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South Australia Sightseeing

Sightseeing attractions and destinations in Adelaide and elsewhere in South Australia including Barossa Valley, Fleurieu Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, Adelaide Hills, Murray River region.

Adelaide City Centre: A Jewel Set in Green

It's one of Australia's totally planned cities and a jewel set in green.

Adelaide Hills - Australia

The picturesque Adelaide Hills in Australia are within an hour's drive from the heart of South Australia's capital city.

Barossa Valley: Wine Country

Here's your visitors' guide to one of Australia's best known wine regions. Taste the wine, visit the wineries.

Barossa Valley Wineries

Take a short drive from Adelaide to the Barossa Valley wine region in South Australia and visit the vineyards and wineries.

Coober Pedy: Opal Town

It's South Australia's Outback opal town, half of whose population live in underground homes on the desert fringes. Mad Max III (Max Max Beyond Thunderdome) and Priscilla Queen of the Desert were filmed amid the desolation - and grandeur - of this desert region.

Fleurieu Peninsula Daytrip Destinations

There are a number of attractive daytrip destinations on the Fleurieu Peninsula just south of the South Australia capital, Adelaide.

Fleurieu Peninsula Wine Country

Less than an hour away from the South Australia capital, Adelaide, is the Fleurieu Peninsula wine country with its vineyards and wineries.

Images of South Australia

A series of photographs taken from around Adelaide to the Barossa Valley.

Kangaroo Island: Beaches, Bush, Wildlife

Australia's third biggest island is still largely wilderness area which, at the same time, is close enough to South Australia's capital city for a day's excursion. A haven for lovers of beach, bush and wildlife.

Kangaroo Island Fast Facts

Here are some fast facts on Kangaroo Island in South Australia.

Kangaroo Island: Penguins and Sea Lions

Kangaroo Island in South Australia has tours and walks among the penguins and sea lions.

Murray River Activities and Attractions

Australia's Murray River offers a host of interesting activities and attractions.

Murray River: Paddle-Steamers and Riverboats

On a visit to Australia, Mark Twain likened the Murray River to his country's Mississippi. The Murray is not as long as that American river, but in the days before trains and good roads, the Murray provided inland Australia the conduit for commerce and leisure with its paddle-steamers and its riverboats.

Naracoorte Caves - World Heritage Area

Naracoorte Caves in South Australia are a World Heritage site and a popular attraction on the Limestone Coast in the state's southeastern section.

Victor Harbor - Fleurieu Peninsula - South Australia

Victor Harbor, the main town on the Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia, used to be a sealing and whaling town.
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