South Australia

South Australia represents one eighth of the Australian continent. The River Murray, enters the sea in South Australia and is the state's only major river.
About 42 per cent of Australia's vineyards are in South Australia and most of the grapes are used for wine making, with a small proportion used for dried fruit.
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia. Adelaide is the driest capital city in Australia and has a temperate Mediterranean climate which means that it is rarely very hot or very cold.
The first people to live in South Australia, and particularly Adelaide were Aboriginal people.
You will find the treasures of this wanderoos and friendly state are plentiful, with something for everyone.

Activities

You'll never run out of things to do when enjoying a South Australia holiday. The choice is staggering: meet the locals in friendly bush pubs up north; taste globe-trotting wines at cellars doors across the south; watch whales in the west and mooch on the Murray in the east. South Australia has many diverse tourism regions – and all are within an easy day's drive of Adelaide.

Take a wonder through the Botanic Gardens, these gardens were opened to the public in 1857 and cover an area of almost 20 hectares. You will be able to see the Bicentennial Conservatory built in 1988, where a tropical rainforest grows inside this computer controlled building.

There are many festivals held in south Australia through out the year.

Adelaide Festival of Arts- This festival takes place every second year in February and March of the even numbered years.
The festival includes drama, dance, music, art and film exhibitions as well as a writers week.

Come Out Youth Arts Festival- This is an international festival of music, dance, art and literature which is held every two years for people aged from three to twenty-five.

The John Martins State Bank Christmas Pageant- Every November Father Christmas arrives in the city with reindeer and sleigh. He is accompanied by nursery rhyme and fairy tale characters, floats, bands, and marchers. A must for the kids at heart.

Best Attractions

Robe

Robe, sitting on Guichen Bay, is the crown jewel of the Limestone Coast in the state's south-east. It has pristine seas ideal for swimming, sailing, surfing and fishing.

Kangaroo Island

Kangaroo Island is a romantically unruly place, its character environmental and historic comprehensively shaped by the unforgiving force of the Southern Ocean.

Seahorse Farm

The Seahorse Farm now located in Port Adelaide. You will find seahorses, sea dragons and some local marine species including Port Jackson Sharks. You even get the chance to pat a shark in the touch pond.

Adelaide Zoo

Watch Interactive shows featuring fascinating wildlife including Breakfast with Orang-utans.

Parliament House

This building took fifty years to construct and daily tours can be taken.

Ayers House

Have a delicious meal at the many restaurants that are now located at the historical Ayers House. This mansion was constructed in 1855.

Haigh's Chocolates

Haigh's Chocolate Factory is the oldest family-owned chocolate manufacturer in Australia. Every item from the 200-strong Haigh's range is created by hand, using only the finest ingredients to guarantee its smooth, creamy texture and amazing flavour.

Coopers Brewery

The much-loved Coopers is Australia's only remaining family-owned brewer, and the world's largest producer of home-brew beer concentrates. The company is well known for its Coopers Sparkling Ale and Extra Stout.

South Australia is famous for the Australian Opal The opal is Australia’s national gemstone, and most of it is dug from the red solids of Outback South Australia.

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