Mirimar Cruises

This is a great way to see the Brisbane River and enjoy a leisurely ride to Lone Pine Sanctuary. The staff are friendly and efficient. There is a small bar on board where you can get some tasty snacks, my husband loved the sausage rolls. On the journey there you get commentary and on the way home easy listening music. So if you are not in a hurry enjoy the excursion.

The special line boat to the Longbai Koala Center runs one day and stops along the way and starts at 10 am. The boat does not have a Chinese name, but the hull is painted with koalas and hence the name. The pier is on the bank of the river below the South Bank Park, the Queensland Library. One-way for more than an hour, the ticket can be bought when boarding, you can also buy in advance at the tourist service center, or you can buy a ticket and a koala center when you board the boat. Don't go early, there are not so many people, there are seats. It’s a bit unclear whether the boat is 15 minutes in advance or half an hour to the pier. It’s useless to go too early anyway. The scenery on both sides of the Straits is beautiful, and you don’t have to worry about traffic jams, it’s very pleasant. There are coffee and cakes on the boat, and those who don’t have time to eat breakfast can make do with it. Be sure to remember the return time, otherwise you can only take the bus if you miss it. You can't get there for an hour and a half. It takes two hours to get stuck in traffic and there are many people. So I still recommend taking a boat to Longbai.