nelson river cruises

We took the Saturday river cruise up the Glenelg River from Nelson to the Princess Margaret Rose caves. The family run river cruise boat left on time, had an informative commentary and ran to timetable. The destination was Princess Margaret Rose Cave (see separate review) and the boat waited while we took the cave tour.An afternoon with a difference, capped off with a Fur Seal following us along in the cruise vessel.

Departing Nelson in the early afternoon, this cruise is a leisurely trip on the Glenelg River through the beautiful Lower Glenelg National Park. Magnificent limestone cliffs and abundant bird-life make for unlimited photo opportunities – in fact it is difficult to put the camera down.The Glenelg winds its way briefly into South Australia with signs along the river noting the border crossing. The trip includes a stop at the Princess Margaret Rose Caves with an optional 40-45minute Cave Tour which is absolutely recommended.We commenced the trip on the upper deck undercover, but soon migrated down to the open seating on the bow, where we enjoyed several glasses of very reasonably priced white.An absolutely fantastic afternoon on the water with wonderful hosts, and a journey we look forward to doing again.

A great boat trip up the Glenelg River to Donovan's Landing from Nelson. They can take you along the river to The Princess Margaret Rose Caves or just on a jaunt up river.A licensed boat, they can cater for parties or tourists. The Boat has two decks both undercover or you can sit up front and let the wind give you a new hairstyle. They do prefer to travel with a minimum of 10 people which is understandable if you take costs etc into account.

We stopped in Nelson on the way along the coast towards South Australia from Victoria for this very pleasant trip. The boat is dated but solid, comfortable and clean. The captain and staff were hospitable, the commentary interesting but thankfully not overdone or obtrusive - just a few interesting tidbit of information (I despise too much talking). The river is just beautiful, with bushland and birdlife and interesting cliff formations, a river cruise is just the way to see it.Light bar service, so for us the return journey provided alcoholic drinks and cheese to make the trip very pleasant.