Out the door and down to the river.

Historic paddlesteamers, including PS Pevensey (1911), PS Adelaide and PS Alexander Arbuthnot, run one-hour cruises on the Murray from the Echuca Wharf.

Paddleboard hire and tours on the Murray. The downstream paddle covers about 4.5 km in an hour and a half, under the Moama bridge and past Moama Beach and the port.

A waterski school on 15 acres of Murray River frontage since 1986, teaching waterskiing, wakeboarding, barefooting and kneeboarding from first-timer up.

The way into the historic port, which was Australia's third largest in the 1870s. Entry includes the museum, steam-powered exhibits and guided walking tours.

The red gum wharf where the paddlesteamers berth. It stretched 332 metres in the 1880s, and you may know it from the TV series All the Rivers Run.

A one-hour lantern tour of the old port at night, with ghost stories and the darker side of Echuca's history, into parts of the port not usually open to the public.

A private museum of more than 17,000 beer cans and brewery memorabilia, alongside a heritage farm museum of 1800s machinery and horse-drawn carriages.

A family winery on the Murray, with vines first planted in 1993, a cellar door and a restaurant using local produce. Come by road or by boat.

A riverside restaurant and bar on the Murray: modern Australian food, wine, cocktails and craft beer. Over 18s only.

A boutique cellar door on a bend of the Murray, with a riverside deck and lawn, and wood-fired pizza and acoustic music on weekends and school holidays.

An accredited farmers market under the river red gums at the Aquatic Reserve: seasonal fruit and veg, meat, baking, preserves and flowers. Dogs welcome.

More than 120 stalls at the Moama Soundshell by the river, with hot food, coffee and live music. Dogs welcome, parking free.

Bike and e-bike hire from two hours to several days, plus guided e-bike tours such as the 90-minute Scenic Port Tour. Free delivery to your accommodation for half-day hires or longer.

Social barefoot bowls on The Greens, the club's four international-standard greens. The club has been going since 1928.

A family-run activity park with horse trail rides, pony and camel rides, indoor mini golf, pedal boats, archery, a climbing wall and an animal nursery, plus a cafe.

An indoor trampoline and play centre with a multi-level playground, a climbing structure and a cafe for the grown-ups.

A community-built adventure playground with flying foxes, climbing towers, tunnels and a Liberty Swing, plus barbecues and shelters. Free entry.