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Murray River
The Murray - Australia's Greatest River is the focus of this haven of golf courses, vineyards, fertile agricultural and pastoral lands.
an area rich in pioneering history offering a holiday away from the usual for families, friends and groups of all ages.
Easily accessible from Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, the region is ideal for those wishing to pamper themselves with country hospitality and fine cuisine.
Associated with Aboriginal habitation from ancient times, the Murray River is also home to unique and ancient forests of red gums, extensive wetlands and untouched semi-arid environments that can all be explored by a range of wetland and four-wheel-drive tours.
Paddle-steamers and river-boats still ply the river today and you will find Australia's best range of houseboat holidays with standards to suit all budgets. The Murray has so much to offer that it now rates as one of Australia's premier holiday destinations.
For visitors looking for a gourmet travellers' delight, the Murray River will not disappoint. The eating is wonderful, for the river is the heart of a major food bowl which starts at the foot of the Australian Alps and winds its way through regions highly regarded for their food and wine production, including Australia's premier wine regions of Rutherglen, Mildura and the Barossa Valley.
You can stay along the Murray in your choice of unique bed and breakfast establishments or charming small hotel/motels. Or explore the river in a mobile home or camp under the stars.Surely one of the most memorable ways to discover the river first-hand is to float along it on a houseboat.
Albury
Surrounded by extensive grazing and crop-growing land - which affords it a comfortable rural feel - Albury is located on the Murray River and, by default, right on the New South Wales border.
Fishing, watersports and picnics, enjoyed on and around the great Murray itself, also extend into the Lake Hume area, while vineyards - within 30 minutes drive of the town centre - are a wonderful diversion, this area boasting some of the most reputable wines in the country.
Echuca
Echuca is Australia's foremost paddlesteamer town. Home to Australia's largest collection of paddlesteamers moored at the magnificent red gum wharf. Once the largest inland port in the Southern Hemisphere, it has been restored.
Echuca has a romance and history that all will enjoy and there is no shortage of places to visit including the Coach House Carriage Collection, Dharnya Centre, Fields Cactus Farm, Gumnutland, Joalah and Kyabram Fauna Parks and Lochlomond Tea Gardens, to name just a few.
This is a perfect holiday destination catering to all tastes.
Swan Hill
So named because explorer Thomas Mitchell was kept awake here by swans and other wild fowl' while surveying the area in 1836. Swan Hill is a river port town with a unique garden-like main street.
The climate here is mild and sunny, which makes for perfect riverside activities such as picnics and walking. Take a tour through the town and discover such treasures as the Lake Boga Flying Boat Museum, the Pheasant Farm and the charmingly quirky Big Murray Cod - an old movie prop that signifies the abundant fishing available in the area.
Yarrawonga
If you love life by the water you’ll love Yarrawonga/Mulwala. There’s plenty here for water sport enthusiasts, anglers searching for the famous Murray Cod, or take a leisurely lake cruise. There are some great camping spots along the river with numerous stretches of sandy beaches, and the great part is they are easily accessible.
Yarrawonga offers some great golf courses, river beaches and walking tracks, take a trip to sample our local wines, check out our museums, animal farm, amusement park, and so much more.
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