Things to do in Cohuna, Victoria: What are the best attractions?

The best things to do in Cohuna, Victoria, include driving the Gunbower Island Forest Drive. The other great activity in Cohuna is a Gunbower Creek kayaking tour with Murray River Adventures.

Cohuna, Victoria, is a small town near the Murray River. You’ll pass through if you drive along the Murray Valley Highway from Echuca to Swan Hill.

Things to do in Cohuna, Victoria, largely revolve around the water. It’s not quite a Murray River town – it’s on Gunbower Creek – but it serves much the same purpose.

Things to do in Cohuna, Victoria: Gunbower Island Forest Drive

Cohuna is most notable as the starting point for the Gunbower Island Forest Drive. This scenic drive around Gunbower Island takes in black box groves, river red gum forests and birdlife-packed wetlands. Your chances of seeing native Australian wildlife in the Gunbower National Park – especially kangaroos and koalas – are high.

Gunbower Island forest drive in Victoria, Australia — The forests of Gunbower National Park on Gunbower Island are a haven for native Australian wildlife. Photo by David Whitley/ Australia Travel Questions

But the main reason to visit Cohuna rather than other towns along this route, such as Koondrook, is Murray River Adventures. This tour company is an offshoot of Sydney Harbour Kayaks, which has run excellent Sydney kayaking tours for years.

Things to do in Cohuna, Victoria: Cohuna Lagoon kayaking tours

Murray River Adventures runs canoeing and kayaking trips on Cohuna Lagoon, which is part of Gunbower Creek. The 90 minute Cohuna Meander is a deliberately chilled-out afternoon tour. It takes place in a double canoe, and glides through old forest that has long been consumed by the water. This Cohuna canoe tour costs $105.

The Cohuna Lagoon eco tour is a little more involved, taking about three hours and also heading down Gunbower Creek. There’s a stronger focus on birdwatching, with time taken to observe the dozens of species that call the area home. This Gunbower Creek kayaking tour costs $145.

Cohuna accommodation

Top Cohuna accommodation options include the Cohuna Waterfront holiday park, which comes with a pool, jumping pillow and kids’ playground, plus the Happy Wanderer Motel.

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