As the driest state, South Australia gets more than half the water it uses from the River Murray. The river flows through beautiful country areas, some parts lined by river red gums, spectacular ochre red cliffs, wetlands filled with wildlife, and endless orchards and vineyards. This region offers a range of activities from watersports, cruising, fishing, camping and many other tourist attractions. Spending time on or near the ‘Murray’ is indeed one of Australia’s iconic holiday experiences.
 

You can charter a houseboat and follow the river as it meanders pass steep sandstone cliffs, huge river red gums and weeping willows, spilling its banks into wide lagoons. Drop a line into the many waterways, as the Murray continues on into Lake Alexandrina, the Coorong region and into the sea. Towns on this stretch of the Murray include Swan Reach, Punyelroo, Nildottie, Wongulla, Walker Flat, Bowhill, Mannum, Murray Bridge, Tailem Bend and Wellington.

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