Swan Hill Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels

About Swan Hill

In the Aboriginal Dreamtime, the hunter Totyerguil ran out of spears while chasing Otchout, the cod, near Swan Hill. The cod squirmed and thrashed around so much, a large channel opened up, which became the Murray River. Aboriginal people have lived in the area for at least the last 9,000 years. The Swan Hill area is the traditional lands of the Wemba-Wemba and Wati-Wati people. The Wemba-Wemba people call the town "Matakupaat" (place of the Platypus). The area was given its current name by explorer Thomas Mitchell, while camping beside a hill on 21 June 1836.

Top Attractions in Swan Hill

Explore the best things to see and do in Swan Hill:

• ★Burke and Wills Fig Tree
• ★Pioneer Settlement
• ★River Walk
• ★Swan Hill Food and Wine Festival
• ★Swan Hill Jockey Club
• ★Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery

Where to Eat in Swan Hill

Must-try local food and restaurants:

• 🍴Cafe 202
• 🍴Java Spice Thai Restaurant
• 🍴Niko Niko
• 🍴Quo Vadis
• 🍴Spoons Riverside

Where to Stay in Swan Hill

• 🏨Best Western Burke and Wills Motor Inn
• 🏨Best Western Travellers Rest Motor Inn
• 🏨Comfort Inn Lady Augusta
• 🏨Murray Downs Resort

Swan Hill Travel Guide Sections

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