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( AUD ) 1175
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Duration
9 Days
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Group Size
Max 20
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Map
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Location
Australia
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Airfares included
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8.0 Superb
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Discover the essence of South Australia with a feast for your taste buds. This 9-day small group tour winds its way from Barossa Valley to Kangaroo Island with a host of exciting stops along the way. Explore our diverse and wonderful state, from world class wineries, to the sparkling gem that is Kangaroo Island, the historic charm of Hahndorf and the flavourful local produce.
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Group Size — Max 20
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Transport - Coach, Ferry
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No Hidden Extras
Discover the old-world charm of the German heritage-listed town of Hahndorf, including a tour of the home and studio of famous Australia artist, Sir Hans Heysen.
Explore the best that Kangaroo Island has to offer, including spectacular scenery, inquisitive wildlife and delicious local produce.
Tour the oldest fresh produce market in Australia, the Adelaide Central Market and delight in the fresh produce, gourmet goods and more.
Photo Credit: Josie Withers, South Australian Tourism Commission
Visit the quirky d’Arenberg Cube in McLaren Vale and enjoy a tasting while overlooking the vineyards.
Itinerary
Day 1 - Arrive Adelaide
Welcome to Adelaide. With impeccable wineries and pristine beaches, arid outback and rolling hills all within an arm’s reach of the city, Adelaide is the gateway to all that South Australia has to offer. The city is also the home of Bunnik Tours, which is where our tour begins late this afternoon. Please note, you will be met in the hotel’s reception at 4pm.
Special Experience
Enjoy a behind the scenes tour of Bunnik Tours to see how our tours are created. Explore our headquarters including the historic ballroom and the hidden basement.
We’ll enjoy welcome drinks in the heritage headquarters’ ballroom before making our way to a local restaurant for dinner this evening.
Day 2 - Adelaide
Adelaide is renowned for its incredible food and wine scene and we’ll visit the food hub of the city this morning, the Adelaide Central Market. One of the largest undercover markets in the Southern Hemisphere, the Adelaide Central Market is home to over 70 traders offering a variety of fresh produce and gourmet goods.
Special Experience
Join the Adelaide locals for ‘breakfast at the markets’ followed by a private tour of the Adelaide Central Market.
From here, our tour of the city continues with a short tram ride to Adelaide’s cultural boulevard North Terrace. Home to beautiful heritage architecture, wide footpaths and the State’s Museum and Art Gallery, North Terrace is a wonder to explore.
Day 3 - Adelaide – Hahndorf – Adelaide
Venturing out of the city today we’ll head east to the beautiful Adelaide Hills. Stopping along the way, we’ll take in the incredible views of Adelaide from the Mt Lofty Summit, the ideal spot for that perfect panoramic photo. The Adelaide Hills is arguably South Australia’s most charming region, with quaint towns, a proud history and a delicious food and wine scene waiting to be explored. Our destination is the charming German heritage-listed town of Hahndorf. Here, we’ll explore the enchanting main street that is lined with traditional German buildings housing boutiques, pubs, bakeries, and cafes. We’ll also visit the home of one of Australia’s greatest artists, Sir Hans Heysen, and tour his house and studio. Making our way to the end of the main street, we'll visit the famed Beerenberg Farm to explore the strawberry fields and peruse their vast array of specialty products.
Special Experience
Visit Penfolds Magill Estate nestled amongst the foothills of the Mount Lofty Ranges for a tour of the original winery and a tasting of its iconic Grange.
Day 4 - Adelaide – Kangaroo Island
The jewel in South Australia’s tourism crown, the raw and rugged Kangaroo Island awaits us today. Travelling to Cape Jervis, at the tip of the Fleurieu Peninsula, we board the ferry for a 45-minute ride to Kangaroo Island. Home to crystal clear waters, an abundance of wildlife, incredible natural wonders, and delicious local food, the Island is truly breathtaking. With a vast array of small producers, today we’ll savour local produce as we explore the Island, learn about the purest strain of Ligurian bees in the world, enjoy lunch overlooking lavender fields, tour an oyster farm and sample the wares of South Australia’s first boutique gin distillery.
Day 5 - Kangaroo Island
Kangaroo Island was hard hit by the summer 2020 bushfires. Today, we spend the day on and off the tourist trail as we see how the Island is recovering. Beginning at Seal Bay, we’ll have the opportunity to walk on the beach alongside a colony of endangered Australian sea lions, a unique species only found in South Australia and Western Australia. Next we continue to the Hanson Bay Wildlife Sanctuary. Here we’ll take a tour of the sanctuary, meeting many of the native species as we learn about how they were impacted by the bushfires. We’ll then visit Flinders Chase National Park at the far end of the Island, home to the Remarkable Rocks, a beautiful arrangement of granite boulders sculpted naturally by wind, sea spray and rain over the course of 500 million years. Just a short drive away from the Rocks, we’ll also visit Admiral’s Arch, where playful fur-seals can often be spotted from the boardwalk swimming in the rock pools below.
Day 6 - Kangaroo Island – McLaren Vale
Making our way back to the Fleurieu Peninsula today, we have the privilege of exploring this land of good food, rolling vineyards, pristine beaches and the world-renowned McLaren Vale wine region. We board the ferry back to the mainland and travel through historic Willunga, meeting some local characters along the way. We’ll then spend the afternoon exploring the picturesque McLaren Vale, tasting a drop or two of the region’s finest wines.
Day 7 - McLaren Vale – Adelaide
Before leaving the McLaren Vale region, we’ll visit the impressive and quirky d’Arenberg Cube. This Rubik’s cube like structure juts out of the d’Arenberg winery’s vineyard and is home to a tasting room and museum. We then head north to the breath-taking seaside suburb Port Noarlunga, perfect for a leisurely walk along the jetty. Enjoy free-time for lunch at the beach before heading back to Adelaide.
Day 8 - Adelaide - Barossa - Adelaide
Today we will be heading to the internationally acclaimed Barossa, home to some of the world’s oldest vines, over 80 cellar doors and an enthusiastic local community. It’s a must-visit destination for anyone travelling to South Australia. We’ll spend the day uncovering some gems of the Barossa, beginning at the family owned Yalumba Winery. Beautiful landscaped gardens surround the historic clock tower where we’ll enjoy a tasting of the wine. We’ll also have the opportunity to explore the estate on a guided tour of the winery that was first established in 1849. Next, we continue to Maggie Beer’s Farm Shop for a private cooking demonstration. While here we’ll sample Maggie’s flagship and seasonal products and enjoy a wander around the property. We then make our way down a palm-tree lined road to Seppeltsfield. Here, we’ll explore the expansive grounds that are home to heritage buildings housing local vendors including the craft and design studio JamFactory and the handmade skin and body care business Vasse Virgin. The Centennial Cellar is a highlight at Seppeltsfield, home to an unbroken lineage of each vintage of tawny from the current year all the way back to the year 1878.
Special Experience
Tour the Centennial Cellar at Seppeltsfield and taste tawny directly from the barrel.
We’ll make our way back to Adelaide this afternoon and enjoy a group farewell dinner together this evening.
Day 9 - Depart Adelaide
Our tour concludes after breakfast this morning. We bid farewell to our new friends and to the diverse and wonderful South Australia.
Additional info
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Let's Talk Fitness
At Bunnik Tours, we pride ourselves on our ability to create unique, once in a lifetime small group tours that are filled with incredible experiences you might not be able to have on your own, or in a larger group. However, that does mean aspects of our itineraries can be challenging for some travellers.
We want to make sure all Bunnik Tours travellers enjoy their trip, not struggle through it, so let’s work together to ensure our tours are right for you!
Fitness to Travel Requirements
Within seven days of your booking you will need to complete a Passenger Registration form, which also includes a Fitness to Travel declaration.
In this declaration, you must confirm you’re able to do the following:
- I can walk up to 4-5 hours intermittently every day at a group pace, often in direct sunlight, on uneven surfaces without using any walking aid.
- I can walk up multiple flights of stairs (including buildings without a lift) and short, steep hills.
- I can stand for extended periods of time without needing to sit down, often in hot/humid climates.
- I can carry my own luggage (including to/from hotels which do not offer porterage).
- I am comfortable using a shower over bath (please note that we cannot guarantee stand-alone shower facilities at all hotels).
- I can get on and off various modes of transport multiple times a day without assistance, including small boats.
- I can drive along very bumpy dirt and gravel roads for extended periods of time.
- I understand that my dietary requirements may not be fully catered for in some locations
If you have a health condition, such as cognitive impairment, vision/hearing impairment, or other medical conditions (diagnosed or undiagnosed) that may affect your ability to fully participate in tour activities or manage your own well-being during free time on tour, you will need to provide us with more details.
If you do not feel that you can confidently manage all of the requirements set out above, please work with our team of Travel Specialists to find an alternative that is better suited to your current level of fitness.
Please visit our Fitness to Travel page for full details on our fitness policy.
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Inclusions
Sightseeing
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Hotels listed are an indication and are subject to change without notice.
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Some things to note
Traveller safety is our highest priority. Bunnik Tours’ has therefore adopted the covid safe travel protocols released by the Council of Australian Tour Operators (CATO) and the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) to ensure a high level of hygiene and safety on our tours. Bunnik Tours has always practiced social distancing through our policy of using full sized coaches for small groups.