Me and four other people hired one of the clean, comfortable and affordable houseboats on the Nambucca river and had a ball, the dolphins swam alongside the houseboat, we caught plenty of fish and the river itself is just beautiful. The owners, Rob and Robyn were the most helpful of people the whole time and rang every night to make sure we were ok and to give us some friendly local advice. I wouldn't hesitate to go on the houseboats again.