Trip Guides
Ready-made day trips and weekend itineraries through Riverland. Follow one of these stop-by-stop, or save it to your own itinerary and adapt it.
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Houseboat & River Weekend on the Upper Murray
Three slow days on the water between Renmark, Paringa and the Murtho cliffs.
Pilot your own houseboat through the Riverland's grandest river scenery, mooring beneath ochre cliffs and waking to birdsong.
Best for: Couples and families wanting a slow, self-drive river escape
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Wetlands & Wildlife: A Birdwatcher's Loop
The Riverland punches far above its weight for inland birds. This two-day loop strings together the region's best wetlands and the internationally significant mallee of Gluepot Reserve.
Best for: Birdwatchers
A Family River Day on the Murray
You don't need a houseboat to give the kids a great Murray day. Ride free ferries, board a paddle boat, hunt down a Big Thing and finish with a swim and an ice cream on a grassy riverfront.
Best for: Families with kids
A River-Port History Day in the Riverland
Before rail and road, the Murray was a highway. Trace the wharves, paddle steamers and pioneer settlements that grew up along its banks.
Best for: History buffs tracing the paddle-steamer trade and pioneer settlement
Free Ferries & River Towns of the Riverland
The Murray's free cable ferries are a Riverland institution. String them together with the river towns they serve for a relaxed, low-cost two-day loop.
Best for: Families and curious drivers chasing the Murray's working cable ferries
Produce, Cellar Doors & a Distillery Trail
The Riverland feeds the nation - citrus, almonds and a huge share of its wine. Spend a day tasting straight from the source, from farm-gate stalls to family cellar doors and a riverside distillery.
Best for: Food and wine lovers
The Lower Riverland: Cliffs & Bends
Below Waikerie the Murray carves into bands of ochre cliff and makes its great turn south. This two-day drive follows the most dramatic reaches.
Best for: Photographers and slow travellers chasing the Murray's most dramatic cliffs