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If you are planning to backpack Adelaide, then this page provides a description of the city, details on how to get here and contact information of the tourist visitor centre. To find out information on Adelaide backpacker hostels and backpacker tours and attractions, click on the following links.
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The 'city of churches' as Adelaide is known, offers a quiet and serene charm at odds with the fast paced life and urban sprawl of the bigger cities of Sydney and Melbourne. Adelaide was the first completely planned city in Australia and has a structure and order missing in most of the other Australian capital cities. South Australia was also the first state to be settled without convict labour.
Adelaide is home to just over one million people who have deep pride in its wide, tree-lined streets, historical buildings, a flourishing arts scene and a considerably more affordable lifestyle. Planning and forethought went into Adelaide's construction. The city centre is laid out in a grid and has several squares. To prevent CBD sprawl, parklands surround the entire city centre, which is also bordered on the northern side by the Torrens River. Crossing the Torrens and passing through more parkland brings you into North Adelaide another commercial and residential area.
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The city area of Adelaide is quite compact and easily walkable. The University of South Australia borders the northern side of the city centre and adds to the cosmopolitan feel of the city. Travel around the city is well serviced by bus and train and a tramline will even take you to the beachside suburb of Glenelg. Adelaide has more cafes and restaurants per capita than any other Australian city, so finding food to suit your palate and price range should not be a problem. Add to this, that Adelaide is within driving distance of some of the best and most popular wineries in Australia, finding a decent drink should not be a problem either. The Barossa Valley and Clare Valley lie to the north and McLaren Vale is to the south. There are also wineries in the Adelaide hills, which border the city on the east. |
Rundle Street cafe area
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Torrens River that is next to the city centre |
Adelaide has cold winters and long, hot summers. Temperatures climb high into the 30 degrees celcius throughout summer, and as a result, the beach plays an integral part in the resident's lifestyles. Glenelg is the major tourist and family beach in Adelaide. If you are looking for peace and your own patch of sand, you may need to head north or south along the coast. Alternatively, the drive into the Adelaide hills provides some spectacular views of the city and hinterland. |
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By Air
Several international airlines operate into Adelaide. Also, Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin Blue operate into and out of Adelaide to most major cities throughout Australia. |
By Bus
Greyhound Australia, Premier Motor Service, Firefly Express and Oz Experience operate to here from many destinations throughout Australia
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By Rail
Countrylink operate to and from Sydney and V/Line Trains operate from Melbourne to many places throughout Victoria. |
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South Australian Visitor & Travel Centre
18 King William St, Adelaide
Phone: 1300 655 276
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