Our program of tours caters for history buffs and outdoor enthusiasts as well as families and social groups, including Probus groups and historical societies.
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: 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 $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 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: 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 sightseeing activity for less mobile visitors.
Cost: From $11 | Duration: 90 mins | When: 10:30am on select Sundays & Wednesdays
Our knowledgeable volunteer guide will lead you through 2 sets of demilitarised forts, including tunnels normally off limits to the public.
Cost: From $24 per person | Duration: 45 mins | Available: Select dates
A knowledgeable guide will share the history and recent developments behind this iconic Sydney landmark, including recent restoration work undertaken on the historic Greenway Wall.
Cost: From $8 | Duration: 40 mins | When: Select dates
Get a taste for North Head Sanctuary in Manly – and explore a Second World War era structure off limits to general visitors – on this bite-sized tour, ideal for new visitors including families!
Cost: From $11 | Duration: 1 hour 45mins | When: 10:30am and 11:30am every Sunday
Walk in the footsteps of the men and women who served at North Fort. Accompanied by a knowledgeable guide, encounter historic gun emplacements and descend into underground military facilities, including a tunnel complex and a mysterious bunker.
Cost: From $11 | Duration: 60 mins | Hours: 11am to 12pm, select Sundays
During this volunteer-run tour, a knowledgeable guide will share stories of those who succumbed to small pox and other epidemics.
Cost: From $20 | Duration: 60 mins | When: Private group bookings & special occasions
This 60-minute tour is an opportunity to explore a historic destination that was off-limits to the public for 150+ years.
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: $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.
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians and Owners of the lands, waters and sky of Sydney Harbour, including the extraordinary places we manage and protect. Today, the homelands of the Borogegal, Birrabirragal, Cammeraygal, Gadigal, Gayamagal, Wallumedegal and Wangal peoples host destinations under our stewardship. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present, and emerging.
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