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.Start time.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
Lunch was awesome. Great commentary and the staff were excellent. Would definitely recommend this trip
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Lovely day. Pleasant trip. Pretty good food and interesting commentary would recommend as a good way to see perth
Great staff, delicious food, lovely cruise. Commentary was clear and informative. The river was lovely and calm
Not worth the money. Nice lunch but ran out of cheesecake and percolated coffee halfway through lunch service. Ordered coffee with waitress but did NOT ARRIVE! Commentary inaudible for most of trip. Not value for money
Enjoying nice buffet while having a nice scenery。 Friendly staff with professional service。 Budget priced and worthy。
Great day and be amazed with the outlook of the river and the mainland. Picture perfect for photos of your cruise.
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Lovely to hear, thanks so much Carol, glad that you had such a great experience with us on the Swan River.
Took my partner on this for his birthday. The crew were very welcoming and friendly. The cruise was very relaxing and the commentary pointed out interesting sights along the way to Fremantle. Lunch was available as we reached Fremantle and was very nice, as was the dessert. The day was very relaxed and enjoyable and would happily recommend this cruise.
Response from Host, Sep 2026
That is so lovely to hear, thank you for your feedback. What a great choice for a birthday celebration too!
The experience was awesome. Loads of knowledge about the history of different land marks. Quite interesting.
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Excellent to hear, great that you enjoyed your cruise experience with us so much! Thank you!
Cruse was very informative and food was excellent, seen dolphins , staff friendly , nice day out, great day
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Excellent to hear, thanks David for your great feedback from our popular Swan River Lunch Cruise, and to see dolphins too!
Had a lovely time cruising the river for 3 hours to Fremantle and back with commentary from the skipper. The lunch was great and the atmosphere relaxing. Highly recommend this cruise.
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Fantastic to hear that you enjoyed our popular Swan River Lunch Cruise; thanks for your review Gary, we appreciate it.
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!
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!
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!
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!
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.
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.
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!
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.
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!
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!
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.
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!
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.
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!
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.
If you have never been to Perth before it is one experience you shouldn’t miss!! Best thing ever!!!!
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
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.
It's excellent value for money. The meal was really good with lots of variety and the crew staff were friendly and helpful
This river cruse is an absolute must lots to see on river frendly staff and last but not least food was 100%
Lunch was awesome. Great commentary and the staff were excellent. Would definitely recommend this trip
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