 1.5hr Nostalgic historical tour on Swan river about the Paddle Steamer Decoy boat Aboutimage below is passing under the Narrows Bridge - snug fit and at 4knts a good inspection  TicketsTickets are $17.50 for adults (16 years and over) and $6 for a child (4 to 15 years). Children under 4 can board for free (all children to be accompanied by an adult)
Tickets are valid all day. Passengers can board and alight at Mends Street Jetty and/or Barrack Street Jetty.  online tickets: http://www.psdecoy.com.au/historytour/ 
we have lots of awesome 360 spherical photos of the day they have been uploaded into fbk album below BUT quality is low (fbk compress), better quality of the images in the Virtual tour image extracted from 360, click the thumbnail below to see all how it works is explained in photo section this page under spherical photos Theta site we use the 360 (spherical) photos to create Virtual tours - see the link this page the virtual tour widget lets you view the images different ways (its fun) and interactive in this page under section photos we will also upload some 360 here as thumbnails Our journeyApril 2019 Historical tour on the Paddle Steamer Decoy boat from Mends Street jetty South Perth we rated the tour 10 out of 10 for value for money our team was three (3) Phill, Von and Joy and shared different aspects The team Phill: local businessman Von: Pensioner Joy: visited from Bangkok Narration on board is 2nd to none
The slow moving journey is colourful, education and refreshing (open air and indoors) with the workings of the steamer engine and paddles on display There's something special about connecting with the past  Narrationby local historian Anthony Stylan from S.Perth library is quite outstanding his knowledge is exceptional and detailed and he mixes well with some light hearted humour Food & Drinkfully licenced: get a cold beer or a nice coffee The snack food: crisps or light meal toasted sambo or french fries  Don't make a meal of it go light snacks on the tour and keep the sensors alert we ordered coffee and french fries and they're on par with the best cafe in town Great places to eat on shore; excellent choices at the (2) piers Mends Street Jetty and Liz Quay We stopped at Barrack Street, walked thru Liz Quay and lunched at The Oyster Bar rooftop views across Liz quay  360 image thumbnail below click to open The route image shows where we captured 360 photo using the google map you can drag street view onto the view How to view Google SV (Street View) 1 min video the same images are in the virtual tour page Route in detail Stating South Mends Street Jetty going North along the ferry route channel to Barrack st before reaching Barrack Street turn left (to port) heading West towards the Narrows Bridge under the Bridge (from the top deck you can almost touch the bridge continue West to the Old Brewery U turn and back to 1st stop at Barracks street Jetty Pier 1 then back to Mends Street and to complete the loop three (3) loops the day has three (3) sessions or loops of the route so you can hop on hop off which helps you plan the day to consider stopping at each point and get back on on the next loop Boat Aspects Well worth orientation of the boat, many aspects and vantage points to enjoy the view on the tour in the virtual tour page we show 2 types of tours photo only and video only including orientation Tour Narration if your keen to see detailed slideshow of the history tour then you should go upstairs and rear The PA system can be heard throughout the boat during the voyage The engine room workings are on full display in the lower deck as are the workings of the paddles which have transparent screen guards  WOULD WE DO IT AGAIN: ABSOLUTELY .. YES YES YES  My Recommendation Get a group together and make it memorable   our social media links in this page under share this page - social media  1. standard: Pending drone river view duration 1.44 min 360 spherical scene: Historical tour 2.30mins best viewed in smartphone for VR effect 2 host sites:- 1. VeeR https://veer.tv/videos/309252 2. Youtube https://youtu.be/7YM7YwCG4ko Photoswe created several themes
1. 360 spherical photos
2. facebook album (pls tag, comment, share)
3. virtual tour album - you can share images
1. 360 spherical photos
 Best view with smartphone
why: VR: Virtual Reality effect, turn you or device at any angle Note: Images are hosted in different sites for different effects Site: Theta: Powerful zoom in / out
click a thumbnail to watch in 360
- have fun morphing the imagesTheta site lets you change the display styles - see options below images in Theta site or
2. Facebook album
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3. Virtual tour album
Virtual tournote: two (2) different themes 1. RoundMe: photos only 2. VeeR site: Videos 1. RoundMe site  image below is the starting view
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Navigation: tap screen once to see options, tap again to remove
if your screen has 3 dots ... in top right corner "click" and select your browser
Screen Icons:
bottom of window: images or zones
inside image: a. another photo b. other is info and/or link
Device will show help options within app
 fastrack: be pro in 1 minute VeeR VIDEOS AND PHOTOS window below, before you start Best view with smartphone to enjoy VR effect basic tips below widget for fastrack example: click scenes Icon to jump scenes navigation tips: VeeR tour site Smartphone use the external link for dynamic rotation of screen (turn to any angle) Navigation: 1. click on the symbols Screen Icons: 2. scenes (if photo library shown it will be labelled "Scenes" 3. share option fastrack: smartphone demo VeeR ExperiencePls share me
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1.5 hr loop Historical tour on the Paddle Steamer Decoy boat from Mends Street jetty South Perth, excellent narration, fully licenced several tops, good value for money roaming report https://tourismwinnerwa.com/RiverSteamerDecoyTour
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