Lonely Planet South Australia & Northern Territory

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• Publisher: Lonely Planet
• Year: 2017
• Print ISBN: 9781786571519
• eBook ISBN: 9781787012110

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet South Australia & Northern Territory is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Watch the sun set over Uluru, see rock art in Kakadu National Park or enjoy the luxury of South Australia's wine regions -all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of the Outback and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet South Australia & Northern Territory: Colour maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, Aboriginal Australia, Indigenous art, culture, landscapes, wildlife, wine, festivals and events, etiquette Over 30 maps Covers Adelaide, Outback South Australia, Darwin, Uluru, Outback Northern Territory and more The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet South Australia & Northern Territory, our most comprehensive guide to the Outback, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less travelled. Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely Planet Australia for a comprehensive look at all the country has to offer. About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world's number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, video, 14 languages, 12 international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day. Lonely Planet enables the curious to experience the world fully and to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves, near or far from home.TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 winner in Favorite Travel Guide category 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves, it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia) eBook Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones) Downloadable PDF and offline maps prevent roaming and data charges Effortlessly navigate and jump between maps and reviews Add notes to personalise your guidebook experience Seamlessly flip between pages Boo

Adelaide & Around

Adelaide & Around Highlights

Adelaide

Sights

Activities

Tours

Festivals & Events

Sleeping

Eating

Drinking & Nightlife

Entertainment

Shopping

Adelaide Hills

Tours

Festivals & Events

Hahndorf

Stirling Area

Gumeracha, Birdwood & Lobethal

Mt Barker

Fleurieu Peninsula

McLaren Vale

Willunga

Gulf St Vincent Beaches

Victor Harbor

Port Elliot

Goolwa

Kangaroo Island

Penneshaw & Dudley Peninsula

American River

Kingscote

North Coast Road

South Coast Road

Flinders Chase National Park

Adelaide & Around

Why Go?

Escape the frenzy of Australia's east coast in gracious, relaxed Adelaide. Capital of the driest state on the driest inhabited continent, Adelaide beats the heat by celebrating life's finer things: fine landscapes, fine festivals, fine food, and (...OK, forget the other three) fine wine. This is a musical town, too, recently dubbed a Unesco 'City of Music' – catch some live tunes while you're here. And don't miss Adelaide Central Market and the Adelaide Oval – two truly world-class Adelaide experiences.

Inland, Adelaide's winking plains rise into the Adelaide Hills, just 12 minutes up the freeway. The Hills' gorgeous valley folds, old-fangled towns and cool-climate vineyards are all close at hand.

A day trip away, the Fleurieu Peninsula is Adelaide's favourite naughty-weekender, with surf and safe-swimming beaches, historic towns and the fabulous McLaren Vale wine region (love that shiraz). Further afield, Kangaroo Island's wildlife, forests...

Table of contents

• Table of Contents
• Welcome to South Australia & the Northern Territory
• South Australia & the Northern Territory's Top 12
• Need to Know
• First Time South Australia & the Northern Territory
• If You Like
• Month by Month
• Itineraries
• South Australian Food & Wine
• Your Outback Trip
• Travel with Children
• Regions at a Glance
• Adelaide & Around
• Barossa Valley & Southeastern South Australia
• Western South Australia
• Ultimate Outback
• Outback South Australia
• Indigenous Art & Culture
• Darwin & the Top End
• Uluru & Outback Northern Territory
• Understand South Australia & the Northern Territory Today
• South Australia & the Northern Territory Today
• History
• Aboriginal Australia
• Indigenous Visual Art
• The Outback Environment
• Deadly & Dangerous
• Directory AZ
• Transport
• Behind the Scenes
• Our Writers