Looking for a quick escape with the kids? Just 45mins from Adelaide, the Murraylands is perfectly located to getaway from it all.
Bring the kids, stay for a week or just the weekend. Their is something for everyone and despite what you mite have heard their is plenty of water in South Australia's section of the Murray River. In the Murraylands their is plenty of water for you to enjoy skiing, houseboating, canoeing or even just a swim!
Take a look around the site for all the information you need to plan your school holidays getaway. If you have a question we haven't answered contact one of our local Visitor Information Centres. Their details can be found on our contacts page.  

Family Fun

The Murraylands region offers all the thrills and excitement of an active life, as well as the peace and tranquillity of a relaxed lifestyle for the whole family to enjoy.

The popular Dundee's Wildlife Park in Murray Bridge offers a children's zoo, reptile house and a walk-through aviary complete with a friendly black cockatoo. No trup to the Murraylands would be complete without a visit to the 'Bunyip' at Sturt Reserve in Murray Bridge!!

Activities for the whole familyActivities for the whole family

Alternatively, discover the wonders of Monarto Zoological Park, an open-range animal park offering regular safari bus trips. You'll see a wide range of animals, from lions, giraffes, zebra and cheetahs to the rare white rhinoceros.

Avoca-Dell Mini Golf or Bridge Bowl at Murray Bridge both offer plenty of family excitement. For something more educational expl`ore some of the natural attractions, such as Mannum Falls, Rocky Gully or Swanport Wetland boardwalks or Mallee bushwalking trails.

Visit Mannum Minerals, one of South Australia's largest displays of gemstones, minerals, fossils and shells.

Discover some of the many museums including Old Tailem Town, which features more than 90 authentically refurbished buildings from our pioneering past.

Why not take the family down to the numerous river reserves? Here you will find beautiful picnic areas just waiting to be enjoyed. Perhaps kick the footy, fly a kite, throw a frisbee or just sit back with an ice-cream and watch the world go by.

Playground equipment will keep the smaller children busy and refreshments are never too far away.
After the busy day is over, the perfect place to sit back and wind down is the Murray Bridge cinema.

Feeding the Giraffe, Monarto Zoo

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The Legend of the Bunyip and the Murray River

The Bunyip is said to live in creeks, riverbeds, waterholes and swamps, emerging at night to terrify animal and human prey. Its terrifying cries were said to ring out, disturbing the stillness of the night. The Aboriginal people of the river seemed genuinely afraid of the creature and would not go near any area of water where they thought a Bunyip might be lurking.

Lonely and isolated settlers heard unfamiliar sounds and wondered and worried about the existence of a native monster. Many people believed the sightings of Bunyips and these were breathlessly reported in the press. It was not until the turn of the 19th century that the physical existence of the Bunyip was disproved - but the legend lives on. The stories of the Njarrindjeru people include one of a Bunyip-like creature called Mulyawong. You can learn about it at Pomberuk Aboriginal Cultural Centre in Murray Bridge.

See the Bunyip