Port Augusta was first established as a trading port as anything coming out of Northern South Australia had to come out by sea as there was rail or road infrastructure. As the rail & road infrastructure was established this took away from the sea trade, commercial operations stopped around 1972.

The cruises takes you to various spots to view historical points of interest where you can compare between today & photos of days gone by. Below is the old Salt Works barge used to transport salt from the top of the gulf. It was eventually replaced by a small bridge to take the salt across the gulf to the train line. In its later years it was used as a dance barge, you can see the tea rooms underneath & the dance floors on top.