SOUTH AUSTRALIA
South Australia is a brilliant blend of people, produce and place. With long summers, stunning beaches, vast outback landscapes and an extensive list of world-class festivals, if you love good 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.
Adelaide
South Australia’s capital, Adelaide, has undergone a rapid transformation with a booming small-bar scene, world-class art and music, and a festival calendar to rival any city. Discover its laneway secrets and find delicious treats around every bend. Adelaide is rapidly becoming the lifestyle capital of Australia with it’s award-winning wineries, festivals and stunning landscapes. With more than 200 cellar doors all within an hour’s drive from the city, visitors can enjoy the best of both worlds. For a different perspective on Adelaide and its surroundings, travelers can scale the unique roofline of Adelaide Oval for breathtaking 360-degree views of the city.
Eyre Peninsula
The Eyre Peninsula is Australia's major seafood hub. More than 65 per cent of the nation's seafood comes from these waters, including green-lipped abalone, scallops, prawns, oysters, lobster and tuna. It's also a place of extreme beauty, with a multitude of landscapes and outdoor adventure on offer. If you want to stay Search and Stay has many holiday rental options in and around the Eyre Peninsula.
Fleurieu Peninsula
On Adelaide's southern doorstep, the Fleurieu Peninsula offers a mellow Mediterranean ambience. It’s known for its wine regions, most notably McLaren Vale, and here you'll find dozens of white sand beaches, undulating vineyards and farmland, pretty coastal towns near the mouth of Australia's longest river, The Murray, and world-renowned wetlands.
Kangaroo Island
13 kilometres off the coast of South Australia and 30 minutes by plane from Adelaide, Kangaroo Island is home to native wild animals, artisanal food, epic rock formations and unique experiences, with a sense of being worlds away from a major capital city. Kangaroo Island Odysseys specialize in small group tours where you'll see nature at her most spectacular and wildlife in its natural habitat. You can experience the real Kangaroo Island and take a walk amongst wild Australian sea lions, kangaroos, koalas and native Australian birds.
South Australia’s wine regions
With more than half of Australia’s wine made in South Australia, find iconic wine regions such as the Barossa, McLaren Vale and Adelaide Hills within one hour’s drive of Adelaide. Further afield, the Clare Valley, Coonawarra and Riverland offer not only quality wines but spectacular destinations to explore. Search and Stay has many holiday rental options in and around South Australia's wine regions.
Flinders Ranges and Outback
The rugged, weathered peaks and rocky gorges of the Flinders Ranges in outback South Australia form some of the most dramatic and beautiful landscapes in the country. Rich in Aboriginal history follow the scenic roads, 4WD tracks and walking trails that crisscross this wild countryside.
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Delicious Adelaide
A vibrant and culturally diverse city, Adelaide is best explored on a culinary adventure. Bars and restaurants serve local produce alongside local wines and spirits. Dine at one of the many modern restaurants such as the African-inspired Africola or head to Adelaide Central Market, or at Lot.100 in the Adelaide Hills for incredibly fresh, locally sourced produce.
Drink your way across the great wine capital of Australia
Enjoy cool-climate wine in the Adelaide Hills, taste bold Barossa Valley reds and visit the iconic d’Arenberg Cube in McLaren Vale; a family-owned winery producing internationally renowned red. Visit their cellar door on the top level of this architectural masterpiece, with panoramic views over the surrounding vineyards. Staying in McLaren Vale, a stop into the new Chalk Hill Collective is a must. Home to Chalk Hill wines, Never Never Distilling Co and Pizzateca you can taste premium wines from Chalk Hill wine bar, choose to taste the world’s best gin in Never Never Distilling Co tasting room and bar, and choose from a range of amazing Italian style pizzas from Pizzatecca.
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Experience the outback
Outback South Australia is a vast land of red dirt, grassy plains, waterholes and rugged hills patrolled by emus, kangaroos and wedge-tailed 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 amphitheater, 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.
Head to the coastline and enjoy the oceans many delights
The South Australian coastline combines long stretches of white-sand beaches, dramatic clifftop scenery, and a sparkling ocean full of dolphins and whales. Swim with dolphins, sea lions or cage dive with great white sharks. 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. South Australia’s Monarto Safari Park is the largest safari park outside of Africa. Monarto Safari Park offers longer visits and a range of new and wild safari experiences in an area known as Wild Africa.
For an unusual experience, visit Upper Spencer Gulf Marine Park in Whyalla which is the only known place in the world where a mass aggregation of giant cuttlefish occurs. Grab a snorkel and jump in the sea with Pure SA to see some of the ocean's coolest, most colourful creatures up close, from May to August.
Search and Stay is the best holiday rental site for reliable and trustworthy properties throughout South Australia.
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Source: Tourism Australia. Australia.com