Catch a Crab Tour with Optional Seafood Lunch
Overview
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Enjoy a relaxing cruise on the Tweed River. Feed the local pelicans, pump for yabbies in the river, trap live mud crabs & learn about their habitat, and enjoy a spot of fishing while your seafood lunch is being prepared.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Catch a Crab
- Crabbing & fishing on the Tweed River - Guided tour of local ecosystem & oyster farms - Bait pumping on the riverbanks - Hand-feed friendly wild pelicans and other local birds - Crab show & informative commentary - Crab holding with free pictures All bait & equipment supplied. The Tour operates on QLD time.
What‘s Included
Use of Yabby pump and fishing rod
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Food and drinks, unless specified
Options
Deluxe Seafood Platter
Fish & Chip Lunch
Cruise with Birds Bay Fish & Chip Lunch
Tour Only
Cruise Only : Catch a Crab Tour only including morning tea and all equipment for activities, no lunch included, a la carte available.
Seafood Platter
Catch a Crab Tour including seafood platter lunch, morning tea and all equipment for activities
Reviews
160 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Relaxing river cruise.
T1576NKpeterw,,Feb 4, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Nice cruise style trip around Tweed river. A mix of pumping yabbies, fishing, bird feeding, crab traps & educational content on aquaculture. Well priced & accomodating to an under subscribed day. Due to the small group size, we luckily had a lot more attention than if it was fully booked. The captain was passionate about his tour & engaging as an entertainer. Food was nice, glad I didn't break any teeth on the crab shell & should have paid for more crab.
Catch a Crab Tour
karinamF3992LJ,,Feb 1, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The weather was exceptional. We all enjoyed the informative and fun tour from catching crabs, feeding pelicans and fishing, to learning about how oysters harvest. We chose a weekend, at the end of the school holidays so it wasn't overly busy. My 85 year old father to my 6 year old grand daughter all had a great time. Not too long. A great way to spend the morning and a delicious lunch afterwards. Only negative was that we weren't informed by our booking provider, not Catch a Crab, that even though they are situated in NSW, they run on the QLD time zone. We are local people who would highly recommended this tour.
Fun Family Day Out
Rohanw82,,Jan 31, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00My son and I went for a fun day out and wasn't disappointed! We had a great time catching crabs, fishing, feeding pelicans, and sightseeing around the local waterways. We had a great time! My son keeps asking when we can go back again! The staff were super friendly, relaxed, and very informative. And the crabs we caught were huge (and tasty!).
Amazing crab tour for the family!
nsY7210DV,,Jan 30, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Highly recommend for a unique, exciting, and memorable family outing. Everyone left happy and already asking to go back!
do not miss this
LesAussie,,Jan 21, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00great trip - so happy we chose it with our grandchildren to provide them with this experience- captain very informative about the river environment and oyster and crab life cycles - with fun activities for the kids
Discover the Tweed River while being entertained
494roselynec,,Dec 31, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Highly recommend this tour. We took the seafood lunch and it was good. We also booked the afternoon tour (because the morning was fully booked) but it was perfect as there were less people and it was easier to talk to everybody . Enjoyed the tour guide comments, he was thoroughly entertaining.
Wonderful tour. Highly recommended
edwinlE5098QK,,Dec 22, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a wonderful time on this tour, pumping yabbies, feeding pelicans and seagulls, learning about oysters and crabs, tried fishing, pulling up the crab traps and crab tasting. Highly recommended. Special thanks to the skipper Dave. He remained calm but quickly steered the boat back to shore and directed us to the nearest hospital when our youngest daughter had a seizure like episode towards the end of the tour.
Crabs galore
NorthStar56222460399,,Dec 14, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Fantastic. Didn't catch fish but caught lots of crabs and yabbies. Tour guide was good. Lunch was delicious crab . .. but the ones we caught but maybe the lucky folks the day before!
Fun on the water.
W9627PHjuliem,,Nov 26, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We really enjoyed this tour. A well equipped boat with life jackets, drinks for sale, covered to protect from weather and bathroom facilities. Informative and fun. Yabbying, mud crabs, fishing and pelican feeding. We then enjoyed a very nice seafood lunch including a whole mud crab each.
Very enjoyable and educational
P3379BAdonnal,,Sep 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Very interesting. Great for kids learning about how to get yabbies and fish. Very interesting talk about crabs and oysters.
