Day 3 Murray Princess Cruise - Guided nature walk at Saltbush Flat - August 2015

We had a day stop at Saltbush Flat which gave us a spell off the boat for a while and gave us the opportunity to see nature up close and personal.

First thing in the morning we had a guided nature walk along the edge of the Murray River.  Having a guide was useful for identifying all the wildlife, trees and shrubs in their natural habitat.  The walk took about an hour and was not difficult walking.  

After our walk we had an opportunity to travel on a flat bottomed boat to go into the wetlands areas to see closeup views of the bird life.  The small boats could only take 20 people at a time so while we waited our turn we could try our hand at fishing or relax at the edge of the river and view the luxury houseboats moored at Saltbush Flat.

Murray Princess Fishing Challenge at River View Lodge - August 2015

Moored at River View Lodge

Fishing from the wharf

Houseboats moored at River View Lodge

Houseboats moored at River View Lodge

Beautiful houseboat available for hire 

Fishing along the bank

Our first catch of the day

Pelicans were interested onlookers hoping for fish

Our second catch for the day - the Ladies were the champions

We moored at Riverview Lodge where we had an opportunity to go out on a flat bottomed boat to get a close up view of the wetlands.  While we were waiting our turn to go on the boat we tried our hand at fishing along the bank.

Day 3 Murray Princess Cruise - Wetlands of the Murray River - MV Dragonfly - August 2015

Dragonfly - flat bottomed boat that took us out to the wetland areas

Bird nests in the rocks - very small birds create their nests in the holes

The MV Dragonfly was an interesting excursion on our Murray River Tour.  This area is a bird lovers dream with a huge variety of birds enjoying the natural habitat of the wetlands.  

We were taken into areas that the paddle wheeler could not go plus the guides on board the Dragonfly were well versed in the local knowledge and bird life. He cliff areas were interesting with birds making their homes in the small holes in the rock face.