the legends package! Fantastic technical rafting and incredible scenery on the famous Murray River

Suits: Experienced  

Time: 2 days 3 nights 

Location: Mitta Mitta River, North East Victoria

Grade: 3 – 4, moderate

Season: August – November

Cost: AUD$1100.00pp (inc GST) for minimum 8 guests

For information and bookings free call 1800 997 238 or to book online click below

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HIGHLIGHTS

• First night enjoy a regional produce platter with a selection of Victoria's award winning wines

• 3 nights shared accommodation at Tom Groggin Cattle Station

• 2 amazing days rafting the Murray River

• 6 course degustation dinner matched with wines from the award winning executive chef Greg Pieper at Lake Crackenback Resort

• 2 riverside lunches full of seasonal produce

• 2 traditional cattlemens breakfasts

• River and mountain transfers 

• photographic package with up to 500 digital images of your adventure to take home on a Rafting Australia usb.

High in this pristine alpine rainforest of the Snowy Mountains you'll find the Murray Gates, turbulent birthplace of the Murray River and the legend of the 'Man from Snowy River'

LEGEND ONE - Jack Riley, an Upper Murray stockman who met Banjo Paterson in the late 1880s providing the theme to Australia's favourite poem, The Man from Snowy River.

Your home for this spectacular weekend, is on the property where Paterson and Riley first met. This was at his hut built on the iconic Tom Groggin Cattle Station.

LEGEND TWO - The Murray, descending rapidly from Tom Groggin Station between enormous boulders and towering cliffs is the river from which this legend was born, the infamous Murray "Gates" or "Hells" Gates.

The Murray provides one of the worlds premier wild water adventures and your iconic wilderness accommodation at Tom Groggin Station is the ultimate stage for an indulgent and adventure filled weekend.

Itinerary

Friday - Head for the hills young man! And ladies of course...

Meet us at the iconic Tom Groggin Station where your host and guides will be awaiting your arrival and stocking the fire in the broken horse bar.

Local produce platters are on the menu this evening along with a selection of High Country wines and light refreshments.

A cozy bed awaits your sleepy head at the end of the night for possible one of the quietest sleeps you may ever enjoy.

Saturday - Our traditional cattlemens breakfast is what you will need this morning before your day on the river. It will prepare you for the unprecedented action on the "Murray Gates".

Lunch is back at the station and then time to relax before your 6 course degustation dinner at Lake Crackenback Resort.

Sunday - Hells Gates!

The action starts immediately as you negotiate seemingly non-existent passageways through rock strewn corridors such as Sharks Tooth and Himalayan Wrap.

Rapids comprising of tight chutes, tall drops and immense boulders.

Rated as one of the world's best technical grade 4+ rafting rivers.

End your journey with a reflective drive through the alpine mountains back to Tom Groggin Station for your last night stay and celebration of an amazing time in the Victorian High Country.