A UNESCO creative city, Adelaide is home to burgeoning food, arts and live music scenes – all conveniently within easy reach of some of Australia’s best wine country.


Getting Around

Adelaide’s wide streets and green spaces make it a pleasure to walk or cycle around, but there’s also an excellent tram system that operates free services within the city and its surrounds, and to the laid-back beachside suburb of Glenelg, which takes 40 minutes from the city.

Adelaide city centre across the River Torrens

Adelaide’s wide streets and green spaces make it a pleasure to walk or cycle around.

Walk The City

Follow one of four Arts & Culture trails to learn more about Adelaide’s creative ambitions. Choose from the Public Art, Live Music, Performing Arts or Design, Architecture and Makers trails; an interactive map can be found at explore.

Another Good Walk

Adelaide’s famous seaside suburb of Glenelg is a true delight to wander. Take the self-guided, 45-minute Historic Glenelg walk to learn about the town’s past and to see its most iconic sites.

Glenelg

Glenelg is a true delight to wander.

Where to eat

Africola

Helmed by larger-than-life chef Duncan Welgemoed, this multi award winning restaurant is a riot of color and African flavors.

Africola

Africola is a riot of color and African flavors.

Restaurant Botanic

Located in Adelaide’s Botanic Garden, this fine-dining restaurant, overseen by executive chef Justin James, has had food lovers in raptures since emerging from renovations with a luminous new dining space and a sophisticated degustation menu.

A luminous new dining space.

Mia Margarita

This two-level Tex-Mex-fusion restaurant is a fun dinner and drinks experience, with its extensive menu, zingy cocktails and bright, eclectic interiors.

Mia Margarita Adelaide

Mia Margarita is Adelaide’s foremost Mexican eatery.

Where to Stay

Hotel Indigo Adelaide Markets

This boutique hotel is a true local experience, from the produce sourced at the nearby food markets to the pink carpets, a tribute to one of the state’s most flamboyant politicians.

Hotel Indigo Adelaide

This boutique hotel is a true local experience.

Adina Apartment Hotel

These modern apartments provide all the comforts of home.

Adina Adelaide Treasury Exterior

Adina Apartment Hotel provides all the comforts of home.

Oval Hotel

Stylishly retrofitted into the exterior of the legendary Adelaide Oval, this is a unique and luxurious five-star experience.

Oval Hotel

Oval Hotel is set at the iconic Adelaide Oval.

Adelaide Hills at Jude

Stay off the grid in the Adelaide Hills at Jude, a cozy cabin set among 180 acres of bushland and close to walking trails and creeks.

Cabn experience Adelaide Hills

Stay off the grid in the Adelaide Hills at Jude.

Ultimate Experience

Float along the river torrens in a donut-shaped boat eating barbecue, complete with tunes and food and drink packages.

Ultimate Entertainment Option

Australia’s largest annual arts festival, Adelaide Fringe is a month-long extravaganza of music, theater, comedy, magic, film and more. The festival, which is now 62 years old, is staged during February and March in venues across the city.

Adelaide Fringe

Adelaide Fringe is set in the beautiful surrounds of Rymill Park.

Family Fun

Adelaide Zoo

Spend a day (or two) here getting to know some of the 2500 animals and 250 species that call this city-center zoo home, including koalas, lions and tigers, and the always entertaining giant panda duo of Wang Wang and Fu Ni.

Tree Climb

This aerial adventure park is the first of its kind in Australia with 70 obstacles including a zip line, Tarzan swing and trapeze, as well as a kids’ course – all conveniently located within Kurangga Park in Adelaide’s inner-city.

TreeClimb Adelaide

The aerial adventure park.

Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary

Just 20 minutes from the city, this marine park is home to 30 resident dolphins and a 10,000-year-old mangrove forest. Dolphin cruises, kayak tours and stand-up paddleboard hire are available.

The Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary

The Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary is one of the gems of metropolitan Adelaide.

Beyond The City

Just 30 minutes by plane from Adelaide, Kangaroo Island is brimming with providores, produce and great wine. Tour vineyards in Kingscote, Cygnet River and on the Dudley Peninsula, try freshly shucked oysters at American River and sample sugar gum honey at Clifford’s Honey Farm. Wildlife attractions include Seal Bay, Raptor Domain and the Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park.

 Kangaroo Island.

The locals on Kangaroo Island.

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