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Adelaide
- Adelaide
  Simon Casson Photography
  Adelaide is bursting with culture, flavours, events and entertainment. Taste your way through world-famous wine regions only minutes away from the city, soak up the sun at a picture-perfect metropolitan beach, join the party at Adelaide’s immersive festivals and events, or spend the night exploring its thriving restaurant and bar scene. There’s a world of experiences right at your fingertips.
  
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Adelaide Hills
- Adelaide Hills
  Jeremy Watson
  Take yourself on a journey to new heights in the Adelaide Hills. With rolling green hills, historic towns and award winning wineries dotted throughout, stepping into the land of the long lunch is a romantic escape. With every season providing a new reason to explore, the Adelaide Hills specialise in exquisite, locally sourced produce, cool climate wines and up close and personal experiences with Australia’s most loved wildlife.
  
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Limestone Coast
- Limestone Coast
  Adam Bruzzone
  Journey to a place where the rich landscape is characterised by dramatic contrasts, breathtaking scenery and unique experiences. Explore endless beaches and picturesque seaside villages, discover cellar doors in the famed Coonawarra wine region and walk through some of the world’s oldest caves. Create lifelong memories on a family road trip to the Limestone Coast.
  
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Barossa Valley
- Barossa Valley
  St Hugo, Barossa Valley
  The fertile soil of the Barossa is home to some of the world’s most acclaimed vineyards, but wine isn’t all that tastes great in the Barossa. A rich passion for food reflects the region’s strong traditions and celebrated heritage, mixed with modern innovation and a passion for quality.
  
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Clare Valley
- Clare Valley
  South Australian Tourism Commission
  Adam Bruzzone
  Escape to the charmingly secluded Clare Valley and disappear into a weekend of intimate discovery. Hide away in a quaint little bed and breakfast or venture out to explore the rolling countryside. Indulgence in delicious local food and wine in the heart of Australian Riesling country.
  
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Eyre Peninsula
- Eyre Peninsula
  Jem Cresswell
  The Eyre Peninsula is a giant triangle of stunning landscapes and one-of-a-kind experiences. Its 2,300km of coastline produces some of the best seafood and unique aquatic experiences in the world. Further inland you’ll find a land of ancient geological formations, expansive salt lakes, and native wildlife in huge numbers.
  
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Fleurieu Peninsula
- Fleurieu Peninsula
  Michael Veenstra (Credit: The Bi
  Spend some time in nature’s playground. A short drive from Adelaide you’ll find rolling hills, dairy pastures, orchards, farms and vineyards, all bounded by picturesque beaches and rugged coastline. Sip world-class wines, hike through ancient forests, surf, swim, and spot Southern Right whales in winter all in this pristine coastal playground.
  
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Flinders Ranges & Outback
- Flinders Ranges and Outback
  Andrew Gregory
  Step back in time and discover the raw, rugged and natural beauty of the Flinders Ranges and Outback. This truly wonderous, 540 million-year-old landscape covers more than half of South Australia. It has the ability to leave you speechless, yet invigorated. You’ll see a landscape that changes its colours in every light, gnarled gum trees, stony ruins, red earth and a carpet of wildflowers during spring. Fly over Wilpena Pound and marvel at the vertical rock faces below, hike through Mother Nature’s most beautiful scenery or soak in a sky full of bright stars.
  
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Kangaroo Island
- Kangaroo Island
  South Australian Tourism Commission
  Ian Routledge
  Freedom isn’t a state of mind, it’s an island. Minutes from the mainland, but a million miles away, Kangaroo Island is a sanctuary for wildlife and natural, rugged beauty. A place where people can walk among endangered Australian sea lions, watch kangaroos feeding at dusk or catch a glimpse of a shy koala. Escape to an island you’ll never want to leave.
  
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Yorke Peninsula
- Yorke Peninsula
  South Australian Tourism Commission
  John Montesi
  If you’re looking for sun, sea and sand, it’s hard to go past the Yorke Peninsula. Boasting crowd-free beaches, picturesque townships and spectacular national parks there’s loads of barefoot fun to be had.
  
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Riverland
- Riverland
  Grant Schwartzkopff
  The Murray River is Australia’s longest river, travelling 2520 kilometres from its source in the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales, to the Southern Ocean in South Australia. There is 362 kilometres of river running through the Riverland. Renowned for fresh and homemade products using local-grown oranges, lemons, limes, mandarins and grapefruit, as well as plums, peaches, apricots, nectarines and almonds. Towns near the Murray River are responsible for 95% of South Australia’s citrus, stone fruit and almonds.
  
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Murray River, Lakes & Coorong
- Murray River, Lakes and Coorong
  South Australian Tourism Commission
  Italo Vardaro
  The Murray River is a short hour’s drive from Adelaide, while 90-minutes south of Adelaide is the Lakes and Coorong district, where the mighty Murray meets the sea. The entire region is rich with Indigenous history, and the River is perfect for boating and water sports, with plenty of
  charming towns along its banks.
  
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