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8 Days in south

8 Days in , Adelaide regions and

Adelaide – Mclaren Vale – – Kangaroo Island

Adelaide is bursting with culture, flavours, events and entertainment. Indulge in some of Australia’s most award-winning restaurants in the heart of Adelaide, join the party at immersive festivals and events or spend the night exploring Adelaide attractions and a thriving restaurant and bar scene. The picturesque McLaren Vale region features rolling hills, vineyards, a rugged coastline and charming villages whilst the Barossa Valley epitomises the European tradition of celebrating food and wine and is famous for its full-bodied reds, fortified and robust white . With its raw and rugged coastline, impeccably clear waters, and natural wonders and wildlife, Kangaroo Island is known as nature’s playground. Embark on a luxury small group tour that embraces good food, good wine and an abundance of wildlife.

AT A GLANCE THE JOURNEY » 3 nights Adelaide » Nearest Major City: Adelaide » 1 night Barossa Valley » Duration: 8 days » 3 nights Kangaroo Island » Mode of Transport: Car, Luxury tour vehicle, On Foot, Plane, 4WD vehicle , Adelaide, d’Arenberg Wines, McLaren Vale, The Louise, Barossa Valley, South Australia South Australia

DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 Make your way to Adelaide Oval for a Explore the McLaren Vale region on a private Pack your bags for two days’ wine tasting in Stadium Tour. tour with specialist food and wine tour the Barossa Valley. operator, Rich and Lingering. Hear captivating tales of the history of Drive to Barossa’s most historic operational the venue, the sporting greats who have Arrive at d’Arenberg Wines for the winery, Wines, for the competed here and the Oval’s iconic status Blending Bench experience, a hands-on Centenary Tour and Taste Your Birth Year in SA. Imagine running onto Adelaide Oval, experience where you play winemaker, then Tours. Seppeltsfield is the only winery to climbing the stairs to the 100-year-old take home a bottle of your favourite blend. release a hundred-year-old port every year - heritage-listed scoreboard or gaining an the legendary Para Liqueur Port. Spend some Next up, travel to Gemtree Wines for the insight into match-day preparations in the time at the Jam Factory and Vasse Virgin Being Biodynamic experience. Learn about players’ change rooms – these experiences located in the Seppeltsfield Complex. biodynamic grape growing and wine are included on this tour. making with a guided tour of Gemtree’s Stop off at Maggie Beer’s Farm Shop to stock Sit back and enjoy views of the River Torrens Biodynamic Hut. up the pantry, purchase a hamper or enjoy a whilst you linger over lunch at a riverside café. free daily demonstration before continuing Head to Wirra Wirra Vineyards for the on to for the Yalumba Unlocked This afternoon explore the boutiques of Shiraz Revolution experience which includes experience. This private tour visits the Rundle Mall or enjoy a gentle stroll through an intimate winery tour visiting old ironstone grounds, historic building, unique Cooperage the North Terrace Cultural Precinct. cellars and a tasting of five of Wirra Wirra’s and family’s private museum cellar. The tour best shiraz. Check into your accommodation at concludes with a hosted tasting of Yalumba’s The Mayfair, then grab dinner at one of Tonight, enjoy a casual dinner at one of finest wines. Adelaide’s lively restaurants. Adelaide’s many historic pubs. Alternatively, Check in to The Louise for an overnight stay – head down to the beachside suburb of Glenelg Highlights: where food, wine, luxury accommodation and for some beachside dining. » Take a behind-the-scenes look at the iconic a genuine welcome await you. Highlights: Adelaide Oval on a Stadium Tour. Tonight, dine at Appellation, The Louise. » Enjoy lunch with a view beside the » Enjoy some of McLaren Vale’s best wineries Highlights: River Torrens. by luxury vehicle with private guide. » Sip on a wine as old as you are directly » Get some retail therapy at Rundle Mall. » Play winemaker and blend your own unique wine at d’Arenberg. from the barrel at Seppetsfield Wines. » Soak up Adelaide’s history, memorials and » Stock up on Maggie Beer’s Pheasant Farm monuments at the North Terrace » Demystify biodynamic wine making at products at the Maggie Beer Farm Shop. Cultural Precinct. Gemtree Wines. » Enjoy a Shiraz masterclass and chocolate » Take a winery tour and taste Yalumba’s platter at Wirra Wirra. finest wines in the stunning Wine Room with a seasonal platter of local produce. » Spend the night in luxury at The Louise and enjoy a menu guided by the seasons at Appellation. Jacob’s Creek, Australian Sea Lion and Pup, Barossa Valley, South Australia Kangaroo Island, South Australia

DAY 4 This morning depart on the Breakfast with Highlights: Travel to the north coast where your guide the Kangaroos experience. The Louise has » Enjoy a gourmet breakfast on a picnic will identify trees and wildlife before developed a unique experience that offers blanket amongst families of kangaroos enjoying a delicious lunch at a private bush guests access to one of the simple pleasures with The Louise. camp with fine South Australian wines. of visiting regional Australia, seeing » Work with a Jacob’s Creek winemaker to At Seal Bay Conservation Park take a private kangaroos up close in their natural habitat. create your very own blend of wine to tour with your guide among Australian Check out of The Louise and head to take home. sea-lions on a beautiful sandy beach – an Jacob’s Creek for the Blend by Jacob’s » Linger over a wine flight or guided tasting experience similar to that of the Galapagos. Creek Experience*. See the Barossa’s iconic at St Hugo winery. A range of accommodation is available from vineyards and learn how wine is produced » Enjoy the thriving restaurant scene around 3-4 star hotels, farmstays or luxury villas. before a Jacob’s Creek winemaker teaches you Leigh and Peel Street. how to make an expert bottle of blended wine Highlights: to suit your very own taste. » Take a walk down a -lined country *minimum 4 people DAY 5 track where koalas snooze overhead. Make your way to St Hugo winery where you » Look for small wallabies almost extinct on can partake in a guided tasting, visit the Make your way to for the the mainland and a kangaroo found only on vineyard and enjoy bespoke experiences, flight to Kingscote, Kangaroo Island. Kangaroo Island and other wildlife. along with specially crafted wine flights in Meet your knowledgeable Exceptional » Enjoy a delicious lunch with South The Lounge and superb regional cuisine in Kangaroo Island guide at the airport and Australian wines. The Restaurant. commence your 2-Day Kangaroo Island In » Walk amongst the sea-lions with your guide Return to Adelaide and check into The Mayfair. Style tour. at Seal Bay Conservation Park. Tonight, head to Leigh Street and Peel Street Day 1 – Island Life: Enjoy morning tea before towards Adelaide’s west end. Here, hip new taking a walk, spotting koalas and listening little bars serving select tapas plates stand for the sounds of the bush – brightly coloured alongside a smattering of already-locally- honeyeaters and brilliant parrots, cicadas or renowned restaurants. perhaps just the sound of silence. Weirs Cove, Kangaroo Island, Pennington Bay, South Australia Kangaroo Island, South Australia

DAY 6 DAY 7 Continue your 2-Day Kangaroo Island In Today you may wish to extend your time on Highlights: Style tour. Kangaroo Island with an optional day tour. » Sample the superb wines at False Cape Day 2 – Flinders Chase Focus: Travel to Day 3 (Optional) – East End Explorer: Wines’ new cellar door. Flinders Chase National Park with morning Start the day at Pennington Bay situated at » Explore the isolated Cape Willoughby tea en-route. Learn about a century of the narrowest part of the Island. Enjoy home- Lighthouse precinct and ‘Devils Kitchen’. conservation activities before exploring the baked morning tea before heading to Pelican » Enjoy the tranquillity of the Chapman River massive natural shapes of Remarkable Rocks – Lagoon to view an excellent kangaroo habitat Estuary. a dramatic natural sculpture which appears to where tammar wallabies shelter from their » Opportunity to encounter tammar be precariously balanced granite boulders. constant predator – the wedge-tailed eagle. wallabies, black cockatoos and more at Visit Admirals Arch, home to a large colony Enjoy a cellar door experience at False Cape Baudin Conservation Park. of Long-nosed fur seals. Enjoy a picnic lunch Wines then enjoy a local produce picnic on the cliff tops or sheltered in the bush nearby. Head to Cape Willoughby Lighthouse, depending on weather. where there is time to explore the lighthouse DAY 8 precinct and the granite known as After lunch, explore some of the lesser known Take a return flight to Adelaide. “Devil’s Kitchen”. Take a walk on the long places seeking out more wildlife encounters. white sandy beach or seek out birds on the Depending on season, visit “Grassdale” to quiet backwaters of the Chapman experience some pioneer heritage or seek River estuary. out kangaroos. End the day in Penneshaw which can Highlights: be accessed via a 4WD trail known as » The golden orange lichen-covered Binney’s Track. This runs adjacent to Baudin Remarkable Rocks provide photo Conservation Park which provides habitat for opportunities galore. a range of wildlife including glossy black- » Witness the effect of thousands of years of cockatoos, kangaroos, wallabies and echidnas weathering and at Admirals Arch and watch the fur seals playing amongst the rocks and rock pools. » Enjoy a picnic lunch on the clifftop or in Koala and Joey, the bush. Kangaroo Island, South Australia