Choose from Dolphin Cruises, Ocean Adventures, or Whale Watching!
From A$70
From A$99
Additional tour times available on request – please call us to discuss
Happy Customers
Looking for a once-in-a-lifetime experience for your group? We can arrange private whale watching tours, dolphin safaris, or thrilling ocean adventures. Whether it is for a special occasion, corporate, school and conference groups, tell us what you need and we will organise it for you! Call to book: 0438386255
Noosa Whale Watching, Dolphin Tours & Ocean Adventure Thrills
Oceanrider is Noosa’s original ocean tour company and consistently voted the best; an Oceanrider tour is a must-do on the list of things to do in Queensland and the Sunshine Coast.
A maximum of 12 passengers seated in six rows of two means that everyone gets a window seat and a personalised experience that only a small group allows.
Our low emissions RIB boat is the same one that the Navy, Coast Guard, and nature tour operators worldwide use, which reflects its reliability and high safety standards.
Your Captain Christian has over 30 years of Australian maritime experience, so you are in good hands.
Located at the convenient Noosa Marina with free parking and pick up locations along Gympie Terrace, come and enjoy the whale watching, dolphin cruise or ocean adventure tour of your choice and take in the beautiful Noosa coast from a different perspective.
What Our Guests are saying!
Incredible experience
Incredible experience - I went alone and instantly felt very welcomed by Nathan and the rest of the attendees. During the tour we seen some dolphins although I wasnât expecting it as itâs out of the tours control.. but it was incredible. The boat was very thrilling while chopping through the waves, but I felt safe the whole time! Would highly recommend as a solo person joining or a group! Thanks for everything.
Never disappoints.
Always fun and have always seen dolphins. Itâs a serene experience. The dolphins make you feel peaceful and close to nature.
AWESOME EXPERIENCE!!!!!
AWESOME EXPERIENCE!!!!! Got to see 2 different types of dolphins and the scenery was unforgettable!! The return trip was made even more memorable with fast boat turns. The knowledge of the boat skipper was incredible and his boat skills made a safe trip for us!!!!
Wowsers!
Wowsers! An unbelievable morning spent with Christian. Iâve done the dolphin safari before and wanted to do it again. We saw a huge pod of dolphins of Sunshine Beach. We were literally surrounded by them! How amazing to see.
I highly recommend this company.
My family experienced the Noosa Oceanrider this afternoon, what an awesome experience!! Thanks guys for an action packed afternoon and bonus was we saw dolphins. I highly recommend this company.
Wow!!
Wow!! What a great ride! We took our daughter on Oceanrider for her 16th birthday and we had the best time. So much fun and screams of delight as we sped through the bar, up and down the waves with lots of thrills along the way. We headed across the sound and enjoyed the views beautiful Noosa coastline...and bonus we saw a pod of dolphins. Highly recommended for an action adventure.
Pacelli MacGowan
– Google review
Fantastic adventure
Fantastic adventure, loads of excitement and an excellent tour guide to show us the beautiful scenery! 10/10 from me and my family :)
Karen D
– TripAdvisor review
Fantastic view of whale and her calf
This was an amazing experience and we were lucky to see a mother whale and her calf as well as a large pod of dolphins. Bouncing over the waves was fun and Captain Christian was very experienced and informative. We are so glad we did this!
Sunshine25308411175
– TripAdvisor review
An incredible experience
It was an incredible experience. The guide was excellent and the time on the tour was very good. We saw many whales and they explained their migration in detail.
Malcolm Knowles
– Google review
...our number 1 activity
Our family of 10 voted this our number 1 activity. Fantastic fun. Christian our captain made the trip. Bring spare clothes...and it's not because you get wet...well not from the ocean anyway lol. Do yourself a favour.
Suzanne T
– TripAdvisor review
Amazing Ocean Adventure!
I had such a great time on Noosa Oceanrider! The highlight of the trip was seeing a large pod of dolphins up close such an incredible experience to watch them swim and play in their natural habitat. The coastal sightseeing was also breath-taking; the views of the cliffs, beaches, and Noosa National Park from Oceanrider were stunning. It was a perfect mix of nature, relaxation, and adventure. Highly recommend this tour for anyone looking to experience the beauty of the coast and the thrill of seeing dolphins in the wild! We also had a blast doing donuts in the water! It was so much fun to zoom around in the boat, feeling the splash and excitement.
Maria V
– TripAdvisor review
Accommodating, excellent communication and very friendly. Amazing experience
I am a vision impaired/legally blind person and the tour guide/captain was absolutely amazing. Very accommodating and helpful. He insured my safety was prioritised and helped me on and off the vessel. He communicated well with me and showed no judgement. And best of all I got to see some dolphins which I wasnât sure If I would or not. The tour guide pointed out where they were each time they come up to the surface and when they were close to the boat he would say so and that helped me a lot. I will definitely be booking another adventure with this company again. Thank you for an amazing memorable experience and thank you for accommodating me.
Robyn Anyon
– Google review
What an experience!
What an experience! From calmly watching a pod of dolphins to an exhilarating fast ride out on the ocean. Loved it all. Christian's knowledge of the sea landscape and the land was very informative. The small group Oceanrider is ideal to capture all the atmosphere of the wonderful scenery and wildlife of the ocean with a very friendly 'Captain'. Thank you Christian.
David S
– TripAdvisor review
Fab fun ...highly recommend it !
Best money spent all holiday !! Great fun trip combined with some local guiding by the guy . Best of all worlds, would highly recommend it!
Georgia McGuinness
– Google review
What a great experience
What a great experience for our family of five. The ocean rider adventure tour was fabulous and our guide was fantastic. It had both the tour of the beautiful waterway and the excitement of the fast ride. Would definitely recommend and was a highlight of our stay in Noosa
