School Holiday Dolphin Sightings

The school holidays were packed full of fun here on the Mandurah waterways! Thank-you to everyone that cruised with us over the past 2 weeks, we hope you had fun and enjoyed your cruise. Here are some of the latest pictures from the boats.


Monday 24th July

3 big dolphins and 1 baby in estuary

Pod of dolphins heading out to ocean

Saturday & Sunday 22nd /23rd July

Not many sightings… 2 dolphins cruised next to the boats on occasion.

Friday 21st July

3 dolphins playing near new bridge

2 dolphins fishing in Mandjar Bay

Thursday 20th July

1 dolphin swimming solo in main channel

3 dolphins in canal

Wednesday 19th July

3 dolphins in main channel

2 dolphins in marina

4 dolphins swimming with boat wake

Tuesday 18th July

Not many sighting today…

Monday 17th July

3 dolphins swimming near old bridge

Some nice close up pictures from our fabulous hostess!

Remember that 'Cheaper Tuesdays' run until November!

See you soon, Love Mandurah Cruises.

Massive dolphin sightings this week!

Gday! This week has seen HUGE dolphin sightings from our 1hour Dolphin and Canal Cruises. Here are all the latest from the boats!

Dolphin Sightings

Sunday 15th July

Hundreds of birds were feeding in Mandjar Bay this morning thanks to the local dolphins pooling the schools of fish in one area. The birds were having a feeding frenzy with the local pelicans attempting to take any fish they could off the smaller birds. A great way to start the morning!

The boat staff spotted dolphins in and around the bay around this time.

Saturday 14th July

No dolphin sightings today…

Friday 13th July

4 dolphins fishing in estuary

5 dolphins in middle of channel toward the marina

5 dolphins in marina

Thursday 12th July

12+ dolphins in main channel from marina to Mandjar Bay

15+ in marina in channel, Fairbridge bank stingray point

10+ nikky and giggles playing with the boat and fishing

Dolphins in the estuary all day!

Wednesday 11th July

8 dolphins fishing and playing including some awesome jumps!

8 dolphins fishing in shallow banks in the estuary

7 dolphins heading out to sea from marina entrance

Tuesday 10th July

15 dolphins snoozing near the new bridge SUPER COOL!!

Monday 9th July

5 dolphins near marina

4 dolphins in Mandjar Bay



We look forward to cruising with you soon. Love Mandurah Cruises Crew.

Dolphin Sightings this week

The local dolphin pods have been going about their business this week with most sightings being of them fishing and cruising.  The dolphins continue to please and relax our customers on our 1 hour Dolphin and Canal Cruise. Here are all the latest reported dolphin sightings from our friendly crew.  

Reported Dolphin Sightings

Saturday 7^th July

2 dolphins cruise feeding in entrance to marina

Friday 6^th July

2 dolphins in Mandjar Bay

Thursday 5^th July

Mother and Calf fishing and playing with boat.

Wednesday 4^th July

3 dolphins in main channel

2 dolphins in marina entrance

Tuesday 3^rd July

Pod of dolphins swimming out to the ocean

2 dolphins in Mandjar bay playing

Monday 2^nd July

3 dolphins being cheeky near old bridge

2 dolphins fishing in main channel

Have a great week, we hope to cruise with you soon!

Pack the cardigan love, you’re coming cruising!

The week of the winter solstice was loads of fun out on the water.  With daily temperatures reaching  highs of 17-21 degrees,  the weather has been described as ‘fresh’.  But don’t be put off by the cooler weather as we are still cruising and the dolphins are still out and about throughout the beautiful Mandurah waterways.  

Reported Dolphin Sightings

Saturday 23^nd June

3 dolphin in Mandjar bay Feeding

2 dolphins cruising through canal

14 quickly moving towards the ocean

Friday 22^nd June

2 swimming on bow and then into the marina chasing fish

Thursday 21^st June

2 dolphins near marina entrance

4 dolphins in canals

2 dolphins in channel

2 dolphins in Mandjar bay mostly feeding

2 dolphins riding on boat wake in main channel

Wednesday 20^th June

4 dolphins in marina

3 dolphins in entrance to canal

4 dolphins in canal

Tuesday 19^th June

4 dolphins near marina heading out to the ocean

6 dolphins in estuary

6 dolphins just off Fairbridge bank

Monday 18^th June

1 dolphin fishing in canal

Pack the cardy and come for a cruise with us!

Love Mandurah Cruises

Spotted… A brand new baby dolphin!

Spotted… A brand new baby dolphin!

What a week it has been in Mandurah!  We only cruised with our lovely local dolphin population on a couple of days this week due to the stormy weather that passed through the town.  We are happy to be back operating and enjoying cruising with locals and tourists now that the weather is returning to ‘normal’ beautiful winter.  However, all the rain does not deter the fun loving dolphins from splashing about! And the crew have spotted what we believe to be a brand new baby in the water! When you cruise with us please keep a special eye out for this new addition to the dolphin population here in the estuary!

Here are our reported dolphin sightings for the week that was!  We are all looking forward to the beautiful weather that is forecast for the upcoming few days!  

Reported Dolphin Sightings

Friday 15^th June

Pod of dolphins in Mandjar Bay with what looked like a new baby!

Thursday 14^th June

3 fishing in Mandjar Bay

4 fishing, playing and mating

Wednesday 13^th June

2 dolphins coming to estuary from the ocean to fish in Mandjar Bay

Monday 11^th and Tuesday 12^th June no dolphin reports due to stormy weather

Sunday 10^th June

5 Dolphins playing about the marina

4 dolphins in the estuary south of the old bridge

Hope to see you soon!
Love the Mandurah Cruises Team :)

HOT CHOCOLATE ON BOARD!

Reported Dolphin Sightings

Sipping hot chocolates while cruising the waterways has been the trend this week!  The wild dolphin population have enjoyed riding the wakes of the boats here at Mandurah Cruises and we love watching them swim!  As the weather is getting a little cooler our boat staff have cranked up the hot chocolate machines and are loving the chocolate aroma that has been present on the majority of our cruises.

A few hot tips from the dolphin blog office…

·         Fill in the competition form to win a free 1 hour dolphin and canal cruise when you’re in the booking office

·         Shout your mates a hot chocolate while on a cruise and make their day!

·         Hot Chocolate, good friends and cruising equals GOOD TIMES

Question:  Do dolphins enjoy chocolate?

Check out all the latest dolphin sightings below!

Friday 8^th June

1 dolphin fishing in estuary and swimming in canals

6 fishing, playing and mating

3 heading out to the ocean, had a quick ride with the boat on the bow

Thursday 7^th June

No reported dolphin sightings today

Wednesday 6^th June

6 dolphins playing in the mouth of the marina, riding on the bow wave

8 dolphins including mothers and calves feeding and playing in the estuary

Tuesday 5^th June

3 dolphins in the marina came for a run with the boat

2 dolphins in the canal by War Memorial

2 dolphins playing in the estuary near the old bridge

2 dolphins feeding in the estuary

Monday 4^th June

6 dolphins playing in Mandjar Bay

4 dolphins around the jetty

Sunday 3^rd June

1 dolphin in Mandjar Bay

2 dolphins feeding in the marina

See you on a cruise soon! 

Mandurah Cruises – We’ll take you there!

Long weekend dolphin sightings and more!

It’s been an epic week here on the Mandurah waterways!  Our boat staff have spotted a dolphin in the area with markings from a fight with a shark! The effected dolphin has been swimming about the canals and seems to be doing ok besides its fight wounds. 

Visitors to the area have been stoked at the friendly dolphins that again have been enjoying riding the boat wakes around the estuary. They certainly are beautiful creatures and so are the local dolphins! J

 Please see below the reported dolphins sightings for this week. 

Reported Dolphin Sightings

Saturday 2^nd June

7 dolphins including mums and babies swimming upstream into Mandjar Bay.

The same 7 dolphins followed the boat around in the estuary which was really fun!

Friday 1^st June

No dolphin sightings today L

Thursday 31^st May

3 Dolphins swimming near mouth of ocean

4 dolphins fishing in estuary

Wednesday 30^th May

5 Dolphins south of old bridge, went for a run with the boat

2 dolphins near marina

5 dolphins (girls) moving through canal

A scratched up dolphin was spotted today.   Looked like a shark attack on the dolphin.   Staff have reported this to the necessary people.

Loads of dolphins in the estuary today.  Fishing and playing about!!

Tuesday 29^th May

2 Dolphins fishing in the canals

3 dolphin playing in the marina

5 dolphins south of bridge

Monday 28^th May

No reported dolphin sightings today

Sunday 27^th May

1 dolphin feeding at the quay

2 dolphins came for a ride with the boat wake! J

See you on a cruise soon!!
All the team at Mandurah Cruises