Famous for its spacious parklands, gardens, quality cafes, and restaurants, the South Australia’s capital, Adelaide, is the fifth largest city housing almost 70 percent of the population of the continent. Adorned with calm vibes, quality of life, and generosity, the city has bountiful highlights to keep its visitors engaged for a reasonable period.

The city centre is packed with shopping centres, restaurant, and cafes where the cuisine s diverse; while the Park Lands are carpeted with parks and lakes promising a fantastic picnic time. For cultural fans, the North Terrace Boulevarde is the perfect place to be that offers many cultural heritage sites and institutions. Lastly, the one entertaining site that cannot be missed here are its clean beaches.

Adelaide australia tourist attractions

• Adelaide Hills Abseiling Adventure:
  Be at either Morialta National Park, Onkaparinga Gorge, or The Bluff in the scenic Victor Harbor. This is a thrilling experience wherein you descend a vertical cliff with ropes and learn some tricks too. Fees start from $99.00.
• Cleland Wildlife Park:
  Located in the bushland of the Mt Lofty Ranges, this park welcomes you to stroll freely to explore its wildlife including some of Australia’s distinct birds, animals, and reptiles. You need to register yourself for this day’s tour. Fees are Adult: $59.00 and Child: $29.50.
• Adelaide Arcade:
  Located off the Rundle Mall in the city centre, this is a wonderful shopping centre offering 100 different stores on its ground floor. It is an old-fashioned mall built in 1885 with over two million bricks, 50,000 sq. ft. glass, ornamental cast iron, and marble slabs.
• Adelaide Biplanes:
  Located on Colville Road at Aldinga Airfield, this offers an exciting experience of some adventurous flying. Take up a longing 1930′s Waco Biplane flight at 1,000 feet along the amazing south coast or go for a 1940 Tiger Moth flight to be amidst the sunset.
• Adelaide Botanic Garden:
  Situated in the North Terrace, this garden is a retreat in the sophisticated core of the city. Occupying 30-hectare land, the themed garden is adorned with Australian ornamental plants. The main highlight here is the wonderfully reinstated deco Palm House that is the glasshouse of cactus and tender garden.
• Adelaide Central Market:
  Located in the Grote Street, this market is a hustling and bustling place with vibrant life throughout the year. This is the favorite place for the locals and regulars to who would not like to shop anywhere else. Items range from fresh food, fruits, vegetables, cheeses, and cakes.
• Adelaide City Bikes:
  Take a bicycle from the City Bikes Scheme at 111 Franklin Street and explore the best of the city – the city centre, parklands, broad boulevards, and the busy market area at your own place. Do not miss to pedal on the picturesque track along the River Torrens. It is a free scheme using which you can visit any site within the city.
• Adelaide Convention Centre:
  Located in the North Terrace, this is an excellent place offering the best amenities and quality service in form of meeting arrangements accommodating 30, conference for 3500, and a party of 5000. Each year, some 3 lakhs people use these facilities. It has been enlisted in the planet’s top 10. The most amazing feature is that its 1 lakhs sq. m floor is without any pillars.
• Adelaide Festival Centre:
  Located in the King William Street, this place offers you something or the other ranging from theatre, dance, music, opera, visual art, markets, and children’s theatre. It is precisely at this place where three annual festivals are held – the Adelaide Cabaret Festival (June), OzAsia Festival (August/September), and Adelaide International Guitar Festival (November/December).
• Adelaide Himeji Garden:
  Located between South Terrace and Glen Osmond Road, this historic garden was made to mark friendship between Adelaide and the Japan’s Himeji region inaugurated on 3 April 1985. Now, it stands as a symbolic garden where you can comprehend the culture of the Japanese.
• Adelaide Shores Golf Park:
  Located at the West Beach, this golf park offers two 18-hole courses open to public in the Adelaide Shores reserve.
• Adelaide Showground Farmers Market Wayville:
  This is an energetic place from where you will enjoy eating some fresh and seasonal produce after purchasing from the vendors who are farmers.
• Adelaide Oval and Bradman Collection Museum:
  Adelaide Oval is the most scenic test cricket ground on the planet. Here, do not miss to visit the towering St Peter’s Cathedral.
• Adelaide Town Hall:
  Located at 128 King William Street, this is the historic heritage structure and a major landmark in the city. What is worth visiting here is its gracefully inlaid architecture, rich cultural interiors, and world-famous acoustics. This is the hub of many events – dining, civic programs, corporate or private functions, conferences, and concerts.
• Adelaide Zoo:
  Located in the Frome Road, this zoo houses more than 1,800 animals and  300 species of indigenous mammals, birds, reptiles, and fish. Highlights are the South East Asian Rainforest, Seal Bay, Australian Rainforest Wetlands, Nocturnal House, Reptile House, Little Creatures, and the Children’s Zoo.
• Adelaide’s Underwater Heritage Trail:
  Located in Esplanade, this trail infer four shipwrecks located in Gulf St Vincent – the Grecian, Zanoni, Star of Greece, and Norma. They host a myriad of vessels that were once used for the trade and development in South Australia in the  19th and early 20th centuries.

Adelaide Australia Accommodation

• Marion Holiday Park at 323 Sturt Road: AUD$94.00 for cheap stay
• Adelaide’s City Park Motel at 471 Pulteney Street: AUD $118
• Plaza Hotel at 85 Hindley Street: AUD $100.00
• Adelaide City Apartment at 21 Pulteney Street: AUD $162 for family or group travelers