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Adelaide – South Australia

Adelaide is the capital city of the state of South Australia, and the fifth-most populous city of Australia. The demonym Adelaidean is used to denote the city and the residents of Adelaide.

Adelaide is situated on the Adelaide Plains north of the Fleurieu Peninsula, between the Gulf St Vincent in the west and the Mount Lofty Ranges in the east. Its metropolitan area extends 20 km (12 mi) from the coast to the foothills of the Mount Lofty Ranges and stretches 96 km (60 mi) from Gawler in the north to Sellicks Beach in the south.

Named in honour of Queen Adelaide, consort to King William IV, the city was founded in 1836 as the planned capital for the only freely-settled British province in Australia. Colonel William Light, one of Adelaide's founding fathers, designed the city center and chose its location close to the River Torrens, in the area originally inhabited by the Kaurna people and known as Tarndanyangga ("place of the red kangaroo"). Light's design, now listed as national heritage, set out the city center in a grid layout, interspaced by wide boulevards and large public squares, and entirely surrounded by parklands.

Early colonial Adelaide was shaped by the diversity and wealth of its free settlers, in contrast to the convict history of other Australian cities. Until the post-war era, it was Australia's third-largest city. It has been noted for its leading examples of religious freedom and progressive political reforms and became known as the "City of Churches" due to its diversity of faiths. Today, Adelaide is noted for its many festivals and sporting events, its food and wine, its coastline and hills, and its large defence and manufacturing sectors. Adelaide's quality of life has ranked consistently highly in various measures through the 21st century.

As South Australia's government and commercial center, Adelaide is the site of many governmental and financial institutions. Most of these are concentrated in the city center along the cultural boulevards of North Terrace and King William Street.

Visa requirementsUnless you are an Australian or New Zealand citizen, you will need a valid Australian visa to enter the country. New Zealand passport holders can apply for a visa upon arrival in the country. All other passport holders must apply for a visa before leaving home. You can apply for a range of visas, including tourist visas and working holiday visas, at your nearest Australian Embassy or Consulate. You can also apply for certain types of visas on the Australian Department of Home Affairs website.
Languages spokenEnglish
Currency usedAustralian Dollar (AUD)
Area (km2)983,482 km²
Country nameAustralia

6 Days 5 Nights, Adelaide All Tour

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Adelaide City Tour with Adelaide Oval

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Join the Adelaide City Tour 581 to discover this remarkable city which combines old with
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Afternoon Adelaide Highlights Tour

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Tour the highlights of Adelaide then travel to the Adelaide Hills with its quaint villages and stunning distant land and seascapes. The Adelaide Hills claim a universal appeal to the nature lover, the artist, the wanderer and the curious.

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Afternoon Adelaide Highlights Tour with River Cruise

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Best of Adelaide Tour

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Gray Line’s Best of Adelaide tour is a showcase of Adelaide’s classic yet vibrant personality.

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Grand Adelaide Tour

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By combining Tour 581, The City Tour and Tour 592, Adelaide Highlights, you can discover Adelaide in a day.

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Grand Barossa Valley Tour with Hahndorf

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The world famous wine region of the Barossa Valley is steeped in history and German heritage, swathed in rolling landscapes of vines, orchards, pasture and bushland and full of great characters.

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Kangaroo Island Overnight Tour

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Sea voyage the Backstairs Passage from spectacular Cape Jervis to this sailing shipwreck island, home to the wallaby, goanna, echidna, koala, kangaroo and a haven for marine wildlife and seabirds.

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Kangaroo Island Tour

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Kangaroo Island is a treasure island of renowned natural beauty. After your sea voyage across the Backstairs Passage from spectacular Cape Jervis, you’ll discover its awesome beauty, rugged unspoilt wilderness and abundance of marine wildlife and seabirds as well as wallaby, goanna, echidna, koala and kangaroo.

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Morning Adelaide City Tour

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With its vibrant culture built on world famous festivals, food and wine, cosmopolitan Adelaide is an elegant city with a rich past and a passion for fine living.

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Morning Adelaide City Tour with River Cruise and Pandas

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Adelaide - a captivating classic Australian city. A city of churches, the food and wine capital of Australia, sandstone homes and cottages with sweeping gardens and greenbelts. A young Australian city rich in recent history yet charmingly modern. A city with a passion for fine living. Adelaide is truly the Festival City.

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Riverboats on the Murray Tour

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Travel through rolling hills and Mallee outback to the mighty River Murray bringing watered life to a thirsty land - a land now rich in green vineyards, golden citrus orchards and prosperous rural communities.

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Victor Harbor and McLaren Vale Tour with Lunch

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Experience the diversity of the Fleurieu Peninsula playground of wineries, the holiday seaside resort of Victor Harbor and where Australia's greatest river system meets the lakes and sea at the old paddlesteamer port of Goolwa.

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Victor Harbor with McLaren Vale and Big Duck Cruise Tour

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The Fleurieu Peninsula offers some of the best food, wine, wildlife and events in South Australia. Explore the popular coastal playground of Victor Harbor where a nature based experience cruising to nearby Seal Island is sure to be a memorable highlight.

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