Melbourne Cruise: Spectacular Skyline and Narrated Yarra River Tours

Experience the beauty of Melbourne’s skyline and the Yarra River on a narrated cruise. Explore the scenic river gardens, Herring Island, and the vibrant Docklands area. Book your tour now!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Melbourne River Cruises - Embark your cruise from lively Southbank
What's Included
  • Commentary
  • Drinks (tea and coffee)
  • Yarra River Cruise
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Cruise the Yarra River and admire Melbourne’s spectacular skyline on a two hour narrated city cruise. Your cruise includes both the down and up river routes, encompassing the scenic river gardens and Herring island with the contrasting port and former-industrial Docklands area; giving you an extensive appreciation of the entire Melbourne region….

Location
Melbourne River Cruises
Southbank Promenade
Berth No 2, Southgate Arts and Leisure Precinct Landing
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Jane_b
Dec 21, 2024
Good cruise - We had a lovely time. We booked the 2hrs, although I think the one way was only worth seeing. A good way of seeing the city from the water which you wouldn't necessarily see in the city.
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Prasakthi_a
Dec 13, 2024
Lovely experience - We are 3 sisters and a friend! The child in us sprang out with your Billy train experience. It was a train ride down nostalgia lane. Healesville was healing and the chocolate yarra valley was just the icing on the cake! Well planned programme by Winehop! Martin is such a darling. Gave us ample of time to soak in the experience. Didn’t pressure and didn’t overload us with info we won’t even remember 😀😀😀. I’ve become a fan of Viator too!
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Gary_w
Dec 5, 2024
A great way to see Melbourne! - A very great way to see the modern city of Melbourne. The crew were very friendly and informative and it was wonderful value !
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W3054rekevind
Nov 22, 2024
Well Worth The Money - Very informative and relaxing cruise both east and west. Great way to learn about Melbourne. Crew was professional and helpful.
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Rayingram2017
Dec 20, 2024
Melbourne River Cruise - It was a great way to see the city from a different angle. There is a lot of history as you sail down the river. It helps you understand the history of the city and the people that built it.
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Marie_m
Dec 10, 2024
Nice way to see the city along the Yarra river - The area near the pick up and drop off is a great place to walk around and have lunch or a cocktail. The history portion of the narration was difficult to hear this could be improved upon.
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Barbara_b
Dec 21, 2024
Water tour of Melbourne - Nice city tour via the water. Unfortunately the crowd of passengers talked thru the entire recorded (and live) history/commentary, making it hard to hear/learn what is being shared about Melbourne.
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Caroline_h
Dec 19, 2024
Melbourne city Yarra River sightseeing cruise - The sightseeing cruise was very good I almost wanted to rate it excellent but because I have a bad experience with one of the cruise guy ( maybe he’s a Superviser on the cruise). This man was so rude had no respect when talking to passengers. I booked the ticket thru Viator app and got the confirmation and bar code. When 4 of us arrived at birt 2 we showed that to the ticket counter lady and got the receipt.. when the ferry ride half way and stopped about to go the other way this rude man asked me fir my ticket. I couldn’t find it so I told him that I misplaced it and wanted to show him my booking confirmation and the bar code on my phone, he said with the rude voice “NO YOU HAVE TO GO LOOK FOR YOUR RECEIPT AND SHOW IT TO ME”. I could find the receipt the lady gave me (maybe I dropped it in the river). Finally the man came back and I told him I couldn’t find my receipt then he said “. show me your booking number” so I showed him my booking on my Avator App then he said “Ok ..Ok…!” What a jerk! Why did he had to be so difficult??? And used strong tone of voice when talking to people .. there s a lot of people listening. I’m a senior at least he showed me some respect. I will never want to ride this ferry again…he ruined my day traveling from USA to have a good but to be scolded by this man.
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Alansg8734kg
Dec 6, 2024
Disappointing River Cruise - 2nd half of tour was cancelled due to high water downstream. This was predictable and we should been refunded half the cost at check in. Offering the open rebook for another day is disingenuous for tourists that don't live in Australia/ Melbourne.
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Afamilyinaustralia
Dec 24, 2024
Cruise itself isn't bad, just fix the booking lady - First things first, the booking lady at Booth#2 was pretty frustrated with herself and wasn't polite to anyone looking to buy the tickets. When I bought the tickets, I asked her a few questions and she surely appeared like she was doing a favour to me. Apart from that, the actual cruise wasn't bad but as there was a high tide, we ended up going outside the CBD so didn't get a chance to see the city how we wanted. It isn't bad and worth a trip if you have some time.
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