Melbourne to Uluru road trip: Distance, driving time and attractions
Adelaide Hills and Adelaide attractions
If you stick to the quickest route, the Melbourne to Uluru drive passes through the Adelaide Hills. The top stop here is Hahndorf, with German pubs including the Hahndorf Inn and wineries such as the Lane Vineyard and the Howard Vineyard.
Australia Travel Questions has a full Adelaide city guide, should you wish to spend a few days in the South Australian capital. But top activities include Adelaide Oval tours, swimming with dolphins from Glenelg and spotting wild koalas in the Morialta Conservation Park.
15 fabulous Adelaide experiences to supercharge your visit
- DOLPHINS 🐬: Swim with wild dolphins, kayak with the resident bottlenose pod or watch them on a dolphin cruise.
- FOOD AND WINE 🍷: Indulge on Adelaide food tour including Adelaide Central Market. Or try a wine discovery tour with tastings at the National Wine Centre. Or the ultimate Penfolds Magill Estate experience with full estate tour & Grange tasting.
- WILDLIFE 🐨: Spot koalas on a guided Morialta nature hike. Or walk from Waterfall Gully to Mount Lofty with entrance to Cleland Wildlife Park.
- CRUISES ⛵: Watch the sun set on a twilight coastal cruise, get to know the city on a Torrens River cruise or take a high tea cruise aboard the Popeye.
- SPORT 🏏: Dare to take on the Adelaide Oval Roofclimb or enter the fabled scoreboard on the behind-the-scenes stadium tour.
- ACTION 🚵♂️: Descend Mount Lofty on a downhill mountain bike tour or kayak along the Torrens River.
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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