Can I do a Loch Luna kayak tour from Berri?
In Riverland, South Australia, you can do a Loch Luna kayak tour from Berri. Canoe Adventures Riverland offers several kayaking tour options, taking in the Murray River, Gurra Gurra Lakes and Ajax Achilles wetlands.
By the time it reaches the South Australian town of Berri, the Murray River is not so mighty. Partly due to its natural floodplains and partly due to human intervention, the longest river in Australia is prone to messy meandering. This creates lakes, anabranches and islands along its course.
This is evident further upstream around Ulupna Island near Tocumwal, Gunbower Island and the Hattah Lakes. But the region around Berri is called Riverland, and that’s not an accident. The melange of lakes and waterways might be a nightmare for road-builders, but it’s a dream for kayakers.
Loch Luna kayak tours
Should you wish to do a kayak tour from Berri, there are several options available with Canoe Adventures Riverland.
The main outing is a half day Loch Luna kayak tour. This heads out onto the bird-rich Loch Luna wetlands. The waterways unravel like a maze, with different sights around every corner. One minute it’s eagle’s nests in the trees, another it’s red cliffs, another it’s Aboriginal canoe trees. Expect plenty of pelicans and swans, too.
The full day Loch Luna kayak tour covers much of the same ground, but also heads along Chambers Creek.
Sunrise and sunset Riverland kayaking
Perhaps the more intriguing options for kayaking in the Riverland are the sunrise and sunset tours. The Canoe Adventures Riverland early morning tour sees the rising sun reflected in the Gurra Gurra Lakes. The tour then continues along Gurra Gurra Creek to the Murray River to catch the golden light on the Bookpurnong Cliffs. It finishes gliding through the Ajax Achilles wetlands.
The sunset kayaking tour reverses this route, starting in the Ajax Achilles wetlands and finishing at the Gurra Gurra Lakes. There’s a good chance of spotting kangaroos and possums using the provided head torch.
These kayak tours from Berri cost from $95, and can be fitted into the Mildura to Adelaide leg of a Murray River road trip. Berri is 243km north-east of Adelaide. You can also stop by on the drive from Mildura to Port Augusta.
Accommodation options in Berri include the Berri caravan park.
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