Keep an eye out for euros, rock-wallabies, wedge-tailed eagles, kangaroos, and emu. Ride the Pichi Richi Railway or take a plane ride over the Pound for some great views. Wilpena Pound looks like a giant meteor crater (but isn’t). Here you can stay in an old sheep station and spend your days hiking the amazing landscapes of Mount Remarkable, Alligator Gorge Walk, Bunyeroo Gorge, or Wilpena Pound. Then we head out to the outback in the Flinders Ranges. Ride the historic Cockle Train which is a steam train. On day three, James sends us down to the Fleurieu Peninsula where you can surf, enjoy the local seafood and see fur seals and penguins. Explore the cute German town of Hahndorf, and try a wine tasting at a local winery before you end the day on a local beach.
Besides the falls, this is also a great place to spot the local wildlife. On day two, we head out to Mount Lofty and to Morialta Falls.
You can get around the city on buses and trams, also free. Then relax at a restaurant or a rooftop bar. Set aside your fear of heights and climb to the top of the Adelaide Oval or just go to watch Australian Rules Football. In the city, James suggests some of the popular museums which are all free such as the South Australian Museum, the Art Gallery of South Australia, and the beautiful State Library of South Australia. Named for a German princess, the area has a very strong German influence. Australians will often say it was the only free state all the other states were colonized by convicts. It’s the fifth-largest city in Australia. James lays out a 7-day itinerary including Adelaide, the nearby beaches, the wine region with a side trip to the Flinders Ranges and Wilpena Pound.Īdelaide has 1.4 million people. And that’s the great thing accessing the real wildlife is so different to any other part of the world. We don’t usually have kangaroos hopping down the streets, but we do actually where I live. When I lived in the US, some of the Americans who I met and made friends with thought that that was standard in all the parts of Australia, but it’s not. We have koalas in our trees in our homes at times. It literally is one place, and I’ve had it happen to me, where kangaroos have hopped down my street. “What separates us from perhaps other cities in Australia is the wildlife. But we also have very mild, pleasant winters with some rain, and in between the spring and autumn. It has four seasons that we’ve got very hot, dry summers. The food is fantastic as most wine areas are. We’ve got hills which are 20 kilometers away on the other side, which run parallel to the beach and are full of waterfalls and wildlife and great wineries.
We’ve got literally 50 kilometers without a break of beautiful white and yellow sand beaches. The reason I love my home city is the lifestyle, the climate, and the varied scenery and opportunities all within such a close distance. It’s the only state that’s surrounded by all the other states. James says, “Adelaide is in the State of South Australia which is in the center of Australia. Hear about travel to Adelaide as the Amateur Traveler talks to James Schomburgk about places to visit in South Australia, his home.
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