Starlights Cruise: An Evening of Outback Tradition and Thomson River Legend

Experience an evening of outback tradition and legend on the Starlights Cruise. Cruise down the Thomson River, enjoy a stockman’s dinner, watch a spectacular sound and light show, and end the night with tea and damper under the stars.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Thomson River - Delight in a serene sunset cruise along the magnificent Thomson River, where birds gracefully return to the riverbanks. This is Longreach’s original Thomson River Cruise and remains a must-experience for every visitor to Longreach. Capture endless photos and enjoy insightful commentary as you glide past natural wonders.
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What's Included
  • Dinner
  • Tea and coffee
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic beverages
Additional Information

Experience the authentic charm of the outback evening.
Embark on a magnificent sunset cruise along the Thomson River aboard our historic vessels. Observe the birds as they return to their nests on the river’s edge and gain insights about the regional wildlife, plants, and history. (We provide snacks, but feel free to bring your own drinks)
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Location
Thomson River
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Dawnb369
Sep 28, 2025
Starlight's cruise - A fun night , chilling and a beautiful setting. We really enjoyed our trip and the entertainment around the camp fire. Tea was yummy. A great fun experience - I highly recommend. Boat trip was awesome.
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G3947dksharonj
Sep 26, 2025
Lovely package worth the money - Enjoyable evening with the cruise down river,seats a little uncomfortable on boat. Loved the campfire meal and movie. Even saw a possum. Pick up and drop off very convenient.
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Ozziewandere
Sep 20, 2025
Highlight of our outback experience. - This was definitely a highlight of our outback trip. The hose up the river with lots of animals and birds, then the return for the sunset phots was all fabulous. The stockmans dinner was hearty and lovely as we sat around the campfire…no fancy tables…perfect! The bush ballads were in the perfect setting. But the highlight of the trip was the skipper. A more ‘ocker’ young bloke you couldn’t meet. He kept us amused with his comments and his very Aussie presentation. He was the absolute ‘real deal’.
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Geoffrey_q
Sep 14, 2025
Great doing your travels - Book well in advance for your accommodation and tours visit information centres allow plenty of time in airports
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Jsmasm
Aug 25, 2025
Felt this was a very immersive experience - What a top experience. Even the bus driver to our destination was funny and entertaining. Skipper was informative and great to chat with. Very relaxing and lovely sunset. The stew was delicious and the yarns, poetry and film was really entertaining.
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R9080eujohnb
Sep 25, 2025
Lived up to the outback experience. - Thoroughly enjoyed the Starlight Cruise, dinner and entertainment. It was a true outback experience. We chose this excursion because of the paddlewheeler. The dinner was a genuine stewed steak meal, and the meat was very tender and delicious. I am very fussy with my steak and to get my approval, it has to tick all the boxes. The Bush Poetry and movie about the Bushranger Captain Starlight were also in keeping with the atmosphere of the old times and enjoyed them as well. Service and organisation was excellent and we were picked up and dropped off in comfort and efficiency. Overall it lived up to its reputation in reproducing the feeling and atmosphere of days gone by, which is exactly what we wanted. Initially, I was a bit concerned regarding the price but became to appreciate that there is quite a lot of labour and costs involved and feel it was good value for money. I have no hesitation in recommending the experience.
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299jackiea
Sep 17, 2025
Find out if the movie is working - The experience was going great until time for the movie part as their projector was broken so we listened to about one hour of our experience
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Ross_h
Sep 10, 2025
Everything was organised... - Everything was organised well. We thought the cruise was going to be longer but the overall experience was about 4 hours as advertised.
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812juttac
Sep 23, 2025
Great poetry recital. - Fun night out. Food was good The poet was superb, and certainly knew her stuff. Well done. Would have loved to see the projected show, but there was a malfunction with the sound.
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Djtl12
Aug 15, 2025
Underwhelmed - I was very underwhelmed by this experience. The food was ordinary, I wasn’t expecting an a la carte meal but I had only 2 pieces of meat & a lot of gelatinous gravy in my serve of stew & some very lumpy mash potato. The desert was store bought apple slice with brought custard. The was no real explanation about the damper making or the billy tea. The light & sound show was a short movie??? The bush poetry was good & the people were nice.
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From $98
up to 8 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).