Safari to River’s End

Meet your driver 7:00AM at the Hilton Hotel in Adelaide’s CBD and board the bus for the journey from Adelaide to the Riverland, meeting your guides in Paringa for a cruise upstream familiarising with the river system and its wildlife. We arrive at your luxury houseboat for a delicious fresh lunch and short rest, before an afternoon walk through river country sharing stories of early river life. A relaxed dinner and conversations continue.

Today we drive around the vast outback lakes, home to migratory waders and teeming with birdlife, kangaroos and emus. We return to your houseboat for lunch before departing for a canoe along through the billabongs and forest edges.

We share a farewell cruise before you depart on a guided drive tour along the Murray Valley to the Murray Mouth, via a river ferry and a guided tour of Ngaut Ngaut Aboriginal Archaeological Cultural site, arriving luxurious River’s End Retreat overlooking the river’s end at Goolwa.

Awake to spectacular views of Hindmarsh Island Bridge, good coffee and breakfast in readiness for a guided canoe adventure to the famous Coorong and Murray Mouth, learning about cultural stories, edible plants, diverse wildlife of a world where freshwater meets the sea. We return mid-afternoon after lunch with time for a restful retreat before a showcase of local food and wines.

This morning we visit Beacon 19 and traverse the sand dunes to the Southern Ocean for a quick stroll along the beach before arriving at the Goolwa barrage, to understand how water is managed along its journey from the mountains. Enjoy morning tea surrounded by the historical displays of the Basin’s rivers – returning once more to your retreat for a light lunch and departure to Adelaide where your driver will deliver you to the Hilton Hotel in the CBD or Adelaide Airport.