expedia
Strahan: Gordon River Cruise with Lunch & Sarah Island Walk
Picture 8 for Activity Strahan: Gordon River Cruise with Lunch & Sarah Island Walk
Picture 15 for Activity Strahan: Gordon River Cruise with Lunch & Sarah Island Walk
Picture 4 for Activity Strahan: Gordon River Cruise with Lunch & Sarah Island Walk
Picture 18 for Activity Strahan: Gordon River Cruise with Lunch & Sarah Island Walk

Strahan: Gordon River Cruise with Lunch & Sarah Island Walk

By NRMA Tasmania
10 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$155 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 6h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
Overview
  • Feast while on the water with a freshly-prepared, delicious buffet lunch
  • Experience the beauty of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage area
  • Soak up the serene beauty of western Tasmania through full-length windows
  • Visit Sarah Island, a former convict settlement and shipyard
  • Have the chance to experience the famous Gordon River reflections

Activity location

    • Strahan
    • Strahan, Tasmania, Australia

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • 24 Esplanade, Strahan TAS 7468, Australia | Please check-in with Gordon River Cruises at 8:00 AM for the 8:30 AM departure from the main wharf in Strahan. Look for the grey 'Spirit of the Wild' boat which docks behind the Gordon River Cruises terminal. Proceed inside the Gordon River Cruises terminal to check in and receive your boarding pass. Alternatively you can collect your boarding pass the day prior.
    • Strahan, Tasmania, Australia

Check availability


Main Deck Central Seating
  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h6h
  • English

Choose this option for main deck central seating area. It includes a buffet lunch, cash bar, and foreign language audio guides. The seat is in the rear section, seating facing the stern of the vessel which offers a unique view.

Language options: English
Starting time: 8:30 am
Price details
AU$155.00 x 2 AdultsAU$310.00

Total
Price is AU$310.00
Main Deck Window Seat
  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h6h
  • English

Choose this option for a main deck window seat that includes of a buffet lunch, audio tours, guides, and paired window recliner seating.

Language options: English
Starting time: 8:30 am
Price details
AU$199.00 x 2 AdultsAU$398.00

Total
Price is AU$398.00
Premier Upper Deck Seating
  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h6h
  • English

This option is for premier upper deck seating which includes hot and cold lunch options, guides, paired window recliner seating, morning and afternoon tea, access to a private deck and an open bar for the duration of the cruise.

Language options: English
Starting time: 8:30 am
Price details
AU$350.00 x 2 AdultsAU$700.00

Total
Price is AU$700.00

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedGordon River cruise
  • What's includedWhat's included On-board guides
  • What's includedWhat's included Character-based interpretation with Captain James Kelly and Lady Jane Franklin
  • What's includedWhat's included Chef-prepared buffet dinner
  • What's includedWhat's included Two on-shore walking tours (Heritage Landing and Sarah Island)
  • What's includedWhat's included Bathroom on board
  • What's includedWhat's included Tasmanian red, white, and sparkling wines, beer, juice, tea, and espresso coffee (if option selected)
  • What's includedWhat's included Premium leather recliners with full-length windows (if option selected)
  • What's includedWhat's included Access to the private viewing deck and lounge area (if option selected)
  • What's includedWhat's included Canapés (if option selected)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedHotel pickup and drop-off
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded Drinks and snacks available to purchase at the licensed galley

Know before you book

  • Not allowed: Mobility scooters

What you can expect

Discover the Gordon River on this cruise into the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage area. Choose from 3 seating categories on this half-day adventure on a boat with a whisper-quiet electric motor. Savour a tasty lunch buffet and purchase drinks from the onboard cash bar.

Depart from Strahan on Tasmania's west coast and embark on a cruise with dedicated guides and character-based interpretations that take you through the history of locations like Macquarie Harbour, Hells Gates, Heritage Landing, and Sarah Island.

Glide thorugh the notorious Hells Gates, where the harbour and the Southern Ocean meet. Make your way across Macquarie Harbour to the fish farms to learn the fascinating storey of salmon and trout farming on the west coast of Tasmania (and have a taste of the delicious produce).

Head onto the Gordon River to take in the breathtaking scenery of the pristine World Heritage-listed wilderness. Stop at Heritage Landing to walk through the temperate rainforest and learn about the local flora and fauna while wandering elevated boardwalks that thread between magnificent rainforest species.

Admire sassafras and myrtle and stand in awe next to the pride of the forest, an ancient Huon pine. To finish, explore the ruins of Sarah Island, a once dreaded penal colony. Hear convict tales that will send shivers up your spine.

Dig into a mouthwatering buffet lunch along the way and have the option to buy drinks and snacks from the Main Deck cash bar. Listen to commentaries in German, French, Cantonese, and Mandarin. Use the headsets to hear about a number of key points of interest.

Choose from seating options on the central main deck of next to the main deck window, or upgrade your ticket to the premier upper deck and recline in premium leather recliners, look out full-length windows, and have access to a private viewing deck and lounge area.

Premier upper deck also receive access to a complimentary open bar, morning and afternoon tea and canapes. Return to your meeting point in Strahan at the end of your cruise.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIES
    • Strahan
    • Strahan, Tasmania, Australia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • 24 Esplanade, Strahan TAS 7468, Australia | Please check-in with Gordon River Cruises at 8:00 AM for the 8:30 AM departure from the main wharf in Strahan. Look for the grey 'Spirit of the Wild' boat which docks behind the Gordon River Cruises terminal. Proceed inside the Gordon River Cruises terminal to check in and receive your boarding pass. Alternatively you can collect your boarding pass the day prior.
    • Strahan, Tasmania, Australia