• New South Wales, or NSW, is the most populous state in Australia. The largest cities in NSW are Sydney, the capital of Australia, and New Castle. Several rivers and waterways wind through the NSW area, making a common spot for river cruises. Tourists and locals who are interested in river cruises in NSW Australia have several options, including NOVA Cruises, Leisure Lass River Cruises and Nepean Belle.
  
  

NOVA Cruises

• NOVA Cruises is a river cruise company that docks from Newcastle in NSW Australia. NOVA has one vessel, Bay Connections 1, that offers several river cruises throughout the week. Guests who choose the Newcastle Harbour Cruise will sail through the harbour for three hours on either a lunch, dinner or cocktail cruise. Guests can also choose to take Hunter River Discovery Cruise, which sets sail from Newcastle and travels round trip on the nearby Hunter River, stopping for lunch at the Junction Inn Hotel in Raymond Terrace. The Hunter River Discovery Cruise lasts six hours and showcases the NSW river landscape and the Kooragang Wetlands.
  
  NOVA Cruises also offers group package rates and private charters for parties and events.
  
  NOVA Cruises
  
  27 Shady Ave.
  
  Salt Ash, NSW 2318
  
  0400 381 787
  
  novacruises.com.au
  
  

Leisure Lass River Cruises

• Leisure Lass River Cruises is another NSW Australia company that offers river cruises for tourists and locals. Leisure Lass river cruises dock from Wisemans Ferry in NSW and travels down the Hawkesbury River. The company was started in 2005 and features two vessels, an older timber vessel that was purchased from the East Gippland Lakes by Victoria, the second most populous state in Australia, and the M.V. Erringhi, a vessel that can hold up to 60 passengers. The Leisure Lass River Cruises offer unique scenery, history about the aboriginal tribes that lived in the area and food.
  
  Leisure Lass River Cruises
  
  315 St Albans Rd.
  
  Wisemans Ferry
  
  2775
  
  +61 0 2 4566 4585
  
  bluesheets.sailingnetworks.com
  
  

Nepean Belle

• Nepean Belle is another NSW Australia company that offers both paddlewheeler and Penrith Platypus river cruises. The river cruises at the company dock from Penrith, which is located a few hours from Sydney. Guests can choose between Nepean Belle Paddlewheeler Cruise or, for the more adventurous, the Penrith Platypus Cruiser boat, both of which travel the Nepean River through the Blue Mountains National Park. Guests can also choose from lunch, dinner or tea cruises. The company also offers private charters for weddings, birthday parties, school trips or corporate functions. Groups can also choose to throw Christmas parties on the vessels, which feature a dance floor and onboard DJ.
  
  Nepean Belle
  
  P.O. Box 1136
  
  Penrith 2751
  
  02 4733 1274
  
  nepeanbelle.com.au