Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Integrity Tours
GUIDED TOUR
( 0402 120 361, 08-8382 9755;
www.integritytoursandcharter.com.au
)
Adelaide city-lights
evening tours ($64), plus half-/full-day tours to the Adelaide Hills (from $59/89) and
full-day McLaren Vale/Fleurieu Peninsula explorations (from $89).
Gray Line
GUIDED TOUR
( 1300 858 687;
www.grayline.com.au
)
Half-day city tours with a river cruise ($86) or tram
ride and seaside lunch at Glenelg ($93). Adelaide Zoo and Adelaide Hills add-ons also
available.
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
ADELAIDE ARTS & FESTIVALS
Emma Fey, Development Manager at the Art Gallery of South Australia, filled us in
on some highlights of Adelaide's festival calender and arts scene.
Festival Season
The Adelaide Festival, the Fringe Festival, Adelaide Writers' Week and the Clipsal
500 (V8 race) all happen around February/March. Energy breeds energy: everyone
is out and about and the weather's good. I can't think of anywhere else where you
can see alternative Fringe-dwellers next to racing enthusiasts. The people-watch-
ing is great!
Art in the City
The Art Gallery of South Australia is in the middle of the North Tce precinct (next to
the museum, the university, between the city and the river). The gallery has re-
cently refurbished and rehung its Elder and Melrose wings, and is engaging a wider
audience − especially young people and children with a new dedicated art-making
space called 'The Studio'. There are also contemporary art spaces popping up in
little laneways around the precinct.
Best Free Events
All sorts of amazing free events appear around the city, especially during the
Adelaide Festival. Guerilla street art teamed with pop-up dining experiences, the
sensational Adelaide Festival Club Barrio (late-night club) and the Art Gallery of
SA's free daily programs.
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Festivals & Events
