The 8 Best Tours in Longreach

1.Drover’s Sunset Cruise includes Smithy’s Outback Dinner and Show

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 665 reviews · from $121Our pick

You’ll cruise the Thompson River aboard the Longreach Explorer, with sunset views, wildlife stories, Indigenous heritage, shared savoury snacks, and a licensed bar. Then you’ll dock at Smithy’s Outback Dinner and Show for a two-course camp-oven meal and live entertainment, including performances by Drew Blundell on some evenings.

“A beautiful calm and relaxing cruise along the the river. Welcoming crew and knowledgeable information about the river and surrounding areas. Beautiful wildlife along the way. Fantastic dinner with wonderful entertainment.”

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2.Starlights Cruise Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 368 reviews · from $118

Spend about four hours with Outback Pioneers on the Thomson River and at a bush camp near Longreach. You’ll cruise at sunset aboard a small paddlewheeler, enjoy snacks and BYO drinks, eat beef stew by the fire, hear bush poetry from the Kinnon family team, and watch the Captain Starlight sound and light show. Pickup from Longreach motels and campgrounds is provided.

“this was a wonderful afternoon out. cruise was so enjoyable and the dinner and show afterwards topped off a great day.”

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3.Cobb & Co Stagecoach Experience in Longreach

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 226 reviews · from $118

At Outback Pioneers in Longreach, you’ll follow the old mail route in a restored Cobb & Co stagecoach, including a proper gallop. Local hosts share bush stories, then you’ll have scones, jam, cream, and tea, watch a classic Australian film, and see a comic tent show. Guide Will is one of the hosts praised for making the day fun and personal.

“. Perfectly organised and very friendly staff. The whole experience was truly memorable. Hope to bring the grandkids one day.”

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4.Nogo Station Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 64 reviews · from $118

Spend 3 to 4 hours exploring Longreach and working Nogo Station with local hosts. Visit the historic shearing shed, watch for camels, donkeys, kangaroos, and wedge-tailed eagles from an open-top double-decker bus, then enjoy a pioneer-style billy-can lunch at Captain Starlight’s Camp. Pickup is offered, with a 7:45 am start.

“Loved this tour as it shows just how much hard work is put into the station and what it entails. Such a great way to learn about what these farmers do with their knowledge and abilities. Very impressed.”

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5.Drover’s Sunset Cruise & Outback Dinner & Show

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 41 reviews · 4h 30m · from $119

You’ll spend 4.5 hours cruising the Collabah-lined Thomson River with captain’s commentary, homemade nibbles, and sunset views before a two-course dinner and live music at Smithy’s River Stage. Return coach transfers from 13 Longreach pickup points are included. Ask ahead about dietary or mobility needs.

“River cruise was excellent with very informative commentary. Nibblies were a delight, sunset viewing was brilliant. Dinner and show towed off a great tour”

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6.Sunset Paddlewheeler Cruise, Show and Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 38 reviews · 4 hours · from $118

Spend four hours with Outback Pioneers on the Thomson Belle, a historic paddlewheeler on the Thomson River. Your evening includes a skipper’s commentary, a two-course stockman’s dinner, bush poetry, campfire damper and the Starlight sound and light show about Captain Starlight. Pickup and return are included.

“A great Outback experience. Very well organized and a great setup.”

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7.Smithy’s Outback Dinner and Show

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 29 reviews · 3 hours · from $70

Spend three hours at Smithy’s beside the Coolibah-lined Thomson River. Ride from your Longreach accommodation, enjoy a two-course dinner cooked over Gidyea coals, then settle in for live songs, stories, damper, and billy tea. A licensed bar sells wine, beer, soft drinks, and select pre-mixes.

“The show was not what I expected at a outback show a woman singing songs to electronic music songs that were not relevant to OUTBACK I felt I was in a pub not an outback show where I would have thought there would be stories told about the outback and live music not pressing a computer to make music I was very disappointed”

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8.Longreach History and Town Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 23 reviews · 1 hour · from $17Best value

Meet Golden West Tours by the big red chair in Qantas Park for a one-hour drive through Longreach. Your English-speaking local guide shares stories about the town, its people, historic places, and daily life in Outback Queensland. Small groups, a comfortable air-conditioned bus, and guide Brett’s well-known humor make this a useful first look at town.

“not a lot Brett was terrific very funny and informative.”

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