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Were fortunate enough with our timing to book on a special 'sand island' Dinner Cruise where we were treated to the evening tour with dinner on a nearby sand island. Our hosts were fantastic with their information and humor to put everyone at ease. Would absolutely recommend and experience again if in the area. NOTE: There is no 'optus' phone reception in Karumba however we had unexpected reception on the island due to its proximity to Normonton!

The $119 per head for this half day tour was the best money we spend on the gulf. Mark and Julianne should be congratulated on heir effort to entertain the 20 or so tourists during our action packed tour. We could not believe the endless supply of cooked mud crabs and banana prawns together with the amber fluid on the way back. There is nothing past exceptional to describe our thoughts on this package.

An absolutely gorgeous day out on the water. Very informative about the Karumba township and it's industries. Well experienced pro crabbers and fisherpersons only too happy to answer any questions! Met the local wildlife including Brendan, Mackay and Trevor! Amazing lunch topped off with a few beers and wines!! Love your work Mark and Julianne! Thank you!! :)

A very friendly couple who go out of their way to make your trip special. I did both tours and great scenery, food, wine and commentary. Excellent and highly recommend to anyone visiting Karumba.

A great way to see the rivers in Karumba when you don't have your own boat.Mark & Julianne reall know their subject asthey work the waterways as professional crabbers. They were able to show us the birdlife and wildlife on the river as well land a few mud crabs and spot crocodiles. Marks knowledge of the district was informative. Sadly they are trying to sell this side of their operations. Trip included a greatmud crab and prawn lunch with a beer or wine. Great day.

Thanks to this great team the Dirty Boys (and Girls) which numbered 80 this year ( this is the group of riders associated with the Cairns to Karumba Bike Ride who choose to ride on station tracks and through the dirt) were taken across the Norman River in style on their vessel. Thanks again for getting us across the river safely and efficiently

Really enjoyed this cruise. Mark and julienne are vet welcoming and give an excellent commentary as you cruise down river. As we turned and headed out the Chanel to enjoy the sunset, julienne prepared a fantastic feast of prawns, and marinated fish. A beautiful fruit platter, beer and wine topped off the whole evening. Well worth the money.

We wandered down to the boat ramp just before 8 am and were met by hosts Mark and Julianne Grunske. About 14 of us took the cruise aboard a very stable but fast 30 foot aluminium flat bottomed barge. Plenty of shade, plenty to drink, a fantastic down to earth commentary and some amazing wildlife. We travelled about 10km up the Norman River and into a tidal side stream. Trevor, one of the locals came out to say g'day. Fortunately for us, he didn't stay for lunch because we might have been on his menu. Trevor is a 4 metre estuarine crocodile.Lunch was cold beer, white or red wine and some amazing, fresh crab.

Have just been on this tour, 01.09.13 and highly recommend it to anyone going to Normanton or Karumba. Mark and Julieanne were wonderful hosts and very knowledgeable about mud crabs. We saw 2 crocs and they were so close you could almost touch them. Then Julieanne pulled up some crab pots amd Mark showed us how to tie them and explained in detail the life cycle of the crabs and how they a transported to Sydney etc. Then it was time to eat cooked, chilled crab and prawns followed by some fruit and washed down with some wine or beer.A really great tour

A fantastic tour! Both Mark and Julianne are a very welcoming couple and have a wealth of knowledge and can't do enough for you throughout the tour. The tour is very laid back, interesting and exciting all at the same time. We had a wonderful time getting to know all about mud crabbing. Seeing the crocs in their natural environment was especially exciting and the variety of birdlife was amazing. I don't eat crab myself, but everyone on board and my mother-in-law all said the freshly cooked crab was amazing! I can say that the prawns were superb!We really enjoyed Mark and Julianne's passion and highly recommend this tour to everyone!

Fantastic trip at sunset, Karumba. De Bortoli wines and prawns. Pickled fish that I couldn't stop eating. Mark and Julianne were informative about local industry, great company and excellent hosts. It was well worth the time and a fab experience. Wish you all the best.BTW food and drinks are included.

What a fantastic day! Now I'm not going to tell you what it was like because that would spoil the experience. Just do it is my review! Hosts, talks, education, sights, food and beverage all excellent...

Julianne & Mark's Croc & Crab Tour was an experience I wont forget. Mark gives a brilliant talk on the fishing of Karumba, a great demonstration on crab handling after Julianne shows us the techniques of crab pot catching. Up close and personal with crocodiles then a delicious lunch of crab, prawns, fruit with a drop of chilled wine. Thanks for a great day!!

We did the morning croc and crab tour with a delightful couple Mark and Julianne. It was a wonderful morning, with viewings of crocodiles in the wild, and a demonstration of catching and tieing crabs. We were then given a feed of crab and prawns, washed down with beer and wine. We were also allowed to keep the beer cooler and wine glass, both with the croc and crab symbols.This morning is really hard to descibe as it was so varied and so good. i dont usually like to rave about tours but this in one of the best I have ever done.Julianne even picked out a cooked crab at Ash's for us, which was the best we have ever had.Mark is a professional crab man, who will ship live crabs to you.If in Karumba, this is a must tour.

After we enjoyed the "Sunset Tour" we decided to attend to the "Day Tour". The vessel is very comfortable, the explanations of Mark & Julianne interesting, the crab pot lifting and crab handling/tying exciting, the croc and bird watching spectacular and the food delicious.You'll even get a very handy present.Very good value for the money spent ! We highly recommend this tour.Peter & Carine (June 10th 2013)