Brisbane River Cruise: Story Bridge & Kangaroo Point 90min
Glide past Brisbane's steel bridges and red cliffs on the river itself
You board at the dock, settle in with morning tea, and spend 90 minutes gliding past the Story Bridge, Customs House, Kangaroo Point Cliffs, and Southbank while a live guide explains the history. The boat includes a licensed bar, restrooms, and a souvenir map. Morning departure only includes tea and scones. Afternoon departure is the same route without the food.
Step-by-step itinerary
Morning Brisbane River sightseeing cruise
- Board morning river cruise
- Enjoy morning tea onboard
- View Customs House from river
- Pass by Story Bridge
- See Brisbane City Center landmarks
- Observe Kangaroo Point Cliffs
- Glide past Southbank parklands
- Learn local history and legends
- Disembark after 90-minute cruise
What’s included
Your 90-minute cruise includes live commentary from the guide, morning tea with scones, jam and cream (morning departure only), access to the licensed bar and coffee shop, restrooms onboard, and a souvenir map of the Brisbane River.
Times
- Every day 10:30
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Operated by River City Cruises
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The experience
You push off from the dock and the Brisbane River opens up in front of you. The boat moves steady and slow enough that you can actually see things: the Customs House slides past on your left, all 1889 sandstone and heritage brass, and then the Story Bridge comes into view, that long cantilever span connecting Fortitude Valley to Kangaroo Point. It's the longest one of its kind in Australia, and from the water you get why: it's massive, and it doesn't apologize for taking up the sky. The whole 90-minute cruise keeps that pace, no rushing, just the river and whatever the guide is telling you about the city's history.
Morning tea arrives while you're still in the first stretch: tea, coffee, scones with jam and cream, the kind of thing that makes a mid-morning cruise feel less like transport and more like an actual outing. The licensed bar is there if you want something else, and the commentary keeps going, live and conversational, not a recording. You'll pass Southbank with its man-made beaches and lagoons, see the Wheel of Brisbane turning in the distance, and then the Kangaroo Point Cliffs come up on the starboard side. Those red rock faces that used to supply stone and gravel for the whole city, now popular with climbers and absailers. It's the kind of detail that makes you understand a place differently when you're looking at it from the water.
The boat has restrooms onboard and a coffee shop if you need a second round, and you get a souvenir map of the river to take home. Infants can sit on a lap or ride in a stroller, and the whole thing is flat and easy: no hiking, no scrambling, just sitting and watching the city reveal itself from a different angle. If you're in Brisbane for a morning and want to see the main landmarks without arranging your own transport or timing, this is the straightforward way to do it.
Is this one for you?Book this if you're in Brisbane for a morning or afternoon and want to see the Story Bridge, Kangaroo Point Cliffs, and the city center from the water without arranging your own boat or timing the stops yourself: the fixed 90-minute window and included commentary handle both.
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Top questions
Can children come?
Yes. Ticket types: Child (6 to 14 years); Infant (under 6): free.
What time does the morning cruise depart?
10:30am, running for 90 minutes until noon.
Is morning tea included?
Yes, on the morning departure only. It includes tea, coffee, scones, jam, and cream. The afternoon departure does not include food.
Can I bring a stroller or pram?
Yes, infants and small children can ride in a stroller or pram, or sit on an adult's lap.
Is there a bar onboard?
Yes, there's a licensed bar and a coffee shop available during the cruise.
What landmarks will I see?
The Story Bridge, Customs House, Brisbane River cityscape, Southbank, and Kangaroo Point Cliffs.
Is the commentary recorded or live?
It's live, informative and entertaining commentary from a guide onboard.
Are service animals allowed?
Yes, service animals are permitted.
Brisbane River Cruise: Story Bridge & Kangaroo Point 90min
1h 30m · EN
from AU$ 52.27 per person
≈ US$ 37 in your currency
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