Aspen Island
The National Carillon
The slender bell tower on its own island in the lake, framed against the city - one of Canberra's most photographed landmarks from the water.
The designed city reads best from its lake. Cruise past the National Carillon, the Captain Cook Jet and the land axis, paired with our coach touring of the capital.
Canberra was designed around its lake, so the water is the place to read the city. A cruise on Lake Burley Griffin slides you past the National Carillon, the Captain Cook Memorial Jet and the great land axis that lines up Parliament House with the War Memorial - the set pieces of Walter Burley Griffin’s plan, seen the way he intended.
We arrange the cruise and pair it with our coach touring, so your group gets the capital from both land and water in one easy day. Part of our Cooee Cruising range.
The slender bell tower on its own island in the lake, framed against the city - one of Canberra's most photographed landmarks from the water.
The lake's great fountain throws a column of water 140 metres into the air on the central basin - best appreciated from a boat alongside it.
From the water you read Walter Burley Griffin's plan - the line from Parliament House up over the lake to the War Memorial and Mount Ainslie.
Cruise past the leafy diplomatic shoreline, Government House and the wooded foreshore of the western basin.
The National Museum's bold architecture sits right on the water, with the city skyline rising behind.
Glide between Commonwealth and Kings Avenue Bridges through the heart of the designed city.
A guided cruise of the central basin past the landmarks - the relaxed way to see the designed city from its centrepiece.
A leisurely cruise with lunch or high tea aboard - a special-occasion option for groups and clubs.
The institutions and the water at golden hour, when the light across the basin is at its best.
We pair the lake cruise with a coach tour of the Parliamentary Triangle for a complete day on land and water.
A cruise on Lake Burley Griffin takes in the National Carillon on Aspen Island, the Captain Cook Memorial Jet, the land axis up to Parliament House and the War Memorial, the embassy shoreline and the National Museum, all from the water.
Yes - our coach-and-cruise day pairs a Lake Burley Griffin cruise with a guided coach tour of the Parliamentary Triangle, so you see the capital from both land and water.
Yes. We can arrange a leisurely lunch or high-tea cruise for groups and clubs - a relaxed, special-occasion way to take in the lake.
Spring and autumn are the most comfortable on the water, and a twilight cruise in the warmer months catches the institutions in golden light. We run cruises to suit your group's timing.
Yes. We arrange the cruise and the coach together for clubs, groups and special occasions, paced to your day.
Tell us your dates and group size and we will set up the cruise and the coach.