Big Bend By Night
Highlights
- Spotlight kangaroos and wombats on unique nocturnal tours along the Murray River under a stunning starry sky.
- Savour a bush tucker breakfast in a riverside gazebo, enjoying local flavours in a tranquil setting.
- Relax in comfortable padded seats on open-sided carts, ensuring a fun and easy experience for all ages.
- Experience the breathtaking clarity of the Milky Way during the Dark Sky Night Tour at Big Bend.
Big Bend By Night offers visitors the chance to see large numbers of kangaroos and wombats in the wild on unique spotlighting tours at Big Bend on the banks of the Murray River.
You can enjoy a bush tucker breakfast in an idyllic setting in a gazebo on the river bank, or a Dark Sky Nocturnal tour and, if travelling as a group participate in the Sunnydale Shearing Show
There is no walking involved in the nocturnal tours just soft, comfortable padded seats in an open sided cart that is a fun experience on its own, especially on a clear starry night.
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Tour/s
Big Bend By Night Bush Tucker Food Breakfast
This tour is available to houseboat hirers located at the Big Bend River Murray 229 kilometre marker (Swan Reach/Nildottie). You will be offered a glass of Jacobs Creek Chardonnay Pinot Noir or orange juice from the back of our Austin A40 and from there you will enjoy a breakfast of kangaroo sausage, double smoked bacon, scrambled egg with bush tomato seasoning and ground saltbush, tomato with ground black mountain pepper and samphire bush, mushroom with desert flakes, kutjera relish, wattle seed toast with lemon myrtle butter, quandong jam and wild lime marmalade, and wattleseed pancakes with desert passion syrup finished off with a steaming cup of Billy tea.
Operates: Daily from houseboat located at Big Bend River Murray 229 kilometre marker (Swan Reach/Nildottie) by arrangement, 8am to 9am.
Big Bend By Night Dark Sky Night Tour
Their Nocturnal Dark Sky Night Tour is the perfect way to experience one of the world’s most pristine areas of night sky, with uninterrupted views to the Milky Way and complete clarity above the Murray River and famous Big Bend Cliffs.
Whether you’re an outdoors enthusiast, night photographer, stargazer, astronomer or simply someone looking for a unique experience in the untouched Australian environment, they know you’ll be telling your friends about your tour under the Mid Murray stars for years.
The minimum levels of light pollution in this area are ideal for an exceptional viewing experience.
After sunset, jump on board the comfortable, bush themed, open top carts and they’ll take you to a countryside ample with space – located 12 kilometres from the Swan Reach Conservation Park, the centre of the Mid Murray Dark sky viewing area.
Memberships
- Tourism Industry Council of SA
- Regional Tourist/Tourism Association/Organisation
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