Torrens River Cruise: Explore Adelaide's Scenic Beauty on a Heritage Icon

Embark on a scenic Torrens River Cruise in Adelaide, Australia. Enjoy a 40-50 minute heritage icon cruise with live commentary, exploring the city’s beauty and historical significance.

Duration: 50 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Adelaide Oval - You will pass by Adelaide Oval and learn about the build and facilities
  • Adelaide Gaol - See the old hanging tree and the first tower built at Adelaide Gaol
  • Adelaide Convention Centre - A great river view of the brilliant convention centre
  • Adelaide Festival Centre - Our skipper will share stories of the Festival…
What's Included
  • Goods and Services Tax (GST)
  • Live commentary on board
What's Not Included
  • Food and beverages
Additional Information

Experience Adelaide from a unique perspective by taking a cruise along The Torrens River in the heart of the city aboard the heritage vessel, The Popeye. This 40-50 minute journey includes live commentary from our friendly skipper, offering insights into the historical significance of the River Torrens and the development of Adelaide, one of the world’s…

Location
Elder Park
King William Road
At Popeye's Elder Park Landing, on the river below the Rotunda and the Festival Center. Look out for the round blue Popeye sign and a flag blowing the the breeze.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Christinec44
Jan 20, 2025
Very relaxed - For a gentle meander on the Torrens with some interesting insights into this very picturesque city you can’t go past The Popeye. The Skipper’s commentary was informative and engaging with a lot of laughs and the crew were friendly and helpful.
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Suzier110
Jan 18, 2025
Iconic Adelaide - Amazing commentary, and great that even adults got to toot the horn. Beautiful friendly crew, scones and cream were delicious too.
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Annie_k
Jan 15, 2025
Popeye very relaxing. - Cruising down the river on a beautiful day. This trip was wonderful great commentary from captain very informative. I would thoroughly recommend to do this.
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Helen_m
Jan 15, 2025
great experience - I had a great ride on popeye with my granddaughter, very friendly staff and very informative commentary
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John_r
Jan 11, 2025
Fun time on the river Torens - Easy to find and runs on time. Good overview of central adelaide. Very informative with friendly crew.
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Linh
Jan 11, 2025
Fun Cruise on the Torrens River aboard Popeye 1. - Excellent cruise on the Popeye 1 along the Torrens River to get a glimpse of the buildings and bridges along the way. The captain was friendly and gave great commentary during the cruise. From the boat, we saw mostly rowing clubs for many colleges and the Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide Convention Centre and Deloitte building. Some of the other buildings were obscured by trees but you can see them if you do an Adelaide City walking tour. It was beautiful weather (33 degrees C) for a cruise with a cloudless blue sky so all the photos looked great with the natural sunlight. We sailed past the Popeye II and Popeye III which were docked along the Torrens River. We loved the waterfalls and saw a pelican and a few ducks on the river. We recommend you sit on the port side (lefthand side facing the bow/front) of the boat if you want to follow the captain's commentary and take photographs. It was fun when our captain gave children and adults a chance to toot the horn and sit in the captain's seat. We enjoyed this 50 minutes cruise and highly recommend it.
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Anne_h
Jan 5, 2025
Fun filled for the whole family - Great day all round the captain was sooo funny and we learnt alot about Robert Torrens and Thomas Elder too.
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Shakiba_m
Jan 19, 2025
Enjoyed the trip... - Enjoyed the trip ,friendly and welcoming crew, beautiful weather..had a greattimespeciallymy sonenjoyeda lot..definatly recommend it,if u want to do something different in Adelaide.
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Marees589
Jan 9, 2025
Scenery - This s a gentle tour, where you are able to view Adelaide from the river. The captain gives some history and facts about Adelaide.
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525edyg
Jan 1, 2025
Torrens River meets Half Baked Dad Jokes - Quick and easy way to see and learn about some the sights that line the Torrens River. The boat captain fancies himself as a bit of a standup comedian, which is fine for the occasional joke but not at every landmark; it got a bit tiresome, especially when he would literally toot his own horn at every opportunity. Tip for anyone: try and and sit on the captains side of the boat - all the commentary is focussed on that side.
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