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Portee Station, Blanchetown
Portee provides guests with an experience of the Outback, the
River Murray and a commercial sheep property complemented by four and a half
star accommodation.
The homestead, restored to its original grandeur, sited at the
edge of the River Murray flood plain is shaded by river red gums. The property
covers a diverse range of country, from the undulating scrubland where
kangaroos, emus and wombats are plentiful, to the river with abundant bird life.
Station tours enable guest to view all.
Portee was first settled in 1841 as a sheep grazing property
along the banks and flood plain of the River Murray.
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Rich in early South
Australian history, the
station property
surrounds the Moorundie
Creek inlet. This was
the site of the home of
Edward John Eyre, the
famous early explorer
and protector of the
Aboriginal people on the
River Murray 1841 to
1845.
Portee remains as a
commercial sheep
station, now an area of
some 20,000 hectares. As
a working sheep station,
managed and worked by
Ian and Richard Clark,
guests are invited to
join in and enjoy
experiencing the day to
day activities of the
station management.
Tours of the station
are conducted each day.
Weather conditions and
seasonal station
activities will vary the
type and length of each
tour taken on any day.
Four wheel drive
journeys into the
paddocks allow guests to
unobtrusively view the
fauna in their natural
habitat. Tour duration
is three to four hours.
Boat tours in the
wetlands allow close
viewing of the abundant
bird life. Tour duration
is two to three hours.
Day to day activities
of the station which may
include mustering and
droving sheep, the water
run and sheep work in
the woolshed or yards,
are all of special
interest to visitors.
Observing the station
dogs working the sheep
is a special highlight.
Rates from US$
238 per room per night
including breakfast, or
US$ 326 per room per
night based on half
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