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Overview

Escape the frenzy of Australia's east coast with a few days in gracious, relaxed South Australia (SA). The driest state in the planet's driest inhabited continent, SA beats the heat by celebrating life's finer things: fine landscapes, fine festivals, fine food, and (…OK, forget the other three) fine wine.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

  • Test cricket match at the Adelaide Oval with the heritage scoreboard in background.

    Adelaide Oval

    Adelaide

    Hailed as the world’s prettiest cricket ground, the Adelaide Oval hosts interstate and international cricket matches in summer, plus national AFL and…

  • Central market.

    Central Market

    Adelaide

    A tourist sight or a shopping op? Either way, satisfy your deepest culinary cravings at the 250-odd stalls in superb Adelaide Central Market. A sliver of…

  • Remarkable Rocks, Kangaroo Island, South Australia 873806000 formation, rock, flinders chase

    Flinders Chase National Park

    Kangaroo Island

    Occupying the western end of Kangaroo Island, Flinders Chase National Park is one of SA’s top national parks. Much of the park is mallee scrub, but there…

  • Front entrance (The Elder Wing) of the Art Gallery of South Australia.

    Art Gallery of South Australia

    Adelaide

    Spend a few hushed hours in the vaulted, parquetry-floored gallery that represents the big names in Australian art. Permanent exhibitions include…

  • Australia, South Australia, Adelaide. The South Australian Museum.

    South Australian Museum

    Adelaide

    Dig into Australia’s natural history with the museum's special exhibits on whales and Antarctic explorer Sir Douglas Mawson. Over two levels, the amazing…

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    Seal Bay Conservation Park

    Kangaroo Island

    'Observation, not interaction' is the mentality here. Guided tours stroll along the beach (or boardwalk on self-guided tours; adult/child/family $16/13/42…

  • Snelling Beach, Kangaroo Island. Beautiful aerial view at sunset. 1131182815 beach, kangaroo, island, australia, travel, south, water, sand, nature, north, summer, coastline, midday, river, sea, blue, vacations

    Snelling Beach

    Kangaroo Island

    The best swimming beach on the north coast, with a lovely arc of powdery white sand and sheltered shallows. There's not much else at Snelling by way of…

  • "Located in Flinders Chase National Park, the impressive Remarkable Rocks are a cluster of precariously balanced granite boulders which have been shaped by the erosive forces of wind, sea spray and rain over some 500 million years." 178488085 "Stone, Flinder's Chase National Park, Textured, Grooved, Remarkable Rocks, Balanced Rock, Geology, Scenics, Nature, Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia, Boulder, Rock, Granite, Stack Rock, Rock Formation, National Park, Sea, Eroded, Nature, Travel Locations, Landscapes, Landmarks, Geological Feature, Flinders Chase National Park"

    Remarkable Rocks

    Kangaroo Island

    At Kirkpatrick Point, a few kilometres east of Cape du Couedic, the much-photographed, rather Dalí-esque Remarkable Rocks are a cluster of hefty, weather…

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