We offer 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 immersive audio tours or our self-guided family tour, suitable for kids aged 6 to 10 years.
Cost: From $20 | Duration: 60 mins | Available: Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat & Sun
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: Tues, Wed, Fri & Sat
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: Tues, Wed, Fri & Sun
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: $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: From $25 | Duration: 75 mins | Available: Saturdays at 7:30pm
On this exciting new tour, we’ll unearth the island’s raw, unfiltered truths as you explore the former convict prison and dockyard.
Cost: From $20 | Duration: 60 mins | Available: Saturdays at 5:30pm
As you and your kids explore the lower island with a knowledgeable guide, you’ll laugh and gasp as we introduce you to a weird and wacky bunch of real-life characters and creatures.
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: $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.
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands, waters and sky of Sydney Harbour. Wareamah connects to the waterways and homelands of the Wallumedegal, Wangal, Cammeraygal and Gadigal peoples. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.
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