Vacation in Adelaide, South Australia
Melbourne :: Sydney :: Hobart :: Adelaide :: Brisbane :: Outback
Adelaide, South Australia Must See (3 days)
Barossa Valley - Wine Tour
Meridian Tours offers customized tours traveling in a private vehicle and a personalized itinerary to show you the best vineyards. Of the 680 vineyards, there are approx 20 wineries owned by large companies that produce wine. The regions produces Australia’s best Riesling and Shiraz styles.
Kangaroo Island – for lovers of Australian nature, flora and fauna abound here. Australian seafood dining is a feature on menus of the island's many small restaurants.
Background
Adelaide - graceful residential and public buildings
South Australia is the third largest state in Australia and is sparsely populated with 1.5 million people living in an area nine times the size of Germany and three times the size of the United Kingdom. The region comprises undulating hills, grasslands in the south and arid deserts to the north. Unlike the New South Wales and Tasmania, South Australia was not a convict colony. In 1834, the state of South Australia became a settlement with land grants for immigrants to develop. Adelaide, its capital, became the administrative, economic and cultural centre. Adelaide has population of 1.1 million, and a mild Mediterranean climate. It is a well-planned city of charm and grace with public and residential buildings built largely of sandstone.
Vacation in Australia – Journey Barossa Wine Valley, South Australia
35 km (22 miles) north-south and 25 km (15 miles) east-west
The region was first settled with English migrants and by the 1840s had begun to attract Germans including dissident Lutherans. South Australia was a haven of 19th century free enterprise, and religious and political freedom. Farming thrived and vines soon became the basic crops, as the German settlers were skilled in viticulture.
Barossa Valley, South Australia
Barossa is famous for Riesling styles and premium reds
South Australia’s wine industry is famous and extensive. The Barossa Valley with over 50 vineyards is only one wine-producing district. The regions of the Claire Valley produce undoubtedly the best Riesling-style whites and the Mc Laren Vale region produces the best reds. The wine producing regions are popular destinations for visitors journeying on vacation and a personalized itinerary to show you the best vineyards is important.
Travelers on vacation can journey to the district with a tour escort. There’s a lot to see and knowing the highlights are important when travel time is precious. Your tour covers 52 km (33 miles) and journeys through the valley including Tanunda, Angaston to Seppeltsfield and Greenock.
Vacation in Australia – Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Journey to Kangaroo Island, an area of outstanding natural beauty and a must see for travelers on vacation. Due to its isolation, it has not suffered the impact of European development. As a consequence there is an abundance of flora and fauna.
The spring months of September and October are the best vacation time to see spectacular wildflowers. The best time of day to view fauna and avian fauna wildlife is during the cooler hours in the evening.
With limited industry, Kangaroo Island remains one of Australia’s ‘clean-green’ environments. Farming comprises wool, cereal cropping, vegetables, fruit and fishing, producing a diverse range of produce that appeals to the most discerning food enthusiast. On your vacation here you must try the fresh seafood!
Seafood Dining, Kangaroo Island, Fresh Lobster Catch of the Day
Vacation in Australia – Seal Bay, Kangaroo Island:
an opportunity to see nature up close
Your vacation includes a visit to Seal Bay and Murray Lagoon (a wetland) and Little Sahara, so called because it is an area of spectacular white sand dunes, surrounded entirely by bush vegetation. Seal Bay is the must see on your personalized vacation here.
Kangaroo Island is a large island and it is important when planning your vacation that you get good advice to ensure you see the best sights.
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