive research, and detailed reviews. While other companies also offer excursions, we strongly believe our expertise and approach set us apart. The large cruise lines sell shore excursions - typically in very large groups visiting high traffic sites. We focus on smaller groups visiting more interesting and authentic locations using more personalized local operators. While the cruise lines are experts in delivering cruises, we are experts in delivering shore excursions.

Our Approach
We believe quality service is not only highly valued by customers, but ultimately leads to better experiences and higher satisfaction. Unlike the cruise lines and other tour companies that rely almost entirely on websites, we encourage customers to call us. We want to invest our time answering your questions, providing input, and selecting the excursions that best meet your needs.

Our Tours
Our goal is to provide customers a wide array of exciting, appealing, and enriching tours. For those customers who prefer to travel in smaller groups with more personalized service, we offer a wide variety of small group tours around the world. These tours generally range in size from 2-12 people compared to larger tours which can number up to 50 people. While exploring the destinations and ports on this website, feel free to search for these "Small Group Tours". For those customers interested in private tours, we offer many outstanding excursions that allow you to travel with your party alone and, in many cases, to fully customize your tour. Search for "Private Tours" if you are interested in this experience. Our "Scenic" tours provide up close and personal access to some of the most spectacular natural environments on Earth from majestic glaciers in Alaska to spectacular reefs in the Caribbean. Our "Cultural" tours allow customers to experience local customs, entertainment and culinary delights ranging from tribal dances in Alaska to an outstanding local meal in Santorini, Greece. Our "Active" tours offer a multitude of exciting and adventurous ways to experience our destinations. Our customers can kayak the turquoise waters of the Caribbean, hike to a spectacular waterfall in Hawaii, or bicycle through quaint villages in France. Our "City" tours allow travelers to see the highlights of great cities around the world with unique insights provided by our expert tour guides.

Our People
In our experience, exceptional travel experiences are almost always delivered by exceptional people. With that in mind, we utilize a comprehensive approach to select and employ the leading tour guides and tour providers around the globe. We hold our people to very high standards which we measure by our comprehensive Quality Control process and, most importantly, by our customer feedback, which we will actively seek from each of our customers.

Our Owners
Shore Excursions Group is owned by seasoned travel executives possessing extensive experience across many sectors within the travel industry.

Bradford J. Miller
Mr. Miller is the former Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer for Abercrombie & Kent, the World's leading luxury travel company. In that role, Mr. Miller was responsible for contributing to Abercrombie & Kent's international growth through the development and acquisition of tour products and travel experiences around the world with a specific focus on cruising and land based experiences. Prior to joining Abercrombie & Kent, Mr. Miller held a variety of executive positions with Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises for more than a decade. These positions included Vice President of Guest Sales & Service, Vice President of Brand Development, and Vice President of Onboard Revenue (which included shore excursions). Mr. Miller also led Celebrity Expeditions, a collection of outstanding and unique tours around the World.

Michael Bonner
Mr. Bonner has over a decade of experience working in the cruise industry in a variety of roles for both Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and Viking River Cruises. Most recently, Mr. Bonner was the Chief Operating Officer for The Scholar Ship, a Royal Caribbean program aimed at providing college students onboard educational programs in conjunction with enriching shore excursions around the world. Mr. Bonner also helped co-manage Viking River Cruises U.S. Operations, and he ran the corporate, strategic, and deployment planning functions at Royal Caribbean. While at Royal Caribbean, Mr. Bonner was responsible for forming Royal Celebrity Tours, Royal Caribbean's land-based tour operation in Alaska, which takes cruise passengers on multiple day tours through the interior of Alaska either before or after their cruises. Prior to working at Royal Caribbean, Mr. Bonner was a consultant for Booz Allen & Hamilton.
Starting At
$71.00 USD
Per Person
 
Tour Type
Group
 
Group Size
Small
 
Activity Type(s)
Active,Scenic,Water/Beach
 
Tour Duration
0.5 Hours
 
Activity Level
Moderate
 
Tour Leaves From
A 10 minute walk from Circular Quay or a 10 minute taxi ride from Darling Harbor (details will be provided when this tour is booked).
 
Food/Beverage Provided
None
 
Special Instructions
We recommend wearing layers, as it may be cooler on the water, and shoes that may get wet. Please note that you will be provided with a raincoat but you will still get wet. You will be asked to remove your socks and footwear before boarding the boat to prevent them from getting wet. It is recommended that you bring a towel and a change of clothes. Sunscreen is also suggested. You will be provided with a space to store cameras and other personal items, but you should not bring anything onboard the boat that is not supposed to get wet.
 
Restrictions
The minimum height to participate is 4 feet. Guests must be able to step onto a rocking boat. Guests must sign a waiver and adults must sign for children within their care. Individuals with back, neck, shoulder or heart conditions, or those who are pregnant or who have injuries/conditions that may cause a risk to their health are strongly advised to not ride the jet boat and do so at their own risk. This tour is not recommended if you get easily seasick. The experience will be similar to riding a roller coaster, with sudden turns and high speeds and while wearing a seat belt.

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