Departs: Melbourne 8.00 am - Returns: Approx. 7.30 pm

A day upon the peaceful Murray River carving a gentle border between NSW and Victoria is a nostalgia-filled reminder of the crazy rush of this once bustling river-highway when the Mighty Murray was the busiest port in Australia. The lazy river boat and paddle-steamers still ply the meandering water system. The easy-going pace of your journey merged with the raucous sing-song of the cockatoo riverbank audience will calm and soothe any city dweller. The Port of Echuca and Wharf Museum enhances our appreciation of this historic place. Reminders of the states' gold given splendour abound in central Victorian towns like Bendigo - scene of some of the biggest rushes last century and Victoria's first Myer store. Ornate examples of colonial "gold rush era" buildings line up proudly along the trundling "Bendigo Talking Tram" track.