Best in Craft

Best in Craft

Unrivalled passion is on display as local craftsmen and artisans fine-tune their art. From smithing and smelting raw metals into masterpieces, carving new life into redgum or brewing and distilling top notch wines, beers and spirits. That’s just the beginning - get to know the artists here.

Food & Drink

Artists & Artisans
Alive in Nature

Alive in Nature

Landscapes along this journey are vast and varied. The river starts with a trickle in the mountains and carves cliffs through deserts, bushland and agricultural plains bringing an abundance of natural wildlife and water sports to life. Hard and fast or slow and steady, find your pace here.

Nature

Water-based activities

Agri-tourism & Produce

Passage of Time

Passage of Time

Road trips are all about the stories, the ones you’re about to make but also the ones already passed through the generations. The Murray is home to thousands of years of culture and plays a key part in the Australia you know today. No spoilers, it starts here.

Aboriginal Culture

History & Heritage
Lodgings

Best in Craft

Alive in Nature

Passage of Time

Aerial shot of the inspiring natural landscapes of Mungo National Park

Aboriginal Culture

On this road it’s about the stories – the ones that are centuries old and the ones that are yet to come.

Life starts here with the flick of Ponde’s tail and gives birth to abundant wildlife and fertile plains that have fed and housed generations. Fast-forward forty thousand years and you can check out the deadly (good) artworks, crafts, relics and sites that connect Aboriginal people to the region.

Driving the Murray River Road you’ll soak in thousands of years of history and culture and you’ll start to notice it change along the way. We’re talking over 40 Aboriginal nations in the Murray-Darling Basin each with their own unique stories, dialects, art styles and ways of life. Learn it at the hands of welcoming elders at cultural centres, galleries and museums before discovering evidence of encampments, agriculture, hunting, trade, cooking, celebrations and burial sites still seen today.

On this journey you’ll learn just how significant the Murray and surrounding lands are to the world’s oldest civilization.