Interested in Visiting Adelaide Hills in Australia
Is Adelaide Hills an interesting area to visit? We will be Adelaide for a day, how do we tour the area? Are there buses or would we have to rent a car? Any idea how long it takes to get fromn Adelaid
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Is Adelaide Hills an interesting area to visit? We will be Adelaide for a day, how do we tour the area? Are there buses or would we have to rent a car?
Any idea how long it takes to get fromn Adelaide to Forreston? Are there wineries close by to tour or greenhouses to tour?
Put a bit of detail on your Aussie section post Sue. There are various tours of the area that you could do, and I seem to recall a mix of day and multi-day ones that focus on more winery tours than anything else.
If you have the time and want to explore the greater area as I described on aussie post, I'd hire a car for a few days and stay up in the hills a couple of nights, lots of lovely villages and B&Bs, hotels/motels etc. and probably no real need to book ahead. www.drivenow.com.au is a site you can use to find good hire rates, and once out of Adelaide you will find that roads are not too busy up there.
My wife and I would like to use our frequent flyer mileage to get to AUS.& N.Z..We would like to purchase a 2-3 week escorted first class tour,which would include "internal" airfare. Do members have sugestions that are not too expensive?
I do not know if you are a fan of escorted tours or not but they are usually more based on extended coach travel and first class does not usually equate to not too expensive but that is relative to what budgets are!, and I do not know that there will be too many if any that have some flights built in.
For that you would probably need to look at something tailored to your desire and if you wanted to consider doing some independent mixing of some tours in with flying, then REX have a superb air pass offer for people visiting from overseas - titled a backpackers pass but that is just marketing; http://www.rex.com.au/Backpacker/default.aspx
And then for tours, if you google up the cities you want to use as a base followed by tours, you will find so many independent tours of one to several days duration and thus you could choose your own itinerary that way, giving yourself free days where and when you feel like them.
We will be in the Barossa Valley for two nights in early December. Looking for a nice quiet place to stay. Don't need the fanciest place, but do like creature comforts. Prefer places where we have plenty of privacy.
Has anyone stayed at Barossa Novotel or Stonewell Cottages? I realize they are totally different in character, but I give them as examples of what I would consider on the low end (Novotel) and on the high end (Stonewell) as far as price is concerned.
We will be in the Barossa Valley for two nights in early December. Looking for a nice quiet place to stay. Don't need the fanciest place, but do like creature comforts. Prefer places where we have plenty of privacy. Has anyone stayed at Barossa Novotel or Stonewell Cottages? I realize they are totally different in character, but I give them as examples of what I would consider on the low end (Novotel) and on the high end (Stonewell) as far as price is concerned. Thanks! Posted by kamana
Hi Kamana,
How about something in the middle - try a gorgeous little B&B called "Lanzerac" - it is set back a little from the "main drag" so very quiet but still only 5 mins to the town centre (Tanunda) it's an interesting property with sorta country/farmhouse slant, I'm sure you will enjoy.
In answer to your first question - yes this is an interesting place and I'd recommend making a trip to the area. There are a few tour operators that do wine tours - it just depends how much you want to spend. My parents did this tour http://www.godo.com.au/activity/GGCA102 and really enjoyed it.
Adelaide has lots to see in and around and one day does not even give you time for the tip. www.southaustralia.com is a great website to show you what is available. Driving would give you more freedom for exploring. However, remember that you will need a DD if you are thinking of winetasting in some of the best cellar doors in the world. Australia seems pretty laid back,except for their drinking AND driving laws.Better to enjoy a ride and there are lots of great tours
What parts of Australia and New Zealand are you thinking? Driving New Zealand is a great experience and gives you the freedom to come and go as you please. Accommodations are reasonable. Drove the south island last fall and had no worries.
Australian Pacific Tours does some amazing tours in Australia. Also www.goway.ciom have some holiday of a lifetime tours. Australia is just bigger, so driving can be pretty much. Did like driving the ocean road from Melbourne to South Australia. This might be an option for you. We flew into Melbourne and stayed three days to enjoy the sites. They have a free hoponhopoff shuttle bus that is narrated. Took 5 days to drive the ocean road, thru Coonwarra wine region, thru the Coorong to Adelaide. Adelaide has lote to see in area. Wineries some of the best in the world (Borassa, Mclaren Vale, Adelaide Hills) Kangaroo Island is an experience not to miss. Can fly to Alice or take the Ghan rail. APT does a trip to Uluru (the 3 days is lots) . I could go on and on.
If there are two or more of you, and you are inclined to like a good drop of red or white you'll find that savings of a vehicle hire over tour costs will allow you to buy quite a few more getting more sloshed episodes than a tour tasting sloshed one and still likely have a few bottles left over.
And doing some tastings in moderation does not mean you have to in excess and be over DUI limits.
Hi Kamana,How about something in the middle - try a gorgeous little B&B called "Lanzerac" - it is set back a little from the "main drag" so very quiet but still only 5 mins to the town centre (Tanunda) it's an interesting property with sorta country/farmhouse slant, I'm sure you will enjoy. Best,Blossom Posted by blossom
Thanks, Blossom. I will look into it. Have you stayed there? The website does not show what the rooms look like (strangely, they show a picture of the shower in one of the rooms) and I am wondering whether it is all Victorian looking or a bit more updated. Also what size beds do they offer. My husband is on the tall side and we really prefer a king size bed, though are used to have to settle for queen overseas.
Adelaide has lots to see in and around and one day does not even give you time for the tip. www.southaustralia.com is a great website to show you what is available. Driving would give you more freedom for exploring. However, remember that you will need a DD if you are thinking of winetasting in some of the best cellar doors in the world. Australia seems pretty laid back,except for their drinking AND driving laws.Better to enjoy a ride and there are lots of great tours Posted by wnethercott
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my hubby and I intend to visit Adelaide on 28 August to 2 September then drive to Melbourne on the 3 September reaching Melbourne on the 5 September. Need assistance to plan the itinerary from 28 August to 2 September in Adelaide and surrounding.
Hi Win33504,
Here's my proposed itinerary when you arrive in Adelaide.
August 28 - Visit Haigh's Chocolate Factory. I am a lover of chocolates that's why that's the very first in my list.
August 29-31 - Escapade to Kangaroo Island. The place is ideal for sightseeing of extraordinary rock formations, beaches and wildlife. The scenes are just amazing.
September 1 - Visit Botanical Garden
September 2 - Visit Elder Park
But of course, that depends what your interests are.
