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Friday (supper)

Your weekend cruise departs from Murray Bridge, just 1 hour and 15 minutes North of Adelaide. Connecting coach transfers depart from the Central Bus Station in Adelaide or if you prefer to drive, lock up garaging is available for your vehicle. At 7.30 pm you are welcomed aboard by the friendly P.S. Murray Expedition Crew.

Having settled into your accommodation, you may like to enjoy a pre-dinner drink before a delicious supper is served. The boat cruises to her overnight mooring point and your Captain introduces the Expedition crew. Night cruising is a feature of all P.S. Murray Expedition cruises and this evening the boat's powerful flood lights illuminate the graceful willows and dark waters as you cruise.

This is an excellent opportunity to see the Murray River environment in a different perspective and may allow you to view of some of the nocturnal wildlife. Especially birds such as night herons, owls and coots will be around. Later, you tie up for a night of peace and tranquility in the Australian Bush.

Saturday (breakfast, lunch, dinner)

Enjoy a hearty breakfast while cruising as the boat continues upstream today through some of the most spectacular scenery on the entire River Murray system. The inland lagoons are so immense that in the early riverboat days, Captains could not find true channels. In the early 1900’s riverboat Captain’s planted willow trees along the banks to clearly mark the main river channel. Today the willows provide the perfect haven for the prolific bird life. There are some 320 species of bird life in this area and with the aid of binoculars and your well informed guide, you will study at close range the prolific bird life.

The Murray Expedition berths in Mannum allowing time for a stroll through this historic town. Enjoy a delicious lunch prepared by the Murray Expedition chefs as you cruise upstream. Late afternoon your vessel ties along side the towering cliffs and beautiful sandy beaches. Here you will also enjoy a guided cruise led by an ecologist aboard a small boat through the lagoons and inlets of the River Murray, a highlight of your journey.

This evening there is a traditional Australian barbecue on shore followed by Aussie entertainment around a blazing campfire.

Sunday (breakfast, lunch)

This morning there will be time for further exploration of the tranquil Australian bush. Enjoy a hearty breakfast as P.S. Murray Expedition cruises downstream, before a mid morning arrival in picturesque Mannum. Here you can board the waiting coach for a tour to Reedy Creek Environmental Park. Your guide will provide you with information to enable you to identify significant rock formations and the abundant native vegetation and bird life. Lunch is a superb buffet with fresh local produce. This afternoon there will be more spectacular scenery before a late afternoon arrival in Murray Bridge at 4.00pm.

Transfers

A coach departs from the Adelaide Central Bus Station (85 Franklin Street, Adelaide) on Fri at 6.00pm sharp, returning into Adelaide on Sun at 5.45pm and the cost is $81 per person for a return transfer.

Garaging

Your car can be stored at Murray Bridge for $73 for the duration of your cruise.

Compulsory Extra

An extra fuel levy of $ 7 per person per night is charged.

Map

Click here to see a map of this Murray River cruise route

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