Riverina
is known to be one of the most fertile regions in New South Wales. This
food bowl of Australia is proud to produce variety of rice grains,
citrus and grape wines, where the semillion seems to be the popular
grape variety grown here. Accommodation options are varied. You will be
able to book one of the hotels or motels in Wagga Wagga or motels in Deniliquin to stay while exploring the Riverina region.
Come on holiday on a wine tour and you will get the chance to visit
the De Bortoli, McWilliams Hanwood wineries and several more. This is
also a destination to enjoy chocolate tasting and variety of local
licorice biscuits, cookies etc.
Come over on holiday and this is what awaits you.
- If you arrive during spring, you will enjoy the amazing display of
yellow fields which comprise of canola crops which stretch for miles on
end. What a spectacular site!
- Pay a visit to rice and citrus farms.
- Visit the wineries and cellar doors such as De Bortoli, McWilliams and buy your favourite wines to take back home.
- Drop into the chocolate and licorice factories.
- Visit the Temora Aviation Museum. Look at the amazing collection of
historic aircrafts. Find out when the monthly flying dates are so that
you can enjoy a ride.
- Enjoy a bite in one of the cafes, have a picnic and enjoy the
gardens in the area. One such place where tourists and travellers stop
by and enjoy a relaxing break is the “Gundagai’s Dog on the Tucker Box”.
- Take a drive from Deniliquin to Hay along the Long Paddock Drive enjoying the colonial heritage of this region along the way.
- The region is famous for its Merino sheep industry. Stop over at The
Peppin Heritage Centre in Deniliquin to learn about the evolution of
sheep industry in the area.
- Even if you have never been fascinated with art glass, a visit to
the The National Art Glass Gallery in Wagga Wagga will amaze you. There
is a fascinating collection of pretty contemporary art glass including
stained glass, engraved glass art, sand- blown and hot – blown glass of
various types.
- Take time to explore the Murrumbidgee Valley National Park known to
be the largest coverage of river red gum forests in the world. You can
explore the park during a leisurely bush walk or on a biking tour.
Kayaking the waterways is yet another superb way of exploring this
national park.
You will also be able to secure an online reservation via this link. Remember to select “NSW” as the state and region “Riverina” when searching for accommodation.