Moama: River Life with room to play and pause
Set on Yorta Yorta Country on the New South Wales side of Dhungala, the Murray River, Moama offers space to move, breathe and spend time together. Around 2.5 hours from Melbourne, it combines riverfront accommodation, outdoor adventure, golf, wineries and easy dining in one relaxed holiday base.
This is River Life with options. Fill the day with water, bikes and golf, or leave room for a long lunch and an afternoon beneath the red gums. Moama works because it never asks everyone to holiday in the same way.
Stay beside the river - or on it
In Moama, accommodation is part of the holiday. Choose from riverfront resorts, holiday parks, cabins, glamping, camping and caravanning sites, retreats, apartments and holiday homes. There are options for families, couples and groups.
For something different, hire a houseboat and take your accommodation onto the Murray. Wake beside the red gums, stop when somewhere catches your eye and let the river decide the view from your deck.
Outdoor activities and nature in Moama
Many of the best things to do in Moama bring you close to the river. Walk through river red gum forest to Moama Beach, explore Horseshoe Lagoon, try stand-up paddleboarding (SUP) or kayaking, or swim in a designated area when conditions allow. A cool river dip, bush walk or morning on the water brings the kind of clear head people often travel much further to find.
For more action, the Five Mile precinct combines riverside picnic areas with seven kilometres of purpose-built mountain bike trails. Add boating, waterskiing, wakeboarding, fishing, golf and cycling, and there is always another way to move.
Highlights
Follow the river to food and wine
The Perricoota wine region surrounding Moama is home to wineries and cellar doors where visitors can meet makers, taste regional wines and settle in for lunch. Join a winery tour, ride an e-bike through the twin towns to a cellar door or pair a river journey with food and wine.
Moama restaurants range from clubs, pubs and family favourites to contemporary venues showcasing regional produce. Coffee, local wine, craft beer and small-batch spirits make it easy to plan the next stop.
Make it a group holiday
Moama suits the family holiday where three generations need different things, the friends’ weekend split between golf and wineries, and the couple who want a comfortable stay and nowhere urgent to be.
Stay for at least two or three nights. Enjoy Moama’s space and rhythm, then cross the river for Echuca’s paddlesteamers, shops and dining. Together, the twin towns offer a River Life that can be lively, restful or a little of both.