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2 Hour Lunch Cruise on the Waikato River (Includes $5 Café Credit)

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Discover New Zealand's longest inland waterway as you take a relaxing Lunch Cruise on the tranquil waters of the Waikato River...

Discover New Zealand's longest inland waterway as you take a relaxing Lunch Cruise on the tranquil waters of the Waikato River...

Highlights

  • Relaxing scenic cruise along the Waikato River
  • Discover interesting locations, historic gems and iconic landmarks
  • Enjoy enthralling commentary from the onboard skipper
  • A fantastic activity for all ages!

Discover New Zealand's longest inland waterway and enjoy a tasty lunch as you cruise with Waikato River Explorer.

Conveniently departing from either Waikato Museum or Hamilton Gardens, sit back and relax while you enjoy some of the most unique views of Hamilton. Discover riverside art installations, bridges dating back to the 1880's, historic landing sites and other interesting riverside suburbs while enjoying entertaining commentary from the onboard Skipper.

When you're feeling peckish, simply purchase some tasty lunch from the Cafe and Fully Licensed Bar on-board with your included $5 Café Credit.

For the perfect afternoon out with friends or family, go Waikato River Explorer!


****PLEASE NOTE: Tickets are strictly are non-transferable. They can only be redeemed on the specific date/time you have purchased****


Departure Times:

Ex Waikato Museum - 11.20am

Ex Hamilton Gardens - 12pm

Adult $49.00
Child $25.00 (5 - 14 years)
Seniors $47.00 (65 years and over)
Infant $0.00 (Under 5 years )

What's included

  • 2 Hour River Cruise
  • $5 Café Credit per person (adult+child)

Duration

  • Allow approximately 2 hours for the whole experience

Location

Child Friendly

  • This experience welcomes families with children.

Notes

  • Minimum 2 persons required for cruise to depart. Single bookings will be waitlisted to be confirmed.
  • Child Age is 5 - 14 years. Infants under 5 years old are free.

Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme

Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme

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Kat Wernicke from New Zealand wrote on 18 September 2020

River Cruise - great fun

River cruise was really enjoyable! The lady who served us was superb, the captain gave a bit of info here and there, without talking non stop. You can buy food on board while enjoying the river scenery.

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Thanks so much for the awesome review and the five stars.

diannet from New Zealand wrote on 09 September 2020

Sunday

Highly recommend, was good when it was overcast so a sunny day would be better but there are good indoor, outdoor & covered spaces. Great staff & service and the food was delish & reasonably priced.

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Thanks for the great review. We hope to see you guys again soon.

Salmi from New Zealand wrote on 31 August 2020

Good

Had a good experience.

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Thanks so much for the stars. Glad you enjoyed your time on the mighty Waikato.!

Chris Markley from New Zealand wrote on 10 August 2020

As exciting as 5 knots down a river is.

The boat was nice and staff friendly. This is a very slow trip and as such was exactly what I was expecting. The only issues that I had with this are that the commentary was very sparse and the arithmetic of the staff was challenged. A statement would be made every now and again but there was very little exposition on things about Hamilton and the river. I had to ask questions to get some interesting info. We had a $5 dollar food credit each ($10 for those that are also challenged). 2 muffins @ 4.50 with a coffee @ $3.50 and a Ginger beer @ $4.00 (less the $10) was apparently $21.50, then $11.50 and only with detailed explanation could they understand the correct cost. Apology was very mutted. Over it was fine but could have been better.

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Theresa from New Zealand wrote on 18 July 2020

relaxing

Such a relaxing day with lunch. We enjoyed it.

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Great review. Thanks so much. Hope to see you guys again soon.

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