My husband and I did the middle harbour kayaking. What a fantastic experience. Despite the sunrise being behind lots of cloud it was so tranquil out on the water. Shannon was very knowledgeable and patient. We are not experienced kayakers at all. We stopped at the beach and breakfast was set up for us. Coffee, juice, fruit, croissants. Wonderful! Would highly recommend this trip.

Corporate event. Sydney Kayaking Eco tour was excellent, and I would highly recommend. We felt safe and confident crossing the harbor even though most of us were beginners. The picnic morning tea was delightful. Shannon and team shared some really good history insights and we all thoroughly enjoyed the morning. I am planning on doing it again with family and friends.

We absolutely loved our kayaking tour! Shannon was an awesome guide who was very knowledgeable about the area and willing to answer any questions we had. Loved the photos we got from the experience as well as an added bonus. Would highly recommend to anyone thinking of booking!

Excellent tour through Middle harbor with Shannon and his team, it was the perfect team building activity for our Business!

As someone who used to go kayaking occasionally, many years ago, I went to SHK’s Beginners Course to get a refresher on best practices. This was a really good course, run busy a very adept and knowledgeable instructor, very good at communicating the concepts and practices, and keeping everyone in our group on track despite our wide range of competency. Definitely recommend for people getting started, who want to try it out, or brush up on best practices while out on the water. I’m going to do the Water Safety course next, so I can go out on longer trips with confidence. Thanks SHK - see you again soon!

Did the 3 hour beginner course. Instructor was lovely, teaches a lot in the 3 hours, and overall experience was very good!

A great day out. Lovely to paddle among the mangroves. I was looking forward to trialling the Mirage and it didn't disappoint.

Was marketed as a Vivid Tour but only covered Darling Harbour and Harbour Bridge from the distance. I did not rate this as a Vivid Tour Original session was cancelled same day after I had started my trip to the city requiring rescheduling - reason given "no guide available" but the person making the call was the guide.

Fabulous experience seeing the bright city lights and Vivid from a unique perspective away from the crowds. Guides were knowledgeable and welcoming and the equipment was first rate. Highly recommend!

A really well organised event. Shannon was really knowledgeable and a great guide. Kayaking Darling Harbour at night was amazing, and during Vivid was especially amazing. Thanks for a great night, Shannon

Under very trying conditions (25 - 40km/h freezing winds and showers), Ben was able to teach us everything we needed for the Kayak Safety Course. Activities were clearly explained and demonstrated before we attempted them, and Ben was able to give us lots of individual attention as we practiced. Everything was well organised, the equipment was very good and Ben was an efficient, friendly and patient instructor.

Half day kayak safety course. What a really great low cost high impact course. Ben was a wonderful trainer and so so patient. Highly recommend.

My husband and I really enjoyed the 3-hour introductory lesson (for cost of kayak hire only). The instructor, Ben, was fantastic - we covered a lot of things and he was very skilled and an excellent instructor, explaining things clearly and watching out for everyone in the group. We are very much beginners, having only enjoyed an Eco-tour with SHK about 7 years ago (which we loved!). We joined because we have elected to kayak an Arctic/Antarctic in the next 12 months and want to have enough skill to enjoy this. We'll be back fur some further tuition!

After a hectic few weeks at work, this was the perfect team activity to de stress and remind ourselves how fortunate we are to live in such an amazing place. Middle harbour was like a mill pond, the ocean was crystal clear and we even had the bonus of an unexpected visit from a sea turtle. Shannon is a great guide and only too happy to share his knowledge, his passion for his job is there for all to see. Thoroughly recommend this activity and the team at Sydney Harbour Kayaks.

While visiting Australia, my daughter wanted to see Mangroves and my sister suggested we do this via Kayak. Shannon was super enthusiastic about the timing of the trip in terms of the tides (TWO METERS! has now become a family mantra) when we called to book. We went with myself, my partner, my kids - ages 16, 13, 11, my sister and her partner and adult daughter in four double kayaks. Kate was an amazing guide - friendly, helpful, and kayaking at the exact right pace for us. She also took a ton of photos which meant we could leave our phones behind and just be in the moment. We kayaked around/across the harbour and then right into the mangroves and it was just incredible. The riverway felt untouched and unchanged since ancient times and Kate did a wonderful job connecting our experience to the indigenous experience. Also the food spread was fantastic. We were expecting granola bars and drink boxes but it was a real spread along with a hot drink. This was a real highlight of our trip to Australia and I have absolutely no reservations recommending a kayaking tour with Sydney Harbour Kayaks to anyone. I know we got incredibly lucky with the timing but it was just perfect in every way.