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Outback cruise (2 nights)
Departs on Sun 8:00 pm, returns on Tue 6:30 pm
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2012 Departure Sale Conditions
- Valid for travel ANYTIME in 2012
- Booking MUST be made before 31 March 2012
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Itinerary (Click here to print this itinerary)
 Sunday (supper)
Departing from Murray Bridge, just 1 hour and 15 minutes North of Adelaide in the heart of the Murraylands,
the Captain and crew of the luxurious P.S. Murray Expedition look forward to welcoming you aboard.
Upon boarding at 7.30pm you will be shown to your superb River view accommodation with time to settle
in and enjoy a drink at the bar before a delicious supper is served at 8.00pm.
As you cruise, P.S. Murray Expedition’s powerful floodlights illuminate the shore.
This is an excellent opportunity to see the 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. Later, Murray Expedition ties up for a night of peace and tranquility in the Australian bush.
Monday (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
Your cruise continues upstream as you enjoy a delicious buffet breakfast. You will pass huge lagoons teeming with bird life.
During floods these inland lagoons were so immense that in the early riverboat days, Captains could not find the true channels.
In many cases the water expanded for miles. In the early 1900’s riverboat Captains planted willow trees along the banks to clearly mark the main river channel.
Today the willows provide the perfect haven for the prolific and colourful bird life. Mid morning P.S. Murray Expedition arrives in picturesque Mannum.
Here you will board the waiting coach for a history tour of this small township which played a significant role in the development of South Australia.
Captain William Randell launched the 1st Paddle Steamer on The Murray River the “Mary Ann” in 1853. By the late 1880’s there were over 250 Paddle
Steamers and barges trading on the River Murray, and Mannum became an industrious inland port.
On tour you will re-trace the colourful history of several pioneering families whose efforts shaped the successful development of this region.
Your tour includes a visit to the ‘Olden Days, Olden Ways’ Museum in Mannum, here you will find a large collection of historic memorabilia.
Lunch will be served aboard P.S. Murray Expedition as you cruise upstream past lovely Lake Carlet, peaceful Bow Hill and Purnong.
Early in the evening, P.S. Murray Expedition moors at Walker Flat. The Bird and wildlife here is prolific, including wallabies, wild ducks and bush turkeys.
This evening is “Australian Night” and we will be featuring the use of some traditional “Bush foods” such as emu, kangaroo, damper bread,
fresh water crustaceans (yabbies), lemon myrtle, wild bush tomatoes and quandongs (wild peaches), combined into exciting creations by our chefs
to showcase a new evolving Australian cuisine. This evening join our resident ecologist for a Nocturnal Discovery Tour.
This tour provides an insight to the abundant wildlife, including the Southern Hairy Nosed Wombat;
floodlights illuminate the secluded outback enabling you to easily view the native flora and fauna.
Tuesday (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
After breakfast Murray Expedition continues upstream. You will pass fascinating Wongulla where, some fifty years ago,
men found the petrified remains of a shark. It was twenty million years old. Mid Morning P.S. Murray Expedition arrives at the
pioneering township of Swan Reach. The settlement was originally the port of the large Portee Sheep Station and was settled as a township in 1899.
Here you will disembark P.S. Murray Expedition and with a local guide visit Murray Aqua culture,
one of the most ambitious aqua culture projects undertaken in Australia.
The fresh water crustacean is uniquely Australian and is only one of many species of crayfish found in Australia.
Australia has the second largest and most diverse number of crayfish species in the world.
With a local guide passengers are taken through the complex covering 10,000 sq metres of ponds, nurseries and an interpretive information centre.
Eco – guides provide an informative commentary relating to fresh water crustacean biology, production and marketing.
On Board, you may have the opportunity to sample Murray Aqua culture fresh water crustaceans.
Late afternoon P.S. Murray Expedition arrives at Blanchetown, site of the Lock and Weir No. 1 on the River Murray.
The River Murray is dammed by 13 locks built for the early riverboat trade. Water cascades over the lock creating an excellent feeding place for bird life.
Pelicans and dozens of species of water birds are found diving in the water to feed.
Passengers will disembark at Blanchetown at 6.30pm for the return journey to Adelaide
(a light dinner snack will be provided for your return journey to Adelaide).
Good to know
Transfers
A coach departs from the Adelaide Central Bus Station (85 Franklin Street, Adelaide) on Sun at 6.00pm sharp returning into Adelaide on Tue at 9.10pm and
the cost is $81 per person for a return transfer.
Please note: As the boat departs from Murray Bridge and returns to Blanchetown, return coach transfers must be taken as no provision for car parking is available.
Compulsory Extra
An extra fuel levy of $ 7 per person per night is charged.
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