Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Adelaide & South Aus-
tralia
Why Go?
Escape the east-coast frenzy in relaxed South Australia (SA). The driest state on the driest
continent, SA beats the heat by celebrating life's finer things: fine landscapes, fine fest-
ivals, fine food and (…OK, forget the other three) fine wine.
Adelaide is a chilled-out, gracious city offering world-class festivals, restaurants, pubs
and a hedonistic arts scene. A day trip away, McLaren Vale and the Barossa and Clare
Valleys are long-established wine regions. Further afield are the watery wilds of the Lime-
stone Coast, and the Murray River, curling Mississippi-like towards the sea. Kangaroo Is-
land's wildlife, forests and seafood await just offshore.
To the west, Yorke Peninsula and Eyre Peninsula are off the beaten track: both beachy,
slow-paced detours. Wheeling into the Flinders Ranges, wheat fields give way to arid
cattle stations beneath ochre-coloured peaks. Further north, eccentric outback towns such
as Woomera and Coober Pedy emerge from the dead-flat desert haze.
When to Go
Feb-Mar
Adelaide's festival season hits its straps: Fringe and WOMADelaide are high-
lights.
Apr-May
Low autumn sunsets and russet-red grapevines: harvest is in the air.
Sep
Football finals time: yell yourself silly in the stands, beer and pie in hand(s).
