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82 8DAYS + ADELAIDE RETURN ™ South Australian — a eli tel ec = Flexible Holidays South Australia dazzles, whether from ‘the sky on a flight over Lake Eyre, or from below the ground ogling opals in Coober Pedy. Do either ~ or both. 0 Iconic Sites The South Australia countryside is humbling, as you'll discover when you leave the world behind and hike the Flinders Ranges or gaze at the heavens on an astronomy tour. Time For You Tick off ‘only-in-Australia’ locales: the world’s oldest vines in the Barossa, a subterranean community in Coober Pedy, Australia's largest inland sometimes-lake. YE) Sustainable Travel When you check into Indigenous-owned Wilpena Pound Resort, your room rate contributes to a sustainable economic future for the Adnyamathanha people. @ Welcome to Adelaide The South Australian capital often flies under the radar — locals like it that way, happy to keep their buzzing dining precincts, glorious gardens and on-your-doorstep wineries to themselves. But the secret is well and truly out, and over the course of the afternoon you'll discover just how diverse Adelaide really is. Touring the city you'll cover every interest base: sports (Adelaide Oval), horticulture (the Botanic Garden), culture (the Art Gallery of South Australia) and food (Adelaide Central Market). Make a note to book a table at the Meat & Wine Co tonight - a premium steak restaurant with a unique Afro-centric twist. The city offers plenty of other eateries in which to while away your evening. Hotel: Adabco Boutique Hotel. e Adelaide — Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park You don't have to travel far from Adelaide to be surrounded by vines. In fact, just 1.5 hours north lies the Clare Valley, and therein one of Australia's most awarded wineries. Knappstein Enterprise Winery's roots reach back to 1878, which yields extremely tasty drops, as you'll discover at the cellar door before lunch in the Clare Valley's atmospheric central town. It's the best way to ease into the wide-open, otherworldly spaces of the Flinders Ranges — your commute is a short journey by coach, but it transports you to seemingly Martian landscapes, some 800 million years in the making and home to the Adnyamathanha people for tens of thousands of years The Indigenous community owns and manages your base for the night, Wilpena Pound Resort, and they'll welcome you to Country with spirit and soul. Hotel: Wilpena Pound Resort. B D © Wilpena Pound - Arkaroola The cliffs and craters and ravishing red rocks of the Flinders Ranges shine brightly in the morning sun, your outlook particularly pretty from Wangara Lookout. From this vantage, you'll enjoy expansive views over the natural amphitheatre that is Wilpena Pound. It’s an awe-inspiring way to start the day, before your journey carves north through dramatic Bunyeroo and Brachina Gorges. Keep your eyes peeled for endangered yellow-footed rock wallabies — only 2,250 remain in Australia, and most call this part of the country home. You'll begin to understand why they favour the South ‘Australian outback when you arrive in Arkaroola, characterised by ancient granite mountains and golden spinifex-covered hillsides and providing a vantage over Lake Frome and the desert beyond. But the real stars here are those overhead, as you'll discover on an astronomy tour that brings the dazzling night sky into full focus. Prepare to be humbled — in the best possible way. Hotel: Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary. B D @ Arkaroola - Marree What was happening in Arkaroola 1.6 billion years ago? Your guide will help decode the region's mind-boggling geological history as you navigate the steep slopes and hair-raising ascents of the Ridgetop Track. Plants here are found nowhere else on the planet, and gorges are so vast that they seem to cleave off the edge of the earth. A patina follows your journey northwest to the Ochre Cliffs outside Lyndhurst, where an artist's ‘smudge of fiery hues paints the countryside all the way to the horizon. It's as sacred as it is spectacular, with the Indigenous community having utilised the rich clay soil in ceremonies for centuries. You can see why this part of Australia was attractive to the 1800s settlers of nearby Farina ~ but you'll also learn why they departed, leaving an eerie ghost town on the outskirts of Marree, where you'll lay your swimming head for the night. Hotel: Marree Hotel. BLD @ Marree - Coober Pedy Much of the South Australian outback exists because of the old Ghan Railway, click-clacking from Adelaide to Darwin, Plenty of history will be revealed on your morning's journey down the line's westward bend, perhaps only outshone by the natural drama of Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre Australia’s largest inland lake is - most of the time - a shimmering saltpan covering hundreds of square kilometres, yet is occasionally transformed by desert downpours into a thriving oasis. You'll have the chance to glimpse it from the air, your bird's-eye view unfolding beneath you like a work of art. Speaking of art - your included scenic flight will also pass over the Anna Creek Painted Hills, a rocky outcrop that literally pops out of the flat desert, creating silhouettes resembling cartoon characters Touch down to explore the otherworldly countryside before jetting on to your destination, Coober Pedy, brimming with compelling quirks. How do you fancy sleeping underground? Hotel: Desert Cave Hotel, 2 nights. B
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