Sydney Harbour 2-Day Hop On Hop Off Cruise with Taronga Zoo entry

Great

I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised. Food and service was amazing especially views. We all had good time and I will highly recommended.

Great Land and Sea Adventure

Great zoo great boat ride! Beautiful day to be on the water! Sunset is a great time to return to pier 6

Taronga Zoo with hop on hop off ferry

Some exhibits were good as long as you got there when it was feeding time, otherwise the animal was not to be seen. A lot of construction in areas limiting access to some animals, Tasmanian devils area was closed. We left somewhat disappointed. Still was wonderful to see some of the species.

Easy and on time

The cruise was easy and timely. Cruises were clean and seem in good condition. Good ports. Highly recommend.

Great way to spend time in Sydney

The hop on hop off cruise is a great way to get around Sydney, although it would be nice to have a few more/different stops. We all loved the Taronga zoo even though many animals were nor on display due to all of the construction.

Great to see Sydney from water view.

Wonderful way to spend the day. Great value as tickets to TARONGA zoo were $59. I went to Watson Bay and hiked. Didn’t eat at the famous fish and chips restaurant but it looked and smelled delicious. Time schedule was tricky. Workers were able to guide.

Relaxed tour of the harbor

Boat schedule can leave some waiting but very nice to have less crowds than the public ferry. Two days was more relaxed. Zoo fantastic. Watson Cove was very special. Might include stop at Shark Island next time.

Nice day at the Zoo

Encounter with the Koalas. Very interesting set-up to see them very close. It was unfortunate that the cable car was no more in operation.

Hop/ on tour

The zoo was excellent and transportation was fast. If the weather is nice the other places may be worth visiting. Unless you have a picnic or want to be on the beach, the hop/on really best to just view the places around the harbor.

Poor experience

Poor communication about wharf being closed, and poor directions for walking to Circular Quay from shore staff. Very disappointed. Ferry personnel were professional.

try it! you'll like it!

it was easy peasy to get on/off. plenty of seating. great experience. worth the cost and would do it again!

Hop on Hop off ferry with Zoo tickets is worth the time and the money!

The Toronga Zoo was a very special place. There were animals from Australia but also from around the world.. You SHOULD get to the counter for tickets at about 9:00 a.m. as suggested. The next ferry is at 10:30! The food was not great at the food court and it was a madhouse at around 12:30. No place to sit after you get your food. Suggest you get to the zoo early and then take the ferry to Manli Beach where there are great restaurants. Your zoo ticket is good for the day so you can go back if you like! But Manli Beach is definitely worth the time for a visit.

Very nice

We were impressed with the zoo, such a beautiful facility to wonder around and see the animals and the view of the city

Nice

Beautiful boat ride, really enjoyed the Sydney Harbour, skyline and bridge views. This tour is well worth the time and money spent. Hop on and off for two days gave us plenty of time to explore all the stops on the way including the torongo zoo. It’s a beautiful experience to see so many Koalas, kangaroos and wallabies. Boat ride is very relaxing. Highly recommend it.

Fantastic Zoo and Nice...

Fantastic Zoo and Nice shows!! It's a great place to go with family and enjoy the weekend. The service is good and there are many animals there.

Nice way to see Sydney

Lovely tour! Short ferry ride to each stop, where you could wander as you wished. Zoo was very nice and we also stopped at Watson’s Bay which was a cute small town.

Cancelation

We had to cancel our trip and it was late Friday so we did not get a chance to view the harbor and my special interest the Zoo.

Not worth it! Do it on your own.

Communication between Viator and Captain Cook Cruises was limited. I suggest you take the city ferry instead of this cruise to get around as they have limited shuttles and they do not wait around if they arrive early nor do you have any idea where they will dock hence why we missed 2 shuttles and were stuck on the Taronga Zoo island. The city ferries run much more often and you can't miss them--they don't sneak up on the pier and leave without warning. The Taronga Zoo was great but Watson's Bay was just okay. (besides Doyle's restaurant, not much else to do) and of course because of Captain Cook's limited schedule in ferries, we never made it to the other 2 locations of Manley Beach or Shark Island. You can easily do this tour on your own just using the city ferries.

Very scenic

Was lovely sitting on the top deck with the fresh air and beautiful scenery. Had a lovely time. We did taronga one day and just did a cruise around the harbour the next.

Nice zoo . Though Inaccessible for disabled .

My daughter has down syndrome asthma and other issues. She needed a wheelchair . Unfortunately the zoo is virtually inaccessible but the worst most diabolical thing is that when we got to the bottom I had to bring her all the way back up to drop off the wheelchair. Thankfully she got out (with some persuasion) and walked up a bit otherwise I couldn't have managed . My advise to the zoo is let people drop off the chair at the bottom . My advise to people is bring your own chair or don't bother coming. Not only that some of the zoo was closed off and they have a real cheek charging to go to the top because the bottom entrance us closed.

Zoo is fabulous!

The Zoo is a must see regardless of whether you have children or are in your own. The hop on hop off boat was nice but the return schedule was not very flexible in the morning. I bought the combined ticket but was only interested in seeing the zoo. The combination ticket probably wasn’t necessary for a day trip to only the zoo. There are plenty of ferry services that might have a more extensive drop off and delivery schedule.

Avoid this!!

The worst tourist trap. To expensive for nothing, wifi didnt work qr code didnt work, screen didnt work. No serving on the boat. Cashier fooled us and said that it was a total harbour trip. Regular trips to Manley is better. Avoid this!!

Highly recommend.

Great ride on the boats. Easy to use. Saw the zoo and it was great to see kangaroos koalas and wallabys. Recommend highly. Lion exhibit was closed. The other exhibits allow visitors to get really close to the animal habitat. Some enclosures seemed on the small side.

Two days of great value.

It was convenient, the zoo was awesome, Manly beach is amazing and quintessential Aussie, shark island was also lovely and two days gave you plenty of time to explore.

Good and good value for money.

Sometimes it isn't clear as to where the hop on and off stops were. After a long day at the zoo or a hot day in the sun you get to where you think you need to be but there are no clear signposts. Staff were friendly enough, and overall if you make good use of the two days then it is very good value for money. Whenever I called the Captain Cook Cruise phone number they were very helpful and straight to the point.

Easy and Convenient

Used the Hop on Hop Off Ferry for Two days. In hindsight, for us one would have been enough. We started a Circular Quay then stops to Taronga Zoo, Shark Island (no amenities, bring what you need), Watson Bay and Manly Beach. It was a beautiful 2nd day so we just stayed on the boat for a complete loop. Staff was pleasant and helpful. Safety conscious and clean. Bathrooms aboard if needed. Enjoy!

Fun Way to get to the Zoo

We enjoyed taking a ferry to the Taronga Zoo where we could spend as much time as we liked. We looked at the Australian animals' section of the zoo but chose not to see the rest since they were animals we had already seen. There is a lot of walking up and down hills. We got back on the ferry and toured the harbour as it stopped at the beaches and other stops but chose not to get off. It was nice to have the choice.

Rain or shine. No refund

The commentary. The weather was very rainy and we couldn’t really enjoy hop on hop off. We got off at the zoo because it was none refundable and , well, hey. We only saw about 1/3 of the zoo. But our ferry guy was very pleasant and helpful to point out a point of interest I asked about.

Just beautiful

Stop to Manly! We did the short walk to manly beach and Shelly beach. It was absolutely magnificent, just beautiful. We were able to stay as long as we wanted. Would do that again in a heartbeat

It was ok. Most animals...

It was ok. Most animals In The zoo were not even available Over all it wasn’t to bad It felt like we were at a child care center. A million kids running around unsupervised sneezing and coughing.

Incredible Zoo

So many animals from around the world and such amazing views of Sydney Harbour. I had such a fantastic day out, just check you’re on the right ferry on the way back cause that caught me out.

Was well worth it!

The Sydney Harbour cruise was amazing. We were able to get on and off at our leizure and there were plenty of boat times throughout the day. It was recommended that we go early to have enough time to see the Zoo. It was a very well kept and well designed zoo, too! I especially loved the indigenous animals, as well as the new tiger and elephant exhibits. Would definitely go again!

All the Australian animals at the Zoo

Good way to get to an see the Taronga Zoo on one ticket. Also great commentary from the Hop on cruise guide.

DISAPPOINTING EXPERIENCE

Views from the cable car and Zoo were pretty spectacular but not many animals to see. Lots seemed to be missing from their enclosures and many of the spectator areas were out of bounds. Didn't get to any of the keeper presentations as most of the exhibits only had one each day. The seal show only took place at weekends and holidays. The two day James Cook hop on hop off ticket was not good value. Very limited number of sailings compared to other operators made it impractical to "simply jump on and off as many stops as you like, when you're ready to move onto your next destination just catch the next boat". Furthermore, the sailings quoted on the website were incorrect and different timings applied each day

Captain Crook Cruises

I wish I could leave zero stars. Between the two days the staff has stemmed from being simply unhelpful to outright rude - between telling us our tickets needed to be printed out and then leaving the dock as we were coming back down the gangway to leaving other porta before the scheduled times to unprofessional people working behind the counter. I understand they are on a timetable and deal with tourists all year so they have low tolerance for hiccups and need to stay on schedule but I have never been treated so poorly but a company that specializes in customer service in my life. Use another company. There are better options that wont take your money and treat you like dirt afterwards.

Fantastic day at the zoo

A brilliant and stress free day with Captain Cook Cruises hop on hop off ferry to Toronga zoo, start early to avoid the queas and hassle, well worth the money and great service.

Beautiful Zoo with great sights of harbour

The Zoo is right across the harbor but the views were great from off shore. The zoo is very clean and many animals I have never seen before as well as birds. I did get turned around alot as the zoo makes the best use of space and there are many levels built into the hill it sits on. I kept bringing out the map and finding my way. They have some tiger cubs which I wanted to see but they were sleeping out of view and the only way to see them is to enter a one way path. I went back once I heard they were awake but the line was so long and there is no way to see them without going through the line, that was a bit frustrating. The animals and birds are definitely worth the trip.

Highly recommend

The Taronga Zoo was one of the highlights of our family trip to Sydney. A must visit. You get ferry ride. You have an excellent view of the city.

Better off booking separately

I booked the zoo entry with two days of ferry, however buyer beware, the ferry pass for 48 hours are not the usual ferries but a circular ferry run by Manly Fast Ferries. I thought I would be able to use all the yellow and green ferries that go in and out of circular quay when I booked, but you can’t. Just the one that runs from Circular Quay to Manly via Taronga, Watson’s bay and Darling Harbour. The zoo itself is lovely, and the cable car is part of the zoo ticket. So in my view you would be better off booking the zoo ticket directly with the zoo website prior to departure, and catching the regular ferry service over and back. It runs more frequently.

Hop on hop of and Taronga zoo

An excellent way off getting around the harbour. The vessels are very clean and always on time. We enjoyed the zoo very much they have a strong ethos on conservation The exhibits allow you to get up close to the animals and the zoo keeper talks are very informative.

Hop on hop off ferry and zoo

We stayed in Darling Harbor and had we understood how this works probably would of used it more. Hint,get the schedule, layout your planned trips and use it as transportation

Memorável mesmo a grande...

Memorável mesmo a grande trovoada e chuva quando estávamos no zoo!!! Acabamos por não ver tudo 🥲. Fora isso tudo muito bom 👍