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Is there a private driver for Jervis Bay dolphin and whale cruises from Nowra?

Yes: GR8 Transfers drives you from Nowra to your Huskisson cruise, waits nearby and brings you back, for about $340 per car. That covers two hours on site, the first hour free. Jervis Bay Wild's dolphin cruise runs all year, takes about 1.5 hours and leaves 15 Field Street at times set by the tide. Its whale cruises, 2 to 3 hours long, run mid-May to mid-November at 10am and 1pm.

Time needed
About 3 hours with a dolphin cruise
How we drive you
Wait & return · Drop-off & collection · One way, door to door
From
about $340 per car, wait & return
Season
Dolphin cruises all year; whale cruises mid-May to mid-November (next season 2027)
Venue
Jervis Bay Wild, 15 Field Street
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Fixed fares per car

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Pick the way that suits the day. Every option has one fixed fare per car, set before you book.

How we drive youExecutive Sedanup to 3 passengers · 2 large bagsPremium Sedanluxury class · up to 3 · 2 large bagsExecutive SUVup to 4 passengers · 3 large bagsPremium SUVup to 4 passengers · 4 large bags
From Nowra: dolphin cruise, with your driver waiting nearby (2 hours)Your chauffeur waits nearby for up to 2 hours, then drives you back. The first hour of waiting is free. Nowra → Huskisson cruise departure, 15 Field Street, about 23 km each way.Book this option →about $340about $450about $378about $490
From Nowra: whale cruise drop-off, collected when you are back ashoreWe drop you off and come back at the time you set: two one-way trips. Nowra → Huskisson cruise departure, 15 Field Street, about 23 km each way.Book this option →about $250about $330about $278about $360
From a Hyams Beach stay: to the Huskisson departure point and backWe drop you off and come back at the time you set: two one-way trips. Hyams Beach → Huskisson cruise departure, 15 Field Street, about 9 km each way.Book this option →about $160about $220about $182about $240
Flying in: Sydney Airport to HuskissonOne way, door to door. Sydney Airport T1 International → Huskisson.Book this option →$610$815$678$880

Prices are for the whole car, not per person, and include tolls, GST and the NSW levy; the same fare applies at any hour. A drop-off and collection is exactly two one-way fares. Waiting on a wait-and-return trip: the first hour is free, then $90 per hour (Executive Sedan), $100 (Executive SUV), $120 (Premium Sedan) or $130 (Premium SUV), already added above. “About” marks a fare worked out from an estimated road distance; the booking form shows the exact fixed fare for your address before you pay. People Mover (6–7 passengers) quoted on request; larger groups travel in two or more cars on the same schedule. Fares checked 31 October 2026.

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How the day runs

The day, step by step.

  1. 9:15am

    Pickup at your Nowra accommodation. This example is a 10am whale cruise in the 2027 season; on the 1pm cruise, add three hours to each time.

  2. 9:40am

    Drop-off at 15 Field Street, Huskisson, with time to check in before the boat leaves.

  3. 10:00am

    The whale cruise departs. Jervis Bay Wild lists 2 to 3 hours on the water.

  4. 12:30pm

    Your driver meets you at Field Street as you come ashore. Give us the operator's expected return time and we plan around it.

  5. 1:00pm

    Back at your Nowra accommodation. Dolphin cruises follow the tide, so for those we set the pickup from your confirmed departure.

Booked with the venue

What the venue provides.

  • The boat, skipper and crew
  • Dolphin cruises all year and whale cruises from mid-May to mid-November
  • Its own tickets, departure times and weather calls

Venue: Jervis Bay Wild, 15 Field Street, Huskisson

Booked with GR8

What GR8 Transfers provides.

  • Pickup at your door, timed to the cruise check-in
  • A driver waiting nearby with the first hour free, or a drop-off and later pickup
  • One fare for the whole car, even on public holidays
  • Child seats and boosters at no charge, if you ask when booking
Before you book

Good to know.

Whale season

Jervis Bay Wild lists whale cruises of 2 to 3 hours at 10am and 1pm from mid-May to mid-November. The 2026 season runs to mid-November, and the next starts in mid-May 2027.

Dolphin cruises

About 1.5 hours, all year, from 15 Field Street. Departure times change with the tide, so send us your confirmed time and we set the pickup from it.

Cruise prices

A booking reseller lists the dolphin cruise from $40 per adult and $27 per child, and the whale cruise from $75 and $38. Those listings, seen on 31 October 2026, show booking windows from June 2026; check current prices with the operator.

Summer cruises

Over summer the operator also lists a 2.5-hour Jervis Bay Passage cruise. Ask the operator for summer departure times before you book the ride.

Waiting charges

On a wait-and-return booking the first hour costs nothing. After that it is $90 an hour for the Executive Sedan and $100 for the Executive SUV.

Questions

Questions about Jervis Bay dolphin and whale cruises.

From mid-May to mid-November. Jervis Bay Wild lists whale cruises of 2 to 3 hours leaving Huskisson at 10am and 1pm through that window. Its dolphin cruise runs all year. GR8 can drop you at the departure point and collect you when the boat returns.
About 1.5 hours. It runs all year from 15 Field Street, Huskisson, with departure times that vary with the tide. With check-in, plan on about 2 hours at Huskisson; our wait-and-return price is built on that.
Drop-off and collection is about $250 in the Executive Sedan, or about $340 if the driver waits through a dolphin cruise. In the Executive SUV, for four, drop-off and collection is about $278. Prices are per car, not per person.
Jervis Bay Wild departs from 15 Field Street, Huskisson. Your driver drops you there and meets you at the same spot afterwards. Your booking confirmation shows the check-in time; send it to us and we time the pickup.
A booking reseller lists the dolphin cruise from $40 per adult and the whale cruise from $75 per adult (seen 31 October 2026). The operator sets and sells the tickets. GR8 Transfers provides the ride only and is not part of the cruise.
Yes. Sydney Airport T1 to Huskisson is a fixed $610 by Executive Sedan, or $678 if four of you need the Executive SUV. We track your flight, and after an international landing the first 2 hours of waiting are free. Free stops and coffee breaks on the way are included.
Your GR8 booking can be cancelled without charge until 1 hour before pickup. If a trip is called off after you reach Field Street, a waiting driver can take you straight back.
Yes. Hyams Beach to the Huskisson departure point costs about $80 one way by Executive Sedan; add the trip back and it is about $160. Tell us your cruise time and party size when you book.
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Sources

Where these facts come from.

Venue details, opening times and third-party prices were checked on 31 October 2026 and can change, so confirm them with the venue before you travel. GR8 Transfers is independent of the venues and operators named on this page; we provide the car and the chauffeur. GR8 fares come from our fixed-fare engine on the day this page was built.

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