Blackbird | Maribyrnong & Port of Melbourne Cruises |
No Public Cruises, only charters.
Welcome aboard the Blackbird ferry for your cruise on the tidal section of the river moving along the boundaries of the cities of Melbourne, Maribyrnong, Moonee Valley & Hobsons Bay.
Melbourne has two rivers, the Yarra and lesser known Maribyrnong River discovered by L.T. Robbins and Charles Grimes in 1803, settled by groups led by J.P. Fawkner and John Batman in 1835.
You can discover it on board the BLACKBIRD a traditional ferry of Lakes Entrance fame. 30+ years on Melbourne's No 2 river and the winner of the only Great Yarra Riverboat Race.
Maribyrnong River Cruise
Flemington Racecourse, Footscray Park, housing, Victoria University of Technology, rowing & canoe clubs, Melbourne's Living Museum of the West, sporting venues, art & craft centre, Essendon Golf Course, The Old Sandpits, Essendon Boulevard, wetlands.
Port of Melbourne Cruise
This Cruise brings into view the largest container port in the southern hemisphere, a section of Melbourne which has remained largely hidden from the cities inhabitants and visitors. Coode Island, Scienceworks Museum, cruising yachts, tugs at South Wharf, Swanston Dock, Appleton Dock, Holden Dock, Yarraville Wharves, Newport Power House, Westgate Bridge and the Docklands Stadium.
❊ Address ❊
⊜ 1 Maribyrnong Street, Footscray 3011 View Map
✆ Telephone: (+61 3) 9689 6431
❊ Web Links ❊
➼ www.blackbirdcruises.com.au❊ Also See... ❊
➼ Maribyrnong River Cruises
➼ Melbourne's Living Museum of the West
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