About Adelaide

The first thing to say about the easy-going South Australian city of Adelaide, which sits at the mouth of the Torrens River, is that it is a gourmet’s delight with a huge range of restaurants and cafés. Food and wine should always be high on the agenda for any visitor to this European-influenced gateway to the outback.

Hot, dry summers (our winters) give the city an almost Mediterranean feel as people spill out onto the streets enjoying outdoor dining or wandering through the impressive Botanical Gardens, location of the Bicentennial Conservatory, the largest glasshouse in Australia. The South Australian Museum, with the world’s largest collection of Aboriginal artefacts, is well worth a visit

Wineries along the Murray River and Barossa Valleys – prime grape-growing regions – are only an hour away from the centre of the city and make for fascinating side trips. You can also catch the ferry across the bay to Kangaroo Island where kangaroo, wallabies, koalas and platypuses can be viewed in their natural habitats. More can be seen at the Cleland Wildlife Park and in the Coorong National Park.