Adelaide Hills Tour with River Murray Lunch Cruise

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Reviews

• Good experience.

  Karmila S,Nov 30, 2024

  5.0

  It was great experiences. Nice tour guide. Overall good. German village was fascinating. It was the highlight of the tour for me.

• Murray River Cruise disaster

  Murcott C,Nov 18, 2024

  1.0

  Attention - The Manager, I was part of a trip that booked a Murray River Cruise trip on Sunday 17/11/24 through Viator and was very under-impressed by the whole experience. CP Charters was the charter company for the day. The Murray River Cruise was cancelled due to weather which we know you have no control over. The alternative offered by the driver was "what do you want to do?". As the group consisted of 6 interstate guests, 2 from UK and 2 from New Zealand, there should have been a appropriate alternative plan B in place if the cruise was not happening. The tour of Mt Lofty and the Adelaide Hills was good, however we could not stop at Mt. Lofty for coffee "as it is too busy." (It wasn't!) We sped past the Bridgewater Mill where we were supposed to spend 15 mins with the explanation from the driver "there is an old mill over there that is driven by a water wheel." The driver was hellbent on taking us to a small "Interesting little town Strathalbyn that is full of antique shops". Nobody was interested in antiques! and I question the driver's motive? We then went to the mouth of the Murray River at my suggestion as I was trying to think of something interesting to do. We then traveled to Hahndorf where we had a one star lunch at a two star establishment. Main meals costs were between $20-30 with no offer of dessert. We had had lunch at a much better establishment just down the road a few days earlier and suggested this to the driver but ended up at a very second rate place. The Murray River Cruise was listed as including a two course meal. The driver said he had a $40 limit per person for lunch and nobody spent anywhere near that amount. Who pocketed the shortfall from this meal and the canceled Murray River cruise? I would love to know the answer to this question as we all feel we were ripped off. We were not offered a refund on the Murray River Cruise and It would have been far cheaper to hire an Uber for the day or catch a bus to visit Hahndorf. Most people would have been happy to go to Murray Bridge, see and hear the history of the place. The total cost to your company would have been the booking fee, the drivers wages, 200Kms (approx) of fuel, and second rate meals and yet we were charged top dollar of $189 per person. All in all very disappointing and we would not recommend this trip or your company to anyone. I know the overseas guests share our feelings as they expressed the same sentiments privately to us during the trip. Happy to discuss or accept a refund. Bruce Buxton 0418 384 032

• Fab day out!

  Andrew T,Nov 18, 2024

  5.0

  Superb communication, Jess, our 'host' was first class. Hahndorf was sublime and was only topped by the fab cruise on the Murray river. The cruise staff were efficient and very friendly, the food, we fealt, certainly met our expectations and the price for a bottle of wine, more than reasonable. A stop at various locations on returning were picturesque and incorporated some very welcome toilet stops. All things considered, a superb day out at a very reasonable cost.

• A good day

  Philip G,Nov 10, 2024

  5.0

  Relaxing and informative. Jess was great The meals on the vessel were enormous. Hahndorf was nice but over crowded although expected on a weekend. A little disappointing

• Awesome tour

  Nori K,Oct 29, 2024

  5.0

  The vehicle was clean comfortable, hosts friendly and knowledgeable. We were not rushed and enjoyed our tour