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Date ideas in Echuca
10 date ideas around Echuca, from an adults-only dinner on the PS Emmylou and the red gum wharf to a flight at Bar Lee, pizza on Cape Horn's river deck and the Barmah lakes loop. Swipe through them above, or browse every one below. Each was checked on the place's own website: what it is, when it's on and what it costs. 1 are free.
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Food and drink: 5 date ideas in Echuca
Steamers at the Port of Echuca, where the winery cruise begins. Photo: Joe “velojo” A · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
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Paddlesteamer to lunch at Morrisons Winery
Step aboard a historic paddlesteamer at the Echuca Wharf for a 30-minute run down the Murray. You get off at Morrisons Winery on the Moama bank for a two-course lunch. It turns an ordinary lunch date into a small river journey.
When Book a date through the Port of Echuca
Cost $110 an adult
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
555 High Street, home of the Echuca Distillery and Bar Lee. Photo: Ymblanter · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
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Tasting flight at Bar Lee inside the Echuca Distillery
Bar Lee sits inside the Echuca Distillery on High Street, a few steps from where the spirits are made. Pick a gin, agave, vodka or barrel-aged flight and compare them side by side. Stay on for shared plates, or head up to the rooftop bar.
When Wednesday 12pm to 4pm; Thursday 12pm to 9pm; Friday and Saturday 12pm to 10pm; Sunday 12pm to 6pm; closed Monday and Tuesday
Cost $25 a flight (three 15ml spirits with mixer and garnish); 15% public holiday surcharge
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
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Sunset glass under The Social's century-old pine
This small wine bar hides beside the Campaspe River on High Street. Grab a courtyard table under the old pine and order a regional wine by the glass. On cold nights there is a fire inside and a firepit by the river.
When Thursday 4pm to 8pm; Friday 3pm to 9pm; Saturday 2pm to 10pm; Sunday 3pm to 8pm; locals' drinks on Fridays 4pm to 6pm
Cost No prices published; pay by the glass (walk-ins welcome, online bookings for groups of 6 to 15)
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
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Wine tasting in St Anne's 1800s carriage house
St Anne's pours its reds, whites and fortifieds in an old carriage house in the port precinct. It is smaller and quieter than a big winery cellar door. The staff tailor the tasting to what you like, and share stories of the river trade.
When Monday to Saturday 9am to 5pm; Sunday 10am to 4pm (hours may vary on public holidays)
Cost No tasting fee listed; bottles to buy
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
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Weekend pizza and wine on Cape Horn Vineyard's river deck
A sealed road and then a gravel track lead to this vineyard on a sand hill between the Murray and Goulburn rivers. Taste in the glass-walled cellar door, then take a wood-fired pizza and a sparkling Durif onto the covered river deck. Acoustic musicians play on some weekends.
When Saturday and Sunday 11am to 5pm; closed for all of August
Cost No tasting prices published; pizzas and platters priced on the menu (no BYO food or alcohol)
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
On the water: 3 date ideas in Echuca
The PS Emmylou on the Murray. Photo: Peter Dowley from Dubai, United Arab Emirates · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
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Adults-only dinner cruise on the PS Emmylou
Board at 6.30pm for a drink, then steam off at seven as the light changes over the river red gums. Three courses are served aboard while the 1907 steam engine turns the paddlewheels. Two front-of-boat tables for two add sparkling wine, canapés and a cheese board.
When Summer season only: Fridays and Saturdays from 26 December 2026 to 23 January 2027, boarding 6.30pm, departing 7pm, about 2.5 hours
Cost $155 each (drinks extra from the licensed bar); VIP front-of-boat upgrade $50 each; card payments only aboard
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
Paddlesteamers at the Echuca Wharf. Photo: sv1ambo · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
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An hour on a working steam paddlesteamer from the Echuca Wharf
The Port runs one-hour trips on its own steamers, the PS Pevensey and the PS Alexander Arbuthnot. You can watch the steam engines working and chat with the skipper and crew. The Pevensey once carried wool bales down to this wharf.
When Daily from the Echuca Wharf; the Pevensey is not cruising 8 to 12 December (the PS Adelaide runs instead)
Cost Ticket prices shown when you choose a session on the Port's booking page
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
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Hire a two-seat canoe on the Murray at Victoria Park
Echuca Boat & Canoe Hire launches from beside the Victoria Park boat ramp, just downstream of the port. The river here is slow-moving, with no rapids or white water. Book an hour and see the red gum banks from water level.
When Hired by the hour; choose a date and time in the online booking
Cost Two-seat canoe from $31.80 an hour
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
For couples: 1 date ideas in Echuca
The historic Echuca Wharf. Photo: Steve Bennett · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
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Guided tour of the Port of Echuca and its red gum wharf
A guide walks you through the port's heyday in the 1800s, when the river trade ran through here. Afterwards, wander the nationally heritage-listed wharf, above and below the decking. A working 1900s sawmill and the steam display are part of the Discovery Centre too.
When Tours daily at 11.30am and 1.30pm (about an hour); Discovery Centre open every day 9am to 5pm except Christmas Day
Cost Ticket prices shown when you book on the Port's booking page
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
Views and climbs: 1 date ideas in Echuca
Barmah Lake on a winter morning. Photo: AcaciaFlowstone · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
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Lakes Loop Track through the Barmah red gums
This 4km loop in Barmah National Park winds through old and young river red gums. It passes Aboriginal oven mounds and the edge of Barmah Lake before reaching the Murray and Broken Creek. Over 200 bird species have been recorded in the park, so bring binoculars.
When Any day in daylight; allow about 1 hour 45 minutes return
Cost Free
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
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