Natural beauty and breathtaking scenery abounds in this region. The Murray River, flowing more than 2500 kilometres from the Snowy Mountains in NSW onto the Lakes and Coorong in South Australia is bursting with Aboriginal history, culture and heritage and an abundance of local wildlife. The River is around 130 million years old and is Australia’s largest river system and the world’s fourth longest river. There’s no better way to experience it than on a cruise, with one to seven night cruises operating, it is a perfect way to explore the area and its historic towns located along this outback river highway.

Coorong National Park, stretching more than 140 kilometres is one of the most breathtaking national parks in Australia. It has enormous significance to the local Ngarrindjeri people, with archaeological evidence of Aboriginal campsites from over thousands of years ago.

You wouldn’t expect to see African wildlife near the Murray River but located a short distance west of the River is Monarto Safari Park, the largest open-range zoo in the world and home to more than 500 native and exotic animals.  

And of course this region also has its fair share of cellar doors, in fact Langhorne Creek is one of the oldest wine regions in South Australia.