Hired from moorings a few minutes upstream of Mannum, on a calm, cliff-lined reach of the River Murray ninety minutes from Adelaide, this is a small fleet of self-drive luxury houseboats. Whitewater carries four bedrooms with ensuites, a bar and a spa; Flat White sleeps up to twelve; Absolute Bliss and Riverdance add more berths, sundecks and upstairs spas. You're given a run-through on handling before you cast off, and the boats are pet-friendly, a floating, self-contained way to drift the Murray at your own pace.