Brisbane River Cruise: Scenic Morning Adventure With Lunch at Breakfast Creek Hotel
4.7
413 Ratings
South Brisbane

Embark on a scenic morning Brisbane River cruise with informative commentary and morning tea. Enjoy a delicious lunch at the popular Breakfast Creek Hotel and experience the traditional ‘Spiking of the Keg’ with a history lesson and beer sampling.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The Brisbane River - Cruise down the Brisbane River taking in all the historical and contemporary landmarks. The commentary will tell you about these and also the history of the development of the River.
What's Included
  • Snacks
  • Driver/guide
  • Lunch
  • Live commentary on board
  • Tea and coffee
  • All activities
What's Not Included
  • Drinks onboard - Fully licensed bar available for refreshment purchases
Additional Information

While on the boat, enjoy the scenic views along with insightful commentary about the area, complemented by a delightful morning tea to satisfy your cravings. The morning cruise will take 45 minutes, leading you to your next destination: the Breakfast Creek Hotel. This historic venue is rich in history, and if time permits, consider visiting the Newstead…

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Location
Cultural Centre Public Pontoon
Departure location is the Cultural Centre Pontoon on the river just upstream from the Victoria Bridge.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
4.7
(413 Ratings)
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Leepi1119vw
Jun 18, 2025
Fabulous and relaxing - Was a fabulous tour with a lovely lunch at the Breakfast Creek Pub. Would highly recommend. The tapping of the keg was great.
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Donald
Jun 8, 2025
A pleasant river cruise - The river trip was good and provided information about the history of the buildings along the river. I booked the lunch and the boat dropped us off at Breakfast Creek. The lunch was at Breakfast Creek Hotel which was one of the first pubs to get a liquor license. The choice of menu was good and my wife and I had fish and chips. We agreed they were the best fish and chips we tasted during our trip to Australia. The river trip is a good way of seeing the city.
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Tour11567445420
Jun 7, 2025
10 / 10 River Cruise - I went on the cruise to lunch, can't fault anything about it. Would DEFINITELY RECOMMEND. Perfect for visitors and locals
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Connector32562890044
Jun 5, 2025
E - The lunch river cruise was excellent value for money. The commentary was interesting and could be easily heard, the staff exceptionally accommodating and helpful to my elderly mother. The boat very comfortable with lovely morning and afternoon tea. The lunch was delicious and we enjoyed cracking the wood at the breakfast club hotel. We'll worth it and we would highly recommend.
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Judybr9244dm
Jun 5, 2025
Excellent way to spend time on Brisbane River. - The cruise was very informative explaining some of the old buildings and what type of businesses/works that used to operate along the river. It was also explained how the different suburbs along the river were given their names by the aboriginal owners. Whilst cruising we were offered morning tea. We were dropped off at the Breakfast Creek Hotel for lunch which was excellent. The Hotel is one of the oldest in Queensland. They have maintained the old characteristics of the original hotel and added a few new sections which all blend in nicely. We witnessed the "spiking" of the wooden beer barrel and were able to have a taste of the beer which tasted different (in a nice way) than that out of the kegs used today. All in all a really nice way to spend your day in Brisbane.
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Priscillabeas2025
May 25, 2025
Pleasant - The trip was as described and more...Friednly staff ...Enjoyed every minute of it! Lunch at Breakfast Creek Hotel? Amazing!
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Brendawd890if
May 17, 2025
Fantastic day out highly recommend! - I took my family party of 5 using a red ballon voucher. I have to say service and the trip itself was amazing! Staff all friendly helpful well organised and service delivery on the boat and at the lunch destination was excellent! Thanks so much
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F9626rvchrish
May 8, 2025
Great anniversary experience - Had an amazing time on this cruise. Awesome commentary thought the cruise, had a great lunch at the breakfast creek hotel and then another nice cruise back. All the staff and crew were friendly and smiling. Would recommend this to anyone. Thanks for making our Anniversary a day to remember.
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Joanls5475yq
May 7, 2025
Fabulous, loved every minute. - We had a great time, both on the boat and at the Hotel. The food was great. The commentary on the boat was very informative. The girls serving drinks on the boat were soooo helpful, even carrying our drinks upstairs. All in all,Fabulous. Loved every minute. a great time.
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Renee_b
May 13, 2025
Fun partial day excursion - Had no trouble finding the area to meet the boat. I sat on the upper deck and had no problem hearing the commentary. I saw other reviews where they said that it was difficult to understand, but I found it to be very clear. The scones and coffee or tea was a nice start to the day. Breakfast Creek Hotel was a bit tricky to find. The keg tapping was interesting and the (recommended) fish and chips tasty. Definitely recommend this for an overall relaxing tour, good history , and with a little bit of exercise on the way to and from lunch.
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