Murray Bridge Travel Guide

Located 78 km from Adelaide, Murray Bridge is the major centre on the Murray River north of Lake Alexandra. It is a large town of 17,000 people and is 26 metres above sea level. It is a typical sprawling rural centre with a grain silo on the skyline and vegetable gardens, hothouses and light industry surrounding the town centre. Prior to European settlement the area was inhabited by the Ngarrindjeri Aborigines. The river provided abundant food and they lived well off a diet of kangaroos, emus, wombats, goannas, lizards, ducks, turtles, fish, snakes and bird eggs. Monarto Zoological Park is located north-west of Murray Bridge on the Princes Hwy this 1000 hectare zoo utilises the local grassland and mallee scrub and has herds of bison, ostrich, eland, zebra, deer, giraffe, wild horses and blackbucks roaming free. It is open 7 days a week. For more details contact (08) 8534 4100. Paddlesteamer trips are a must. The M.V. Proud Mary offers a variety of cruises ranging from morning tea cruises to 2 and 5 day journeys up the Murray River. For more information contact (08) 8231 9472. The P. S. Captain Proud offers a fully licensed restaurant offering lunch and evening cruises. It is a modern boat built in 1985. For more information contact (08) 8532 6642. The M.V. Barrangul offers 2 hour cruises ranging from 'BYO' to full buffet. Contact 018 804 256 for more details.

Drive around the area, and see if you can camp overnight somewhere on the river.  Better still, this is THE home of houseboats, so find a houseboat to hire over the weekend and have a relax weekend on the water.

Go to the sand dunes and shoot rabbits!