SA EXPLORER - 17 OCTOBER 2025

This tour contracts the cosmopolitan sophistication of Adelaide with roads less travelled, across the Eyre Peninsula, on to Port Augusta, the Clare Valley and Yorke Peninsula. One of the many highlights will be our 2 ½ hour crossing of Gulf St Vincent.

Adelaide, Australia’s first planned city is truly a delight. Colonel William Light has left a wonderful legacy, the city layout, surrounded by 900 hectares of wonderful parklands, is an urban masterpiece and has been included on the National Heritage List. 

The Eyre Peninsula’s Eastern side has calm beaches and the warm waters of the Spencer Gulf. The West Coast has spectacular cliffs, long white sandy beaches and brilliant blue water. Its 2,000 kilometres of pristine coastline is home to an amazing array of sea life with Southern Right whales being a common sight frolicking in the shadows of the  limestone cliffs. 

Bottlenose dolphins and sea lions are also plentiful, attracted by an abundance of fish and the area has built an excellent reputation for the quality and variety of its seafood.  We will have the opportunity to sample Coffin Bay Oysters along with scallops, King George Whiting, flathead and Blue Fin tuna.  The National Parks of the peninsula are home to over 150 species of birds, their beauty and isolation a perfect escape from the hustle and bustle of modern life.

Port Augusta is an interesting town at the crossroads of our continent. The Clare Valley produces some of the most outstanding wines in our country and our brief foray onto the Yorke Peninsula will cover some of South Australia’s early mining history.

Highlights include:

*  Adelaide city tour, North Terrace Botanical Gardens, Museum of SA, Art Gallery

*  Glenelg, Henley and Brighton beaches

*  Ferry crossing of Spencer Gulf

*  Tour of Port Lincoln

*  Cruise on Boston Bay

*  Optional shark cage dive! 

*  Coffin Bay National Park and Gunyah Beach Lookout

*  Cruise on Coffin Bay leases with Coffin Bay Oyster tasting

*  Venus Bay, Streaky Bay and Smoky Bay

*  Ceduna & the Bight

*  Minnipa and Pildappa Rock

*  Port Augusta Arid Lands Botanic Gardens

*  Wadlata Outback Centre

*  Clare Valley wine tasting

*  Historic Bungaree Station

*  Historic copper town of Moonta

Our accommodation for this tour is:

*  Ibis Adelaide                                               17th Oct                           08 8159 5588

*  Port Lincoln Hotel                                       18th, 19th & 20th Oct       08 8621 2000

*  Streaky Bay Motel                                       21st & 22nd Oct              08 8626 1008

*  Standpipe Golf Motor Inn, Port Augusta      23rd Oct                          08 8642 4033

*  Clare Valley Motel                                        24th Oct                          08 8842 2799

Includes 8 full breakfasts, 6 lunches, 8 dinners, all admissions and return Sydney / Adelaide flights.