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SOUTH AUSTRALIAN STORIES WYSTC 2018
KULGERA NORTHERN TERRITORY
BIRDSVILLE
QU EEN SLA ND
To Darwin
SIMPSON DESERT
GOYDER LAGOON
M A C U M BA R
IV
EK
ER E
CR
U R TO N
MARLA
OODNADATTA RB
WA
0 200
INNAMINCKA
EK
WES TER N AUS TRA LIA
km
RE
C
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E
OP
CO
GREAT VICTORIA DESERT
LAKE EYRE
WILLIAM CREEK
COOBER PEDY
MARREE
OUTBACK
ARKAROOLA
S
ANDAMOOKA
N E W S O UTH WA LE
ROXBY DOWNS
LEIGH CREEK
LAKE FROME
KINGOONYA
GLENDAMBO
BLINMAN
WOOMERA PARACHILNA
LAKE
TORRENS
LAKE
To Perth GAIRDNER WILPENA
EUCLA NUNDROO
HAWKER BROKEN
HEAD OF BIGHT HILL
FOWLERS BAY CEDUNA
FLINDERS
QUORN
RANGES
WIRRULLA
PORT AUGUSTA
STREAKY BAY
WUDINNA PETERBOROUGH
WHYALLA
BAIRD BAY
KIMBA PORT PIRIE
CLARE
VALLEY
BURRA
EYRE PENINSULA
KADINA CLARE
PORT MU
R
WAKEFIELD RA
Y RIVE RENMARK
TUMBY BAY YORKE KAPUNDA
R
WAIKERIE
PENINSULA BAROSSA BERRI
GAWLER TANUNDA
LOXTON
COFFIN BAY
MINLATON ADELAIDE
PORT LINCOLN HILLS MURRAY
RIVER
ADELAIDE MURRAY BRIDGE
FLEURIEU
SO UTH AU STRALIAN PENINSULA PINNAROO
VIC TOR IA
CAPE
Premier Wine Region KINGSCOTE JERVIS
TOURING ROUTES
GOOLWA
VICTOR
HARBOR
KANGAROO PENNESHAW MENINGIE
ISLAND
Regional Food Experiences SEAL BAY
TINTINARA
EPICUREAN WAY KEITH
Australia’s Great Food & Wine Touring Route
Opal Mine BORDERTOWN
LIMESTONE
COAST
EXPLORERS WAY Wilpena Pound PADTHAWAY
Journey through the heart of Australia’s outback KINGSTON S.E.
NARACOORTE
Whale Watching
MIGHTY MURRAY WAY ROBE
COONAWARRA
Follow the journey of Australia’s largest river
PENOLA
Shark Cage Diving BEACHPORT
SEAFOOD FRONTIER MILLICENT
MOUNT GAMBIER
A smorgasbord of nature’s generosity Sea Lion
PORT MACDONNELL
SOUTHERN OCEAN DRIVE Houseboat To Melbourne via the
The Great Southern Journey Great Ocean Road
Beach PORTLAND
COASTAL WAY
Explore Yorke Peninsula’s Sandy Playground
TRAVEL TIME
AUSTRALIA
TOWN
Kingscote
REGION
Kangaroo Island
FROM ADELAIDE
30 minute flight
DRIVE
Port Lincoln Eyre Peninsula 40 minute flight SAFELY IN
Darwin Coober Pedy
Mount Gambier
Flinders Ranges and Outback
Limestone Coast
2 hour flight
1 hour flight
AUSTRALIA
Hahndorf Adelaide Hills 20 minute drive Remember to always drive
McLaren Vale Fleurieu Peninsula 45 minute drive on the left-hand side of the road,
wear a seatbelt and be familiar
Tanunda Barossa 1 hour drive
SOUTH Brisbane with Australian road rules.
AUSTRALIA Victor Harbor Fleurieu Peninsula 80 minute drive
Perth For more information visit
Sydney Mannum Murray River 90 minute drive
ADELAIDE Canberra www.mylicence.sa.gov.au/road-rules
Clare Clare Valley 2 hour drive
Melbourne
Wilpena Pound Flinders Ranges and Outback 5 hour drive
Hobart Penneshaw Kangaroo Island 1½ hour drive
0 1000
2 SOUTH AUSTRALIA
km
+ 45 min ferry crossing
CONTENTS
Onkaparinga River Mouth, Fleurieu Peninsula
S
ee South Australia and experience
the very best Australia has to offer.
Taste your way through our world-
Tours & Experiences 4
famous Barossa, McLaren Vale and Clare
Valley wine regions or explore our thriving Extended Aventures 6
bar and nightlife scene.
Accommodation 7
Immerse yourself in wildlife on Kangaroo
Island, escape to the ancient Flinders Ranges Working Holidays 8
or swim with sea lions, sharks and dolphins
Road Trips 9
on the Eyre Peninsula.
Festivals & Events 10
South Australia is an essential part of an
Australian holiday. Whether you are just Fly to Adelaide 11
spending a few days in Adelaide, road tripping
around the country or settling in to work for
Contact 12
a few months, it is here you will unearth the
Australia you always dreamed of.
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN STORIES WYSTC 2018 3
TOURS &
EXPERIENCES
Temptation Sailing, Glenelg, Adelaide
Escapegoat Adventures Gorge Wildlife Park
A
Experience: Mountain bike tours Experience: Koala hold
delaide and South Australia
has visitors covered for Small group mountain bike adventures See all of your favourite Australian animals
memorable experiences. The showcasing either the Adelaide Hills (Lofty including wombats, dingoes, echidnas and
following tourism operators provide Descents) or McLaren Vale wine region Tasmanian devils. Cuddle a koala and walk
engaging short experiences and are (Hills, Vines and Wines by Bike). Suitable amongst the kangaroos and wallabies.
fully commissionable and bookable for all skill levels.
Location: Adelaide Hills
through trade partners. Departs from: Adelaide Open: Daily
Operates: Most days
gorgewildlifepark.com.au
escapegoat.com.au
The Big Duck Boat Tours
ADELAIDE CITY & Groovy Grape Experience: Marine adventure
NEARBY REGIONS Experience: Barossa winery tour
Explore inaccessible areas of coastline,
Taste some of Australia’s finest wine and islands, and beaches in an 11.5 metre
Temptation Sailing produce, as well as seeing the beauty of expedition-style rigid inflatable boat. Spot
this world-renowned wine growing region. seals, dolphins, seabirds and whales in season.
Experience: Swimming with wild dolphins
Departs from: Adelaide Departs from: Victor Harbor
Dolphins are guaranteed. The boat does not
Operates: Every Monday, Friday, (one-hour south of Adelaide)
go looking for the dolphins as they swim to
Saturday and Sunday Operates: Daily
the boat. Have the opportunity to either swim
with the dolphins or just sit back and watch. groovygrape.com.au thebigduck.com.au
Departs from: Glenelg, Adelaide.
Operates: Daily, September to May Cleland Wildlife Park Canoe the Coorong
dolphinboat.com.au Experience: Australian native animals Experience: Kayaking through nature
Feed kangaroos, wander wetlands, and All inclusive, guided kayaking tours of
surround yourself with over 130 species the Coorong, Murray Mouth and Goolwa
of Australian wildlife, all just 20 minutes region. Tours offer a unique way to see a
from Adelaide. Cleland also offers an spectacular part of South Australia.
opportunity to hold a koala.
Departs from: Goolwa
Location: Adelaide Hills (one-hour south of Adelaide)
Open: Daily Operates: Daily subject to weather
clelandwildlifepark.sa.gov.au canoethecoorong.com
4 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN STORIES WYSTC 2018
Kangaroo Island Outdoor Action
PORT LINCOLN & THE EYRE PENINSULA
Adventure Bay Charters Baird Bay Ocean Xplore Eyre
Experience: Shark cage diving; swim Eco Experience Experience: Tours of Port Lincoln
with sea lions Experience: Swim with dolphins and Coffin Bay
Some of Australia’s best water based and sea lions Combining food, wildlife and spectacular
wildlife encounters including Australian Sea Wild and unique. One tour - two amazing scenery join either a full day tour of Port
Lion, Great White Sharks and the world’s experiences. Offering the opportunity to Lincoln or Coffin Bay as a cost effective
first shark “Aqua Sub”, a glass underwater swim with both bottlenose dolphins and way to see the best of the Eyre Peninsula’s
viewing area where you can view the sharks Australian Sea Lions on the one tour. diverse range of experiences.
while staying completely dry.
Departs from: Baird Bay Departs from: Port Lincoln
Departs from: Port Lincoln Operates: Regular departures Operates: Regular departures
Operates: Regular departures September to June (check with operator)
(check with operator)
bairdbay.com xploreeyre.com.au
adventurebaycharters.com.au
KANGAROO ISLAND
Kangaroo Island Marine Kangaroo Island Outdoor
Adventures Action
Experience: Swim with dolphins Experience: Quad bikes, sandboarding,
kayaking, bikes
Often referred to as the best wild dolphin
swim experience in Australia. Tours focus Ride quad bikes through winding bush land
on the shallow protected bays of the north trails, open grassland and rocky terrain. Hire
coast where large pods of dolphins are sandboards or toboggans and surf the sand
found - at times in the hundreds. dunes at Little Sahara. Join a fat bike tour or
kayak on the Harriet River.
Departs from: Kingscote or Emu Bay
Operates: Daily subject to weather Departs from: Vivonne Bay; Little Sahara
Operates: Daily
kimarineadventures.com.au
kioutdooraction.com.au
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN STORIES WYSTC 2018 5
Extended
ADVENTURES
T
he great Australian overland
journey. Getting off the
beaten track and exploring
the less-seen Australia. It’s the
dream of every young traveller
coming to Australia.
Due to its central location, South
The Breakaways, Flinders Ranges & Outback
Australia is perfectly positioned to
feature in itineraries linking the East
Coast with either the north or west
of the continent. Groovy Grape Tours Nullarbor Traveller
These tours enable travellers to Tours catering especially for the youth, The only tour operator providing fully
leave the big cities and paved adventure traveller and backpacker who hosted tours between Adelaide and Perth,
roads well behind and get beneath want fun, informative, adventurous trips. allowing time to take in the authentic
the skin of Australia. Seeing epic experiences, jaw dropping scenery and
Key tours:
landscapes, meeting interesting world class wildlife encounters found on
characters and close interactions 6 Day Adelaide to Alice Springs
the route.
with wildlife will make travellers (and vice versa)
Key tours:
truly fall in love with Australia. 3 Day Melbourne to Adelaide
Great Ocean Road (and vice versa) 10 Day Adelaide to Perth
2 Day Kangaroo Island 9 Day Perth to Adelaide
6 Day Eyre Peninsula & Flinders Ranges
groovygrape.com.au
Adventure Tours Australia nullarbortraveller.com.au
Part of the Intrepid group, Adventure Tours Heading Bush Adventures
have been showing travellers the best of The Flinders Ranges and Outback
Kangaroo Island Adventure
Australia for 25 years. They link South specialists in small groups, wilderness Tours
Australia seamlessly with tours to the rest camping and adventure activities linking Specialising in tours ex Adelaide to take in
of the country. Adelaide with Uluru and Alice Springs. the best of Kangaroo Island’s nature and
Key tours: Key tours: wildlife experiences. Tours cover all the key
7 Day Adelaide to Alice Springs attractions on the island as well as some
10 Day Adelaide Alice Springs
3 Day Melbourne to Adelaide that are off the beaten track.
4 Day Adelaide to Coober Pedy
Great Ocean Road 2 Day Alice Springs to Adelaide Key tour:
17 Day Melbourne to Darwin
headingbush.com.au 2 Day Kangaroo Island
via South Australia
Wilderness Explorer Tour
adventuretours.com.au
kiadventuretours.com.au
6 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN STORIES WYSTC 2018
ACCOMMODATION
Port Elliot Beach House YHA, Fleurieu Peninsula
I
n Adelaide and South Australia,
you’ll find a wide range of
places to stay. Get back to Adelaide City Regional South Australia
nature, camping under the starry
The perfect arrival city in Australia has a Getting beyond Adelaide will give you loads
night sky or immerse yourself in
great range of accommodation options in of interesting accommodation options in all
culture-rich city life by staying in
the city centre – just 15 minutes from the corners of the state. YHA boast a cottage in
one of our city hostels.
airport. Check into your accommodation the Adelaide Hills, a historical beach house
On heading to our regions you will and spend a few days to sample the cafés, in Port Elliot and a property in Port Lincoln
find more unique options including bars and attractions on offer in Adelaide. on the Eyre Peninsula.
beach houses, wilderness retreats
Just a selection of the options on offer Also on the Eyre Peninsula you can stay
and stations. All are a great way to
are Adelaide Travellers Inn Backpackers at Coodlie Park Wilderness Retreat or
meet the locals or fellow travellers
Hostel (Nomads) YHA Adelaide or Hostel alternatively head north to the Flinders
and guarantee a memorable stay.
109 Flashpackers. Ranges to camp at Rawnsley Park Station.
For those venturing to Kangaroo Island,
Vivonne Bay Lodge offers rooms a short
walk from what was once named the best
beach in Australia.
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN STORIES WYSTC 2018 7
Working
HOLIDAYS
d’Arenberg Winery, Fleurieu Peninsula
T
he Working Holiday Visa
program is a great way
for those aged up to 30
Jobs in South Australia
years old to spend a year or two
in Australia. Work allows you to Adelaide and South Australia offers a huge range of working opportunities for
get a deeper understanding of international travellers. Agriculture is a key industry in the state and offers
the country as well as earn some opportunities such as fruit picking and packing in the Riverland, vineyard work
money so you can see and do more during the summer vintage and general farm work both near Adelaide and in
while holidaying Down Under. locations such as Kangaroo Island and the Flinders Ranges.
Hospitality is also a popular field of employment and allows work in inner city
cafés and restaurants to serving beer to the locals in some of Australia’s most
iconic Outback pubs.
Search ‘South Australia’ on popular employment websites including:
backpackerjobboard.com.au
workaway.info
Second Year Visa
All of South Australia (including Adelaide City) is classed as regional for the
purposes of acquiring a second year visa. The means you don’t even have to
leave the city to work towards your second year stay in Australia.
8 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN STORIES WYSTC 2018
ROAD TRIPS
Explorers Way, Bunyeroo Valley, Flinders Ranges & Outback
K
ilometres of picture-perfect
coast, rugged, otherworldly
Southern Ocean Drive Epicurean Way
outback and lush rolling wine
country await in South Australia. Stunning cliff faces, roaring waves and The Epicurean Way seamlessly links
We’ve got just the right recipe for spectacular beaches are just some of together the four iconic wine regions
road tripping. Think jaw-dropping the highlights of this road trip. Not to of McLaren Vale, Adelaide Hills, Barossa
views in the Flinders Ranges, mention the Coonawarra wine region, and Clare Valley in a journey not available
leisurely ocean drives along the the Naracoorte Caves and Victor Harbor. anywhere else in Australia. World-famous
coast, lazing along the banks of the Four-wheel drive along pristine beaches food, a superb array of wines and spectacular
Murray River, sipping world-famous or kayak along the still waterways of the scenery all come together on this route.
wine in the Barossa or chilling in Coorong and explore Kangaroo Island.
culture-rich Adelaide. Continue on to the Great Ocean Road Mighty Murray Way
and through to Melbourne.
Link Adelaide with another state Discover the Mighty Murray Way and follow
or capital city to create a truly the laid back rhythm of one of the world’s
unforgettable Australian road trip.
Seafood Frontier longest rivers. Uncover the lifeblood of
industry, nature and lifestyle that is the
Discover the ultimate seafood safari on
Murray River. This region offers plenty of
the Eyre Peninsula, from the multi-million-
working opportunities in the fruit orchards
Explorers Way dollar tuna industry in Port Lincoln to
and packing sheds found here.
plucking oysters straight from the sea in
The breathtaking scenery of the Outback
Ceduna. Swim with sea lions and encounter
is beautifully entwined with the Aboriginal
and European history of Australia. The
great white sharks off the coast of Eyre Coastal Way
Peninsula with a truly unique South
3000 kilometre journey from Adelaide to Follow the Coastal Way road trip through
Australian cage diving experience. Continue
Darwin takes you through wine regions South Australia’s seaside playground: the
on the Nullarbor for the epic journey all
before making its way to the spectacular Yorke Peninsula. Cruise along more than
the way through to Perth.
Flinders Ranges and Outback and continuing 700 kilometres of pristine coast, spending
north to Uluru and Alice Springs in the your days surfing, swimming and exploring.
Northern Territory.
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN STORIES WYSTC 2018 9
FESTIVALS
& EVENTS
in 2019
Royal Croquet Club, Adelaide Fringe
S
outh Australia’s world-
class events showcase our
exceptional food and wine,
sport, art and vibrant city life. In the
Santos Tour Down Under Adelaide Festival
January March
space of a few months, Adelaide is
The world’s best cyclists converge Showcasing acclaimed theatre
host to the massive Adelaide Fringe
on Adelaide for an exciting week productions, an array of world-class
Festival, Adelaide Festival of Arts,
of racing. musicians, breathtaking dance pieces
WOMADelaide, Santos Tour Down
and striking visual arts displays
Under and Adelaide 500.
Adelaide Fringe
The party doesn’t stop in Adelaide
February / March Adelaide 500
though. Our regions will find any
The second largest Fringe Festival March
excuse for a celebration, with events
in the world transforms Adelaide Adelaide pumps during this annual
and festivals showing-off the best
for a massive month long celebration motor racing event held on the streets
of our state’s food, wine, fashion, art
of art. of the east end of Adelaide.
and design all year-round.
Events also offer a great opportunity
WOMADelaide Tasting Australia
for short term employment.
March April
Australia’s preeminent world music The very best of Australia’s food
festival takes place in the beautiful and wine in centred in Adelaide
setting of Botanic Park. for a week of gourmet delights.
10 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN STORIES WYSTC 2018Flights to
ADELAIDE
Adelaide Airport, Adelaide
A
delaide is the perfect
place to start your Aussie
adventure. The airport is INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES
only 6 kilometres from the city SERVICING ADELAIDE
centre, which means no long or
expensive transfers after a long QATAR AIRWAYS Daily flights AIR NEW ZEALAND 4 flights per week
haul flight. This means you’ll be
EMIRATES Daily flights CHINA SOUTHERN 3 flights per week
checked into your accommodation
and our exploring sooner. SINGAPORE AIRLINES Daily flights FIJI AIRWAYS 2 flights per week
CATHAY PACIFIC 5 flights per week JETSTAR Daily flights (Bali)
Adelaide Airport is very
well serviced by the leading MALAYSIA AIRLINES 5 flights per week
international airlines flying from
Europe via the Middle East, South
East Asia, Hong King and China.
Or from North America via
New Zealand, South Pacific and
Australia’s East Coast.
Domestically, Adelaide is linked
with all the major capital cities GUANGZHOU
and tourism destinations via the
extensive networks of Qantas,
QATAR DUBAI
Jetstar and Virgin Australia.
HONG KONG
KUALA LUMPUR
DENPASAR
SINGAPORE
FIJI
AUCKLAND
ADELAIDE
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN STORIES WYSTC 2018 11South Australian Tourism Commission
CONTACTS
Trade Contacts:
Enquiries from the United Kingdom:
Daniel Wright
dwright@satc.australia.com
Enquiries from Germany:
Christine Klein
Christine@lieb-management.de
Enquiries from all other countries:
trade@sa.gov.au
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