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We offer 5 guided tours for all ages, including options for visitors with low mobility.
Want to journey through Cockatoo Island’s layered history at your own pace? Choose from our 3 new immersive audio tours or our new self-guided family tour, suitable for kids aged 6 to 10 years.
Cost: From $20 | Duration: 60 mins | Available: Saturdays at 11am & Sundays at 1:30pm
Want a crash course in Cockatoo Island's history? This guided tour charts the island's transformation and different uses across time.
Cost: From $20 | Duration: 60 mins | Available: Saturdays at 1:30pm
During this tour, our guide will lead you through the turbulent history of the island's former penal establishment.
Cost: From $20 | Duration: 60 mins | Available: Sundays at 11am
Visit key landmarks – including the convict-built Fitzroy Dock, the cathedral-like Turbine Shop and Sutherland Dock – and learn how the dockyard evolved across the span of 135 years.
Cost: From $20 | Duration: 60 mins | Available: Private group bookings only
The Lower Island Tour is an engaging 60-minute journey through Cockatoo Island’s storied history and an accessible activity for less mobile visitors.
Cost: $5 per booklet (includes a pencil & paper flags) | Available: 10am to 4pm daily
Across 8 exciting stops, you'll explore historic buildings, hear the First Nations story of Burriburri the whale, play a convict game and meet an ancient amphibian.
Cost: $10 per person (BYO device) | Available: Anytime
Delve into the history of Cockatoo Island's remnant penal establishment and learn about the sorts of characters who served out sentences on the island.
Cost: $10 per person (BYO device) | Available: Anytime
Cockatoo Island’s dock workers were renowned for building and repairing the most complex ships. Guided by their stories, you'll step back into the island’s shipbuilding heyday
Cost: From $20 per person (min. 10 people) | Duration: 60 mins | Available: Monday to Friday by appointment
Private group tours can be booked between Monday and Friday for 10 or more people. Probus groups, tour operators, and other interested groups are invited to complete our group tour request form (T&Cs apply).
*Due to current high levels of demand, we are unable to book any private group tours less than 14 days in advance of the tour date. Bookings subject to guide availability.
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