Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Sights & Activities
At
Goolwa Beach
a boardwalk traverses the dunes looking out at the barrelling surf:
Goolwa Barrells
( 08-8555 5422;
www.barrellsurf.com.au
;
10c Cadell St; hire per day long-
board/bodyboard/wetsuit $25/10/15; 9.30am-5.30pm)
has surfboard hire. You can learn to
surf with
Ocean Living Surf School
(
0487 921 232;
www.olsurfschool.com.au
; 2/4hr les-
son $35/65)
.
for 30km between Goolwa and Victor Harbor (maps available at the Goolwa visitor
centre).
Steam Exchange Brewery
BREWERY
( 08-8555 3406;
www.steamexchange.com.au
;
Goolwa Wharf; tastings $3; 10am-5pm Wed-
Sun)
Down on the wharf, the Steam Exchange Brewery is a locally-run brewery, turning
out manly stouts and ales. Sip a Southerly Buster Dark Ale and look out over the rippling
river. Is the whiskey distillery up-and-running yet? Small tasting fee; group tours by ar-
rangement.
Canoe the Coorong
CANOEING
around the Coorong and Murray River mouth departing Goolwa. Includes lunch and a
bush-tucker walk through the dunes.
Spirit of the Coorong
CRUISE
Coorong runs eco-cruises on the Murray and into the Coorong National Park, including
lunch and guided walks. The four-hour Coorong Discovery Cruise (adult/child $84/62)
runs on Thursdays all year, plus Mondays from October to May. The six-hour Coorong
Adventure Cruise ($98/67) runs on Sundays all year, plus Wednesdays from October to
May. There's also a two-hour Murray Mouth Cruise ($35/18) on Saturdays from October
to April. Bookings essential.
Goolwa Riverboat Centre
CRUISE
( 08-8555 2108, 1300 466 592;
www.oscar-w.info
;
Goolwa Wharf; adult/child/family $20/8/48;
varies)
Check out the Murray River on a one-hour paddle-steamer ride aboard the
130-year-old
Oscar W
. It's hard to imagine now, but in 1875 there were 127 riverboats
plying the river between here and NSW! Call for times and bookings.
