Melbourne Sightseeing Cruise: Historical Yarra River and Victoria Docks Tour

Enjoy a relaxing hour cruising along Melbourne’s renowned Yarra River. Discover the history of the Victoria Docks and the early settlers’ landings on this Melbourne sightseeing cruise.

Beverages and snacks are available for purchase.

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Discover the routes of the early settlers with this historical look at the city’s famous Yarra River and surrounds. Experience the history of the Southern Hemisphere’s largest port and relive its involvement in Melbourne’s settlement. This sightseeing cruise is a great introduction to Melbourne and the Yarra River.

Cruise Highlights:
• Southgate Arts and Leisure Precinct
• Crown Entertainment Complex
• World Congress Center and Trade Center
• Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Center
• Shipping channels and dock area
• Westgate Bridge
• 19th century sailing ship Polly Woodside
• Stunning city views

Onboard Facilities:
• Informative commentary
• Large panoramic windows
• Alfresco sun decks
• Comfortable onboard amenities (restrooms)
• No food available on board the vessel

Points of Interest

  • Polly Woodside - Melbourne’s Tall Ship Story

  • Crown Casino

  • Yarra River

  • Melbourne River Cruises

  • Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre

What's Included
  • Tea and Coffee
  • Live commentary on board
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Gratuities
Additional Information
  • Cruise duration times are approximate and subject to change, often due to tides and river traffic
  • Cruise direction and timetable subject to tidal conditions and river closures
  • The boat is completely enclosed and windowed so that passengers won’t be subject to the elements
  • Restroom available on board
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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273gillianu
Jun 9, 2024
Family Afternoon - Interesting, a good experience. Great Melbourne views. Was a fun way to spend time with family. Crew were friendly. Recommend
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Patrizia_p
Mar 9, 2024
Great way to see highlights of Melbourne - Great cruise and lovely was to see Melbourne. Commentary is well done & very informative. Staff are lovely & very helpful
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430sumas
Feb 17, 2024
Good trip - It was good but guide was bit unsure about the things. Overall good trip. It was good that we could choose our suitable time slot.
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Bjek001
Jul 5, 2024
Enjoyable river cruise - We booked the two hours river cruise, both up and down the river. Very relaxing at a slow speed. We were surprised by the number of bridges in Melbourne. Pre- recorded commentary , free instant coffee and tea were provided onboard. The toilets were very tight for space. However it was a very enjoyable cruise to see a different part of Melbourne.
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Abdullah_r
May 9, 2024
Fun - Was great had a wonderful time, would have been better if it went further towards west gate bridge. 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
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920judyj
Mar 18, 2024
An Introduction to Melbourne from the Yarra. - An opportunity to view Melbourne from the Yarrawarrah. The 60 min trip was comfortable and informative with water and soft drinks available throughout. The crew were extremely safety conscious ensuring all passengers were aware of the low bridges. Certainly a worthwhile trip.
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Lynn_w
Jul 9, 2024
Underwhelmed - The team Were helpful in managing to lift the pram on and off the cruise boat. The amenities were fine, The snacks were definitely Limited look like a choice of three! The recorded information was good My rating was based on not repeating the experience.
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Susan_v
Mar 18, 2024
Great way to see the city. - Great view of the city. A little expensive for what it was and they seemed a bit disorganised. Otherwise it was a nice way to see a different side of the city. It was also informative.
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Zadig00
Aug 7, 2024
Very noisy - can't hear the commentary. - This tour was not at all relaxing as expected. Nor was it particularly informative as there was no audio commentary in any language other than English, so all non-English speakers (the vast majority in the boat, it seemed) just totally ignored and talked over the commentary and you couldn’t hear a thing. Kids screaming. On top of this, screeching music was blaring out in between the commentary sections. Came off with a headache to be honest.
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S3560uamichaelh
Dec 27, 2023
Not a good tour experience - The tour operators were very disorganized - all the boats were departing late and it was clear the operators didn't know when the boat for my tour would be back to start the tour. Once we left, we discovered that there is a recorded narrative providing information - no live tour guide. This could have been OK, but the recording broke shortly after we left, so we saw the sites of Docklands with no information.
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