Adelaide Tours & Day Trips

Adelaide tours and day trips cover the city's markets, history and river, plus wine regions, wildlife parks and Kangaroo Island, all within a day's reach. Pick a coach tour, a small-group tasting, a walking tour or a cruise, and many leave from central Adelaide. For more to do in the city, see things to do in Adelaide.

Kangaroo Island tours from Adelaide

Kangaroo Island is a ferry ride from Cape Jervis, and the tours handle the coach and the crossing. The full-day Kangaroo Island tour with lunch leaves Adelaide Central Bus Station at 6.45am and visits Seal Bay, Flinders Chase National Park and Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park, while a 3-day eco-camping tour sleeps in swags and adds hikes and snorkelling. Compare them on the Kangaroo Island tours from Adelaide page.

Barossa Valley wine tours from Adelaide

The Barossa Valley is about an hour from the city. The full-day Barossa Valley winery tour leaves at 9.15am by small coach, and Taste the Barossa runs a small-group day with hotel pickup and a platter lunch at Turkey Flat Vineyards. A hop-on hop-off tour lets you choose your own stops. Find them all under Barossa Valley tours from Adelaide.

McLaren Vale tours from Adelaide

McLaren Vale is a 45-minute drive south. The d'Arenberg wine, food, art and gin tour suits a one-winery day, while the McLaren Vale wine tasting and lunch tour visits four cellar doors. A bike and wine day rides through Kuitpo Forest and along the Kidman Trail. More sit on the McLaren Vale tours from Adelaide page.

Adelaide Hills and Hahndorf day trips

Hahndorf is a 30-minute drive from the city. The Adelaide Hills and Hahndorf small-group tour takes in Mount Lofty Summit, cellar door tastings and a German-style lunch. For animals, the half-day Cleland Wildlife Park tour includes park entry and a stop at Mount Lofty Summit.

Adelaide city tours: sightseeing, food and wine

The city morning sightseeing tour is a half-day coach trip on Tuesdays and Fridays, from 9.15am to 12.15pm. On foot, the Central Market lunch tour is a 3-hour tasting walk, and the walking tour with a River Torrens cruise pairs a 2-hour stroll with a 45-minute boat trip.

Wine fans can book the Penfolds Magill Estate tour, a 2-hour visit with Grange Cottage, underground cellars and six wines. After dark, the Adelaide Gaol ghost tour runs on selected Friday and Saturday nights.

Cruises, wildlife and nature days out

The full-day Coorong cruise with lunch is a popular choice, a 6-hour trip into the Coorong National Park with two guided walks. The half-day Coorong cruise is a 3.5-hour version with one walk. The Murray River day tour adds a 2-hour cruise and a buffet lunch on the Proud Mary, and the Morialta hike covers about 7km of bush trails.

Choosing an Adelaide tour

Match the tour to the time you have. Half-day options include the city sightseeing tour, the Cleland Wildlife Park trip and the Morialta hike, while the Barossa, McLaren Vale and Hahndorf days are full-day outings. Kangaroo Island needs the longest day, with a late return, or a night or two on the island. Coach tours leave from Adelaide Central Bus Station on Franklin Street, and several small-group tours pick up from city hotels.

Frequently asked questions

What day trips can you take from Adelaide?

From Adelaide you can take day trips to the Barossa Valley, about an hour away, McLaren Vale, a 45-minute drive, and Hahndorf, a 30-minute drive. Kangaroo Island and the Murray River are also day trips from the city, by coach and ferry or coach and boat.

What wine tours leave from Adelaide?

Wine tours from Adelaide head to the Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale and the Adelaide Hills as full-day coach tours, small-group days, hop-on hop-off trails and a bike and wine day. For something shorter, the National Wine Centre runs a 1.5-hour masterclass in the city.

Are there half-day tours from Adelaide?

Yes. The Adelaide city morning sightseeing tour runs from 9.15am to 12.15pm on Tuesdays and Fridays, the Cleland Wildlife Park tour leaves at 10am and returns around 3.30pm, and the Morialta hike leaves at 8am on Thursdays and returns around 12.30pm.

Can you visit Kangaroo Island in a day from Adelaide?

Yes. The full-day Kangaroo Island tour from Adelaide leaves Adelaide Central Bus Station at 6.45am, crosses by ferry and returns at about 10.40pm, so it is a very long day.

Are there ghost tours in Adelaide?

Yes. The Adelaide Gaol ghost tour is a 2-hour experience that meets at Adelaide Gaol on Gaol Road, Thebarton, at 7.30pm on selected Fridays and Saturdays.

Do Adelaide tours pick up from hotels?

Many do. The McLaren Vale wine tasting and lunch tour and the Adelaide Hills and Hahndorf small-group tour offer pick-up from selected Adelaide hotels, while coach tours such as the Barossa Valley winery tour leave from Adelaide Central Bus Station.

Adelaide tours range from a 3-hour walk through the city to a day among the vines or on the water. Choose your style and book it here.