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Kayaking is the perfect way to take in the sights and scenery of Melbourne City and the Yarra River, all from a unique water-level perspective
Highlights
- See the city from the water!
- Extremely stable Sea Bear sea kayaks
- No paddling experience necessary
Join us on our City Sights Kayak Tour for the best way to take in the sights and scenery of Melbourne City and the Yarra River, all from a unique water-level perspective.
Accompanied by an experienced guide you will be taken downriver and into the heart of Melbourne. Paddle from there further down the Yarra River past Flinders Stations up to South Wharf. Check out the iconic Polly Woodside Tallship along the way.
After a break at the beautiful Yarra’s Edge Marina your guide with take you upstream past the Crown Casino and South Bank district before finishing back at Boathouse Drive.
This tour is appropriate for young and old, experienced and non-experienced – it caters for all.
Where: Starting and finishing at Boathouse Drive next to Princes Bridge, directly across the Yarra River from Federation Square.
Duration: It takes about 1 3/4 hours to complete the City Sights Tour of which approx. 1 1/4 hour is actual paddling time.
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Amber vanSloten from Australia wrote on 19 May 2024
Fun aspect of the city
It was a fun way to explore Melbourne via Yarra River and not as busy as the footpaths! We were lucky it was beautiful weather at the time. The hosts were very friendly, helpful and kept everyone safe and in line. It was just a shorter duration than I expected
sofiakimluant from Indonesia wrote on 24 December 2023
Fabulous experience
Highly recommended !
sonyak from Australia wrote on 22 January 2023
Amazing
They friendly and informative and it was great fun. Would recommend for anyone.
vedantb from Australia wrote on 13 June 2022
Great experiece
Had a nice relaxing time kayaking around the river and seeing part of the city from a different perspective. Aiden (the guide) was a great guy too. Just a suggestion for the company: it would be great if there could be someone to take some pictures of us in the experience! Would be interested to pay for them and have something to remember the experience by :)
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Nate Sanger-Davies from United Kingdom wrote on 14 December 2024
A Must-do!
Gus and team were incredible tour guides. The weather was amazing and we kayaked all the way up and down the river, so got to see a huge amount of Melbourne!