Swan River Lunch Cruise
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Perth, Australia
- 2 hours 45 minutes (approx.)
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Spend lunch on the water during this Swan River cruise departing from Perth. As you glide leisurely down the river, feast on a buffet of hot dishes, salads, fruit, and more. While you eat, take in views of Perth’s waterfront suburbs, the historic port city of Fremantle and yacht clubs. Alcoholic drinks are available to purchase. The cruise ends where it began, either in Perth or Fremantle.
- A leisurely buffet lunch cruise on the Swan River
- Enjoy photo opportunities of the lovely riverfront
- Listen to live commentary to learn more about Perth
- Lunch includes hot dishes, salads, and desserts
What's Included
- 2-hour 45-min Swan River Cruise
- Live commentary
- LunchReserved Table for Buffet lunch
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Barrack Street Jetty, Perth WA 6000, Australia
Departure Point for Perth Departure at 11:15am: Pier 3 Barrack Street Jetty, Perth WA 6000
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Operating hours.11:15 am
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Itinerary
Your lunch cruise starts in central Perth, where you’ll board your boat and set off down the Swan River. Admire views of Perth’s western suburbs and yacht clubs as you float along the water, making your way to Fremantle.
Dine on a buffet lunch and make the return trip to where you started.
Dine on a buffet lunch and make the return trip to where you started.
Swan River (Pass By)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
- Most travelers can participate
- Minimum age to consume alcohol is 18 years
- Contact the activity provider if anyone in your group has a mobility aid (wheelchair, walking frame, or a pram) as each vessel has different accessibility levels. Toilets may be located downstairs on the lower deck of the vessel.
- Please enquire at the time of booking with any questions that you may have in regards to allergies or special dietary requirements. No guarantees can be given against cross-contamination such as nuts, flour, gluten etc.
- Vessel and cruise route are subject to change if considered necessary and without notice.
- Limited paid parking is available near the departure point. Please allow ample time for parking. Public transportation or a ride share is recommended
- Not recommended for travelers with serious mobility issues
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 50 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
Dale_F
We travelled Perth CBD return. All enclosed boat so great in any weather. You can go outside if you prefer. We had a beautiful day on the Swan river. Fantastic lunch with desserts and tea coffee. Our table was allocated. Commentary was provided. Scan the QR Code at the table, pay and drinks are brought to the table. Loved it all.
Reviews
4.5
based on 270 reviews
Dale_F, Apr 2026
We travelled Perth CBD return. All enclosed boat so great in any weather. You can go outside if you prefer. We had a beautiful day on the Swan river. Fantastic lunch with desserts and tea coffee. Our table was allocated. Commentary was provided. Scan the QR Code at the table, pay and drinks are brought to the table. Loved it all.
Response from Host, Apr 2026
Wonderful to hear, sounds like a perfect day for a delicious lunch on the beautiful Swan River!
Edvin_Y, Apr 2026
Loved the experience, lunch was great and ample. Highly recommend it. Easy to get on and off. We were lucky as we had an awesome weather.
Response from Host, Apr 2026
Thanks so much Edvin, we are so pleased to hear that you enjoyed our popular lunch cruise so much, sounds like a perfect day for it too!
Tanya_C, Apr 2026
This cruise was delightful. From the moment you stepped on board to the time we walked off the jetty. Lunch was delicious (loads of gluten free options), staff were polite, friendly and helpful. It wa a perfect length too. There could have been a little more options for the young ones but other than that - we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves
Response from Host, Apr 2026
Thank you so much for your 5-⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐, sounds like you had a wonderful Swan River Lunch Cruise experience with us Tanya!
Jon_K, Apr 2026
Wonderful cruise, fantastic lunch, friendly helpful crew.All up a great experience, I would recommend this lunch cruise to everyone
Response from Host, Apr 2026
Brilliant to hear, thanks for your wonderful feedback Jon, sounds like you had a great lunch experience with us!
David_M, Mar 2026
Lovely cruise with interesting,informative commentary. Delicious and plentiful lunch. Very accommodating and friendly crew.
Response from Host, Mar 2026
Wonderful to hear, thanks so much for your review and we are so pleased to hear you had such a nice experience with us.
Shirley_T, Mar 2026
The trip is very interesting - it's a bit hard to hear the commentary however, when there are large tables of people all talking and laughing at the same time. Not that they shouldn't do that - just maybe there should be a different way of getting the information to interstate or overseas visitors that would really like to hear what the captain has to say.
Response from Host, Mar 2026
Thanks for your feedback. We are sorry that you could not hear the commentary. We do have maps on board where you can scan the QR code and then read or listen to the commentay via your phone. We will make sure that our Crew have these maps on board and share them with all customers.
Ellen_F, Jan 2026
Lunch is not worth the $65 difference between the cruise without lunch and the one with.
I had hoped for something in the line of a seafood buffet.
Response from Host, Jan 2026
Thanks for your honest feedback. We are sorry to hear that the lunch did not meet your expectations. We do have a sample buffet menu on our website which provides a realistic sample of our menu. We hope you enjoyed the overall cruise experience with us though!
Narelle_H, Jan 2026
Amazing way to see Perth down to Fremantle, whilst hearing about the history and eating beautiful food
Response from Host, Jan 2026
Thank you so much for your kind review, we are glad to hear that you enjoyed your cruise and lunch with us.
Sarah_H, Dec 2025
Excellent way to see Perth to Fremantle
So nice cruising down river having a lovely lunch and drinks
Response from Host, Dec 2025
Brilliant and we agree, what better way to enjoy lunch on the beautiful Swan River!
Ken_M, Nov 2025
Very worthwhile. Excellent meal. Helps give one an orientation of the waterways. comfortable seating. Well organised service of buffet meal.
Response from Host, Nov 2025
Thanks so much for your feedback Ken, sounds like a great day out!
Deborah_H, Nov 2025
This was a great experience thorough enjoyed it. Food was excellent good variety pay for your drinks which weren’t expensive the crew were very polite and helpful.
Response from Host, Nov 2025
Wonderful, thank you for choosing Captain Cook Cruises and our popular Swan River Lunch Cruise.
Cassandra_P, Oct 2025
Fairly disorganised onboarding experience. Was late leaving and then they had to turn around as they forgot the food. Luckily they remembered early on the trip as the food was delicious. Once we got underway crew were a little bit more organised but still seemed chaotic with drinks and forgetting orders might need more training on the basics it seems. Well worth doing to have a scenic view of Perth and Fremantle as it was our last day so very relaxing. The crew, while friendly, seem to be either new or poorly trained.
Response from Host, Oct 2025
Thanks for your honest feedback, we appreciate it. And you are right, we are currently in the midst of training many new Crew for the summer. Good news is that we already have plans to implement a faster boarding process, starting in the next few weeks!
Graham_M, Oct 2025
Disappointing lunch experience. I would have expected a linen tablecloth dining experience for the price. Uncomfortable chairs everything was done on the cheap not what you expect for the price they charge. I wouldn’t recommend this trip.
Response from Host, Oct 2025
Thanks for your honest and direct feedback Graham. We are so sorry to hear that you were so disappointed in our Swan River Lunch Cruise. We appreciate your feedback, however, and will consider changes, such as providing a linen tablecloth, when we next review our products, which we do regularly. Thank you again for your review Graham.
dave_m, Oct 2025
Lovely food, people and friends will come again again again again again again again again again at last
Response from Host, Oct 2025
Lovely to hear, thank you so much for your wonderful review. We look forward to welcoming you back again with us!
Tracey_A, Oct 2025
Fantastic cruise on the swan river with a great team aboard the ship, good complement of food served in a buffet style lunch.
Response from Host, Oct 2025
Thank you Tracey for your lovely feedback! We're thrilled you enjoyed the cruise, the friendly crew, and the buffet-style lunch.
Wendy_B, Sept 2025
If you have never been to Perth before it is one experience you shouldn’t miss!! Best thing ever!!!!
Sandra_G, Aug 2025
You cancelled our lunch on our cruise as you stated you didn't have enough people for the cruise on the 19th August, can you please arrange a refund for that part of the cruise, we have not received any refund to date.
Regards Sandra Gleeson
Tansee_L, Jul 2025
It’s a great meandering cruise around the bay and back. Very laid back. Buffet is free, food is great especially if you are into salads but you pay for every drink. The tour guide/ captain was a bit boring/ monotonous about the history of the area. (The back to the 80s music helped liven up the mood.) Wish there was exciting fun facts or intriguing tidbits/ gossip. The staff service was helpful and delightful. Made us feel like kings and queens. Would go back just for the service.
Dianne_T, Jul 2025
It's excellent value for money. The meal was really good with lots of variety and the crew staff were friendly and helpful
Harry_D, May 2025
This river cruse is an absolute must lots to see on river frendly staff and last but not least food was 100%
Debra_M, Apr 2025
Lunch was awesome. Great commentary and the staff were excellent. Would definitely recommend this trip
Shirley_R, Apr 2025
I would definitely recommend this trip, the food was delicious and at one point we even had a pod of dolphins swimming just beside the boat.
Roslyn_B, Apr 2025
A really lovely time. Superbly equipped boat, friendly and helpful crew, and so many choices for an excellent lunch. Informative commentary but not overdone. Would do the dinner cruise next trip!
Geoff_M, Mar 2025
Professionally run ship with first class facilities. Very enjoyable experience was had by all.would definitely do again.
Peter_V, Mar 2025
Lunch buffet is excellent. Commentary was hard to hear when people are talking during the commentary.
Thelma_F, Mar 2025
This trip was cancelled the day before sailing and substituted for a very down graded replacement trip to Freemantle.
Lunch was a paltry cheese and crackers instead of a 2 course meal.
Having booked a 2 night stay in a Perth hotel specifically to go on this cruise for a special occasion, we were extremely disappointed and downhearted.
We will be requesting a refund for sure.
Jean_J, Feb 2025
The tour was well organized. The food was very good. Enjoyed the cruise! Great selection of alcohol at the bar.
Response from Host, Mar 2025
Just brilliant, thank you!
Anonymous, Jan 2025
Fab food. Great views. Enjoyed the informative commentary and staff were all very helpful and kind .
Clara_L, Jan 2025
A very enjoyable lunch cruise. The commentator was clear in his explanation and description of the various places we were approaching or going past. The buffet lunch was delicious and plentiful.
Gail_P, Jan 2025
A great day the meal was unbelieveable great choices commentary was so good giving us local knowledge and land marks up and down the river.
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