Houseboat cruise at approximately 6-8 km per hour and most people would travel between 4-5 hours per day. All houseboats must be moored by sunset and not sail before sunrise.
7 Day Itinerary - Upstream or Downstream
10 Day Itinerary
Following is a sample itinerary which may be of assistance to you in your planning for a standard 7 night hire.
7 Day Itinerary Upstream from Mildura
Day One
Board houseboat at 2pm. Once settled in and a "Captain" has been selected we will take you through the boat and show you where everything is, how it works and teach you to drive it. You can then head off start your journey along the river and tie up before sunset.
The Gol Gol hotel is one hours drive upstream and provides excellent moorings. Here you can plug into shore power at a cost of $1.00 per hour. Walk up the hill and dine indoors or outdoors alfresco at the Hotel.
Day Two
Located on the opposite side of the river from the Gol Gol Hotel is Riverside Golf Course. After mooring take a short stroll up the bank and you will come across the 11 th fairway. Follow this back towards the Club House & Pro Shop. Moorings are available there or anywhere along the river bank that is clear of trees/snags.
Day Three
Travel from Gol Gol upstream to Trentham Winery, approximately 1 hour. Good moorings available. Outdoor BBQ lunches available Tuesday - Sunday, approx $12pp and great wine tastings. Wander further upstream or moor along the river and enjoy fishing, waterskiing bushwalking etc.
Day Four - Six
Travel up to Psyche Pumps, approximately 30 minutes upstream from Trentham Winery. These pumps ··
Travelling further upstream another hour is Red Cliffs and an hour further on Lindeman's Winery.
Return on the afternoon of Day 6 to Gol Gol Hotel area for your overnight stay.
Day Seven
Travel back downstream to the mooring site to disembark by 9.00am
7 Day Itinerary Downstream from Mildura
Day One
Board houseboat at 2pm . Once settled in and a Alsatian has been selected we will take you through the boat and show you where everything is, how it works and teach you to drive & moor the boat. You can then head off start your journey along the river. From the mooring sites to travel downstream you first need to pass through Lock 11. The last opening of the lock is approximately 4.00pm each day. Once you have passed through the lock travel further down stream & find a suitable mooring site for the night.
Day Two
Travel downstream towards Coomealla, approximately 6 hours sailing from Lock 11. Mooring is available at the Coomealla Golf Club where you can enjoy a round of Golf on the championship golf course. If not a golfer, take a walk and enjoy the wildlife of koala's, kangaroos, goanna etc. For a meal or a putter on the pokies visit the Coomealla Service club. A courtesy bus is available to pick up and drop off from the mooring sites.
Day Three
Travel downstream to Wentworth, approximately 2 hours. Here you will leave the Murray River and Join the Darling River .
Good moorings available at the services club just pass the bridge. Wentworth has plenty to offer, from the services club for meals & pokies, to the historic Wentworth jail, local museum and the Perry Sand Hills. New to this town is the Red Café & Restaurant for local wines and great food.
Day Four - Six
Wander further upstream exploring the Darling River enjoying the fishing, waterskiing bushwalking etc before returning back to the mouth of the Darling and joining the Murray River. Travel back upstream towards Mildura. Located at Merbein approximately 3 hours from Mildura (or 5 hours upstream from Wentworth) is Mildara Winery. Another 30 minutes traveling back towards Mildura is River Road Pottery. Good moorings available here, simply follow the staircase up the bank and cross the road. Great gifts & café style lunches available.
Return though Lock 11 on the half hour on the afternoon of Day 6. You can either motor upstream and moor at the Gol Gol Hotel and dine there for evening or moor back at the mooring site.
Day Seven
Travel back downstream to the mooring site to disembark by 9.00am
10 Day Itinerary from Mildura
Day One
Board houseboat at 2pm . Once settled in and a Alsatian has been selected we will take you through the boat and show you where everything is, how it works and teach you to drive it. You can then head off start your journey along the river and tie up before sunset.
The Gol Gol hotel is one hours drive upstream and provides excellent moorings. Here you can plug into shore power at a cost of $1.00 per hour. Walk up the hill and dine indoors or outdoors alfresco at the Hotel.
Day Two - Three
Located on the opposite side of the river from the Gol Gol Hotel is Riverside Golf Course. After mooring take a short stroll up the bank and you will come across the 11 th fairway. Follow this back towards the Club House & Pro Shop. Moorings are available there or anywhere along the river bank that is clear of trees/snags.
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Travel from Gol Gol upstream to Trentham Winery, approximately 1 hour. Good moorings available. Outdoor BBQ lunches available Tuesday - Sunday, approx $12pp and great wine tastings. Wander further upstream or moor along the river and enjoy fishing, waterskiing bushwalking etc.
Day Four
Travel downstream, pass the mooring sites and pass through Lock 11 at 10.00am or 11.00am . The last opening of the lock is approximately 4.00pm each day. Call into River Road Pottery, located at Merbein, approximately 3 hours from Mildura. Good moorings available here, simply follow the staircase up the bank and cross the road. Gifts & café style lunches available. Located at Merbein approximately 30 minutes further downstream is Mildara Winery
Day Five
Travel downstream towards Coomealla, approximately 6 hours sailing from Lock 11 or 3 from Mildara Winery. Mooring is available at the Coomealla Golf Club where you can enjoy a round of Golf on the championship golf course. If not a golfer, take a walk and enjoy the wildlife of koala's, kangaroos, goanna etc. For a meal or a putter on the pokies visit the Coomealla Service club. A courtesy bus is available to pick up and drop off from the mooring sites.
Day Six - Seven
Travel downstream to Wentworth, approximately 2 hours. Here you will leave the Murray River and join the Darling River .
Good moorings available at the services club just pass the bridge. Wentworth has plenty to offer, from the services club for meals & pokies, to the historic Wentworth jail, local museum and the Perry Sand Hills. New to this town is the Red Café & Restaurant for local wines and great food.
Day Eight - Nine
Wander further upstream exploring the Darling River enjoying the fishing, waterskiing bushwalking etc before returning back to the mouth of the Darling and joining the Murray River. Travel back upstream towards Mildura. Return though Lock 11 on the half hour on the afternoon of Day 9. You can either motor upstream and moor at the Gol Gol Hotel and dine there for evening or moor back at the mooring site.
Day Ten
Travel back to the mooring site to disembark by 9.00am |
