Adelaide Hills Tour with River Murray Lunch Cruise
Description
Small groups are defined as 24 passengers or less Take on the Majestic Murray River as you cruise on Captain Proud side paddle wheeler for a 2 course lunch and 3 hour cruise. Sit back and relax with purchases made from our licensed bar or up to observation area looking into wetlands taking in the views of the Mighty Murray.
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Itinerary
Look over Adelaide City and the panoramic views. This area was discovered by Mathew Flinders in 1802. Weather permitting as can be very cold and fogged in.
Drive past Thorngrove Manor. Built to look like a baroque castle, this lavish, high-concept hotel is 1.5 km from the Mount Lofty Botanical Gardens and 9 km from the 835-hectare Belair National Park.
Bridgewater Mill and Waterwheel. Set in the charming town of Bridgewater in the rambling scenery of the Adelaide Hills, this old mill dates back to 1860 when it was built by John Dunn, a mill engineer from Devonshire. He built a number of flour mills throughout Australia, but the Bridgewater Mill is by far his most famous. (Please note water wheel is not in operation and only a ststic display) Situated on Mount Barker Road, the mill boasts an impressive waterwheel which was built back in the mid 1800s. Dunn chose this particular spot for the mill because it was a prime hotspot for catching traffic that passed through the area. In 1986, the mill was bought by a consortium that renovated it and integrated an award-winning winery into the building: Petaluma wines. Today, it is both a popular restaurant and a wine cellar, drawing in crowds looking for cultural pursuits in the Adelaide area.
Board for your 3 Hour 2 Course Lunch Cruise. Heading up river to the spectacular cliffs is a sight to behold or enjoy the lower reaches of the Murray River surrounding Murray Bridge a relaxing time out. Either way you have the best of the Murray River at your leisure.
Enjoy free time in Hahndorf after your River Cruise. Hahndorf is classified as Australia's oldest surviving German settlement and each year thousands of people, young and old, enjoy its charm and the hospitality.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Pick ups for this tour are Adelaide CBD Hotels or Glenelg Hotels If a larger bus is allocated to your tour you may need to meet your driver at a set pick up location
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(407)
enjoyed the trip especially Hansdorf
I thought I'd be lost for words writing this review about Roy our guide but, funnily enough, I'm not. An absolutely fantastic tour guide — informative, engaging and genuinely impressive. His bad jokes somehow made the tour even better, keeping everyone laughing the whole time. A perfect mix of knowledge, humour and personality that made the experience unforgettable. I highly recommend asking for Roy if you book with this Company, ypu will.not be disappointed! Thanks Roy for a beaut day Cheers Jodie
Wonderful day on the river with friends, awesome lunch
Roy was a very knowlegeable and helpful guide, he was also an absolute hoot - with endless Dad jokes!!! Mount Lofty was very impressive with stunning views; the River Cruise was lovely and very relaxing with delicious fish & chips... but for me, Hahndorf was the highlight and I could've stayed all afternoon.
An outstanding day. A great experience. We had a great time and saw some great places. Phil, our tour operator and driver did a great job!
Phil was a great tour guide. He put up with us all with a lot of humour back and forth. Felt like we had always known him. The boat cruise was awesome. Food was great. Would thoroughly recommend it for a quiet day out.
This was amazing tour. All stops had plenty of time to look around and lunch on the Murray River was so good. The staff was also amazing specially Roy.
Good tour guide/bus driver with enough information to help us make decisions. E.g. 1 hour at Hahndorf, she suggested where to shop. Murray River Cruise was very pleasant, but the commentary was completely ignored by the rest of the guests, as they talked so loudly, we could not hear. We could hear outside, but the day was chilly, so not an ideal place.
Guide was way too chatty and quite annoying. Cruise was relaxing but lunch was not very good. I would never book with this company again.
I'm sorry our Guide was a bit too chatty, but they do like to describe all the places that they go past and set general conversations. To be honest, this is the very first time in the over a 20 year history that i've ever had a review saying that the guides talk too much. I hope you enjoy other tours that you may attend in the future.
Graham was an amazing tour guide. He was very knowledgeable about the areas we travelled through and his light hearted humour made for a lovely day. Unfortunately the lunch was a let down on the river cruise. I had the fish and chips and ended up with a plate full of burnt, oily batter with little bits of dry fish here and there, others at our table felt equally let down give what we paid.
Rosina, I noticed from reviews that there has been a problem with the batter on the fish the last few days. I questioned the kitchen regarding this issue and found that the flour used was different from our regular flour and the suppler was out of what we generally used. They substituted it and caused all these issues including drying out the fish as it was frying. Our supplier has now delivered new stock of the original flour so i believe this issue has now been rectified. Im happy you enjoyed the tour and our driver. We do hope to see you again. Greig
