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Climate 1

Aboriginal Culture 1

Getting Around 2

Aussie Slang 3

Things to Do in Adelaide 4

Art and Culture 4

Shopping in Adelaide 6

Wine and Food 7

Sport and Recreation 9

South Australia – 10 from Coast to Outback

Interesting facts 12 about Adelaide 1

Climate

Because of its To avoid skin burn, seek It doesn’t snow in Adelaide Mediterranean climate, shade whenever possible, but it does get pretty Adelaide has hot dry particularly between the cold and wet in winter. summers and wet cold hours of 11am and 3pm. Umbrellas and waterproof winters. Be aware of the When out in the sun, wear jackets are essential when harshness of the sun in a wide brimmed hat to you are out and about in summer and always wear protect the face, ears and the winter months. Rainfall a hat, sunscreen and back of the neck, and use is experienced mostly cover up, particularly in a maximum protection, during the winter months the middle of the day. broad based spectrum sun of June, July and August. Very hot conditions can screen of at least SPF30. be experienced during summer, especially in Adelaide’s Climate the northern parts of the State, such as the Flinders Season Months Conditions Temperature Ranges and Outback Summer December – Mainly hot 25ºC – 35ºC regions. With much of February & dry these regions being desert, Autumn March – May Mainly dry 20ºC – 25ºC the days can be extremely Winter June – August Cool & wet 10ºC – 15ºC hot; however the nights Spring September – Little rain 20ºC – 25ºC can be quite cold. November

Aboriginal Culture

The Kaurna (pronounced Still today Aboriginal being related to all as the Gar-na) people are the Australians see themselves Dreaming is everywhere traditional owners and as part of the land, and on earth. The skies at custodians of the Adelaide the land is part of us. night are full of Dreaming Plains. Adelaide is the Long before colonisation stories, the family of man ideal place for you to be in 1788, other maritime is the universe, and at introduced to the rich cultures frequently visited the head of the universal culture and history of the this great southern land family is the Great Spirit, Kaurna people and the for exploration and to the supreme creator. Australian Aboriginal. trade goods. Colonisation Here are some examples marked the beginning when To Aboriginal Australians of how you can experience Aboriginal people lost their the land is not just the soil Aboriginal Culture in land, and so lost themselves. or rock or minerals, but Adelaide: the whole environment: Australia is made up of „„ The Aboriginal Cultures the land, the water, the several hundred language Gallery at the South air, and all the life they groups, each are aligned Australian Museum support. Woman and man, with Spirit Ancestors of houses the world’s all the elements, the sun, the Dreaming. These Spirit largest collection of the moon, the earth and Ancestors are commonly Aboriginal antiquities. skies: All are related and symbolised, as totems Adelaide is also home are linked by spirituality, of native Australian to Tandanya, the culture and country. This is animals such as the National Aboriginal known as the Dreaming. kangaroo, emu, snake, Cultural Institute. birds. This marks a deep The Dreaming means we This makes the city the respect for these animals. humans were not separate national gateway to from the environment, but Being related to one place Aboriginal culture. indivisibly united with it. and one creature meant 2 A g u i D E t o A D e l a i D E

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„„ At the Adelaide Botanic Southern Right Whales with slabs of stone or Garden you can learn visit this coastline on brushwood to keep about traditional their annual breeding the water clean and to Aboriginal foods and migration. You can try prevent animals from culture on the Tappa beach fishing in search drinking from them. Mai tour. The trail of mulloway, salmon At Cleland Wildlife demonstrates the and shark. Park the Yurridla Trail ingenuity of Aboriginal offers a chance to hear „„ Long before European people who use native Aboriginal guides bring settlement, the Mount plants for sustenance, to life their Dreaming Lofty ranges in the shelter, ceremonial, stories and explain the Adelaide Hills were medicinal and other inseparable relationship inhabited by the practical purposes. between Aboriginal Peramangk people. culture and Australian „„ Visit the vast Yalata The Peramangk wildlife. Aboriginal lands managed and which cover 458,000 preserved the Adelaide hectares and are home Hills. They used fire to to a community of clear old grasses and approximately 400 promote fresh plant people. From June to growth. Fresh water October each year, rock holes were covered

Getting Around

Public transport The Adelaide City Council and ensure you have your also has a free bus service student card on you during Adelaide’s public transport linking north and south your journey, as on-board system includes buses, Adelaide. The Adelaide inspectors may ask to trains and trams and all of Connector runs seven days see it. this can get you to the far a week (except public reaches of the city. You’ll holidays) and generally Bicycles find everything you need during shopping hours. to know about Adelaide’s Adelaide is a great public transport including Buying tickets outdoors city with good timetables and route maps bike paths and cycling at the Adelaide Metro First buy a ticket and then lanes, but there are a few website. validate it by inserting your things to remember before ticket into the validating taking off on two wheels. Free city centre machine. Keep your ticket „„ By law you must wear buses and trams until the journey has ended a helmet at all times and remember to validate while cycling The free ‘terrace to terrace’ the ticket on every journey tram service takes you (you could be fined it „„ When using bicycle through the city centre and you don’t). All local and lanes or shared paths, connects with the Adelaide international students are always keep left and Railway Station and entitled to a concession give way to pedestrians UniSA City West Campus. when buying tickets. „„ All bikes must be Also look out for the City You will need to show fitted with a working loop bus that can take you your student identification bell and brakes on a ride past art galleries, card to gain a concession museums and universities. 3

„„ Front and rear lights and used cars at Cars „„ You have not held a are required for riding Guide or The Trading current permanent at night or during Post websites. The Royal visa under the hazardous weather Automotive Association Commonwealth conditions – you must (RAA) can also help by Migration Act 1958 for be visible from 200 carrying out a mechanical more than three months metres. It is good idea check of the car. A small and you have not been to wear bright coloured fee will be charged for disqualified from driving clothing at all times. this service. in South Australia or elsewhere. You can hire free bicycles Renting a car from the Adelaide City Students, tourists and Council. To rent a car you generally people working in South need to be aged over 25 Australia on temporary Taxis and have a full driver’s visas are permitted to drive licence but conditions do on their foreign licence Adelaide taxis are clean vary between companies. only while it is current. and convenient. To get a Visit the Yellow Pages If your foreign licence taxi phone for a driver to website for a full listing of expires, you are required to collect you or look for taxi rental car companies under obtain a South Australian ranks located around the ‘Car and/or minibus rental’. driver’s licence. city. Taxi fares are fixed Be sure to ring around to by the meter and are not If you have permanent compare prices. If you hold negotiable. Taxi drivers residency you are a present foreign driver’s do not expect tips. permitted to drive on licence, you can use it to an international driver’s drive in Adelaide if: Buying a car licence for only three „„ You also hold a current months. After that you are Planning to buy a second- driving permit no longer considered a hand car? Then visit ‘visitor’ and will need to Office of Consumer and „„ Your foreign licence gain a South Australian Business Affairs website is written in English licence. This requires for information about or is accompanied by passing a theory test consumer rights when an English translation to obtain a licence purchasing a vehicle. of the details on the and a practical test You can search for new foreign licence; and may be required.

Aussie Slang

While you are in Adelaide Here is a list of our favourite there are some local top 10 Aussie slang words or phrases: phrases that will help to dazzle your friends G’Day the universal and make life in Adelaide Australian friendly that much easier. greeting, as in hello Mate buddy, friend Aussie Slang No worries expression of forgiveness or reassurance When you hear some say ‘g’day’, ‘how ya going’ Barbie barbeque or ‘no worries mate’ Arvo afternoon don’t be alarmed they Beaut, beauty great, fantastic are just being friendly. Bloke man, guy Fair dinkum true, genuine You bet Absolutely! 4 A g u i D E t o A D e l a i D E

Things to Do in Adelaide

Adelaide is one of Out with friends as fascinating as their Australia’s most affordable exhibits. The botanic and liveable capital cities, Catch a movie at one of gardens are perfect for a as well as the perfect Adelaide’s mainstream picnic. Multicultural events base for exploring some or art house cinemas. celebrate the diversity of of the country’s diverse There’s even an outdoor South Australia. World class attractions. cinema in the park on music dance and theatre summer evenings. Visit a is on offer. And there’s From rugged outback, pub for great beer, meals football in winter and deserts and mountain and live music. Or dress cricket in summer! ranges to spectacular up and head out to a bar coastlines, pristine beaches or lounge for cocktails Explore the hills and a vibrant capital city, and cool grooves. South Australia is an ideal Bushwalking, coffee place to live, learn and Eat and drink and cake in picturesque experience Australia. villages, quality arts and Local food and wine crafts and a chance to get Go to the beach festivals let you sample close to kangaroos and fabulous food in a holiday koalas – the spectacular Snorkel, windsurf or take atmosphere. The central Adelaide Hills are just surfing lessons at one market has produce from 30 minutes from the city. of the many great local around the state and beaches. Watch the whales the world. Gouger Street Shop frolic off the south coast. restaurants serve up Take a bike ride along everything from Chinese Markets abound – one of Adelaide’s many dim sum to healthy organic from the largest produce Esplanades or eat fish and fare, steaks and fresh local market in the southern chips while watching the seafood. World renowned hemisphere to locally made sunset. Dolphins cruise the wineries have cellar door crafts, trendy clothes and Port River just 30 minutes samples and sales. farmers’ markets selling from the centre of town direct from the land – and so can you. Enjoy the culture giving shoppers plenty of options. Add funky Rundle North Terrace houses Street and up-market King the museum, art gallery William Road and you’ll and library in modern be spoilt for choice. and heritage buildings

Art and Culture

South Australia has earned or watching a Verdi opera. Events in Adelaide a reputation for enjoying This brilliant blend of culture the finer things in life. and lifestyle stretches across If you love being part Adelaide is renowned South Australia. It’s why of an enthralled theatre across Australia as being you’ll find local art on audience, dancing to a festival city. The love of the walls of an Outback international music, the arts goes hand in hand pub. It’s why you’ll see listening to readings with having a good time. landscape paintings by from the world’s great So, don’t be surprised if masters such as Sir Hans writers, laughing at cheeky you spend as much time Heysen in village museums, comedians, or being shopping or at a day spa and then look out a mesmerised by innovative as you do admiring a window and see the visual arts, then come dance company in action, very same landscape. to South Australia. 5

Here are some key events; dance, visual arts, Touring Network and the tourism, sporting and Adelaide Festival of Arts. „„ The Adelaide Festival community events. of Arts is one of the „„ world’s great arts Art Galleries has an ever-growing festivals. This is a large- art collection, displayed scale multi-arts event of See the work of generations throughout the foyers extraordinary diversity. of artists who have been and grounds of the inspired by South Australia centre, with special „„ The Adelaide Fringe is – its landscapes and towns, exhibitions held in the so popular; it’s become its people and their lives ArtSpace. The performing an annual event. It’s and its ideals and ideas. Arts Collection is based the second biggest Painters, sculptors, weavers, here and its treasures Fringe in the world after photographers, musicians, are shown in the main Edinburgh. The Adelaide writers – you’ll find their box office. Fringe features theatre, work in galleries, museums, comedy, dance, circus, „„ You can watch artists in studios and arts centres spoken word, poetry, film action at the Jam Factory (and wineries, visitor and video, visual arts Contemporary Craft and centres and public spaces) and more, from some of Design in the West End. all over South Australia. the finest independent Its four studios specialise artists from Australia „„ The major art museum is in glass, ceramics, and overseas. the Art Gallery of SA on furniture and metal North Terrace. It is home design, and its three „„ The exciting Adelaide to one of Australia’s gallery spaces show Film Festival is where finest art collections, works by established you’ll catch movie world housed in one of and emerging Australian premieres, film forums Adelaide’s most beautiful craft designer and and more. It’s the only historic buildings and makers. The shop is Australian festival has been an important perfect for unique gifts. that both screens and cultural focus since its finances films. „„ Hill-Smith Fine Art Gallery establishment in 1881, has two exhibition „„ WOMADelaide is only forty-five years spaces, featuring works four days and nights after the first European of Australian emerging of heavenly music from settlers arrived. and established around the globe. Set in The gallery has the most contemporary artists. the heart of the city comprehensive collection Greenaway Art at Adelaide’s Botanic of Australian colonial Gallery in Kent Town Garden, giant Moreton art (including the is a large converted Bay Figs provide shady much-loved Australian warehouse showing groves for performances, Impressionists), and fine contemporary Australian while the lawns provide examples of Western and international art, plenty of room to dance. Desert dot paintings, including painting, Rodin sculptures, „„ The Cabaret Festival, sculpture, photography British art, Islamic Art, as the name suggests, and installation. with a collection of offers a dazzling Art Images Gallery Southeast Asian trade assortment of old- at Norwood is a ceramics from Thailand, worlde and innovative contemporary art Cambodia and Vietnam. cabaret acts. gallery showing „„ And our Feast Festival „„ Within close proximity artwork by local and is one of the three to the Art Gallery of SA interstate emerging major queer festivals is the Flinders University and established artists. in Australia. Enjoy a City Gallery, housed in You can’t miss the program of theatre, the State Library of South David-Sumner Gallery cabaret, comedy, film, Australia. Its dynamic just up the road forums, literature, exhibition program for more fabulous includes the National contemporary art. 6 A g u i D E t o A D e l a i D E

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„„ In Port Adelaide, revealing fascinating includes personal items New Land Gallery stories. See the including trophies, exhibits works of Australian Aboriginal bats, clothing and country-based artists in Cultures Gallery, the oral recordings. a series of exhibitions. largest Aboriginal Other items from Its part of the Country cultural exhibition in the the collection can Arts Trust that also world, with more than also be found at organises tours to more 3000 items on display. the State Library than 20 galleries in our of South Australia. There’s an exhibition major regional area. devoted to ancient „„ Learn the stories of Museums & Egypt, rare fossils of the many immigrants Collections the Flinders Ranges who helped to shape and more. You can even South Australia at the South Australia’s flagship see one of Adelaide Migration Museum. museums are easily found astronaut Andy „„ “Do time” at the old on leafy North Terrace in Thomas’s space suits. historic the heart of Adelaide. See 40,000 year old site. Take a tour – mega fauna fossils in „„ At the South Australian you can even sleep the Origin Energy Museum, explore the there overnight on Fossil Gallery, as well life and science of the ghost tour. as 120 million year old explorer Sir Douglas opalised fossils and „„ Just 20 minutes from Mawson. You can see Ediacaran fossils, such the city centre, visit his sled, tools, boots, as the 550 million year Port Adelaide – it’s camel-hair sleeping old chordate, possibly an amazing hub of bag and a model the oldest ever found. museums all within of his Antarctic hut. walking distance of Find the opalised „„ See the Bradman each other, including skeleton of a Collection, a tribute to the South Australian six-metre-long Australia’s cricketing Maritime Museum plesiosaur and other icon, Sir Donald and National Railway stunning opal fossils Bradman at the Adelaide Museum. in the Fossil Gallery. Oval. The memorabilia Wander through six documenting his career floors of exhibits from 1925 to 1948,

Shopping in Adelaide

From the city to the Shopping hours – Trading have late night shopping regions, South Australia hours are generally: every Thursday until 9pm. can provide retail therapy „„ Monday to Friday for the most enthusiastic Things to buy: 9am – 5.30pm shoppers. Whether you’re „„ South Australian opals after fashion bargains, „„ Saturday 9am – 5pm – the world’s best are designer labels, shoes „„ Sunday 11am – 5pm mined in our Outback of all shapes and sizes, and sold in Adelaide jewellery, fresh fruit and Adelaide shopping in veg, furniture or that and Rundle „„ Haighs Chocolates – special bottle of wine… Street are open every Friday the best in Australia South Australia can satisfy until 9pm and many are (and, we think, your shopping urges. open week nights until 7pm. the world) Adelaide suburban stores 7

„„ Dried or glace fruit – These are just some of the „„ The Parade at Norwood our climate gives us popular Adelaide shopping for cafes, restaurants quality and quantity precincts we’ve listed and boutiques. below for you: „„ Clothes and gear „„ Jetty Road at Glenelg from RM Williams – „„ Rundle Mall – explore – a good excuse to mix Australia’s legendary its elegant arcades shopping with a stroll bush outfitters including Adelaide on the beach. Arcade, its department „„ Brilliant design and craft „„ Harbour Town at West stores and boutiques, pieces from the studios Beach for more than cafes, flower stalls and of the Jam Factory 50 quality brand outlets. street performers. Contemporary Craft „„ Suburban shopping and Design „„ centres at Tea Tree for fresh food and „„ Wine – South Australia Plaza, West Lakes and speciality stalls, Asian boasts 70 per cent of Marion have enough grocery stores, cafes and Australia’s wine exports shops to browse and food halls and South things to do to take „„ Fashion and accessories Australian products. up a whole day. from South Australian „„ King William Road at designers „„ Mile End Homemaker Hyde Park for fashion Centre offers furniture, „„ Pure and luxurious skin and design. bedding, sporting goods and body care essentials „„ Glen Osmond Road and home wares and from Jurlique and at Eastwood for nearby Bunnings covers Janesce designer seconds your hardware and and clearance shops. gardening needs.

Wine and Food

Some of the most famous You can visit nine distinct Magill Estate in the wine regions in the world wine regions within an hour Adelaide foothills. are dotted across South and a half of the Adelaide Drop in for tastings, Australia. From Shiraz in city centre – Barossa and or join a winery tour the Barossa, Riesling in the Eden Valley, Adelaide Plains, – including one about Clare Valley, to the big reds Adelaide Hills, McLaren Australia’s most famous of the Coonawarra, your Vale, Southern Fleurieu, wine, Grange. wine holiday will be as rich Currency Creek, Langhorne „„ Adelaide & Adelaide and seamless as the wines. Creek and Clare Valley. Plains – Tour the South Australia’s success in And it’s just a 30 minute National Wine Centre winemaking began in 1841 flight to the Kangaroo in Adelaide’s city when the first vintage was Island wine region. centre, and historic recorded in the Adelaide Some of the wine Magill Estate, home Hills. More than 160 of Penfold’s Grange. years on, South Australia highlights and continues to dominate regions include: „„ Adelaide Hills – With Australia’s wine industry. more than 60 wineries „„ The National Wine While visiting these just outside Adelaide, it’s Centre is a showcase regions you may also get worth the scenic drive to for Australia’s wine the chance to meet many Adelaide Hill’s wineries. industry and includes of the expert winemakers a wine-tasting gallery, „„ Barossa & Eden Valley in person, at wineries and an interactive exhibit – With around 500 grape cellar doors throughout that covers all aspects growing families, many South Australia. You’ll get of winemaking and sixth generation, it’s to see the faces behind the a working vineyard. no surprise the Barossa labels, and talk about the You’ll find Penfolds is one of the world’s craft they love. leading wine regions. 8 A g u i D E t o A D e l a i D E

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„„ Clare Valley – The Clare „„ The Sunday morning ffRundle Street, in Valley is considered one Adelaide Showground Adelaide’s East End, of the most picturesque Farmers Market has also has a popular casual wine regions in opened its gates, with atmosphere and is South Australia, and growers and producers recommended for with ample vineyards from all over South lunch and night and cosy cellar doors, Australia bringing dining. It’s bursting it’s easy to see why. premium foods and with alfresco dining goods to the city. – a vibrant food, „„ Fleurieu Peninsula – wine and coffee Home to famed wine „„ Any visit to South experience not to regions McLaren Vale, Australia isn’t complete be missed. Nearby Langhorne Creek and without a visit to Haigh’s Hutt Street is a great Currency Creek. Chocolates, the only breakfast spot. chocolatier in Australia „„ Limestone Coast – that still imports and ffO’Connell Street and Boasting names roasts their own beans. Melbourne Street like Coonawarra, are fashionable Wrattonbully, Mount „„ Adelaide climate is dining locations in Benson and Padthaway, perfect for alfresco North Adelaide, five wine lovers are sure to dining much of the minutes drive north head straight for the year, and international of the city. Just ten Limestone Coast. influences range from minutes from the city the Mediterranean and „„ Riverland Wineries centre, The Parade Asia. All this makes for a & Cellar Doors – The in Norwood is alive relaxed and high-quality Riverland is Australia’s with cafes, Italian food and wine culture largest wine grape and Thai restaurants, where fine dining, café growing region. Visit pubs and more. culture and great pubs Berri Estates, Angove’s, and bars mix together. ffCoastal suburbs Kingston Estate and more. You’ll find entire streets Glenelg and Henley South Australians have also devoted to dining – Beach are also dedicated themselves to check out the list below: popular dining the art of food. The locals precincts. Dine ffGouger Street is have mastered every style of outdoors while Adelaide’s key eat cuisine you could name, and you watch the street. It’s the gateway even created some of their sun set over the to the Adelaide own – such as the gourmet ocean. Henley Central Market and ‘Feral Food’ of the Outback. Beach Road has a the exotic, bustling cornucopia of food „„ If fresh produce markets mall and food halls stores and eateries are an indication of of Chinatown. Take a – Asian, African, a city’s quality of life, five-minute stroll and Mediterranean then Adelaide holds you’ll be embarking and Indian. the nation’s trump on a world tour of card. The celebrated restaurants. Traditional ffOf course Adelaide’s Adelaide Central Market Thai, Vietnamese, shopping hub, has been trading ever Malaysian and Rundle Mall, has since 1869 when a band Japanese, Asian an excellent range of industrious market fusion, noodle bars, of food courts and gardeners first carted regional Chinese and dining venues when their home-grown fruit yum cha, French and you need to take and vegetables to the Argentine cuisine, and a breather from market site between a number of seafood shopping. Grote and Gouger Streets. restaurants. 9

Sport and Recreation

South Australians love to Some of the most „„ Walking – South play and watch sport – for popular activities Australia has a myriad many it’s a passion and include: trails designed to show a way of life. If you enjoy off our native wildlife, active holidays, then „„ Surfing – South birds and flora. Many South Australia is the Australia’s capital is a walking trails are in holiday destination for you. city by the sea. Adelaide national parks and South Australians are mad boasts 30 kilometres of regional areas, passing about sports and outdoor sandy beaches, some vineyards, historic activities, and when you only a 15 minute drive towns and spectacular arrive you’ll find the from the city centre. landscapes. You can enthusiasm infectious. „„ Fishing – Grab a rod take a relaxed one-hour stroll along Adelaide South Australia boasts and head out to South riverbanks, or a five-day picturesque cycling trails, Australia’s top fishing trekking adventure in hiking tracks suitable spots, for one of the the Flinders Ranges. for both leisurely walks best ways to relax on South Australia has a and for serious trekking, holiday. You can dangle trail for you! thousands of fishing a line from a jetty or spots, and a wide range riverbank, rake for crabs „„ Camping – Go on of golf courses to suit just off the beach, take a camping holiday both casual and seasoned the boat out where in South Australia to players. And if you’re the whiting are biting, soak up the natural a golfer looking for a or join a charter out to environment on offer completely new golfing big fish territory. – spectacular scenery, experience, there’s even „„ Spectator Sports – plenty of wildlife, a desert golf course You’ll find plenty footprint-free beaches with no grass – a green of sports action in and magical night skies. without the green. South Australia to There’s no better way for those keen to get Rather be watching your help you enjoy your off the beaten track and sports than participating? holiday here, including see South Australia in No problem. With major monumental motorsports, its natural state than to sporting events and international cycling pack the tent and find numerous professional races, prestige golf your ideal location at sporting teams, there’s tournaments and plenty any number of peaceful always something for of opportunities to be South Australian you to cheer along to. a spectator in some of camping spots. While you’re in South the most picturesque Australia, be sure to visit surrounds in the country. „„ Horse riding – If you’re beautiful „„ South Australia is after a relaxing horse – revered as a sporting home to the exciting ride through beautiful mecca by cricket fans Clipsal 500 V8 scenery, try South the world over. Supercar race Australia’s forests, and the Tour Down offering plenty of trails Under. Sports include ideal for horse riding. Australian Rules Football, Cricket, Soccer, Basketball, Netball and Tennis. 10 A g u i D E t o A D e l a i D E

South Australia – from Coast to Outback

Stay in an underground Some of the coastal Outback hotel in the Outback opal highlights include: mining town of Coober For many people, the Pedy and visit authentic „„ Kangaroo Island – Outback is an unknown Aussie pubs along the It’s been called place, a world away from way. In South Australia’s Australia’s Galapagos their daily lives. For us, the Flinders Ranges you – a wildlife sanctuary, Outback is just out back. can visit magnificent boasting luxury It’s this ease of access that Wilpena Pound. accommodation. makes South Australia the Beautiful Kangaroo ideal place to explore the Adelaide has 30 kilometres Island is a microcosm Outback. You can learn of unbroken Adelaide of different landscapes about the rich heritage of metropolitan coastline. and environments the Outback’s Aboriginal You can also tackle the – stunning beaches, nations. You can look up secluded surf beaches forests, desert dunes at the night sky and see it of the Fleurieu Peninsula and farmland. filled with a million stars – and the highly acclaimed It’s the place to go, a view that you won’t get Cactus Beach on the to see amazing native in any city. You can venture Eyre Peninsula. wildlife in the wild. into the Flinders Ranges Coastal So it’s no wonder that and see Wilpena Pound, a it’s one of Australia’s giant stone amphitheatre With thousands of National Landscapes. that is millions of years kilometres of coastline, Kangaroo Island is a old. And you can venture South Australia is a place short ferry ride or plane into the deep desert and for ocean lovers and great trip from the mainland. experience the same sense coastal holidays. South And there’s plenty of wonder and discovery as Australian beaches are of accommodation the explorers who opened crowd free, making them there for you to enjoy up the continent – all from the ideal place to surf, – from wilderness the comfort of a 4WD. swim, and lounge around retreats, through to Best of all, you get to share in peace. In fact, Kangaroo new luxury lodges. a drink and yarn with the locals at an Outback pub. Island’s Vivonne Bay was „„ Fishing & Boating – selected by researchers Take your rod and Some of the from a leading national reel to Yorke Peninsula, outback highlights university as Australia’s a favourite South include: best beach. But there’s Australian fishing more to the coast than destination. „„ The Flinders Ranges just the beach. You can go have been recognised „„ Seafood & diving through shipwrecks, as one of Australia’s Aquaculture Trail – see giant whales, seals, great National Go behind the scenes and chameleon-like Landscapes – an area and tour the seafood cuttlefish. You can camp of natural and cultural commercial facilities next to the coast and enjoy significance, that’s just while experiencing fine ocean views and refreshing waiting to be explored. dining at the seafood sea breezes. And you These are one of the restaurants along can go fishing just about oldest mountain ranges the way. anywhere – from a beach, on earth and typify the from a jetty, or from a peaceful open spaces chartered tour boat. that are here waiting to be explored. 11

South Australia – from Coast to Outback

„„ In the Flinders Ranges, „„ Coober Pedy is known you’ll find Wilpena as the Opal Capital Pound. Soar above its of the World. See its ramparts, valleys and beautiful underground plunging gorges on a church. Play golf on a scenic flight from one of course without grass. many Flinders Ranges Noodle for opals and and Outback centres – keep what you find, from Rawnsley Park and or buy up big at more Wilpena Pound Resort than 30 gem shops to Arkaroola Wilderness in Coober Pedy. Sanctuary and Marree. Then discover the This majestic natural landscapes beyond – amphitheatre is best the ochre hills of the captured from above, Breakaways, the barren to fully appreciate its Moon Plains and the scale and beauty. 5300 kilometre Dog Fence, the longest „„ Go to Arkaroola fence in the world. Wilderness Sanctuary Stay overnight in an for spectacular scenery underground hotel. and rare flora and fauna. You can take „„ Be a postie for the day one of Arkaroola’s on the Outback Mail famed four-wheel-drive Run from Coober Pedy, Ridgetop Tour then travelling more than travel the universe 600 kilometres to the on a journey to the legendary Outback stars from one of towns of Oodnadatta three astronomical and William Creek. observatories. En route you’ll deliver the post to remote „„ The famous Parachilna’s cattle stations and Prairie Hotel is in the pass historic ruins, Flinders Ranges where monuments and the groups enjoy gourmet Overland Telegraph line. “Flinders feral food”. „„ And soak in the soothing „„ There are also thermal waters of Aboriginal artworks Dalhousie Springs, to be seen here, Australia’s largest from the Yourambulla complex of artesian Caves near Hawker, springs and used for tens to Arkaroo Rock of thousands of years and Sacred Canyon by desert Aborigines. near Wilpena Pound. Camp overnight before Beside the stunning wandering through the Cullyamurra Waterhole, Dalhousie ruins and way up north near jumping back into the Innamincka, you’ll four-wheel-drive to also find Aboriginal explore the awesome rock carvings. Simpson Desert and its sea of parallel red sand ridges. 12 A g u i D E t o A D e l a i D E

Interesting facts about Adelaide

City in a park Festival city Life’s a beach

Adelaide was designed The Adelaide Festival of Adelaide is flanked by Colonel William Arts is regarded as the by over 30 kilometres Light to be completely pre-eminent cultural of clean sandy beaches encircled by expansive event in Australia. with the nearest being parklands – 7.7 square Featuring artists and less than 30 minutes kilometres in all – to performers from all by bus or tram from create a city within over the world, from the CBD. a park. 2012 the Festival will be an annual event held early in autumn.

Wine state Chance Going to encounter the movies More than half of Australia’s wine is The South Australian South Australia produced in South coastline was first was the first state Australia and Adelaide charted by two separate to establish a film is no more than a expeditions captioned corporation to foster hour’s drive from some by Matthew Flinders and nurture a fledgling of the world’s most and Nicolas Baudin. industry. Since the famous wine regions The two parties met in 1970s South Australia including Barossa 1802 on the part of the has been the set and Valley, McLaren Vale, coast which they aptly centre for hundreds Eden Valley and Mount named ‘Encounter Bay’. of movies. Lofty Ranges.

Many cultures World class Ancient culture cycling With a population of The South Australian a little over a million, Adelaide hosts the Tour Museum in Adelaide Adelaide has a very Down Under bicycle houses the most diverse cultural race, the largest cycling significant collection mix with more than event outside Europe of Aboriginal Artefacts 100 different ethic and the first event in the world, a culture, groups represented. outside Europe with it is said, that is as UCI ProTour status. diverse as the cultures of Europe.

Nobel capital

Having been home to three Nobel Laureates, For more information: Adelaide is sometimes referred to as the Nobel „„ www.studyadelaide.com capital of Australia. „„ www.southaustralia.com