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Murray River Walk
Highlights
- Immerse yourself in four days of relaxed hiking along the stunning Murray River, connecting with nature and wellness.
- Encounter diverse birdlife, kangaroos, and emus while exploring beautiful landscapes with passionate guides.
- Rejuvenate on a luxury houseboat with a foot-dip in the river or a hot spa after daily walks.
- Savour chef-designed meals featuring local produce and award-winning Riverland wine, reflecting on each day’s highlights.
Immerse yourself in four days of relaxed hiking along the Murray River in South Australia with overnight accommodation on a luxury houseboat.
Murray River Walk is for those wanting to connect to the river and who enjoy the wellness benefits of walking in nature.
Their passionate guides lead guests in small groups through diverse and beautiful landscapes, sharing stories of culture, history, and environmental stewardship on daily walks of up to 12km. Encounter diverse birdlife, kangaroos and emus.
Rejuvenate after each day’s walking on the luxury houseboat with a cooling foot-dip in the river or a hot spa on the top deck. Reflect on the days highlights over chef designed meals that showcase local food and award-winning Riverland wine.
Walking and sleeping alongside a mighty river, savouring local produce, encountering diverse flora and fauna, and learning from knowledgeable guides, make this a unique experience.
The fully catered tours are available from May to September annually and depart from Renmark, South Australia.
Tours departing on Mondays will be on board their luxury houseboat with ensuite rooms.
Tour details
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Available from 10 October 2025 to 12 October 2026
Features
Service facilities
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
General access
- Offers multiple options for booking – web, email, phone is available.
- Offers a range of contact methods for receiving complaints.
- Accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on their website (can be emailed on request).
- Asks all visitors if there are any specific needs to be met.
- Advise tour guides of the access needs of guests at the time of booking (includes pick up and drop off requirements)
- Assistance with booking arrangements (includes providing clear itineraries with written instructions on what to do at various destinations)
Communication
Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
- Uses Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
Physical – Mobility
Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
- Uses floors/coverings which are slip resistant, firm and smooth
- Seating in common areas including reception area
Allergies and intolerances
Caters for people with allergies and intolerances.
- Modify their cooking and cleaning practices to cater for people with food allergies or chemical intolerances (could include menus with meals free from: nuts, dairy, seafood, eggs, gluten etc).
- Staff are trained to respond to allergic reactions.
- Complies with The Food Authority requirements for allergy management in food preparation.
- Toiletries which are chemical and fragrance free (if requested).
- Linen that is chemical and fragrance free (if requested).
Access & Inclusion
An access and inclusion statement is available on the business website.
- https://murrayrivertrails.com.au/plan/access-and-fitness/
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
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