Outdoor adventure

The Murray is home to incredible natural landscapes, from rolling hills to thriving wetlands and ancient rock formations that seem to belong on the moon.

The longest river in Australia, the Murray River flows more than 2,500km, weaving through spectacular national parks where Australia’s most iconic native animals live among untouched bushland.

From towering river red gums to flourishing wetlands and intriguing desert landscapes, the Murray is teeming with native wildlife. Watch out for curious kangaroos and sleepy koalas in their natural bushland habitat. Keep an eye out for the elusive platypus bobbing near the banks at dusk.

The Aboriginal people of the Murray have been deeply connected to the land and water for tens of thousands of years.

Celebrate our good fortune, living alongside the oldest continuing culture on the planet. Walk through this living history and discover ancient rock art, middens and canoe trees along the banks. Learn the Dreaming story of Ponde, the giant ancestral cod who formed the river with sweeps of his huge tail.

Discover the Murray’s natural wonders in your own way. Hike through untouched bushland, camp on an isolated sandy river beach, kayak through ghostly river red gums, cruise on a historic paddle steamer or reel in a legendary Murray Cod.

There’s a new natural discovery to share every day in The Murray.

Must Experience

• Cruise through Barmah National Park, home to the world’s largest stand of river red gums.
• Spot a spectacular range of birdlife at the Kerang Lakes wetlands.
• Explore the ancient dry lake in Mungo National Park, where some of Australia’s oldest archaeological finds have been uncovered.
• Camp and kayak in the beautiful Gunbower National Park.

Hidden Gems

• Take a 4WD trip through beautiful river red gum forests.
• Look out for native wildlife, including grey kangaroos, wallabies, goannas, koalas and emus, as well as kookaburras, mallee fowl and numerous species of parrot at any of the national parks along the Murray.
• Find a secluded beach campsite along the Murrumbidgee River at Yanga National Park.
• Soak up the spectacular Mallee sunsets and floodplain birdlife at Hattah-Kulkyne National Park near Mildura.