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Set off on a 5.5-hour Brisbane River adventure aboard the Mirimar II, combining a scenic cruise with a visit to the world’s largest koala sanctuary. Departing from the heart of Brisbane City, the 75-minute cruise takes you from the bustling skyline to leafy riverside suburbs, with live commentary from your captain along the way. Refreshments, morning tea, and light meals are available from the onboard licensed café.
Arriving at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, enjoy three hours to explore Australia’s most iconic wildlife haven. Meet over 130 koalas, hand-feed kangaroos and wallabies, and discover the Platypus House. Don’t miss the Birds of Prey show featuring eagles and owls in flight, and the Sheepdog Show where working dogs display incredible herding skills. For an extra highlight, take part in a Koala Encounter and capture a memorable photo (additional cost).
After your visit, relax on the return cruise to Brisbane with Australian music and a drink from the bar. With wildlife encounters, entertaining shows, and scenic river views, this experience is one of Brisbane’s most enjoyable day trips.
Schedule of times
Depart Cultural Centre Pontoon ——09:00 AM
Arrive Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary ——10:15 AM
Depart Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary ——1:30 PM
Arrive Cultural Centre Pontoon ——2:45 PM
Comfortable, informative cruise, great assistance with disembarking and reboarding. Friendly chat with skipper. Thoroughly enjoyed our park adventure and the time allocated was perfect. Would recommend to others, as it was to us.
Beautiful boat ride to an amazing animal sanctuary, very friendly boat crew, great value for money, would definitely recommend ❤️
The meeting point is the Cultural Centre Pontoon.
The pontoon is located on the South Bank Boardwalk, just outside the Queensland Art Gallery/Modern Art Gallery/State Library cultural precinct at South Bank (near the Cultural Centre Tunnel).
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I really enjoyed the commentary! It was informative and humorous. The crew were helpful and knowledgeable. The cruise offers beautiful scenery while gently cruising through historic Brisbane. The Koala Sanctuary is simply wonderful and a must for a tourist and locals bucket list.
Great day out , commentary was informative and funny on the boat and we enjoyed the sanctuary. Paid the extra to get close up to a Koala which was great . Make sure you buy a bag of Kangaroo food most of them are tame and will eat out of your hand
The crew members were very pleasant and professional. The captain was exceptional with his boating skills. The sanctuary was amazing! We were able to pet a koala and view them up close in their habitat. Would recommend to anyone visiting Brisbane.
Fabulous trip, great guide with lots of information and friendly. Loved the boat ride and the sanctuary
Absolutely fabulous experience. Can’t recommend it enough. Great trip there and back and wonderful memories made with the koalas and kangaroos!
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