About Us

Riverlife Adventure Centre is a young, dynamic and fun adventure business that provides active, recreational, social, family, work and leisure related experiences all within Brisbane's inner city! We are passionate about adventure and outdoor recreation and ensure our activities and tours are designed to challenge and involve active customer participation with heart-pumping experiences, which embrace Brisbane's history, culture and environment!  

Since opening our doors on 5 April 2005, Riverlife is the only business that provides a full variety of adventure leisure activities in Brisbane, seven days a week! As one of Brisbane's most economical things to do, we offer guided kayaking tours along the Brisbane River, instructed rock climbing or abseiling from the Kangaroo Point Cliffs, cycle tours to South Bank, New Farm Park and to other prominent Brisbane landmarks and locations, learn to skate lessons, night kayaking experiences followed by prawns and drinks or a traditional Aussie BBQ and lamingtons, rollerblade hire, Aboriginal cultural experiences, educational camps and excursions and unique venue hire (with great affordable catering options) on the banks of the Brisbane River! All our activities and tours are perfect for beginners (as we do not require any experience) and pros-alike!

This year, Riverlife is proud to be nominated as one of Queensland's Must-Do experiences! If you have loved your adventures with us - we would love for you to share this and VOTE FOR US TODAY! Also don't' forget to visit Riverlife's NEW recreation centre - Tangatours at Tangalooma Island Resort on Brisbane's Moreton Island!

A little bit of history...

Riverlife Adventure Centre is housed in the heritage listed Naval Stores located on Brisbane's meandering river at the base of the Kangaroo Point Cliffs. Our building is one of two constructed in 1886 -1888 as a depot for the Queensland Marine Defence Force. The other Naval Stores building burned down in 1987.

The distinctive pink and green stone of the Kangaroo Point Cliffs was quarried from the imposing cliffs from the early days of the Moreton Bay penal colony until 1976. Evidence of the quarrying can be seen on the cliff face and the stone itself, known as Brisbane tuff, can be seen on many of Brisbane buildings.

Aboriginal people settled the area at least 22,000 years before the arrival of the Europeans in 1823. The river supplied fish and shellfish and the stringy bark trees growing along the river were used to build canoes. The dreamtime story of ‘The Rainbow Serpent' tells of the creation of the cliff area along the river bank at Kangaroo Point. Various Aboriginal groups shared this story and owned parts of it.