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Derwent River Historic Harbour Cruise: Affordable Tours with a Highly Experienced Crew
4.5
493 Ratings
Hobart
Experience the Derwent River Historic Harbour Cruise with our highly experienced crew. Affordable prices and first-class service. Book now!
Experience the Derwent River Historic Harbour Cruise with our highly experienced crew. Affordable prices and first-class service. Book now!
Duration:
1 hour
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Hobart - The North route follows the river inland, passing the Botanical Gardens and Government House, going under the Tasman Bridge, crossing the river to Rose Bay, and returning from Montagu Bay. The South route travels down the river around the bay, passing Battery Point, Sandy Bay, and the Casino, then heads to the eastern shore towards Bellerive Bluff, and finally returns from Kangaroo Bay.
- Hobart - The North route follows the river inland, passing the Botanical Gardens and Government House, going under the Tasman Bridge, crossing the river to Rose Bay, and returning from Montagu Bay. The South route travels down the river around the bay, passing Battery Point, Sandy Bay, and the Casino, then heads to the eastern shore towards Bellerive Bluff, and finally returns from Kangaroo Bay.
What's Included
- 1-hour Morning and Afternoon cruises
- Light refreshments available for purchase
- 2-hour Dinner cruise with 3-course meal and complimentary drink
- Live commentary on all cruises
- 1.5-hour Lunch Cruise with 1-course lunch (children under 5 not included)
- 1-hour Morning and Afternoon cruises
- Light refreshments available for purchase
- 2-hour Dinner cruise with 3-course meal and complimentary drink
- Live commentary on all cruises
- 1.5-hour Lunch Cruise with 1-course lunch (children under 5 not included)
What's Not Included
- Transportation to/from hotels
- Transportation to/from hotels
Additional Information
Hobart Historic Cruises conducts and manages the Derwent River harbor cruise, delivering superb service to international tourists and attending delegates alike.
Our team comprises of exceedingly skilled crew members and also offers a boat charter service on our ship, the ‘Spirit of Hobart’.
For over three decades, we’ve been successfully operating the…
Hobart Historic Cruises conducts and manages the Derwent River harbor cruise, delivering superb service to international tourists and attending delegates alike.
Our team comprises of exceedingly skilled crew members and also offers a boat charter service on our ship, the ‘Spirit of Hobart’.
For over three decades, we’ve been successfully operating the Derwent River harbour cruise and have an impressive history of performance.
Our services are top-tier yet reasonably priced, ensuring competitiveness in the market.
- Infant meals not included
- No dress code
- Baby pram accessible
- There is a minimum of 6 persons required for the Dinner cruise to depart.
Location
Segway Tasmania
Murray Street
Departure Point: Murray Street Pier, Hobart
We locate opposite to the Parliament House, Morrison St Parking, nears a chocolate shop called: Nutpatch.
**You must exchange your voucher at the ticket counter before the tour begins. Look for a white and grey wood cabin. **
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.5
(493 Ratings)
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Britt_b
Feb 8, 2025
Wonderful experience and... - Wonderful experience and a very informative captain who obviously knows the area and river extensively
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Roam698264
Feb 6, 2025
Views, dinner and great commentary - brilliant! - A very enjoyable trip, combining superb views with dinner and an informative and amusing commentary. The staff were quietly efficient and polite, everything was done to make us feel welcomed.
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Peter_m
Jan 24, 2025
Nice evening on the water in Hobart - Good value, friendly staff, feasibly priced drinks, good food & service and informative commentary 👌
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Christopher_l
Jan 10, 2025
Loved the cruise - My wife and I both enjoyed the cruise around the Derwent River. We loved listening to the Captains knowledge of the river, the history of Hobart and stories.
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Kathleen_a
Jan 9, 2025
Love seeing Hobart from the water - Skipper was very knowledgeable and a really nice bloke, very helpful. Easy to navigate parking close by and leaves from the wharf in Salamanca place so the heart of Hobart
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Stanley_c
Dec 22, 2024
Enjoyed our time - Get on board and enjoy very informative 👍great cruise for an hour with a nice wine bought on board, give it a try, no disappointment for us.
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Holli_r
Feb 4, 2025
The old Tassie experience - Although we had a changed departure time they were still running late.
The trip itself was very informative with our captain. The boat itself is quite easy to move around and has a beautiful space upstairs to relax. The 3 course meal was great and drink selection was excellent. Definitely a good way to start your trip in Tassie!
Highly recommended 😀
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Hco888
Jan 6, 2025
Very disappointing New Year's Eve Fireworks Cruise - We went on the New Year's Eve fireworks cruise and were very disappointed. We have previously done this cruise twice before and it was excellent - a close-up view of the midnight fireworks from the water and a cruise under the Tasman Bridge.
This year, though, we simply slowly motored out on to the water at 11.30pm, bobbed around in the water until the fireworks started, and then slowly motored back to the wharf once they had finished. There was no music playing on the boat nor any festive decorations. The crew didn't even announce any countdown to midnight so there was no atmosphere.
It was definitely not a patch on the cruises we have done with this company previously and a very disappointing way to spend New Year's Eve.
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Departure362235
Jan 14, 2025
Waste of Money - Waste of $100!! The boat itself is filthy and very rundown and dated. The windows inside were mouldy and had moss growing in them. Toilet was disgusting. Paintwork had water stain from obvious leaking and the whole thing needs stripping and refurbishing. The woman at the ticket office was extremely rude and only interested in taking the money, no other words were spoken, mind you, she wasn't Australian so maybe she couldn't speak English. The person doing the commentary was way too political in sharing his views on what he was talking about. We are locals and know the history and know how wrong he was on a lot of it. All in all, very disappointing and would not recommend it at all.
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Annie_f
Dec 2, 2024
Sad waste - It was a total waste of money and time. We saw more on the ferry to Mona. We sat upstairs on a beautiful sunny morning with others rather than sit in the smelly down stairs area. The commentary did not work. Staff did not greet or check on us upstairs. When we went looking for staff to discuss lack of commentary they were not visible. They refused a refund or a second cruise to revisit when the commentary was "fixed". We have enjoyed memorable cruises in other cities especialy with a history focus. Not this one!
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