Murray Princess 4 Day Discovery Cruise with Kangaroo Island Touring & Adelaide Stay

8 Day Cruise + Touring Package

Combine a 4 day Murray Princess cruise with our special overnight tour to Kangaroos Island plus a stay in Adelaide. Discover the very best of South Australia. Experience the nature lovers’ paradise that is Kangaroo Island with luxury south east and south west touring taking in some of the most famous sights of Australia’s third largest island. Explore Seal Bay, Flinders Chase National Park, the Remarkable Rocks and Admirals Arch, as well as Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park, Hanson Bay Sanctuary and Vivonne Bay. Enjoy a 4 day discovery cruise along the Murray River from Mannum to Murray Bridge with guided shore excursions and nature walks as well as all meals including a special Captain’s Dinner and Dance. Take in the sights of Adelaide, one of the most cosmopolitan and cultural cities in Australia as well as the Lutheran settlement of Hahndorf, the oldest surviving German settlement in South Australia on your full day luxury coach tour. This package truly encompasses the best that South Australia has to offer. Enjoy 3 nights in an Adelaide hotel with an Adelaide and Hahndorf tour. Themes include: Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Departs from Adelaide, River Cruising, Luxury Coach, Returns from Adelaide. + Show more

Package Includes

  • Return Flights to Adelaide (pricing options below)
  • 4 Day Murray Princess Discovery Cruise
  • 3 Nights Adelaide Hotel (superior 4 star)
  • 1 Night Kangaroo Island Hotel
  • South Eastern Kangaroo Island Luxury Coach Touring
  • South Western Kangaroo Island Luxury Coach Touring
  • Adelaide & Hahndorf Luxury Coach Tour
  • All meals onboard the Murray Princess, The Captain’s Dinner and Dance, FREE onshore tours, FREE guided nature walks and eco-excursions, FREE onboard presentations, FREE live entertainment, FREE onboard tea and coffee and FREE coach transfers from Adelaide
  • Meet and Greet Personalised Return Airport Transfers

Highlights

  4 Day Murray River Discovery Cruise   Adelaide   Kangaroo Island   Kangaroo Island Cruise   Seal Bay Conservation Park   Flinders Chase National Park   Hanson Bay Wildlife Sanctuary   Remarkable Rocks   Admirals Arch   Vivonne Bay   Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park   Raptor Domain   Special Lunch   Murray River   Murray Bridge   Mannum Dock Discovery Centre   Salt Bush Flat   River View Lodge   Wildlife Tour   Small Group Discovery Cruise   Adelaide Hills   Adelaide Oval   Penneshaw   Hahndorf   Kingscote   Wineries   Emu Ridge Distillery   Honey Farms   Historic Churches   Rundle Mall   Beehive Corner   Victoria Square   King William Street Boulevard   The Terraces   Gardens and Greenbelts   River Torrens   Wildlife of South Australia   Adelaide Hills   Wineries of South Australia   Gourmet South Australia
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DAY 1 Fly to Adelaide

Fly to Adelaide and feel the history and culture of 'The City of Churches'. You will be personally met at the airport by a DISCOVER AUSTRALIA representative and transferred from the airport to your hotel. You can relax and use the rest of the day to explore your hotel and its facilities, perhaps take a stroll around the neighbourhood and central Adelaide.

Meet and Greet Personalised Arrival Transfer, Overnight Adelaide Accommodation.

DAY 2 Cruise to Kangaroo Island & Discover Seal Bay

This morning enjoy an early pick up from your Adelaide hotel and tour to Cape Jervis through the rolling landscapes of the Fleurieu Peninsula. Board your 45 minute cruise to Kangaroo Island and get picked up for your Seal Bay luxury coach tour on arrival in Penneshaw. 

Visit Seal Bay, home to the largest colony of Australian sea lions in Australia and enjoy a guided walk along the beach to view these beautiful creatures. Enjoy a tour of Emu Ridge Distillery, South Australia’s only eucalyptus oil distillery with oil that is distilled from the endemic Kangaroo Island narrow leaf mallee.

You will also enjoy a special 2 course lunch in a unique bush setting at Vivonne Bay. Enjoy a delightful interactive experience at the Raptor Domain where you can watch an Australian “Birds of Prey” display.

Later, visit Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park which is home to over 150 species of native Australian wildlife and where you can learn about endangered species, interact with snakes and crocodiles as well as get up close and personal with koalas and hand feed kangaroos and wallabies.

Later, you will be dropped back at your Kangaroo Island hotel.

Cruise to Kangaroo Island with Hotel Pick Up, South Eastern Kangaroo Island Luxury Coach Tour, Emu Ridge Distillery Tour, Special Lunch, Seal Bay Guided Walk, Raptor Domain, Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park, Overnight Kangaroo Island Accommodation.

DAY 3 Flinders Chase National Park & Hanson Bay Wildlife Sanctuary

This morning get picked up from your Kangaroo Island hotel for your full day to tour to Flinders Chase National Park and the Hanson Bay Wildlife Sanctuary.

Kangaroo Island is famous for its honey and Ligurian honey bees. It is home to the world’s only pure bred and disease free colony of the species. Stop at Clifford’s Honey Farm and enjoy an informative talk by the beekeeper as well honey tastings and the opportunity to sample homemade honey based products such as ice cream and beauty products.

Continue to the Hanson Bay Wildlife Sanctuary where you will enjoy a delicious 2 course lunch, after which you can look for koalas nestled high up in their natural habitat and a cornucopia of native birdlife in the sanctuary.

After your koala walk, tour to Flinders Chase National Park, the most westerly point of the island and one of Australia’s largest and old conservation parks. Travel through the park taking in the breathtaking coastal scenery and unique flora of the island. Visit the Remarkable Rocks, giant granite boulders that took over 500 million years of erosion to create. The remarkable Rocks provide amazing seaviews and photographic opportunities and is definitely a must see whilst on Kangaroo Island.

You will also visit Admirals Arch, a spectacular natural arch that is home to a colony of New Zealand fur seals. Watch as the seals frolic in the waves and rest on the nearby rocks.

Later, cruise back to Adelaide and get transferred to your overnight accommodation.

Breakfast, South Western Kangaroo Island Luxury Coach Tour with Hotel Pick Up, Honey Farm Tour, Honey Tastings, Special Lunch, Hanson Bay Wildlife Sanctuary Tour, Flinders Chase National Park Tour, Cruise to Cape Jervis, Overnight Adelaide Accommodation.

DAY 4 Adelaide City Tour & Hahndorf

Get picked up from your Adelaide hotel and enjoy a full day tour of Adelaide and Hahndorf. Take in the delightful city of Adelaide, surrounded parklands, historic buildings cafes and restaurants. Tour through North Adelaide taking in the sights of the cultural precinct, such as North Terrace, the National Wine Centre, Adelaide Zoo and the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. 

Stop at St Peters Cathedral or the Adelaide Oval and then continue touring east to Haigh’s Chocolates for a guided tour of the factory and chocolate tastings.

Travel back to the city via the South Parklands, West Terrace, and North Terrace before enjoying a scenic drive to Mount Lofty Summit, the highest peak in Adelaide. Take in the spectacular of the city and coastline before touring through the villages of Crafers, Stirling and Bridgewater before arriving at Hahndorf. Hahndorf is Adelaide’s oldest German settlement. Spend the afternoon exploring the main street, sample local produce, and check out the local arts and crafts before afternoon tea or a traditional German beer tasting.  

Luxury Coach Tour with Hotel Pick Up, Haigh’s Chocolates Factory Tour, Chocolate Tastings, Afternoon Tea, German Beer Tastings, Overnight Adelaide Accommodation.

DAY 5 Board The P.S. Murray Princess & Cruise to Mundurra

Get picked up this morning and transferred to the historic town of Mannum to begin your 4 day Murray Princess cruise. Enjoy a Welcome Dinner as you cruise under floodlight to your overnight mooring at Mundurra and spot for nocturnal wildlife on the riverbank along the way.

Transfer to Mannum, Welcome Dinner, Overnight Accommodation Onboard the P.S. Murray Princess.

DAY 6 Visit Murray Bridge & Cruise to Salt Bush Flat

Today visit Murray Bridge, the township built at the site of the first bridge to cross the Murray River. After breakfast join a guided tour of the historic landmarks and attractions of the town or you may choose to take an optional wildlife tour of Monarto Zoo.

Continue cruising upriver and enjoy a short stop in Mannum for a visit to the Mannum Dock Museum. Continue cruising to your overnight mooring at Salt Bush Flat. You will have the opportunity to inspect the wheelhouse with the Captain along the way and after dinner enjoy the onboard entertainment from the crew. 

Breakfast, Murray Bridge Guided Tour, Optional Monarto Zoo Tour, Lunch, Mannum Dock Museum, Dinner, Overnight Accommodation Onboard the P.S. Murray Princess.

DAY 7 Cruise to Piggy Flat / Coolcha

Enjoy a guided nature walk this morning where you can learn about the local flora and fauna before departing for the gorges and cliffs of the upper river. Enjoy a special presentation in the Sturt Dining Room about the local food and wine produced in the region.

After Fromms Landing, turn around and cruise back south to River View Lodge at Piggy Flat / Coolcha. Enjoy a small group, personalised wildlife tour on your discovery vessel to spot for the amazing birdlife of the region in the maze of the river.

This afternoon, enjoy a game of bocce or fishing challenges before joining the Captain and Officers for pre-dinner drinks and the Captain’s Dinner and Dance.

Breakfast, Guided Nature Walk, Food & Wine Presentation, Small Group Discovery Cruise, Lunch, Bocce, Fishing Challenges, Captains Dinner and Dance, Overnight Accommodation Onboard the P.S. Murray Princess.

DAY 8 Return to Mannum & Fly Home

This morning return to Mannum and after breakfast, say good bye to your new found friends and fellow travellers. You will be personally meet at the Adelaide Central Bus Station and transferred to the airport to meet your flight home.

Breakfast, Meet and Greet Personalised Departure Transfer.

Inclusions aboard the Murray Princess

Relax in your private cabin onboard the PS Murray Princess along the Murray River and enjoy FREE full board cuisine, FREE onshore tours, FREE guided nature walks and eco-excursions, FREE onboard presentations, use of onboard leisure facilities such as spa, sauna and gym, FREE live entertainment, special “Captain’s Dinner and Dance”, FREE onboard tea and coffee and FREE coach transfers from Adelaide. You package includes an inside cabin but can be upgraded to an outside cabin or Stateroom.  

Upgrade to an Outside Cabin: Outside cabins are located on the higher Randell and Cadell decks and open onto the outside deck area with picture windows to view the passing Murray River scenery.

Upgrade to a Stateroom: Staterooms feature double beds and are located on the Randell and Cadell decks. Each stateroom opens onto the outside deck area and includes a mini-bar, fridge and tea and coffee making facilities in the room.

Flights Included

This package includes all flights as detailed below in the price section (including all fees, levies and taxes). However, we can tailor this package to include our special discounted 'package only' airfares from anywhere. Simply let us know.

Airport Transfers Included

You will be personally met at the airport by a DISCOVER AUSTRALIA representative and transferred from the airport to your hotel. You will also be transferred from Mannum to Adelaide Central Bus Station where you will be personally met by a DISCOVER AUSTRALIA representative and transferred to the Airport for your flight home. 

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Murray Princess Packages Include:

• All meals onboard (buffet & a la carte)
• Shore tours, guided walks, eco talks
• ‘Dragon-Fly’ flat-bottomed boat (tender tours)
• Live onboard entertainment
• Onboard presentations
• Local food & wine tastings
• Use of mini gym
• Free Wi-Fi, Turn Down Service (including a copy of the
  following day’s itinerary), coffee and tea 

Join the PS Murray Princess Crew on the mighty Murray River. The Murray basin covers one third of the Australian continent across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. Cruise this iconic Australian outback river highway in South Australia aboard the southern hemisphere’s largest inland paddle-wheeler, the PS Murray Princess.

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