Adelaide Hills Tour with River Murray Lunch Cruise
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Adelaide, Australia
- 8 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Embark on a full-day tour from Adelaide that includes a 3-hour Murray River cruise and time to explore the German town of Hahndorf. Start with views of Adelaide at Mount Lofty Summit then head to Bridgewater Mill to see its iconic static display waterwheel. Then board the "Captain Proud" paddle wheeler for your 3-hour Murray River cruise. Learn about the river’s history, culture, and ecosystem from the live commentary while feasting on a 2-course lunch. After, enjoy a short sightseeing tour and free time in the German village of Hahndorf.
- A delicious 2-course lunch onboard is included
- Take a break from rushing around on this river cruise
- Explore the German village of Hahndorf
- Enjoy round-trip transfers from your Adelaide hotel
What's Included
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Lunch
- Alcoholic Beverages
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
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Pickup details
Pick ups for this tour are Adelaide CBD Hotels or Glenelg Hotels If a larger bus is allocated to your tour you may need to meet your driver at a set pick up location
Operating hours.8:30 am
Itinerary
1
Mount Lofty Summit
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Thorngrove Manor House (Pass By)
2
Bridgewater Mill
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
Captain Proud Paddle Boat Cruises
3 hours • Admission Ticket Included
4
Hahndorf
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 24 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
Caroline_c
Very enjoyable, the views at Mt Lofty over Adelaide were amazing. A lovely walk at Hahndorf. Could do with more time. The boat trip along the Murray with lunch was enjoyable. Recommend the fish and chips and apple crumble for lunch on board.
Phil was a brilliant driver and very entertaining.
Reviews
4.4
based on 401 reviews
Carly_E, Apr 2026
Guide was way too chatty and quite annoying. Cruise was relaxing but lunch was not very good. I would never book with this company again.
Response from Host, Apr 2026
I'm sorry our Guide was a bit too chatty, but they do like to describe all the places that they go past and set general conversations. To be honest, this is the very first time in the over a 20 year history that i've ever had a review saying that the guides talk too much. I hope you enjoy other tours that you may attend in the future.
Rosina_S, Apr 2026
Graham was an amazing tour guide. He was very knowledgeable about the areas we travelled through and his light hearted humour made for a lovely day. Unfortunately the lunch was a let down on the river cruise. I had the fish and chips and ended up with a plate full of burnt, oily batter with little bits of dry fish here and there, others at our table felt equally let down give what we paid.
Response from Host, Apr 2026
Rosina, I noticed from reviews that there has been a problem with the batter on the fish the last few days. I questioned the kitchen regarding this issue and found that the flour used was different from our regular flour and the suppler was out of what we generally used. They substituted it and caused all these issues including drying out the fish as it was frying. Our supplier has now delivered new stock of the original flour so i believe this issue has now been rectified. Im happy you enjoyed the tour and our driver. We do hope to see you again.
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Derril, Apr 2026
View from Mt. Lofty provides a sense of Adelaide layout, but not spectacular.
River boat is tired and due for retrofit. Many river views obscured by trees along riverbank. Lunch was good and plentiful.
Hahndorf typical small tourist trap.
Karen our guide was informative but an impatient driver.
Steven_H, Apr 2026
Historical experience
Information excellent
State of the boat average
Food very poor. Fish was all batter and barely any meat.
Philippa_C, Apr 2026
Pleasant easy paced day trip which gives you a sense of the town and countryside around. Guide on coach was great. The guide on the boat was very knowledgeable but talked too much.
Carmel_C, Apr 2026
Mount Lofty was an amazing site with incredible views. The Captain Proud cruise was quite disappointing. The vehicle requires EXTENSIVE repair. Very old and tired and surprised it passed tourist standards. Food was lovely and staff were very attentive and hospitable, but the facilities were very poor. The toilet seat in the ladies toilet wasn't even attached! Scenery was quite boring on this stretch of the river. We would have preferred longer in Hahndorf and strawberry farm. Our driver, Karen, was great, patient and very efficient.
Lisa_M, Apr 2026
As it was school holidays there were a few kids. Well behaved but maybe not everyone's cuppa. Apart from them, an older crowd but several solo travelkers
Joanne_S, Mar 2026
Our tour guide was excellent. He went above and beyond to accommodate everyone. Food on the paddle boat was not good. Cruise along the river was lovely. Our stops on land were great.
David_M, Mar 2026
Very well organised and really enjoyed the day and the activities. Our driver, Graham was excellent and very helpful with his suggestions at our stops.
4waterz, Mar 2026
We had a great tour guide/van driver of Roy who went beyond doing ‘just his job’ he was knowledgeable about the region and extremely comical with it. Very safe with his driving and checked on everyone. The stream boat was good to get a taste of the Murray river. Captain also was knowledgeable of the areas down the river however it would’ve been nice to see staff in a uniform of such, even a top with their company name or brand in it rather than what it looked like the clothes they picked up off the floor from the day before that they’d worn. Food was ok for the type of trip.
Nice to go to mt lofty and Hahndorf also.
Caroline_c, Feb 2026
Very enjoyable, the views at Mt Lofty over Adelaide were amazing. A lovely walk at Hahndorf. Could do with more time. The boat trip along the Murray with lunch was enjoyable. Recommend the fish and chips and apple crumble for lunch on board.
Phil was a brilliant driver and very entertaining.
James_S, Feb 2026
It is a relaxing day out with lots of great scenery. Roy is a great host who needs help with his jokes. Vehicle was clean and comfortable.
Irina_I, Feb 2026
The drive there was easy but we felt rushed on the boat. Food was average… customer service lagging behind…
Paul_K, Feb 2026
The tour guide was great very experienced and informative made trip very pleasant would do again just depends on time of day you get to handoff
Audrey_R, Feb 2026
Guide was enthusiastic knowledgeable and helpful
River boat was shabby, scenery mediocre, and food was awful
Gwen_N, Feb 2026
Lovely friendly staff. Great meal and very relaxing. The information about different sights was very informative.
Diane_R, Jan 2026
It was very informative and interesting. The trip on the Murray River was great and a good lunch.
It was a lovely day out.
Shannon_M, Jan 2026
Tour to Murray River luncheon cruise great....staff friendly and other patrons as well. There was little time to visit Hahndorf with all the shops and food....and the Mill is closed permanently....I would separate the two tours and have Hahndorf as it's own tour....1 kilometer of shops, food, and taverns, and wineries as well. We didn't have enough time to shop....Iwould give it a 8.0. The lady running the tour and driving the bus was great....Mount Lofty was part of our tour as well. The tour needs to be adjusted to accommodate shopping and less rushing around....all in all- good time and the people we met were great.
evelyn_T, Jan 2026
They’re relaxing river cruise. Wonderful meal…. Cash bar… beautiful Germantown with lots of shops, restaurants, bakeries, and coffee shops.. not too long of a day back early about 430..
Ann_B, Dec 2025
We all had a great day it was busy but good the food was good I would tell people to do this trip because you will have a great time
Mandy_E, Dec 2025
Paul was a great guide, giving us lots of interesting info about Aussie history, Adelaide and the areas we visited with plenty of Aussie humour. The locations were great, the boat (needs a bit of tlc) was relaxing, cruising up the river, past the conservation areas. We saw several different types of birds. The food provided on board was really good too. Would thoroughly recommend this trip.
Phil_A, Dec 2025
A great trip taking in lots of the surrounding areas of Adelaide. The river cruise was excellent and the food was very good.
Alexander_T, Dec 2025
Stops at Beerenberg and Hahndorf in the Adelaide Hills and a 3 hour paddle wheeler trip on Murray River with lunch
ANKUR_G, Dec 2025
Phil was awesome. He was great guide and very knowledgeable. The cruise food was good as well. Enjoyed a lot.
Margaret_E, Dec 2025
Roy was hilarious keeping us laughing with his jokes, travel information and very courteous of us older people
100% to him and great day out
shirley_c, Nov 2025
The driver (Graham) was very professional and friendly and went out of his way to accommodate us. Disappointed with initial organisation as we wanted a small tour but this was changed 12 hours before and two tours booked together and were unable to be picked up from our hotel when previously advised that they would so unable to cancel at late notice
Larry_M, Nov 2025
Haandorf was great and Paul our tour guide had some interesting facts and was very caring of his passengers
Rick_G, Oct 2025
We were picked up at our hotel by a very friendly driver, Karen, who looked after us all day. The ride there and back was great, especially our stop over at Hahndorf. The boat ride was very relaxing with an informative commentary along the way. Lunch was great and the company around the table jovial.
Tanya_R, Oct 2025
You may not do everything that was quoted on the tour. We were supposed to stop at the Bridgewater Mill, but we only drove past. The guide said they never go there.
Sylvia_S, Oct 2025
A fun day out. The food was fantastic. The captain was very entertaining. The views are amazing. A great way to see the river.
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