South Australia

Explore South Australia and experience the best of Australia in this southern state.

Delight your tastebuds with the fine dining and superb wines in the Barossa and Clare Valleys, head into the Outback for a true-blue Aussie bush experience, dig for opals in Coober Pedy or enjoy one of the many festivals which give SA its name ‘The Festival State’.

SA’s capital city Adelaide offers a great launching pad for your visit. Explore the city of churches and marvel at the historic architecture or hit the shops for some serious retail therapy. Adelaide prides itself on quality dining, so sit back and enjoy an alfresco meal or 5 star gourmet experience before hitting the casino and testing your luck.

Head out of Adelaide and choose from a range of diverse landscapes and locations. The South Australian countryside is varied, rich in history and just waiting to be explored.

Travel along the rugged coastline of Australia’s southern state, exploring over 3,500 kilometres of stunning coastline, idyllic deserted bays and awesome surfing locations. Dine on freshly caught seafood in 5 star luxury or tuck into fish and chips as you watch the sun set over the Southern Ocean. Or try something a little different and head on a kayak tour through the Port Adelaide mangroves to see the local dolphins at play.

A visit to nearby Kangaroo island offers the opportunity to see Australian wildlife up close, watching platypus play, walking through one of Australia’s biggest seal lion colonies or delighting at the parade of penguins across the shores.

Journey up the Murray River on a houseboat or explore the fossil-rich caves of the Limestone Coast – South Australia has a wealth of natural locations waiting to be explored.

If you’re seeking a more adventurous experience, take the opportunity to race across a deserted beach in a 4 wheel drive, swim with dolphins and seal lions, hit the caves for some challenging spelunking or discover a scuba diver’s paradise exploring over 50 shipwrecks along the coast.

If a true outback experience is what you want, rest a while at a fair dinkum Aussie pub as you yarn with the locals before pulling up your swag by the campfire under a blanket of stars. The outback of SA covers millions of kilometers of desert sands, natural wonders and a taste of the ancient history of this land.

Journey back into the dreamtime at an Aboriginal corroboree, take a camel ride through the sands like early Australian explorers or jump on the famous Ghan railway and travel in style through the South Australian outback towards the Northern Territory.

Whatever your preference – adventure or tranquility, historic or modern, outback or city – South Australia has it all waiting for you.