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Melbourne River Cruises - Melbourne Highlights Sightseeing Cruise

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Take to the waters of the magnificent Yarra River and see the very best of what Melbourne has to offer with our fantastic River Gardens and Port & Docklands Combo Cruise!

Take to the waters of the magnificent Yarra River and see the very best of what Melbourne has to offer with our fantastic River Gardens and Port & Docklands Combo Cruise!

Take to the waters of the magnificent Yarra River and see the very best of what Melbourne has to offer with our fantastic River Gardens and Port & Docklands Combo Cruise!

Our two hour combo cruise will showcase the contrasting scenery of Melbourne, from lush botanical gardens to the sprawling city skyscrapers and everything in between. Highlights of the River Gardens stretch of the journey include: Federation Square, Royal Botanic Gardens, Lexus Centre, Melbourne Park (Home of the Australian Open), Melbourne Cricket Ground, Governor's residence, Melbourne Olympic Park & Herring Island.

You’ll also experience all of the highlights from our Port & Docklands Cruise including: Southgate Arts & Leisure Precinct, 19th Century sailing ship "Polly Woodside", World Congress & Trade Centre, Shipping Channels and dock area, Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, Crown Entertainment Complex, Westgate Bridge & Stunning views of Melbourne City Skyline.

In addition to the outstanding scenery, you’ll get to cruise in style onboard one of our many comfortable vessels and hear interesting commentary throughout the journey. Join us for the complete river cruising experience on the iconic Yarra River!

Check out their Spirit of Melbourne Cruising Restaurant for a delicious 4-course meal and city cruise.

Spirit of Melbourne Cruising Restaurant

Adult $70.00
Child $33.00 (3-12 years old)
Infant $0.00 (0-2 years old)

Duration

  • Allow approximately 2 hours for the whole experience

Location

  • Departs: Berth 2
  • Southbank Promenade
  • Southbank VIC 3006
  • Australia

Notes

  • Please Note: Children and Infants must be accompanied by an Adult.

    Children: 3-12 years old, Infant 0-2 years old.

    The Melbourne Highlights Cruise may include a pause between the two tours and may require switching to a different boat.

    Cancellation and Changes:

    Any changes or cancellation of your booking with Melbourne River Cruises will need be within staffed business hours Monday - Friday. If you need to speak with Melbourne River curises about canceling or chancing dates you can reach them at the physicalTicket Kiosk located atSouthbank Promenade at Berth 1 and 2.

Available Bookings from 25 Jan to 7 Feb 2026

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Jana from Germany wrote on 05 May 2024

Kann man mal machen

Kurzweilig, gute Infos. Lautsprecher schlechte Qualität, man hat lang nicht alles verstanden; vor allem nicht, wenn plappernde Leute hinter einem saßen. Ansonsten senr nettes Team!

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Elif from Germany wrote on 24 March 2023

Wie erwartet gut :)

Ich hatte gleich 2 Fahrten gebucht und beide waren in Ordnung. Die eine fuhr in die Innenstadt, die andere zur Brücke, die man wirklich gesehen haben muss. Für den Preis etwas zu wenig Komfort und wenig zu sehen aber wenn die Stadt nicht mehr zu bieten hat, können die Fähren auch nichts dafür. Im Großen und Ganzen OK.

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alexd6 from Germany wrote on 24 April 2019

Gute Überblick über die Stadt vom Wasser

Recht interessante Tour. Zum Rabattpreis zu empfehlen. Als Vollzahler würde ich nur die 1Std. Richtung Hafen machen...passt soweit...

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Helge Gilcher from Germany wrote on 02 March 2018

Schöne Rundfahrt

Bei der großen Rundfahrt in die Docks und den Yarra River hinauf bekommt man eine schöne Sicht auf die Hafenregion. Im Internet findet man oftmals Tickets mit 50% Rabatt, so dass dann auch das Priis-Leistungs-Verhältnis der Rundfahrt stimmt:)

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Wendy Potter from New Zealand wrote on 21 January 2026

An informative cruise down the Yarra

Overall it was a great experience and informative. However I thought I had booked a full tour meaning we would cruise up and then down on the Yarra but instead we went one direction, came back to the start point and had to disembark. We then had to wait for some time, until we caught another boat to go up in the other direction to finish the full cruise. Not clearly stated when booking and we chose not to wait for the second half of the cruise.

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