Make your way around Mildura and surrounds with a local and discover our region’s hidden gems and best-kept secrets.

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Whether you’re exploring by land, water or air, there’s plenty of tour options for all group sizes and preferences.

1. Discover Mildura

Keen to fully immerse yourself in our beautiful and diverse region? Make sure you organise a tour with Discover Mildura. Choose from one of their day trips to Mungo National Park or around Mildura, Wentworth and surrounds. The best part about these tours is you can sit back and relax while someone else does the driving for you. Pick up available from Mildura and Buronga NSW.

T: 0419 127 995 or 03 5024 7448

2. Murraytrek 4WD Adventures

Wander the sands of time in the ancient national park with Murraytrek 4WD Adventures. Offering both a day and a sunset tour, Murraytrek’s experiences shows you Mungo through the eyes of a local. Lunch or dinner included. Pick up available from Mildura and Buronga NSW.

T: 0408 147 330 or 0418 235 665

3. Mungo Guided Tours

Get ready for an adventure you’ll never forget in the spectacular Mungo National Park. Mungo Guided Tours’ experienced local guides will take you on a journey through this beautiful landscape in safety, comfort and style. Day and sunset tours are available. Lunch or dinner included. Pick up available from the Mildura Visitor Information & Booking Centre, Quality Hotel Mildura Grand and Discovery Parks Mildura Buronga Riverside Holiday Park.

T: 03 5029 7297

Insider tips

• Get in touch with Mildura Visitor Information & Booking Centre on 03 5018 8380.

• On your tour, remember to wear good walking shoes and bring a hat, sunscreen, water bottle and insect repellent.

• Make sure your phone and camera are charged so you don’t miss an amazing shot!

5. Murray Offroad Adventures

Experience the outback without leaving Victoria. Let local guides Peter and Jeannie take you on a relaxed, interactive, and informative small group tour of Mildura and surrounds. Discover our region’s rich history and explore a land of contrast, where wetlands meet dunes and semi-arid plains. Highlights include the Pink Lakes, Hattah and Kings Billabong. Breakfast or lunch included. Pick up available from Mildura and Buronga NSW.

T: 0417 500 131

4. Mungo Discovery Tours, NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service (NPWS)

Take a tour of one of the most spectacular outback landscapes with NPWS. Let an local ranger take you on a guided tour through the Walls of China. Tours run most days. Bookings are required.

T: 1300 072 757

6. Mallee Tours

Enjoy the timeless outback landscapes of the Mallee region, from sand dunes and pink lakes to woodlands and rolling plains, with Ricky and Annette from Mallee Tours. Be prepared for a 4WD adventure through some of the largest National Parks in Victoria, including the Murray Sunset and Hattah-Kulkyne. You may even catch a glimpse of the incredibly rare Mallee Fowl while on tour. Lunch included. Operate Saturday, Sunday and public holidays. Pick up available from Ouyen VIC.

T: 0407 615 055

7. The Offroad Tradies

If you’ve always dreamed about packing the family up and going on an 4WDriving camping adventure, look no further than The Offroad Tradies. The tour company offer tag-along adventure tours across Outback NSW, along the Victorian and South Australian Border Track and throughout other remote parts of Central and Eastern Australia. All main meals included. Departures available from Mildura and Wentworth NSW.

T: 0477 709 948 or 0417 234 480.

8. Wild Side Outdoors

Explore the region’s hidden treasures by canoe, kayak and mountain bike available for hire from Wild Side Outdoors. For a truly authentic experience, sign up for a two- or five-day Iconic Paddling Journey along the majestic Murray River. Don’t have that much time? Guided and self-guided Eco and Adventure Tours are also on offer. These range from one hour through to a day and can take you along the Murray River, through Kings Billabong or by bike from Mildura to Merbein.

124a Eighth Street, Mildura. T: 0488 770 370

9. Moontongue Eco Adventures

Moontongue Eco Adventures will take you on a paddling adventure through some of the most spectacular scenery the Murray and Darling Rivers have to offer! The very stable and easy to paddle range of Dagger Kayaks allows you to get up close and quiet to nature. Experience the serenity of the many swamps and billabongs that the river systems have to offer.

T: 0427 898 317

10. Wade Hooper Golf

Experience the ultimate golfing getaway on board a luxury houseboat, soaking up the tranquillity of the mighty Murray. Taste award-winning local produce and wine whilst playing championship golf courses in Mildura and surrounds with your very own PGA Golf Professional. Leave feeling revitalised, relaxed and a better golfer with tailored clinics and playing lessons.

T: 0448 882 186

11. Dockside Marina Café

Looking to get out on the river but don’t have a boat? No problem, Dockside Marina Café have you covered with pontoon boats, tinnies, polycraft runabouts, kayaks, paddleboards, pedal boats and bikes for hire. No licence or experience is required so call in to enquire or book online. While you’re there, why not grab a snack or meal from the fully licensed café. There’s an outdoor, enclosed play area to keep the kids entertained while you enjoy the views of the Murray River.

Open: Thursday to Monday 8.30am - 4pm. Dockside Drive, Mildura. T: 03 5023 3375

12. Mildura Boat Hire

Mildura Boat Hire offers you a chance of exploring the beautiful waters of the Murray and having a one-on-one encounter with nature. The river has cool and slow-moving waters with no rapids or white waters, which makes it an ideal place for kayaking, canoeing, stand up paddle boarding and tinnie rides.

T: 03 5024 7770

13. Dirtworx Ride Park

The only Ride Park in North West Victoria, Dirtworx provides a unique variety of rich Mallee loam off road riding tracks. From riders starting out, to experienced racers training to improve their technique, speed and skills, the park provides an environment to enhance and encourage riding in a natural habitat setting with purpose-built tracks. Bring your bike and come along for the ride!

120 Mercer St, Koorlong VIC. T: 0416 284 278

14. Sunraysia Gliding Club

Get ready to soar! During a flight, circle over the picturesque Mildura region in the same thermals as our local wedge-tailed eagles. Sit back and soak up the experience, take photos or video, or alternatively your instructor can begin teaching you some of the basics of flying and let you try the controls yourself. Available for all ages.

Open: Every Saturday or by appointment. 10 Twenty First Street, Koorlong VIC. T: 0493 067 180

Plan ahead - An unforgettable houseboat experience

Hires

All Seasons Houseboats
Dockside Drive, Dockside Marina, Mildura. T: 03 5023 3375

Mildura Houseboats
91-125 Etiwanda Avenue, Mildura. T: 1800 800 842

Reflections on the Murray
Malibu Bay Marina, 16-18 Hendy Road, Buronga NSW. T: 0408 154 158

15. Ramair Flying Services

Experience the thrill of a scenic flight along the Murray and Darling Rivers. Ramair offer a range of flights to suit everyone’s taste and budget. Feel the rush of the wind in your face as you assume the role of a flying ace wearing a leather jacket, helmet, goggles, and gloves. If you’re keen to experience the excitement of a World War One dogfight, the aerobatic option is the one for you! Loop, spin and roll your way across our expansive outback oasis landscape.

Hangar 31, Truscott Crescent, Mildura Airport, Mildura. T: 03 5023 9020

16. Mildura Paddle Steamers

Take in the view from the Murray River while cruising on one of Mildura Paddle Steamers’ three vessels, the Paddle Steamer Melbourne (built in 1912), the Paddle Vessel Rothbury (built in 1881) and the Paddle Boat Mundoo (built in 1987). Choose the length of your cruise and whether you’d like a meal and then sit back and relax.

Mildura Wharf, Hugh King Drive, Mildura. T: 03 5023 2200

17. Mildura Cruises

Be prepared for an unforgettable leisurely cruise both upstream and downstream with Mildura Cruises. You might like to enjoy an epic sunset along the river or spend the afternoon cruising to Trentham Estate Winery. Private experiences are also available (suitable for larger groups).

Mildura Wharf, Hugh King Drive, Mildura. T: 0477 932 789

18. Avanti Italy

You don’t have to travel far to get a taste of Italy. Experience food, wine and culture with legendary local icon Stefano de Pieri on his gourmet tour of Mildura and surrounds. Enjoy travel with like-minded people that share a love of Italy, Australia’s Food Bowl and living ‘la dolce vita’.

T: 0400 823 508

 

More information: Mildura Visitor Information & Booking Centre, 180-190 Deakin Avenue, Mildura. T: 03 5018 8380.