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Murray River Escapes
Highlights
- Create unforgettable memories as your guide moors your houseboat amidst the stunning Murray River scenery.
- Savour regional flavours with a local chef preparing a three-course dinner right on board your houseboat.
- Explore the great outdoors with guided walks, canoeing, and wine tours tailored to your group's interests.
- Relax and unwind with a flexible schedule, allowing ample time for family and friends to enjoy each moment.
Create magical memories with your families and friends while your guide moors your houseboat in spectacular surrounds.
Murray River Escapes are for those seeking a houseboat experience with the planning taken care of. On this tour you can enjoy a new adventure each day when our guides collect you to experience the best of our regional food, wine, and nature.
Choosing from the most popular 4, 5 or 6 day itineraries, included are short trips such as guided walks, canoeing and wine, distillery and brewery tours and a local chef to come aboard and prepare a three course dinner.
Their Escapes itineraries have been designed specially to help you experience the river. The relaxing schedule of activities include ample time for your group to spend time as you wish.
This is a self catered experience and is available in December, January and February annually.
Tour details
- On demand
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Service facilities
This business does not currently offer accessible facilities.
Operation information
Murray River Trails
Murray River Trails provides two of Australia’s guided signature experiences – Murray River Walk is a Great Walk of Australia and Murray River Safari is an Australian Wildlife Journey. Both multiday tours cater for small groups of up to 10 people in the most beautiful, remote and highly conserved reaches of Australia’s greatest river.
Accommodation on tour is a purpose-built eco-houseboat with 5 spacious bedrooms each with an ensuite bathroom and sweeping river views. Superb regional cuisine is prepared each night and includes locally farmed Murray Cod and award-winning wines. Walking is rated easy covering 40km in four days in the cooler months of the year, and Murray River Safari combines river cruising, easy kayaking, and driving around floodplain lakes to see diverse wildlife.
This is a unique opportunity to experience the rich stories of Australia’s greatest river, enduring Aboriginal culture, paddle steamers and pastoralism, diverse wildlife and wetlands, pioneers and innovators, the challenge of sharing water, inspiring environmental regeneration, and the balance of sustaining nature in Australia’s food bowl.
The Murray River Trails Fund was established as a sub-fund of the Australian Communities Foundation with a mission to protect vulnerable species. It’s first project was launched in May 2025 to restore woody habitats for the now vulnerable and iconic Murray Cod in South Australia.
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Accreditations
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ECO Certified (Advanced Ecotourism) by Ecotourism Australia
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EcoStar Accreditation
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Quality Tourism Accreditation
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Sustainable Tourism Accreditation by ATIC
Memberships
- Australian Tourism Export Council
- Boating Industry Association
- Regional Tourist/Tourism Association/Organisation
- Tourism Industry Council of SA