Overview
South Australia is a brilliant blend of produce, people and places. With long summers, stunning beaches, vast outback landscapes and festivals, travellers come back time and time again.
If you love food, wine, craft beers and spirits, you’ll love South Australia. There are 18 wine regions to choose from and you won’t have to travel far to enjoy them.
Things to do
- Outback South Australia is a vast land of red dirt, grassy plains, waterholes and rugged hills patrolled by emus, kangaroos and wedgetailed eagles. Among the highlights are the craggy red mountains and ancient gorges that make up the Flinders Ranges, a spiritual place known for the giant natural amphitheatre, Wilpena Pound. Further inland, Lake Eyre in flood is a sight not to be missed. The huge salt lake changes from white to pink to blue and attracts waterbirds in their thousands.
- The capital of South Australia, Adelaide, is a vibrant and culturally diverse city, which is best explored in a culinary adventure. Bars and restaurants serve local produce and some of the country’s best local south Australian wines and spirits. Gourmet produce including native Australian ingredients can be had at the bustling Adelaide Central Market, and stunning food is served from some of the country’s best restaurants.
- The South Australian coastline combines long stretches of white-sand beaches, dramatic clifftop scenery, and a sparkling ocean full of dolphins and whales. Delve a bit deeper and the pristine waters reveal a wealth of delectable seafood, including scallops, Southern rock lobster, Coffin Bay oysters, blue swimmer crabs and more. For more active marine participation, swim with dolphins, sea lions or cage dive with great white sharks.
- Named the great wine capital of Australia, there are more than 200 regional distilleries, cellar doors and wineries within an hour’s drive of Adelaide. Home to an all-star cast of world-famous chefs, winemakers and producers, this culinary playground is steeped in history and drenched in class. Australia’s most iconic wine, Penfolds Grange, has its spiritual home and cellar door within sight of the city center while famed winemaking regions including Barossa, Clare Valley, McLaren Vale and Adelaide Hills are just a stone’s throw away.
- The aptly named Kangaroo Island, just eight miles (13km) off the coast of South Australia is a 25-minute flight away. It is brimming with native animals including its namesake, as well as koalas, echidnas, wallabies and more than 160 species of birds. Enjoy rugged landscapes, open spaces, artisan food and one of the world’s best hotels, Southern Ocean Lodge, perched on cliff with uninterrupted views.
- Come to Adelaide between February and March to experience a riotous month of cabaret, circus and comedy at the Adelaide Fringe Festival. March is also the month of the Adelaide Festival and WOMADelaide, a fourday world music and dance extravaganza. In late April and early May the focus is on local food and wine with Tasting Australia. There’s a hot date in June too, when the Adelaide Cabaret Festival kicks off.
Places to go
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Adelaide
Adelaide is bursting with culture, flavours, events and entertainment. Taste the world-famous wine regions only minutes...
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Adelaide Hills
Wind your way down leafy lanes, stopping at villages dappled in light. The Adelaide Hills is...
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Barossa
Just a 50 minute drive north east of Adelaide, the Barossa is an internationally-acclaimed wine region...
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Clare Valley
You’ll find more than 50 cellar doors between the towns of Auburn and Clare, along a...
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Eyre Peninsula
The Eyre Peninsula boasts fantastic food and wine, luxury accommodation and abundant wildlife, but it’s best...
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Fleurieu Peninsula
Located forty minutes South of Adelaide, the Fleurieu Peninsula offers some of South Australia’s finest coastal,...
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Flinders Ranges & Outback
Driving through the Flinders Ranges and Outback, you’d be forgiven for thinking you were navigating the...
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Kangaroo Island
There’s an unmistakable sanctity about Kangaroo Island. With its raw and rugged coastline, impeccably clear waters,...
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Limestone Coast
From a mysterious azure lake to prehistoric caves and cenotes, the Limestone Coast is home to...
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Murray River, Lakes & Coorong
The Murray River, Lakes and Coorong region embodies natural beauty and boasts a wealth of native...
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Riverland
There’s a place where the spirit of nature runs free and uninhibited and water zigs and...
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Yorke Peninsula
Fishing, boating, surfing, swimming, camping, bushwalking and wildlife; there’s so much to see and do along...
