River Gardens Melbourne Sightseeing Cruise: A Scenic Journey Along Yarra River

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Take a cruise along Melbourne’s renowned Yarra River and take in the views of the city’s picturesque gardens, parklands, and iconic sports venues. This one-hour sightseeing tour offers a fantastic opportunity to see the beautiful river gardens and Herring Island.

Beverages and snacks are available for purchase.

Duration: 1 hour

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Cruise Highlights include:
• Princes Bridge
• The Royal Botanic Gardens
• The Governor’s residence
• The Lexus Centre - Home of Collingwood (Aussie Rules Team)
• Herring Island
• National Tennis Center
• Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)
• Olympic Park
• Victorian Arts Center
• Stunning city views
Onboard Facilities:
• Complimentary tea and coffee…

What's Included

Complimentary tea and coffee
Live commentary on board

What's Not Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Additional Information

Confirmation for this product will be received at time of booking
Cruise duration times and direction are approximate and subject to change, often due to tides and river traffic.
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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Loganj267

Jul 24, 2025

- I loved this sightseeing cruise! It was a nice break from the hustle and bustle of the city. Seeing the calmer side of Melbourne was refreshing and it was a nice way to relax. The crew were happy to assist with any questions I had and provided me coffee on request. Definitely a must-do if visiting Melbourne!

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Apollo1961

Jul 23, 2025

Perfect way to see the city. 😎 - On a beautiful sunny day, this was a wonderful experience. Friendly and helpful crew, the commentary was a real history lesson into Melbourne and the views were amazing. Stood out on the deck, this was a great way to spend an hour or so and I would highly recommend it. I’d also give a shout out to the man in the ticket booth who was helpful and polite, setting the tone for the whole experience.

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Pauline_b

Jun 21, 2025

River relaxation - Very relaxing and great commentary only spoilt by the inconsiderate chatter of a group of Asian ladies

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896mareem

May 17, 2025

Excellent tour. Highly reccomend - Excellent trip. We really enjoyed a gentle cruise down the river and learning about the local area. Even got to see a knight herring

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David

Jul 29, 2025

Good trip along the Yarra in Melbourne - Informative trip - we went upriver. Well worth doing. They don’t explain too well on website that you can do the upriver or downstream trips either individually or combined as a two-hour trip

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Cenwyn_b

Jul 27, 2025

Lovely way to spend an hour in the city. - Lovely way to spend an hour and see the sights from a different perspective. Commentary was very informative.

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Marc_c

Apr 21, 2025

Relaxing on the river - This was a relaxing trip.down the Yarra with great views of the city. A hood way to get to see what the city has to offer

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Joseph_i

Mar 11, 2025

We arrived early to... - We arrived early to redeem the vouchers for tickets and were offered the chance to take an earlier sailing leaving in less than 20 minutes. Instead, we waited for over 30 minutes to board and were stuck in the hot sun for this whole time. The ride is relaxing. Good luck trying to hear the narration over all the people talking.

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Abdulkader_r

May 10, 2025

Mediocre trip - The trip has little items that are not worthy of viewing, the fare is cheap but a different trip into the city would be more worthwhile

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L3793phdales

Feb 22, 2025

Route change - Very disappointed after pre booking our gardens cruise only to be told that we had to do Docklands due to works for Moomba . We have done docklands twice before so we were not interested in doing it again . We paid $190 for a 60th celebration. It would have been nice to notify me earlier of change of route .

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From $26

up to 10 guests

1 - Adult