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WWII History Tour
Highlights
- Discover the historic Woolenook Wood Camp, where Japanese internees once worked, and gain insight into their experiences.
- Cruise upriver on a motorboat, surrounded by stunning scenery, while enjoying a relaxing morning tea on board.
- Explore the guided walking tour of the camp, evoking the hardships and small joys of yesteryear.
- Spot over 100 species of birds and local wildlife, including kangaroos and koalas, in the world-recognised wetlands.
A truly rare opportunity to discover and reimagine the historic site of Woolenook Wood Camp on the Murray River above Renmark. The famous Loveday Internment Camp provided internees to the woodcutting camps.
Your guide drives you upriver in a motorboat and conducts a guided walking tour where Japanese Internees camped in a barbed-wire compound and felled gumtrees for the WWII war effort.
Leaving by motorboat from the convenient waterfront property, you will travel upriver through stunning scenery to the site of a woodcutters camp worked by Japanese internees during WWII.
On arrival, you will disembark and commence a guided tour of the site, evoking the hardships and small joys of yesteryear.
Then, return back to base taking morning tea in the boat, motoring through world-recognised wetlands that features over 100 species of birds, emus that swim across the river, kangaroos and the occasional goanna or koala. A photographer’s delight!
This is a boutique tour for 2-4 people.
Itinerary highlights
Woolenook Woodcutting Camp for Japanese internees in WWII
A rare opportunity to be given a guided tour of this historic moment in history. Your guide will evoke the memories, hardships and small joys of yesteryear as she escorts you around the site of a remote woodcutting camp. Wood collection was imperative during the war when fossil fuel shortages forced communities to restore their steam engines to provide power for homes, industry and irrigation.
Pristine river scenery
Many waterbirds and side lagoons to enjoy enroute to the historic site.
And then we return back to base taking morning tea in the boat, motoring through world-recognised wetlands that features over 100 species of birds, emus that swim across the river, kangaroos and the occasional goanna or koala.
A photographer’s delight!
Tour details
- On demand
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Disabled access available, contact operator for details.
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Canoe the Riverland Experiences
Kayak Tours for all ages- Absolutely the best way to explore the beauty of the Mighty Murray River.
Explore the wetlands from their convenient riverfront. Our expert guides take you through peaceful creeks and lagoons at your chosen pace. If you want to drift and enjoy the rich variety of bird life and wildlife at a leisurely pace, join them on this tour. If you prefer to cover some distance and explore more creeks, they’d love to show you. This is their backyard, so let them share with you the secrets and wonders of the creeks and lagoons behind the river. No experience is necessary, and you will find our kayaks are roomy and stable.
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Sustainable Tourism Accreditation by ATIC
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- Tourism Industry Council of SA
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