ADELAIDE
South Australia’s most-booked tours.
The top 10 cruises & boat tours travellers book out of Adelaide. Who runs each one, what you actually do on the day, and what it costs.
Cruise Adelaide’s River Torrens on a heritage Popeye boat for 45 minutes, with live commentary and a stop near Adelaide Zoo.
“The skipper of Popeye was wonderful. His commentary was extremely well spoken and explained well. I couldn't fault the experience. Well done.”
Relax on a 40–50 minute Torrens River cruise in Adelaide with live skipper stories, key sights, and photos, starting at $19.37.
“Well worth doing. We learnt a lot about the river and surrounding buildings. There is a bar on board.”
Cruise Port Adelaide’s Port River for 90 minutes, spotting dolphins in the sanctuary and seeing the Ships Graveyard and bird sanctuary.
“We were very lucky and got a dolphin swimming right next to the boat for a couple of minutes. But even without that it was a great experience. The information provided by the staff about the port and the ships was really interesting.”
Adelaide Hills scenery plus a 3-hour Murray River paddle cruise with a 2-course lunch, then time in Hahndorf’s German village.
“Fantastic from the moment Roy picked us up. Great food and locations. Mt Lofty, the quirky paddle boat, Hahndorf village and Adelaide Hills! Ask for Roy… an amazing, funny and accommodating man! Can’t recommend enough”
Guaranteed wild dolphin cruise from Glenelg on the Temptation catamaran. Spot common and bottlenose dolphins with onboard commentary.
“We had the best experience! Several pods of dolphins were found over our morning, and all interacted with us - the guide (Elle) was so entertaining, knowledgeable and friendly. All the staff were super professional, worked really hard and were very helpful to us all.The dolphins were all stars!!! It was a beautiful and very…”
Spot wild bottlenose dolphins and glide past Adelaide’s Ships Graveyard on a 90-minute Port River cruise from Port Adelaide.
“The different viewing areas on the boat were great to see the sights along the river, and the crew members were very knowledgeable about the area. Seeing the pod of dolphins was a highlight.”
Cruise Adelaide’s River Torrens on the heritage Popeye boat with Devonshire tea, live commentary, and an optional stop at Adelaide Zoo.
“Lovely cruise on the Torrens. Captain was very informative regarding the history of everything around us. Had a lovely Devonshire Tea on board, served by a lovely deckhand. Would recommend to friends.”
Sail the Glenelg coast at sunset on a 90-minute catamaran with a drink included, plus great crew and possible dolphin sightings.
“Today we had a great afternoon with my family, Will and his crew were very kind and helpful, they made our trip excellent, with us were 2 children who were very happy since we also saw dolphins, I recommend it 100% We will return!!”
Relax on the Proud Mary for a 2-course lunch cruise on the Murray River, stop in Mannum, and choose chocolate or cheese.
“The trip was ok, it seemed that it was stalling to unnecessarily extend time spent with the activity. Unfortunately the cheese factory was not open.”
Murray River lunch cruise from Adelaide on Proud Mary. Coach ride, Mannum lookout time, plus optional chocolate and cheese stops.
“A beautiful and relaxing cruise on the Murray River with delicious food and fantastic commentary. Highly recommended”
