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  • A small boat cruising along the Yarra River in the late afternoon sun, with a view of the Melbourne city skyline in the background.
  • Looking down from above at food spread out on plates on a blue and white checked picnic rug, a mobile phone in the centre of the rug.
  • A couple walking out of a greengrocer store, smiling and both wearing sunglasses and holding takeaway drink containers in their hands.
Until 27 Sep

Mystery Picnic with Self Drive Boat: Melbourne Laneways

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Have fun solving personally curated clues and riddles that’ll take you on a journey to collect your special gourmet picnic food bit by bit. Each clue you solve will lead you closer to your next picnic food pickup and even closer to your final stunning picnic location – a self-drive picnic boat on the Yarra River.

No boat experience or licence is required. It's easy – simply jump aboard, set up your picnic spread and cruise the river while taking in the beautiful Melbourne scenery.

Hours

Date Times
Sat 8 Aug
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 9 Aug
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Tue 11 Aug
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Thu 13 Aug
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 14 Aug
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sat 15 Aug
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 16 Aug
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Tue 18 Aug
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Thu 20 Aug
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 21 Aug
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sat 22 Aug
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 23 Aug
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Tue 25 Aug
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Thu 27 Aug
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 28 Aug
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sat 29 Aug
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 30 Aug
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Tue 1 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Thu 3 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 4 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sat 5 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 6 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Tue 8 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Thu 10 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 11 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sat 12 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 13 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Tue 15 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Thu 17 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 18 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sat 19 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 20 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Tue 22 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Thu 24 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 25 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sat 26 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 27 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm

Location

Russell Street
Russell St
Melbourne 3004

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Price and bookings

From $313 to $796

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  • telephone number: 1300 307 750
  • email address: hello@amazingco.me
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The City of Melbourne respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land we govern, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong / Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin and pays respect to their Elders past and present. We acknowledge and honour the unbroken spiritual, cultural and political connection they have maintained to this unique place for more than 2000 generations.

We accept the invitation in the Uluru Statement from the Heart and are committed to walking together to build a better future. For more information, visit Aboriginal Melbourne.

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