SOUTH AUSTRALIA Southern Australia covers the area from the Nullarbour plains in West Australia through most of South Australia, all of Victoria and all the way to New South Wales. The main features of this part of Australia are the following places:

The Flinders Ranges and South Australian Outback. Here you discover and ancient land filled with startling colours, amazing wildlife and stories as spellbinding as the location itself.A place where the power of the Aboriginal Dreamtime is strong, where specious opal gems lie hidden in a moonscape of red rock, and where the word 'adventure' has real meaning. For those seeking an escape from life's noises and stress, the silence, space and sheer beauty of the Outback will surprise and seduce you. Tours to see this outback part of Australia start from Adelaide or Alice Springs in the Red Centre and takes several days. One of the most unusual places where these tours go is Coober Pedy, the opal capital of the world. A unique 'underground' town in the heart of the outback. Much of the town's accommodation, like many of it's homes, churches and businesses is built underground to avoid the desert heat. more

The Barossa Valley is the top wine region in Australia established by German speaking settlers in the mid nineteenth century. There are more than 50 cellars and thousand of hectares of vineyards in the Barossa. more

Kangaroo Island is the third largest island in Australia, 155km long and 55km wide. Most of the island has never been cleared of vegetation and has 5 significant Wilderness Protection Areas. This island is one of the last unspoiled wonders of the world. It has an abundance of wildlife, much of which is uncommon or extinct on the mainland. On Seal Bay in the south of the island guides take visitors down to the beach to walk among the seal lions that comes to rest, play and recuperate after days at sea. more

There 2 or 3 day guided tour departing from Adelaide to Kangaroo Island by bus and ferry. more

The Great Ocean Road is one of the world's most spectacular touring holiday experiences. This beautiful region takes in a huge slice of south western Victoria, along the stunning coast from Geelong to the South Australian border.The 300km road snakes past cliffs, scenic lookouts, waterfalls, rainforests and historic shipwrecks. Many ships were wrecked along the treacherous coast in the 1800s and 1900s, the stories which are told in local museums. Great Ocean Road tours take 3 days and departing from Melbourne or Adelaide. more

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