Tailor-made South Australia: Introduction

The beaches and cliffs of South Australia’s southern coastline shelter a green landscape that quickly fades into the Outback at its most remote, peppered with quirky outposts of western civilisation and suffused with the myths and legends of Aboriginal Dreamtime.

The state’s original settlers established Adelaide as the world’s first planned city and German Lutherans arrived ten years later to do the same to the landscape, planting neat vineyards in the Barossa Valley, but a wave of Italian immigration in the 1950s brought expresso and a certain Latin flair. Whether in its capital, Adelaide, its small rural market towns or remote opal mining and farming communities, character shines through the dramatic landscapes that fade towards the arid expanse of the Nullarbor Plain and the Red Centre.

Wildlife viewing here is second to none, with Kangaroo Island and the rugged Gawler Ranges on the mainland, and southern seas patrolled by whales, where swimming with sealions is a once-in-a-lifetime highlight, little wonder they call South Australia the country’s best kept secret.

Selected Highlights

Our specialists have travelled the length and breadth of the country to research the best places to stay and things to do. Here they list a few of their favourite “unmissables”. Click here for more highlights

Explore laid back Adelaide

Taking a personalised tour of Adelaide is a great way in which to get to know this relaxed and diverse city. Whilst the sophisticated architecture of...  [more]

Swim with the dolphins in Adelaide

Swimming with dolphins in their natural environment is an amazing experience. At Glenelg, the beach suburb of Adelaide, bottlenose dolphins swim close to the...  [more]

See the unique wildlife of Kangaroo Island

The best place for viewing the unique wildlife of Australia is Kangaroo Island, off the south coast of Adelaide. On a full day tour of the island with...  [more]