RIVER CRUISES · NATIONAL PARKS
A river gives you one good window a day and it is easy to spend it on the wrong boat. These 6 national park river trips are the ones that repay the window, with the fare, the hours aboard and the pier for each.
Cruise Giethoorn’s canals and nearby lake with a multilingual guide, hot drink, and views of this peaceful Dutch village for $12.
“Absolutely beautiful, the views of the city are like a fairytale. The guide was awesome and had super jokes to lift the mood. ✨♥️”
Review of Oz Trails’ Blue Mountains day tour from Sydney, with waterfalls, Scenic World, Sydney Zoo, local guides, and a Parramatta River cruise.
“what a fantastic day we all had..Les was amazing..full of wonderful knowledge and interesting facts..even his jokes were funny 😁...the whole day was absolutely the best”
Ride the Dart River through Mt Aspiring National Park with scenic transport, Māori history, expert guides, 360 spins, and practical tips.
“It was a thrilling experience, totally worth the money! Pedro, our jet boat driver was such an amazing guy, he took good care of us, did some thrilling stunts on the water and gave lots of good info. Would do it again!”
Review of the Wilsons Promontory Wilderness Cruise, with wildlife, Skull Rock, Bass Strait views, practical tips, value, and booking advice.
“It is a great way to see the tip of Australia without hiking there The tour guides were very good - full of fun and patience.”
Review of a Chobe day trip from Livingstone or Victoria Falls, with a game drive, river cruise, lunch, border tips, wildlife, and value advice.
“We have the most fantastic day with Maano Adventures. We picked up promptly from our lodge at 7am before being driven to the Botswana border. Our Zambian driver Kendrick drove very safely and carefully, and was very interesting to chat to. He walked us through the immigration process and helped us on the boat over the lake where our guide for Chobe was waiting. We had an excellent day with Cape Fig Safaris, the Botswana company operating the tour with Maano. He was highly interesting, patient and really wanted to make our day excellent. Lunch was great (soft drinks included) at a beautiful lodge with a stunning views. The boat…”
Review of Darwin’s 12-hour Kakadu tour, with Yellow Water Cruise, ancient rock art, wetlands wildlife, lunch, and practical advice.
“Despite the wet season weather we made it to kakadu to appreciate this amazing place.”
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