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Discover Brisbane’s natural assets and urban playground on a guided Brisbane city kayaking experience. To begin, learn tricks and tips from our friendly, highly-qualified kayaking instructor before weaving your way along the reaches of the famous Brisbane River. While on your adventure, glide under the iconic Story Bridge and remember to look up because you might spot a group climbing the bridge. Also, paddle past Brisbane hotspots; Southbank, Channel 7 Wheel of Brisbane, Botanic Gardens and more! Enjoy the Queensland sun, get active and see Brisbane from a unique angle.
Do I Need Kayaking Experience?
Whether you’re a natural on the water, a first-timer or somewhere in between, this kayaking experience is suitable for everyone. Brisbane’s calm, protected waters make the perfect setting for learning how to kayak. Your trained guides will take you through your safety briefing, show you the ropes and be available at every step of your journey.
What’s Included:
- Highly-qualified guide
- Kayak and kayaking equipment
- Safety briefing and kayaking how-to
- Personal Flotation Device
Duration of kayak tours is approximately 90 minutes including safety briefing.
The minimum age for the day kayak tour is 8 years old.
Please note there is a 10% surcharge on all tours, hires, food & beverage purchases on Sundays except group bookings.
- Visit https://riverlife.com.au/contact/ for accurate directions and public transport information.
- Riverlife Adventure Centre is located at THE BOTTOM of Kangaroo Point Cliffs, right next to the Brisbane River
- If driving, the best place to park is as close as possible to Joey’s Cafe, on River Terrace in Kangaroo Point. Once there, head down the stairs to the left of Joey’s then turn right and follow the signs to Riverlife.
- 90 minute guided kayak tour, including safety briefing
- All relevant safety equipment
- Please wear comfortable clothes that can get wet
- Change of clothes and towel recommended
- Water bottle (drinks are available for purchase)
- Complimentary showers are available for your use
- Lockers will be available to hire for $3
- Waterproof phone cases are available for purchase on arrival
- No alcohol is to be consumed prior to any Riverlife Adventure
- All alcohol will be available AFTER the kayaking portion of your tour
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My husband, Ben, and teenage daughter both kayaked last night at 5pm and they had a very disappointing experience.
Below is an account from my husband on the twilight kayak that took place last night. Based on what I paid, the whole experience was very disappointing for my husband and daughter.
My husband’s experience is detailed below:
Four people were late and we didn’t start walking to the jetty until 5.15. By the time we were on the water it was 5.30 and the sun had pretty much gone down when it was meant to be a sunset kayak. Four of the people had never kayaked before and one fell in soon after we started. We sat stationary on the water for 20 minutes waiting to get started again. Because of the novice paddlers, we had to keep stopping and waiting. All in all for the 1.5 hr session, we did about 20 minutes of paddling.
Both me and my partner had a lots of fun kayaking in the Brisbane River, nice and peaceful, super relaxing😎
As local, we never thought about doing this, but we will definitely come back! Thank you!
Definitely no regrets. The evening was perfect, weather was clear and the people at Riverlife Brisbane were amazing.
Our guide/instructor Lucas was fantastic. He took time to talk through all the safety aspects of what we were about to undertake. When we were in the water, he was always checking in to make sure everyone was ok and not lagging behind.
Great night out, it was so relaxing on the water paddling along at your own pace, watching the boats go by and listening to the music coming from the various night spots along the river.
Great for all ages and fitness levels. Looking forward to doing it again.
Definitely no regrets. The evening was perfect, weather was clear and the people at Riverlife Brisbane were amazing.
Our guide/instructor Lucas was fantastic. He took time to talk through all the safety aspects of what we were about to undertake. When we were in the water, he was always checking in to make sure everyone was ok and not lagging behind.
Great night out, it was so relaxing on the water paddling along at your own pace, watching the boats go by and listening to the music coming from the various night spots along the river.
Great for all ages and fitness levels. Looking forward to doing it again.
My son 14 and I both enjoyed this very much. It was our first time rock-climbing and the staff, Melissa and Daniel were very helpful and supportive every step. We felt safe and encouraged. Kangaroo Point cliffs is a great natural spot and we enjoyed the walk along them, and climbing them to the top. It was a great experience for our confidence, and trust. We had a complimentary hot chocolate and chai latte at the end. We met some lovely people doing it and would go again for sure. I booked through Groupon.
The staff were lovely but Dan our climbing guide was very professional, knowledgeable and helpful, ensuring everyone was supported and encouraged throughout.
Would highly recommend if you love a challenge!
Lockers, waterproof camera cases (available to rent) and toilets were available to use.
Raj, our instructor, was great. The briefing prior to kayaking told us all we needed to know to get on the water. It was a beautiful evening despite the wind and current, with Raj guiding us safely on the journey.
Would definitely do this again, hopefully with less wind next time.
I would definitely recommend.
He was accommodating to our different skill levels and we were fortunate to have perfect weather
We had an amazing kayaking experience with Georgia! She shared so many fascinating insights about Brisbane along the way, making the tour both fun and informative. Her instructions were clear and easy to follow, and we felt completely safe the entire time. Highly recommend!
Daniel was a great instructor, with his rugged good looks and amazing life experience 10/10 would recommend
Would be fine if groups were smaller (5max) or there were more ropes and instructors.
Thanks Will.
Our tide time adventure was around past the The Story Bridge and back to Riverlife. The bridge structure was epic to see from water level looking up. Thoroughly enjoyed the paddle on the Brisbane River. Post paddle beverage was good too. Thanks Alex for a great adventure!
Also tried the abseiling and it was such a thrill! Perfect for anyone looking for something exciting!
FYI- I thought it would be easier to go around the town on the bikes, but with construction and lots of traffic (both people and cars) we ended up sticking to the bike path.





















