Come to South Australia for unforgettable adventures, close encounters with nature, exciting events and outback landscapes.
Adelaide is South Australia's elegant, easy-living capital, where the people will make you feel at home and you'll get all the buzz of big city living without big city bills. You can take a morning dip with dolphins just 20 minutes from the city centre, in beachside Glenelg. Tour the National Wine Centre - offering the complete wine experience - or the fabulous Adelaide Central Market, bustling with people seeking gourmet specialities from around the world.
From Adelaide, it's less than an hour to some 200 cellar doors and tempting food and wine trails. Drink wines loved the world over in Barossa, Coonawarra and the Clare Valley.
Journey to the outback to see the awesome Flinders Ranges. Or head south to Kangaroo Island to visit Seal Bay and clamber over fascinating landscapes like Remarkable Rocks. You can be the captain of your own houseboat and cruise the tranquil waters of the mighty Murray River with friends. Learn to water ski or canoe the river's quiet backwaters.
With thousands of kilometres of coastline, South Australia is a place for ocean lovers. Enrol in surfing classes on the Fleurieu Peninsula or dine in a cliff-top restaurant. Swim with sea lions on Eyre Peninsula - where you'll also find Australia's Seafood and Aquaculture Trail. Yorke Peninsula offers great surfing beaches, fishing, and long lazy days.
In South Australia, you can feast on festivals like the world-renowned Adelaide Bank Festival of Arts, the Adelaide Fringe, Tour Down Under, Clipsal 500 V8 race, Tasting Australia and WOMADelaide.
Several international airlines can bring you to South Australia daily from Australia's capital cities where you can enjoy mild winters and warm dry summers
Hug a koala. Sip a Shiraz. Drive legendary outback tracks. Experience it all in South Australia.
South Australia stretches from the coast on the Great Australian Bight in the Southern Ocean to its border with the Northern Territory in the red heart of Australia. The capital, Adelaide, is a compact city packed with cultural and sporting events, great shopping and a wonderful variety of options for eating out. South Australian beaches are free of crowds and are perfect for lazing, fishing and all manner of water sports. European settlers established its world famous wine regions in the Barossa, Coonawarra, McLaren Vale and the Clare Valley and descendants of many of those families are still making superb wines and welcoming visitors to their cellar doors.
Watch sport stars at the Clipsal 500 V8 Race and the Tour Down Under Cycle Race
Meander through the stunning hill towns and enjoy gourmet food and the local cottage industries
Experience the ocean and land based wildlife on Kangaroo Island
Paddles steamers, olive groves, wineries and water sports along the Murray River
Go shopping on Adelaide's Rundle Mall
Enjoy the wilds at the Cooroong – world heritage wetlands on the coast
Explore further afield to the Flinders Ranges and to the underground dwellings at the opal mines of Cooper Pedy
Walk the Heysen trail A walking track from Cape Jervis to Parachilna Gorge
Travel the Nullarbor from South Australia to Western Australia
Watch the fishing fleets come in the abalone and crayfish fishing villages
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GETTING AROUND
Arriving by Air
Adelaide Airport is located six kilometers due west of the Central Business District (CBD) Skylink Airport Shuttle provides a regular scheduled bus service between Adelaide Airport, Keswick Interstate Railway Terminal and the Adelaide CBD
Regional Airports in South Australia with scheduled services include
Ceduna
Coober Pedy
Kingscote
Mount Gambier
Olympic Dam
Port Augusta
Port Lincoln
Whyalla
Public Transport in Adelaide
Visit Adelaide Metro for information about Adelaide's public transport system of buses, suburban trains and trams
Call in when you see this sign to discover how you can make the most of your stay. Accredited visitor information centres provide high quality information and professional standards.