South Australian what to do page ...

  • Well there are a lot of things that will be of interest to a visitor here in South Australia it's just a matter of where to start.... Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and is positioned between the Mount Lofty ranges and Spencer Gulf. The Adelaide plains stretch from Sellicks beach in the south to Gawler in the north a distance of 80 kms. Colonel Light had a vision of how Adelaide should be laid out and generally the development of Adelaide has followed his plan. The mile square of the city of Adelaide itself is surrounded by parklands where sports fields are located. Outside this ring of parks is the normal suburban Adelaide.

  • Close to Adelaide are the famous wine producing areas where some of the best wines in the world are produced. Tours of these areas are a very pleasant experience with picnics sites being provided at many wineries. Groups of people spend a Saturday or Sunday tasting and purchasing a few bottles of the grapa for their home cellars from areas such as, the Barrosa and Clare valleys to the north, and the Maclaren Vale area to the south.

  • A trip on the Steam Ranger is an experience not to be missed. The Ranger, a fully restored locomotive, travels through the scenic Adelaide hills to the southern holiday town of Victor Harbour. Here the visitor is able to go across to Granite Island on the horse drawn tram to see the penguins, or walk the main shopping area, to find that souvenier or post card to send home. The Steam train returns you to Adelaide late in the afternoon.

  • In the Southeast of the state is Naracorte where a series of outstanding caves have been opened up to the public, well worth a day trip. Further south is Mount Gambier, another very interesting area where in an extinct volcano lies the famous blue lake. This lake turns blue at certain times of the year an amazing thing to see. Picnic areas surround the lakes. Just north lies the Coonawarra wine producing area where the soils and the skills of the vinigure in this area produce magnificent wines.

  • In the far north is the Flinders Ranges where investigating the gorges with their waterfalls and strange rock formations make for an interesting and exciting camping holiday. The sunsets in this area produce fantastic changes in the colours of the rocks which have to be seen to be believed.

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