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Things To See & Do:
Aboriginal Culture
Learn more about the Aboriginal Culture in South Australia through guided tours and other attractions. South Australia's rich Indigenous heritage dates back 45,000 years. Before the arrival of European settlers in 1836, the area now known as South Australia was inhabited by more than 10,000 people from 43 language groups.
Adventure
Walk beside a waterfall. Explore historic shipwrecks. Cycle between wineries in the Clare Valley or among the gum trees in the Flinders Ranges. Paddle a canoe through the backwaters of the Murray River. The 1500 kilometre Heysen Trail (stretching from the southern tip of the Fleurieu Peninsula to the Flinders Ranges) and the River Torrens Linear Park has a cycling and jogging track through the heart of Adelaide.
Antiques
Discover a world of antiques that you will only find in South Australia, while staying at one of the many bed & breakfast and farmstays on offer.
Art & Culture
South Australia has a wonderful abundance of art & culture that you can experience when staying at any of the breathtaking bed & breakfast and farmstays throughout the region. The Adelaide Festival Centre was the first of its kind in Australia. The Adelaide Bank Festival of Arts began 44 years ago and has long been recognised as one of the most innovative arts festivals in the world (its sister event, the Adelaide Fringe, is the second biggest in the world after Edinburgh). There's also a colourful Cabaret Festival and the international music festival WOMADelaide.
Beaches
Beautiful sandy beaches provide the ideal attraction for both romantic escapes and family getaways. Discover South Australia's beaches today. When Sydney University evaluated 10,000 beaches across Australia (rating them on things like clarity of water, privacy and cleanliness) it was only natural that South Australia would feature among the winners. It's Kangaroo Island's Vivonne Bay, a long, curved, sandy beach that's perfect if you love beachcombing, picnics, surfing, swimming or fishing.
You're sure to find your perfect beach somewhere along South Australia's 3700km coast - and your perfect adventure. Explore ancient Aboriginal middens and spot emus, wombats, kangaroos and 200 bird species in the Coorong National Park. Snorkel among the rocks to catch your own crayfish for dinner at Robe on the Limestone Coast. Swim with sea lions and dolphins in the shallow waters off Baird Bay on the Eyre Peninsula. Or catch your fill of King George whiting while staying in a local bed and breakfast and Farmstay. And you won't have to queue to do it. South Australia's endless beaches, secluded coves, rugged cliff tops and dazzling sand dunes all have one thing in common - a lack of footprints.
Children's Activities
In South Australia, you can let the kids run wild - with real wildlife. There's just so much for children to see and do: like swimming with sea lions and dolphins at Baird Bay; sliding down sand dunes on Kangaroo Island; noodling for opals in Cooper Pedy and patting koalas, kangaroos and more in wildlife parks just outside Adelaide.
Ecotourism
Nature holidays are a little different in South Australia. The natural landscape is massive and untamed, but your encounters will be intimate and well planned. You can swim with dolphins in Adelaide, explore the inexplicable Flinders Ranges or watch whales at Head of Bight. You can spot birds on The Coorong or see the extraordinary wildlife of Kangaroo Island.
Entertainment
You'll be amazed at the sheer number of events and festivals held across Adelaide and regional South Australia every week. You'll discover all you need to know about great festivals and events like Coonawarra Cellar Dwellers and the Barossa Jazz Weekend, Clare Gourmet Weekend, Fleurieu Biennale.
Farm
Where can you wake up on a cool spring morning, look out your bedroom window and marvel at a vivid carpet of wildflowers stretching as far as the eye can see? Come face to face with an emu? Learn to shear a sheep, milk a goat or pick some fruit for breakfast? And rediscover the meaning of ‘farmstay’.
Golf
If you need wide, open spaces when you're playing golf, South Australia should suit you to a tee. You can play a round on beachside links, lush riverside fairways or red desert sands.
Heritage
South Australia's heritage is as diverse as they come, why not stay at a local bed and breakfast and experience this diversity first hand. For a peek at the past, visit one of the many sites operated by the History Trust of South Australia. Learn the stories of the many immigrants who helped to shape South Australia at the Migration Museum on North Terrace. See over 400 cars, motorcycles and commercial vehicles at the National Motor Museum in Birdwood in the Adelaide Hills. Discover how the sea helped to shape our State at the South Australian Maritime Museum at Port Adelaide.
Historical
Historical attractions are abundant throughout South Australia, and our bed and breakfasts are the ideal accommodation for discovering them.
Luxury & Indulgence
Looking for a little luxury or just want to indulge in an activity you normally wouldn't? Then why not stay at one of the many bed and breakfasts throughout South Australia that provide such experiences and attractions.
Markets
If you think wine is taken seriously in South Australia, wait until you meet the food producers. The recent emergence of country markets in most towns throughout South Australia means you will never be far from fresh local produce.
Mining & Industry
Visit towns like Leigh Creek and Moonta that are full of mining history.
Museums
For a peek at the past, visit one of the many sites operated by the History Trust of South Australia. Learn the stories of the many immigrants who helped to shape South Australia at the Migration Museum on North Terrace. See over 400 cars, motorcycles and commercial vehicles at the National Motor Museum in Birdwood in the Adelaide Hills. Discover how the sea helped to shape our State at the South Australian Maritime Museum at Port Adelaide.
Nature Based
Hardened travellers have been known to burst into tears at Head of Bight on the Eyre Peninsula, awestruck by the closeness and majesty of southern right whales as they cavort beneath Bunda Cliffs. (From June to October, up to 100 whales and their calves swim as close as 20 metres from the cliffs.)There's plenty of wildlife to wow you in South Australia. In the Adelaide Hills you can cuddle a koala at Cleland Wildlife Park or see rare and endangered species at Warrawong Wildlife Sanctuary (and they're both only 30 minutes from central Adelaide). Swim with sea lions and dolphins in pristine waters near Baird Bay on the Eyre Peninsula. Spot kangaroos bounding through the bush in the Outback (and almost everywhere else). Find 1000 fairy penguins on Granite Island, just off Victor Harbor on the Fleurieu Peninsula. Find giraffe, lions and rhinoceros at Monarto Zoological Park and stay in the Murraylands to find South Australia's faunal emblem, the southern hairy-nosed wombat.
Parks
More than a fifth of South Australia is devoted to 330 national conservation and recreation parks and regional reserves. In Flinders Ranges National Park you'll find Wilpena Pound, a huge natural amphitheatre (it sort of looks like giant cupped hands) measuring five by 11 kilometres. One of the oldest landscapes on earth, the Flinders Ranges is defined by dramatic ridges and peaks, tree-lined gorges and, after seasonal rainfall, vivid splashes of wildflowers.
In Lake Eyre National Park in the outback, you can fly over the 8430 square kilometre Lake Eyre, which is normally a dry salt lake but occasionally fills to become a Mecca for tens of thousands of birds including coastal seagulls and pelicans, which know instinctively that the lake is filling.
Retail
You can spend days shopping in Adelaide……..from opal shopping to the famed Central Market with all its fresh produce. And of course there is all the small curiosity shops scattered throughout the towns in all the regions.
River
Recharge yourself on the tranquil Murray River. Mark Twain likened the Murray to the Mississippi, but we're inclined to think there's nothing quite like it on earth. Drink award-winning wines after hiking around the 8km boardwalk trail at Banrock Station Wine and Wetland Centre. Spy a rare bird or two at Gluepot Reserve. Explore Australia's paddleboat history at the Mannum Dock Museum.
Self Drive
You'll really unwind on the winding roads of South Australia. There are wine regions with charming cellar doors and cosy B&B’s around every bend; coast roads stretching along impossibly white sandy beaches; and red outback tracks that disappear on hazy horizons
Sport
You can play golf on lush city fairways or in the desert sands of Coober Pedy. You can hike from the Southern Ocean to the ancient landscape of the Flinders Ranges on the 1500km Heysen Trail. You can paddle a canoe through the wild backwaters of the Murray River, or in crystal clear waters near Victor Harbor (with more than a sporting chance of spotting a whale or dolphin).And when you're all tired out, you can sit back and be entertained by the annual extravaganza of armchair sports. From Australian Rules Football to the Tour Down Under, international cricket at Adelaide Oval and the Clipsal 500 V8 Supercar race, there's a major sporting event taking place most weeks of the year.
Trains
See the outback in style from the legendary Ghan. One of the world's great transcontinental rail journeys, the two-night trip covers 2,979 kilometres and will take you through inspiring South Australian scenery.
Water Sports
You can dive with everything from giant spawning cuttlefish and great white sharks to historic shipwrecks and the former Navy ship, the ex-HMAS Hobart, off the coast of South Australia. You might even find the very rare leafy sea dragon (South Australia's marine emblem) or a very cute big bellied seahorse. To immerse yourself inland, head to the Limestone Coast, home to some of the finest freshwater sinkhole and cave diving in the world. Explore caves filled with crystal clear water and more than 140 sinkholes including the unforgettable Piccaninnie Ponds. (And don't leave the Limestone Coast without seeing Mount Gambier's Blue Lake - it mysteriously changes from grey to a brilliant turquoise blue in November, then back to grey in March.)
Wine & Food
South Australia is well known for its wine & food, so take advantage by staying at a bed and breakfast which lets you experience this world renowned attraction. South Australians are passionate about wine and food. That's why you're likely to meet the maker at many cellar doors, restaurants and farm gates right across South Australia. Our producers don't hide behind their products - they're just ordinary people with an extraordinary enthusiasm for creating first-class wine and food.
Wineries
The wineries of South Australia are one of the biggest attractions in the state, so why not stay at one of the many bed and breakfasts that will let you indulge your tastebuds. Some of the most famous wine regions in the world are dotted across South Australia, and you can visit them all on an indulgent wine pilgrimage through the home of Australian wine. From Shiraz in the Barossa and Riesling in the Clare Valley to the big reds of Coonawarra, your journey will be as rich and seamless as the wines.
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