Bordertown to Adelaide road trip: Distance, time & best stops
Bordertown to Adelaide road trip: Mount Barker to Adelaide
Next up is the most fun town in the Adelaide Hills – German heritage-laced Hahndorf. Here, you’ll find excellent Adelaide Hills wineries such as the Sidewood Estate, The Lane and the Hahndorf Hill Winery.
Alternatively, you can enjoy German-style food and beers at the Hahndorf Inn and German Arms Hotel.
Other attractions include artist Hans Heysen’s studio at the Cedars and the kid-pleasing Hahndorf Farm Barn.
On the way into Adelaide, the route then passes the Bridgewater Fairy Garden, Raywood Gardens and the Mount George Conservation Park. Near Crafers, it’s possible to make an engaging detour to the Mount Lofty Botanic Garden, Mount Lofty Summit and Cleland Conservation Park.
Pick your perfect Adelaide day trips
- Barossa Valley tours: 1. Wine-tasting with lunch 🍷. 2. Food and wine tour. 3. Small group wine tour with exclusive VIP tastings.
- Kangaroo Island in a day – including sea lions 🦭, koalas 🐨and national parks.
- Adelaide Hills tours: 1. Sights plus Murray River lunch cruise combo. 2. Small group cheese, chocolate & wine tour with Hahndorf German village.
- McLaren Vale tours: 1. Small group wine tour with lunch. 2. Hop-on hop-off wineries tour 🍷. 3. Food and wine indulgence tour, including the gloriously weird d’Arenberg Cube.
- Victor Harbor and southern highlights tour – including the Granite Island horse-drawn tram.
Underrated aspects of Adelaide include the Himeji Japanese Garden, kayaking tours of the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary, Semaphore Beach and the koala-dotted Morialta Conservation Park.
You can also try mountain bike tours, a wine discovery experience at the National Wine Centre and a twilight coastal cruise.
Top Adelaide hotel recommendations
For the beach: Oaks Glenelg Plaza Pier Suites. For families: Big4 West Beach. Most fun: Hotel Indigo Adelaide Markets. For setting: Oval Hotel. For heritage: Adina Apartment Hotel Adelaide Treasury.
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