Tailem Bend is a lower Murray town at the junction of the Dukes and Princes Highways in South Australia’s Big River Country. It is dominated by the river and the railway which was for so long its lifeblood. Its importance as a railhead and workshop in the state’s railway network may have diminished with the passage of time, but gandy dancers are still thick on the ground and the views across the Murray as the river takes a sharp bend toward Wellington 11km to the south are as enchanting as ever.
You can enjoy a range of Tailem Bend, some great local drives around the Tailem Bend area and a good walk taking in the rich river history and looping along the river.