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An Adventure for your Senses

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South Australia  The Barossa Valley, Kangaroo Island

Explore Adelaide's leafy streets... play Two-up at the casino... cycle north through the Barossa Valley, Australia's premier wine district... enjoy a barby, with prawns a big as your hand... visit an old whaling port on Encounter Bay... sail to Kangaroo Island in the Southern Ocean and play among hundred of sea lions at Seal Beach... ride to the Fauna Reserve for a look at kangaroos, wallabies, wombats, dingos, koalas and emus... walk vast empty beaches at sunset over a crimson sea... coax a wallaby to your hand. The spirit is wonder. Everything is fresh and new - an adventure for the senses!

Day 1 - Explore Adelaide. Stroll its beautiful riverfront parkway. Visit its casino, its arts-center and the test match cricket oval. This evening we'll enjoy our festive "Get Acquainted" reception and dinner featuring the wonderful South Australian wines and beers.

Day 2 - Cycle the beautiful Barossa Valley. Australia's premier wine district. We'll visit the wineries, taste the wines and spend time with the winemakers discussing their art. Follow the Barossa Wine Route through the vineyards that produce reds, whites, ports, brandies, sherries and champagnes that are among the world's best.

Day 3 - Cycle the scenic Eden Valley following the picturesque Wine Route, stop at the Herbig gum tree that once housed a family. You can fill your water bottle from their old hand pump. Visit the Mohair Farm with its angoras and cashmeres, often seen with their kids. Explore the small riverside towns along the way and arrive in Hahndorf; a beautiful historic village of pubs, shops and restaurants. A perfect place to spend a quiet night.

Day 4 - We leave the Onkaparinga Valley and cross the hilly range to the Gulf of St. Vincent. Cycle along the Onkaparinga river through cool shaded forestland to the sea at Christie's Beach with long sandy beaches protected by an offshore reef. Perfect for swimming followed by a wonderful seafood dinner.

Day 5 - Cycle south along the coast with spectacular sea views, over farmlands crammed with almond orchards, vineyards and wineries to McLaren Vale... the southern wine district, a pleasant, sunny country where wooded hills, orchards and vineyards are never far from St. Vincents Gulf. Your destination - the Wirina tourist complex, a seaside resort with golf, swimming, tennis, a marina and a spectacular view of the Fleurieu peninsula clear to Rapid Bay.

Day 6 - Cycle roads lined with Norfolk Pine to Cape Jervis. Here we board the ferry "Philanderer" and cross Backstairs Passage to Kangaroo Island 16 km offshore in the Southern Ocean. Visit Seal Beach and walk among a colony of Sea Lions just a few yards away. We'll visit Flinders Chase National Park and pet the wallabies, see the kangaroos, look for koalas, eagles and wild orchids. See the amazing "Amazing Rocks" and spend the night at a fishing resort on the Southern Ocean whose waves sweep in from Antarctica.

Day 7 - After a leisurely breakfast we ferry back to the mainland. Cycle the ridge of the Fleurieu peninsula with spectacular sea-views all the way to Victor Harbor, now the largest resort on the south coast of Encounter Bay. It was once a whaling port. Spend the night in this beautiful, fun-filled seaside resort. We'll celebrate our "Farewell" dinner in a cozy harbor restaurant known for its luscious seafood and its spectacular view of the bay.

Day 8 - We'll say our good-byes after breakfast.

Overnight Itinerary:   Adelaide,   Angaston,   Hahndorf,   Christie’s Beach,   Wirina, Kangaroo Island,   Victor Harbor

Average daily miles = 32

Inn Tour: 2009 - Feb 15-22  

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