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Best Day Trips from Adelaide: Wine Country, Coast and Hills
Adelaide's geography makes it one of the best-positioned Australian capital cities for day trips. The Barossa Valley, Australia's most famous wine region, is around an hour to the northeast, while McLaren Vale and the Fleurieu Peninsula sit about 45 minutes south through rolling vineyard country to the coast. The Adelaide Hills villages of Hahndorf, Stirling and Birdwood are easily reached in under an hour, with the German village character of Hahndorf a particular draw. Kangaroo Island requires a full day and a ferry from Cape Jervis but rewards with wildlife and wilderness rarely matched in Australia.
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Barossa Valley
Australia's most famous wine region, 70km north-east of Adelaide, with over 150 cellar doors, the Seppeltsfield Road and the Maggie Beer Farm Shop.
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McLaren Vale
A wine and olive-oil region 45 minutes south of Adelaide, with superb shiraz, the Willunga Farmers' Market and the Chalk Hill walking trail.
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Kangaroo Island (ferry from Cape Jervis)
Australia's third-largest island, 90 minutes south of Adelaide, with pristine wildlife, Flinders Chase National Park, Seal Bay and world-class local food.
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Adelaide Hills
A 30-minute drive east into the Mount Lofty Ranges, with Hahndorf's German heritage village, Cleland Wildlife Park and dozens of small-batch wineries.
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Fleurieu Peninsula, Victor Harbor
A scenic drive 80km south to the Fleurieu Peninsula, with the historic horse-drawn tram crossing to Granite Island and excellent beaches at Goolwa and Port Elliot.
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