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  Offering cruises along the Murray River, an Australian River cruise offers travelers a chance to see the Australian outback. With the opportunity to see wildlife and participate in Australian barbecues, these river cruises are a great way to escape. From day cruises to seven-night excursions, these trips provide a wide range of options for interested travelers.
  
  

Capitan Cook Cruises

• Cruise one of the world's largest rivers, located in southern Australia, the Murray River, on the Captain Cook Cruises' Murray Princess. The river cruises are available for three, four or seven nights and feature two spas, a sauna and entertainment nightly. View Australian wildlife, enjoy an Aussie barbecue, and a visit to a woolshed station.
  
  Captain Cook Cruises
  
  smallshipcruises.com
  
  

River of Australia Expeditions

• River of Australia Expeditions offers three different cruises, a two-night weekend cruise, a two-night wildlife cruise and a three-night midweek cruise. The two-night wildlife cruise and three-night midweek cruise may be combined to create a five-night cruise. These cruises feature night-time viewing with floodlights illuminating the shore and water. An "Australia night" gives cruisers the opportunity to attend an Aussie barbecue to sample some traditional Australian cuisine.
  
  River of Australia Cruises
  
  18-20 Grenfell St. Adelaide, SA 5000
  
  001-618-8217-6100
  
  

Spirit Australia Cruises

• Offering four, five or seven-night cruises up the Murray River, Spirit Australia Cruises feature accommodations at bed-and-breakfast inns each night. Daytime is spent viewing scenery along the banks of the river and traveling by water through several locks. Cruisers visit towns such as Wellington, Mildura, Albury and Border Cliffs.
  
  Spirit Australia Cruises
  
  Main Wharf, River Port of Goolwa
  
  South Australia 5214
  
  001-618-8555-2203
  
  

Mildura Paddlesteamers

• Offering day trips to four locations along the Murray River, Mildura Paddlesteamers features three paddle boats with options for destination lunch or dinners. A two-hour cruise provides a view of the river and travels through Lock 11. The lunch cruise travels to the Gol Gol Hotel, situated on the bank of the Murray. A barbecue lunch is cooked at the Trentham Estate Winery overlooking the river. An evening dinner cruise aboard a paddlesteamer is also available.
  
  Mildura Paddlesteamers
  
  PO Box 640
  
  Mildura, Victoria
  
  001-03-5023-2200
  
  paddlesteamers.com.au.