FACTSHEET CRUISING THE COAST OF South Australia A Southern Ocean cruise offers close encounters with pristine ASK THE EXPERT – WHY wilderness, wildlife and wine. CRUISE SOUTH AUSTRALIA Adelaide is a vibrant, cosmopolitan city Stunning Kangaroo Island is regarded as known for its arts and café culture, the iconic the best place to see Australian wildlife. ‘Adelaide is a fabulous cruise port Rundle Mall, Adelaide Oval cricket ground The Eyre Peninsula is known for amazing and bustling Adelaide Central Market. South seafood and adventures like shark cage and destination. It is a very easy Australia’s award winning wine regions diving or swimming with sea lions. Inland, for city to visit, ultra-friendly with include the famous Barossa Valley with over pre and post cruise visitors, a true Outback 80 cellar doors and some of the state’s finest experience is on the doorstep among great restaurants, very affordable, restaurants, as well as the McLaren Vale, the dramatic landscapes of the Flinders Adelaide Hills, Clare Valley and Coonawarra. Ranges, the huge natural amphitheatre excellent wine districts and all of Wilpena Pound, and the fascinating within an hour’s drive from the underground opal mines of Coober Pedy. River cruise fans can explore South terminal. The scenery is also Australia’s countryside on a Murray River stunning as you sail into Outer cruise along Australia’s greatest waterway. Harbour. Overseas visitors love the warm and friendly welcomes they USEFUL FACTS get when they arrive in Adelaide.’ Phil Hoffmann, CEO - Phil Hoffmann Travel > South Australia is on the Southern Ocean. > The Port Adelaide Passenger Terminal is 23 kilometres from the CBD. > The state’s coastal climate is mild, with temperatures averaging 29°C in summer > Adelaide airport is 20 kilometres from and 15°C in winter. Port Adelaide Terminal or 6km from the city, servicing regional, domestic and > Adelaide is the southern gateway to the international travellers. Outback (only a five hour drive). > The Outer Harbour train station is 150 > Cruise Ships berth at Port Adelaide metres from the terminal providing easy Passenger Terminal at Outer Harbour and access to the city and interstate train at Port Lincoln on the Eyre Peninsula. connections. > Anchorages are at Penneshaw on > Port Lincoln Airport is 15km from port. Kangaroo Island, and Robe on the Limestone Coast. > Time in South Australia is GMT +9.30. FACTSHEET MUST SEE DESTINATIONS Adelaide – Port Fleurieu Peninsula In picturesque Adelaide, vibrant meets Only a 45-minute drive from Adelaide is the laid back. Passengers can explore beautiful Fleurieu Peninsula and its rolling hills and botanic gardens, meet the locals and vineyards, bounded by picturesque beaches try fresh produce and local cuisine at and rugged coastlines. Visitors can taste the Central Market. Excursions visit fine wines in McLaren Vale and practise the Aboriginal Cultures Gallery and the varietal blending in the Stables Wine famous Don Bradman Collection at Immersion Centre at d’Arenberg Winery. Adelaide Oval. Overnighters can explore the boutiques and arcades of Rundle Port Lincoln & Eyre Peninsula Mall, followed by a coffee or gelato on Rundle Street and a tram ride to Glenelg. Australia’s seafood capital and home to the MUST DO EXPERIENCES best tuna, kingfish, abalone and oysters, Port Lincoln is a haven for adventure- > Blend your own wine at famous Penfolds Barossa Valley – Shore excursion seekers with excursions like shark cage Winery in the Barossa Valley. An hour from Adelaide, the Barossa is diving and swimming with friendly sea > Cuddle a koala at Cleland Conservation the wine capital of Australia, and one of lions. Cruise guests can also enjoy stunning Park or Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park. the world’s greatest wine regions. Home coastal panoramas on a stroll of Coffin Bay. of more than 80 cellar doors and labels > Walk among sea lions at Seal Bay on Kangaroo Island. large and small (including Penfolds, Murray River Jacob’s Creek, Henschke and Wolf Blass), > Take a dolphin cruise at Glenelg and join the region offers galleries, local produce, For those who decide to stay awhile, a them in the water for a swim. historical Germanic villages and markets great way to discover South Australia is to explore on tailored excursions. to cruise Australia’s greatest waterway > Shop till you drop among over 600 stores aboard a paddlewheeler like the PS Murray at Rundle Mall. Princess, on a cruise of up to seven nights; Kangaroo Island – Anchorage > Enjoy a strudel or a stein in historic or aboard the ‘Proud Mary’ on a five day Hahndorf. On Kangaroo Island, guests may Wildlife Expedition exploring the river’s > Stroll the jetty or hit the beach in Glenelg. spot native wildlife including sea secluded lagoons and inlets. Both cruises lions, dolphins and seals. The island depart a 1.5 hour drive from Adelaide. > Come face to face with a shark on a cage offers unique cheeses, honeys and dive in Port Lincoln. wines plus geological attractions like > View the largest collection of Ancient Remarkable Rocks and Admirals Arch. Aboriginal artefacts in the world at the Adventurers can try quad biking or sand SA Museum. board the dunes of Little Sahara. > See the World Heritage-listed Naracoorte Caves on the Limestone Coast. FACTSHEET WHO CRUISES? Most international cruise ships and expedition vessels that visit Australian waters come to the South Australian ports; Adelaide, Kangaroo Island, Port Lincoln and Robe. Expedition vessels may also visit smaller regional destinations. Itineraries to and from South Ships passing... Australia include: Azamara: Journey > Australian Circumnavigation. Celebrity: Celebrity Solstice > Unspoilt Kangaroo Island – Adelaide CMV: Astor round trip. Crystal: Crystal Serenity Cunard: Queen Elizabeth, Queen > Discover Tasmania 8 night return across Mary 2, Queen Victoria the Southern Ocean. Hapag Lloyd: Europa, Europa 2 > Southern Ocean getaway from Holland America: Volendam, Fremantle to Sydney. Maasdam, Noordam > Seafood and Wildlife weekender to MSC: Orchestra Kangaroo Island and Port Lincoln. Oceania: Sirena > New Zealand Highlights 16 night return. P&O: Pacific Jewel, Pacific Eden, Pacific Aria, Aurora Phoenix Reisen: Albatros, Artania Ponant: L’Austral Regent: Seven Seas Navigator Princess Cruises: Diamond Princess, Dawn Princess, Sea Princess, Golden Princess Royal Caribbean: Radiance of the Seas, Explorer of the Seas, Ovation of the Seas (Dec 2016) Silversea: Silver Whisper Star Cruises: SuperStar, Virgo Venus: Pacific Venus USEFUL LINKS South Australia Barossa Kangaroo Island > South Australia > A Taste of South Australia > Exceptional Kangaroo Island > Barossa Daimler Tours > Kangaroo Island Odysseys Adelaide > Rich and Lingering > Kangaroo Island Wilderness Tours > Central Market Tour > Life is a Cabernet > Kangaroo Island Marine Adventures > Adelaide’s Top Food and Wine Tours > Adelaide’s Top Food and Wine Tours > Kangaroo Isalnd Ocean Safari > South Australian Museum > Penfolds > Adelaide Oval Limestone Coast > Jacob’s Creek > Temptation Sailing > Mayura Station Eyre Peninsula > Naracoote Caves National Park Adelaide Hills > Calypso Star Charters / Shark Cage Diving > Cleland Wildlife Park Murray River Cruises > Adventure Bay Charters > The Murray Princess Fleurieu Peninsula > Rodney Fox > Proud Mary > d’Arenberg > Off Piste 4WD Tours.