Adelaide

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[[file:Adelaide Riverfront Banner.jpg|1280px]] Adelaide - SA (25091207887) - |399x399px|Adelaide from the River Torrens Adelaide is the national capital of South Australia. It lies on the eastern shores of Gulf Street Vincent in the central, southern part of the Australian continent. Adelaide is Australia's fifth largest city, with a population of over 1.2 million. More than three quarters of South Australians live in the Adelaide metropolitan area. Adelaide is on a plain between the rolling Adelaide Hills and the Gulf and is bordered by many of Australia's famous regions. The Barossa Valley and Clare Valley regions lie to the north and the McLaren Vale and Langhorne Creek regions to the south and the cooler climate Adelaide Hills region to the east. Historically known as the City of Churches due to its new world origins as an incubator for religious freedom, much of the architecture in the inner city is retained from the colonial era. Heavily influenced by the prevailing styles popular in England at the time and the legacy architecture is similar to many European city's built in the 19th century. Proximity to premium and food growing regions, as well as waves of immigration from Germany, Italy, Greece, Vietnam, China and India have created a unique multicultural gourmet food and café culture in the City and inner suburbs. This café culture is supported by Adelaide's global reputation for the arts and particularly the arts festivals held in March including the Adelaide Festival and the Adelaide Fringe Festival, which is second only to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in size. The city is the home of Adelaide Oval, famed as one of Test cricket's most picturesque grounds and under redevelopment to host AFL football matches during the winter months. Australian football has a long history in Adelaide and AFL matches are played at Adelaide Oval in North Adelaide. Adelaide and the surrounding regions also host the Tour Down Under, which is the largest cycling race in the Southern Hemisphere and the first stage of the UCI WorldTour.

Introduction

The South Australia time zone is 30 minutes behind Australian Standard Eastern Time (AEST) used in Victoria or New South Wales.

Weather in Adelaide

Adelaide is Australia's driest capital city, with summers that are hot and dry and with winters that are rainy and cool. In summer the average maximum is 29°C (84°F) but there is considerable variation and Adelaide can expect several days a year when the daytime temperatures soar above 40°C (104°F). Rainfall is light and infrequent throughout summer. The average in January and February is around 20 millimetres (0.8 inches) but completely rainless months are by no means uncommon. Given the regular hot weather, virtually every public building, indoor tourist destination and most public transport is fully air-conditioned. In winter from June to August and the average maximum is 15–16°C (59–61°F) and the minimum is around 8°C (46°F). Winter sees regular rainfall with June being the wettest month of the year, averaging around 80mm. Frosts are common in the valleys of the Adelaide Hills, but rare elsewhere. Adelaide experiences no snowfall in the downtown itself, although very occasionally a small sprinkling can be observed on higher ground at the top of Mount Lofty and in the Adelaide Hills. Autumn and spring are slow, gradual changes between the extremes of summer and winter. From mid-February to late March, Adelaide goes into its mad March festival season of arts, music and sport festivals to take advantage of the moderate weather. Spring also makes a good time to visit Adelaide, as flowers are in bloom following the rains of winter.

History

====Indigenous People history==== The first people to live on the Adelaide plains were the Kaurna people, whose territory extended from what is now Port Broughton to Adelaide's north, south to Cape Jervis on the southern tip of the Fleurieu Peninsula. The Kaurna lived on the Adelaide plains in family groups called yerta, a word which also referred to the area of land which supported the family group. Each yerta was the responsibility of Kaurna adults who inherited the land and had an intimate knowledge of its resources and features. Adelaide's rich Indigenous People history and living culture can be explored at Tandanya, an Indigenous People-owned culture and history centre on Grenfell Street. Tandanya is free to visit and tours are available for a small charge.

European colonial settlement

Transformers - Victoria Plaza Adelaide SA.jpg|1280px|panoramio - An aerial view of Victoria Plaza in the Downtown, which was an integral part of Adelaide's "grid layout" plan designed in the earliest days of the settlement. Following the mapping of South Australia's coastline in the early 19th century by European explorers Matthew Flinders and Nicolas Baudin, an expedition down the Murray River was held which reported favourably on land on the coast of Gulf Street Vincent. At the same time, British reformers were keen to establish a colony based on free settlement rather than by the transportation of convicts, as all the other Australian colonies at the time were founded. In 1834 and the South Australia Company was founded and it convinced the British Parliament to pass a law which created a colony for free settlers in South Australia. In December 1836, after a 10 month journey by a fleet of ships from England and the first Governor, John Hindmarsh proclaimed the creation of the new province in a ceremony in what is now the beachside suburb of Glenelg. After wrangling between the colonists, Adelaide's first surveyor, William Light designed a city grid of wide boulevards neighbored by parklands, with one central square (Victoria Plaza) and four smaller squares (Hindmarsh, Light, Whitmore and Hurtle) set on the southern banks of the Torrens. Light's original design, with small changes, largely survives to this day. The city's early industries were based around mining and agriculture, with England as the key export market. The relatively radical politics of many of the free settlers led to Adelaide being home to early progressive reform including the secret printed ballot and the first jurisdiction in the world to allow women to vote and run for Parliament and early trade unionisation and activism. ====Post-Federation==== Following Australian federation in 1901, South Australia began to move into secondary manufacturing industries, a process which was sent into overdrive by the long term government of the conservative Premier Thomas Playford following World War 2. Playford set out to actively attract manufacturing companies like General Motors to South Australia by offering affordable land and low taxes. This, along with the growing ubiquity of vehicle transport, led to Adelaide's relatively low density as workers lived close to the factories where they worked in the outer suburbs. Mass migration from southern Europe transformed Adelaide's Anglo-Celtic culture, with Greek migrants mainly settling in the inner international and inner southern suburbs and Italian migrants settling in the inner eastern and north-eastern suburbs. These cultural identities persist to today, with continental delis and cafés being a common feature of Adelaide's inner city. While South Australia's economy boomed, its public and cultural life lost much of its early radicalism, with blue laws requiring bars and pubs to close at six in the evening - causing the "six o'clock swill". The White Australia policy also meant that Adelaide residents were overwhelmingly from European backgrounds. ====Cosmopolitan capital city==== The 1960s saw a dramatic change in Adelaide's cultural life, with the start of the Adelaide Festival of Arts and Adelaide Fringe Festival, which transformed Adelaide's arts culture and the end of the decade saw the election of the first Labor government since the 1930s. By 1970, Don Dunstan became Premier of South Australia. Dunstan was a transformational figure and sought to reshape Adelaide in the mould of a modern cosmopolitan capital city. Dunstan's government ended the six o'clock swill, pedestrianised Rundle Street creating Rundle Mall and built the Festival Centre, creating a hub for arts in Adelaide. His government enacted a range of progressive reforms, including making South Australia the first jurisdiction in Australia to legalise homosexuality. This time also saw changes to Australia's immigration laws which saw Vietnamese and Chinese migrants join earlier waves of migration and the creation of communities in the north-west and Western suburbs, as well as Gouger Street's multilingual Chinatown precinct next to the Adelaide Central Market. After losing government for one term to the conservatives at the end of the 1970s, Labor returned to office under John Bannon in the 1980s. A more business friendly leader than Dunstan, Premier Bannon sought to drive the development of Adelaide's city, seeing the construction of Adelaide's tallest building now known as Westpac House and the development of the Adelaide Convention Centre and Adelaide Casino, however bad bank loans saw the state-backed State Bank of South Australia collapse in the early 1990s, requiring a huge government bailout and plunging the state deep into debt. ====Revival after the State Bank==== The 1990s under the Liberal government led by Premiers Dean Brown, John Olsen and Rob Kerin saw the conservative government undertake asset sales and reduce government services to reduce the state debt. This reduction in government spending, as well as the decline of Australian manufacturing following the abolition of the tariff wall by the federal government, led to slow growth in South Australia's economy and widespread emigration to the eastern capitals, particularly Melbourne. Labor returned to office in 2002 under Mike Rann who sought to reshape Adelaide's industrial base to focus on education services, mining and defence industry, as well as building on its strengths in soft drinks. Rann's government invested heavily in rebuilding the city, with overhauls to public transport and the construction of a new central hospital and the redevelopment of Adelaide Oval. Following ten years with Premier Rann as leader, Labor elected Jay Weatherill as Premier in 2011, who has largely continued this agenda, but with a renewed focus on transforming public spaces in the inner city through the relaxation of planning restrictions and looser drink licensing for small bars.

Travel to Adelaide

-34.9267|138.5991|layer=M}} ===Travel by plane to Adelaide===

  • Adelaide International Airport IATA Flight Code: ADL -34.945,138.530556 is around kilometers 7 to the West of the downtown and is close to popular tourist beaches at Glenelg and Henley Beach. Adelaide Airport - AdelaideAirportSkyline -QQ02 Adelaide International Airport is surprisingly well connected and has daily international Flights to hubs in Asia and the Middle East and New Zealand which allow for one-stop connections around the globe. More frequent flights connecting via Sydney or Melbourne may be cheaper.Travellers from Asia can catch direct connecting Flights from Hong Kong (on Cathay Pacific), Singapore (on Singapore-Airlines), Kuala Lumpur (on Malaysia Airlines), Denpasar (on Jetstar Airways) and Guangzhou (on China Southern Airlines). Travellers from the Middle East or northern Africa can catch a daily flight on Emirates via Dubai, or Qatar-Airways from Doha. Travellers from Europe can take a one-stop journey to Adelaide on any of these carriers. Travellers from South Africa can first fly direct to Perth and then connect to a domestic flight onwards to Adelaide. Travellers from New Zealand can catch a direct flight flying daily from Auckland on Air New Zealand. Travellers from North America or South America can travel one-stop on Air New Zealand via Auckland or can transit to a frequent domestic flight after first landing in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane. Domestic services within Australia include frequent services to every mainland national capital on full-service carriers Qantas-Australia and https://en/plan/destinations/flights-to-adelaide/ Virgin Australia. Budget carriers Jetstar and Tiger operate less frequent, heavily discounted services mainly to Melbourne, Sydney and the Gold Coast. Regional services and operations are provided by Regional Express Airlines (Rex), Sharp Airlines, Alliance Airlines, Cobham Airlines and Qantaslink flights operated by both Cobham Airlines and by Alliance Airlines. These services operate mainly to South Australia's regional city's and centres including Mt Gambier, Kingscote, Port Lincoln and Whyalla. There is only a single terminal for international and domestic departures, accordingly transfers are relatively seamless. The airport has ATMs and currency change. Food and shopping is available both landside and airside. Lockers are available in the vehicle rental area in the carpark, including some larger lockers that would fit bike boxes. Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the terminal.

==== Between the airport and the city==== Adelaide Metro's regular Timetables-Maps/Special-Services/JetBus-Airport-Service JetBus J1/J2/J7/J8 connects the airport with the City, Glenelg and some major Shopping Centres. J1 Services depart every 15 minutes 8AM to 6PM every day to the City, less frequent from 5AM to 11PM. The journey to the City takes around 25 minutes during peak hour. Additionally JetBus J1X offers express service from the airport to the city Monday through Friday hourly between 5 AM to 10 AM and 4 PM to 9 PM with a circular route around the CBD for more convenience to hotels. Services to Glenelg are every half hour during the day, less at night. Services to Arndale, West Lakes and Marion Shopping Centre are hourly during weekdays. Buses depart from a single dedicated stop left (west) of the Short Term Car Park outside the main terminal. All buses in all directions leave from this one stop, so check the front of the bus to make sure its heading where you want to go! Realtime bus information is 17327 available for this stop and all Adelaide Metro stops or via dedicated apps for your Smartphone like Timetables-Maps/Mobile-Apps metroMATE]. The JetBus is part of the Adelaide Metro network, so the standard ticket types and fares in the #Public_transport|public transport section apply and a ticket used on the JetBus can be used with another bus, train or tram according to its type. Metrocards are also available for sale at the airport from a vending machine next to the JetBus stop. Taxis are available downstairs out the front of the terminal. A taxi to the City costs around $30 during the morning peak hour and around $20 at other times, which can make it as economical as the JetBus for a group. Drivers will always use the meter, but a $2 extra charge is payable in addition to the metered amount for pickups from the airport. Major national rental vehicle companies operate kiosks on the ground floor near baggage claim including AVIS, Budget, Europcar, [ Hertz, Thrifty and Redspot Sixt. The vehicle rental vehicle park is on the ground level directly opposite the terminal ===Travel by vehicle to Adelaide=== Adelaide is at least a day's drive away from the capital city's on the Australian east coast. The shortest driving route from Adelaide to Melbourne takes 8–9 hours. There are some freeway sections, but the roads are mostly 2 lane roads of highway quality. From Melbourne, Adelaide is 736km (457 mi) via Horsham (National Highway 8) or 901km (560 mi) via Mount Gambier|Mt Gambier (National Highway 1). The journey via Mt Gambier takes you through the Coonawarra region, one of the most famous cabernet sauvignon regions in Australia and also is convenient for a side tour via the Great Ocean Road. The trip via Horsham is more direct, on high quality highways, but has fewer tourism attractions. From Sydney, Adelaide is 1,422km (884 mi) via Wagga Wagga and Mildura (National Highway 20). Freeway conditions from Sydney to Wagga Wagga cut hours from the trip. This route also passes close to Canberra, Australia's national capital, which is 1,196km (743 mi) from Adelaide. Another option from Sydney is the 1,659km (1031 mi) route via Broken Hill (National Highway 32), which takes you through the Outback and one of Australia's most historic mining towns. The 2,031km (1,262 mi) route from Brisbane also goes via Broken Hill. While Adelaide is the closest national capital to Perth the 2,550km (1584 mi) journey across the Nullarbor is still arduous, though it's a unique drive through some of the most remote places in the inhabited world. Similarly and the 3,027km (1884 mi) journey north to Darwin via Alice Springs travels through the true Outback and Uluru is only a few hours from the main highway north

Travel by train to Adelaide

Great Southern Railway runs long distance tourist train services to and from Adelaide. The Ghan runs to Alice Springs and Darwin, Across Australia by train|The Overland runs to Melbourne and the Indian Pacific runs to Perth, Broken Hill and Sydney. These journeys are train experiences and offer sleepers and the opportunity to take your vehicle with you on the train. However and they take considerably longer and invariably cost more than the journey by bus or plane, with the exception of the Melbourne-Adelaide route, which can be cheaper than or of comparable price with air fares. Further and the trains stop at intermediate stops which may not be serviced by flight connections, particularly on the Melbourne-Adelaide route. These interstate trains depart from the GPS -34.9379,138.5810 Adelaide Parklands Terminal just outside of the city. The station can be visited by vehicle or bus from Richmond Road. Since the demolition of Keswick station and there are no connections to the suburban train network. Taxis are also available to meet all arrivals. There are no country rail services in South Australia. Interstate buses are operated by a number of coach companies including Greyhound, Firefly and V/Line. The journey from Melbourne takes around eleven and a half hours, with both day and overnight services. The trip from Sydney can take up to 24 hours and by definition, travels overnight. Fares are less than train travel, but can be more than a budget airfare if you are booking well in advance. Regional buses to South Australian country city's and towns are also operated by the interstate bus companies, but local South Australian coach companies including LinkSA and Premier Stateliner often provide more frequent services. Almost all interstate and regional buses depart from the GPS -34.92806,138.59587 Adelaide Central Bus Station at 85 Franklin Street in the City. The Central Bus Station operates 05:00-21:30, 7 days a week. It has modern facilities as well as a café and it is just across the road from the Adelaide Central Market, a Coles supermarket and Chinatown === By ship === A range of cruise ships call at the GPS -34.7775,138.4827 Port Adelaide Passenger Terminal during the cruise boat season, which runs from November to April each year. In the 2012/2022 season, ships called at the Port for a total of 26 days throughout the season. A list of ships arriving in Adelaide is available from Flinders Ports.

Getting around

Travel by bicycle in Adelaide

  • Bicycle SA - 111 Franklin Street Just to the North-West of the main Bus Station ☎ +61 8 8168-9999 Operates a free bike hire service sponsored by a group of inner city councils. Bikes are available from more than 10 locations across the City and the inner suburbs for free, but must be returned Monday to Friday before 16:30 or 17:00 weekends or a $25 fee is payable. Arrangements can be made for bicycles to be hired overnight for an additional fee but all hires are stopped if temperatures are forecast to top 38°C. A list of locations for hire is listed on Bicycle SA's website Bikes are step thru-models with front baskets and a sturdy rear carrier (but you'll need to provide bungy straps or lashings). Front calliper brake, rear brake is an annoying back-pedal arrangement. Shimano 3 speed hub gear. They'll also supply you with a long sturdy combination lock and cycle helmet when you leave some photo ID. A popular ride is to ride from the downtown along the River Torrens out to West Beach and then down to Glenelg and back. You cannot take your bike on the Glenelg Tram or any bus, even outside peak hour, however you can take them on trains. An alternative to taking the tram back from Glenelg is to ride a further 20 minutes south along the coast to Brighton Station on the Noarlunga Centre Line where there are reasonably frequent trains back to Adelaide

===Public transportation in Adelaide=== Accurate transit directions can be obtained through Google Maps. To navigate around, just enter your "to" address and "from" address (or use current location) on your device (including i☎ , Android) and then select the public transport icon. Realtime arrival information is available from the Adelaide Metro website or a number of apps for smartphones (e.g. Transittimes), use the time before your vehicle arrives to have a look around the nearby area. ====Ticketing and route information==== Metropolitan train, tram and bus services are operated under the unified brand name Adelaide Metro and use a unified ticketing system, "Metroticket".

  • Passenger Transport InfoCentre Corner of King William & Currie Streets, Adelaide CBD 1300 311 108 Opening Hours: 08:00-18:00, Saturday 09:00-17:00, Sunday 11:00-16:00 Or the Adelaide Metro website are the places to visit for timetable and route information. Accurate public transit information is also available through Google Maps, which has an easy trip planner if you select 'Transit' directions either on the website or a smartphone.Single trip tickets with unlimited transfers for two hours are sold on buses, trams and at major train stations for $5 peak and $3.00 off peak. Alternatively, a $9.10 daytrip ticket is available, allowing unlimited travel within the Adelaide Metro area for an entire day. Travellers in Adelaide for longer than a couple of days should buy a Metrocard for $10 which comes with $5 of value included. Trips on Metrocard cost $3.19 peak and $1.75 off peak. Metrocards are sold at major train stations (Adelaide, Elizabeth, Gawler, Noarlunga Centre, Oaklands, Mawson Lakes and Salisbury) as well as most newsagents and corner stores. Tickets/Where-to-buy A list of locations is on the Adelaide Metro website. Metrocards can be topped up wherever they are sold as well as on trains and trams using coins or major credit cards. There is also a $25 visitors pass that can be used for unlimited travel on the network for 3 days. After the 3 day period and the pass can be topped up and used just like a normal metrocard.

Train

AdeMet4000ClassTrain - Adelaide Metro train The Adelaide Metro train system has four main lines, with two additional branch lines. Travelling north:* The Outer Harbor Line, which goes up the Le Fevre Peninsula in the north-west of the city via Port Adelaide. The Outer Harbor line is convenient for the Semaphore tourist precinct and the historic maritime neighborhood in Port Adelaide and the Queen Street cafe strip in Croydon. The Grange line branches off the Outer Harbor line at Woodville.* The Gawler Line, to Gawler Central in the north of the city, through Ovingham, Mawson Lakes, Salisbury and Elizabeth. Travelling south:* The electrified Seaford Line, which extends to Seaford in the far south of the city, via the beachside suburb of Brighton and Noarlunga Centre. The Seaford line provides access to beaches at Brighton and Hallett Cove, as well as Westfield Marion at Oaklands. The Tonsley line branches off the Seaford line and it only operates Monday to Friday until the early evening.* The picturesque Belair Line which extends to Belair in the Adelaide foothills through Blackwood and the inner south-eastern suburbs of the city. The Belair line is useful to access Belair National Park.

Buses

SouthLink Scania K320UA (BUS 2838) - SouthLink Adelaide Metro bus The Adelaide Metro has a comprehensive bus network, centred in the City. Full maps and information are available at the Timetables-Maps/Maps/Network Adelaide Metro website. Most primary streets including café precincts like The Parade, Prospect Road, Henley Beach Road, King William Road and O'Connell Street are 'Go Zones' which have regular buses on weekdays at least every 15 minutes until the early evening. Adelaide's bus network extends out to the outer suburbs, to the Adelaide Hills in the east, down to McLaren Vale in the south (although buses there are infrequent) and as far as Gawler in the north. It does not cover the Barossa Valley. Frequencies in the outer suburbs are much lower than in the City. The O-Bahn is a bus rapid transit line which runs to Adelaide's north-eastern suburbs. O-Bahn buses run from Grenfell Street in the City, entering the O-Bahn at Hackney and stop at Klemzig, Paradise and Modbury Interchanges. After finishing on the O-Bahn and the buses drives the same as a regular bus to reach its destination. O-Bahn services are very frequent, as often as every 3 to 5 minutes during peak hour to interchanges and every 15 minutes off peak. Be warned that bus frequency declines sharply after 19:00, with hourly intervals being typical in the outer suburbs, half hourly along Go Zones and every 15 minutes on the O-Bahn. All services cease operation around midnight, so check your timetables and expect to catch a taxi if required if you are out after this time. Very basic After Midnight bus services along limited routes operate hourly after midnight on Saturday nights only. The free City Loop (99C) bus runs on weekdays from 07:40–18:00 every 15min. On Fridays, it also runs at night 18:00-21:20 every 30min, Saturdays 08:00–17:00 every 30 minutes and Sundays (and public holidays) 10:00-17:00 every 30min. It has clockwise and anticlockwise routes each with about 30 stops taking in all the major cultural and commercial centres in the City, beginning at Victoria Plaza and including Adelaide Railway Station. The buses feature ground-level access ramps.

Tram

CT 202 glenelg, 2012 - A tram at the Moseley Plaza tram terminus in Glenelg Adelaide has a tram line which runs from the Adelaide Entertainment Centre in Hindmarsh through the City and then down through the south-western suburbs to the beachside suburb of Glenelg. Travel in the City between the Adelaide Entertainment Centre and South Terrace is free, while travel to Glenelg needs a ticket or a Metrocard. Tickets can be purchased on the tram from conductors, or from ticket machines at some stops. As well as being convenient for popular tourist destination Glenelg from the City and the tram also stops at Rundle Mall, Victoria Plaza near the Adelaide Central Market and at North Terrace near Adelaide Railway Station. Travelling north on the tram takes you to Hindmarsh and Bowden and the home of the Adelaide Entertainment Centre venue for stadium concerts as well as a popular cafe and restaurant strip along Port Road and the side streets alongside. If you're driving a car, a convenient (and popular) alternative to parking in the City is to park at the Entertainment Centre and catch the tram into the City. It only costs $4 for a whole weekday, which is much cheaper than city parking ===On Foot=== The City centre is relatively compact and can be easily covered on foot. Most attractions are centred around the blocks between North Terrace and Victoria Plaza on either side of King William Street. The core Rundle Mall shopping neighborhood is entirely pedestrianised. The Gouger Street precinct and the Adelaide Central Market are also great destinations for a walking traveller. Travellers keen to keep up on jogging while away can use popular jogging tracks along the River Torrens and through the Parklands

Best way to travel in Adelaide by a Taxi

2010-2011 Toyota Camry (ACV40R) Altise sedan, Adelaide Independent Taxis (16751219280) - Adelaide Independent Taxis Adelaide has three main taxi companies which operate 24/7:* Adelaide Independent Taxis ☎ +61 13 22 11 }}

  • Suburban Taxis - ☎ +61 13 10 08 }}
  • Yellow Cabs South Australia - ☎ +61 13 22 27 }} Cabs in South Australia are white (even those operated by 'Yellow Cabs') and they are clearly marked. It is generally feasible to hail a taxi in the street or from a major hotel during business hours in the City, but in the suburbs you typically need to call one of the company booking services listed. There are a number of cab ranks which are staffed by the Taxi Council at night on weekends. Supervised taxi ranks offer extra security with lights and supervision by a concierge and a security officer. They operate 23:00-03:00 on Fridays and 23:00-05:00 on Saturdays. A map of locations is available on their website. All taxis in Adelaide are required by the State Government to charge a regulated metered tariff, according to the time that the journey commences. Tariff one is the normal tariff rate and tariff two is a higher rate that applies between Monday to Friday 19:00-06:00 and on weekends and public holidays. Drivers almost always use the meter and are legally required to do so. Payment can be made by cash, EFTPOS, debit and credit cards and Cabcharge. It's a good idea to let the driver know if you are planning to pay with a method other than cash before you start your trip, as the machines can be unreliable

===Travel by vehicle to Adelaide=== Adelaide's downtown and inner suburbs like Glenelg, Norwood and Prospect are easily traversed walking and using public transport, however if you are expecting to spend a lot of time outside of the CBD or you are planning a trip to a region, a vehicle is useful to avoid long trips on public transport or in the case of the Barossa Valley, to get around at all. Unlike other Australian state capitals, Adelaide does not have a network of freeways leading directly into the downtown. The freeways that exist begin in the outer suburbs and are for the purpose of carrying traffic to the nearby country towns. Speed limits on most major roads are signposted at 60km/h, though the default speed limit is 50km/h if no speed limit is posted. Speed limits are strictly enforced and even creeping ever so slightly above the speed limit may earn you a ticket with a $350 fine. All of Adelaide's roads as well as those throughout South Australia are toll free. Major national rental vehicle companies operate kiosks at Adelaide Airport on the ground floor near baggage claim including AVIS, Budget, Alpha, Europcar, [ Hertz, Thrifty and Redspot Sixt.

Sightseeing Tips

GlenelgTownHall - |400x600px|Glenelg Town Hall

  • The Adelaide Botanic Gardens -34.917972,138.611704 Free Adelaide Botanic Garden The gardens are quiet and relaxing even though they're in the heart of the city. They contain many large grassed areas ideal for relaxing and just outside the gardens are the city parklands where ball games and picnics can be held. There is a cafe in the gardens and a conservatory.
  • Bicentennial Conservatory -34.91694,138.61231 Free entry Thit is a worthwhile place to visit, it simulates a tropical rainforest micro-eco system, complete with mist falling from the roof. The space accommodates a number of full size rainforest trees and lowland rainforest plants from northern Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and the nearby Pacific Islands, many of which are at risk or endangered in their natural habitats. Be warned, it is warm and humid inside. All walkways have full wheelchair access.
  • Montefiore Hill -34.91277,138.59405 North Adelaide - Provides a stunning view of the city, mainly at night. }}* Other lookouts include Windy Point along Belair Road and Skye at the end of Kensington Rd.
  • North Terrace -34.92145,138.60089 Driving east from West Terrace will take you past the new Royal Adelaide Hospital and the University of South Australia's City West campus and the new University of Adelaide's medical school and the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) and the Adelaide Convention Centre and the Casino (Railway Station below), Parliament House, Government House and the State Library of South Australia, Migration Museum (free entry), Art Gallery of South Australia (free entry) and the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia's City East campus and the site of the old Royal Adelaide Hospital and the Botanic Gardens. It is an attractive tree lined boulevard in a South Australian colonial tradition.
  • Rundle Lantern light display Cnr Rundle Street and Pulteney Street -34.92278,138.60572 From dusk to midnight every night with 750 light panels.===Museums and galleries in Adelaide===

River Torrens at the University of Adelaide - The River Torrens passing near the University of Adelaide* Adelaide Zoo Frome Road -34.912784,138.60624 Opening Hours: Daily 09:30-17:00 Adelaide Zoo The only place in the southern hemisphere to see giant pandas. The zoo also boasts meerkats, lions, tigers, a family of capybaras and some quokkas.

  • Migration Museum Kintore Ave North of the State Library. Opening Hours: Daily 10:00-1 7:00, closed Good Friday and 25 December. Migration Museum, Adelaide }}
  • Art Gallery of South Australia North Terrace -34.92100,138.60400 Half way between Kintore Ave and Frome Road, between the South Australian Museum and the University of Adelaide. ☎ +61 8 8207-7000 Opening Hours: Daily 10:00-17:00, except 25 December. Free Art Gallery of South Australia - Great Muslim Friendly place to see tits of all genres. Free cloakroom/baggage store.
  • South Australian Museum North Terrace Next to the Art Gallery of South Australia. Opening Hours: Daily 10:00-17:00, except Good Friday and 25 December. Free South Australian Museum Best collection Australian Indigenous People collection in the world and the largely Victorian pacific cultures gallery is neat too.
  • National Wine Centre Cnr of Botanic and Hackney Road, Hackney ☎ +61 8 8303-3355 +61 8 8303-7444 Opening Hours: 09:00-17:00, Saturday - Sunday & public holidays; Tours & tastings 10:00-17:00 National Wine Centre of Australia }}
  • Tandanya National Indigenous People Cultural Institute -34.92407,138.61031 Tandanya National Indigenous People Cultural Institute }}
  • Bay Discovery Center -34.98007,138.51133 Glenelg; take the historic tram }}
  • Port Adelaide Lighthouse -34.842475,138.504208 }}
  • National Railway Museum -34.84588,138.50879 Port Adelaide Australia's largest railway museum.
  • South Australian Aviation Museum -34.84823,138.51133 Port Adelaide }}
  • South Australian Maritime Museum 126 Lipson St, Port Adelaide ☎ +61 8 8207-6255 South Australian Maritime Museum - $8.50, concession $6.50, child $3.50, family $22 (2 adults & up to 5 children).
  • Gawler National Trust Museum -34.60081,138.74944 via Gawler train line

What to do as a Muslim in Adelaide

Beaches

The Jetty. Glenelg, SA - The pier at Glenelg Beach

  • Glenelg beach -34.980772,138.509449 The historic beachside suburb of Glenelg has a jetty and the Grand hotel and some Halal restaurants and cafés. Very popular with young and old, lots of volleyball competitions. Catch one of the historic trams from in Adelaide's CBD on weekends and holidays, or new light rail trams other times.
  • West Beach -34.94633,138.50096 Ideal for family walks and swimming. It is reasonably close to both Glenelg and Henley Beach. At Henley Beach there is Henley square which hosts some 15 restaurants - an excellent dining venue. All the beaches along Adelaide's coastline are excellent white sand beaches, some with public toilets and cold water showers. If you want to 'wet a line' there are jetties at (suburban beaches, from north to south) Grange, Semaphore, Henley Beach, Glenelg, Brighton and Port Noarlunga.===Sport===
  • Adelaide Oval -34.91547,138.59662 - During the summer months get down to the Adelaide Oval for a cricket match. Australia plays host to a couple of touring nations each summer and they will play a few matches at this beautiful ground which is just minutes from the downtown. Tickets for internationals tend to be snapped up quickly, but domestic matches are frequent and equally exciting. }}* AFL the peak league for professional Australian Rules Football. Home games for the local teams the Adelaide Crows and Port Adelaide Power are played at Adelaide Oval in North Adelaide, after moving from AAMI Stadium in 2013. Getting tickets shouldn't be a problem - check out the AFL website for more details.* SANFL the state Aussie Rules league, has 5 games per weekend at a number of locations throughout the city and suburbs. Norwood Oval, home of the Redlegs and is located on the Parade in Norwood which is home to a variety of restaurant, café and pub options for after the game.
  • Adelaide United (soccer) Hindmarsh Stadium ===Performance art===
  • Format Collective 15 Peel St, Adelaide -34.92345,138.59809 off Hindley Street A two-storey performance space with a permanent zine store. Hosts small art shows, some of the more experimental gigs, discussion panels and performance art. Much of thit is concentrated in the yearly Format Festival which is on at the same time as the Fringe Festival and is considered a more experimental alternative, although there are things on all year round. Known for its hipsters, Japanese and nostalgic games of four-square.===Events=== One of the best times of the year to visit is during Mad March, when a multitude of festivals and events are held. These include the Adelaide Fringe and the Clipsal 500 Car race and the Adelaide Festival, WOMADdelaide and the Adelaide Cup horseracing carnival.
  • Adelaide 500 - Clipsal 500 Supercar | -34.92767,138.61853 Adelaide 500 - During mid-March and the Clipsal 500 supercar racing event is very popular, sporting massive street parties, huge concert line-ups and many fanatic Adelaidians.
  • Adelaide Fringe Festival -34.92343,138.59565 Adelaide Fringe Festival During late February - March and the Fringe Festival (second largest of its type in the world) and Festival of Arts bring the city alive with live music, arts, dance and culture from all over the world. Both are large and very popular events visited by people from all over the world.
  • WOMADelaide - World of Music Arts and Dance | -34.91417,138.61056 WOMADelaide A hugely popular music festival now held every year in March. People come here from all over Australia and overseas. It shows Adelaide at its very best.===Other===
  • Haigh's Chocolates Factory 154 Greenhill Road, Unley Park -34.94120,138.60834 Opening Hours: from Monday to Saturday11AM, 1PM and 2PM Free but bookings crucial A factory tour. Haigh's was established in 1915 and is one of the best Chocolates makers in Australia. 5 minutes from the CBD and the tour will give you a glimpse on how this fine Chocolates is made and they give free samples.
  • The Adelaide Casino North Terrace -34.921192,138.597113 Next to Adelaide station Adjoining the Festival and Convention centres. Adelaide Casino is South Australia's only licensed casino and offers not just great gaming, but also three restaurants and four bars, including the LOCO nightclub and Grandstand sports café. Valet parking is also available.
  • Coopers Brewery -34.87257,138.57294 The only remaining large family-owned brewery in Australia, well known around the world for their bottle conditioned ales. Founded by Thomas Cooper in 1862 and the Brewery is run by the famil's fifth generation, Tim and Glenn Cooper. Take a tour, all proceeds from the tours go to charity.

Study in Adelaide

Three different universities call Adelaide home, of which the University of Adelaide is the best regarded. The other two universities in the Adelaide area are the University of South Australia and Flinders University. There are opportunities for international students to enroll in these universities, either as degree students, or as part of exchange programms with foreign universities.

Muslim Friendly Shopping

Rundle Place, Rundle Mall - Rundle Mall Shopping Center SA - The nineteenth century interior of the Adelaide Arcade. Unlike the "big four" Australian city's, top-end luxury brands like Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Prada do not have a presence in Adelaide. The Victorian Adelaide Arcade GPS -34.92293, 138.60379 that runs south from Rundle Mall has a fine collection of boutiques and specialist shopping such as numismatics, antiques and chocolatiers. Another good place to look for semi-luxury items would be Burnside Village in the eastern suburbs

Malls and shopping precincts

  • Rundle Mall -34.92278,138.60258 ☎ +61 8 8203 7200 A pedestrian-only shopping strip, with many arcades and side streets coming off it. Runs parallel to North Terrace. Over 800 shops.
  • Tea Tree Plaza - TTP for short -34.83125,138.69233 A medium-sized Shopping Centre with over 250 shops. Tea Tree Plaza is the terminus of the Adelaide O'Bahn dedicated busway which begins in the downtown at Hackney Rd. It is easy to get from the downtown; most of the buses that stop on the Grenfell Street stops travel to the ginal/application/02e9b0d5da87c2eb7b0c242970a65184.pdf TTP interchange via the O'Bahn busway. It's easy to see from a distance as it has the large antenna and supporting pyramid type structure, well-known to the local residents, on the roof of the Myer department store. Ample parking is available around, on top of and underneath the complex. The much smaller Tea Tree Plus Shopping Centre is right next to Tea Tree Plaza.
  • Westfield Marion Shopping Centre -35.01663,138.54476 - Qdelaide's largest Shopping Centre with over 400 shops. There are direct buses from the downtown.
  • Harbour Town -34.94676,138.51977 Mid sized mall undergoing an expansion, featuring outlet shopping, situated up against the Western edge of the Adelaide Airport. Only a short bus ride from the Airport and 30 minutes from the downtown.===Food===
  • The Central Market -34.9297,138.5981 Between Grote and Gouger St, west of Victoria Sq. Opening Hours: Tuesday - Saturday Adelaide Central Market All your fresh fruit and veggies under one Victorian roof. You can borrow a shopping cart from Coles Supermarket next door to stop your arms being pulled from their sockets by all the goodies you'll buy. It's not just Vegetarian that will salivate here since foods and non-foods of every variety compete for the best displays. Cheap multi-storey parking adjacent. }}* Chinatown, a pedestrian-only area (Moonta St) adjacent to Central Market.
  • City East IGA the fine food store 116 Hutt Street ☎ +61 8 8223 1112 Won best IGA Supermarket in SA for its amazing food range, including: Greek, Italian, Chinese and Indian.
  • Gaganis Brothers 9-13 Bacon Street, Hindmarsh 5007 -34.9066,138.5663 Car parking on site or Grange Road Bus ☎ +61 8 8346 5766 Opening Hours: 8:30-5:30 Monday - F, 8:30-3:30 Saturday A food wholesaler but sells to the public with an amazing selection of ethnic foods. Most items available in larger quantities.

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====The BYO culture==== While fairly unusual in the rest of the world, it's common for restaurants in Australia and New Zealand to allow patrons to bring bottled to dinner. This training is called 'BYO' - 'bring your own'. Originally resulting from a loophole in drink licensing laws, BYO is now a great opportunity to enjoy some of the which you have bought in a region, or to visit a local 'bottle shop' and enjoy a wider selection at lower prices. Nowhere in Australia is BYO more common than in Adelaide. Most restaurants in Adelaide which serve alcohol will also allow BYO, though it's a good idea to call ahead to make sure. It's common for a charge called 'corkage' to be applied to the bill. Corkage will typically be around $10–$15 per bottle, though higher charges are not unheard of. Corkage is applied even if your is under a screwtop rather than a cork, like virtually all recently produced Australianfruit cocktail

Adelaide

Adelaide's Central Market - Central Market in the Adelaide downtown. The City caters to virtually every different taste and price range. Adelaide has one of the largest number of Halal restaurants and cafes per person in Australia and most of the best are in the City.* Gouger Street, Chinatown and the Central Market precinct is a multicultural food and paradise. Best known in Adelaide for good quality Asian food at a reasonable price, Gouger Street attracts a wide range of clientele from lawyers and public servants from the adjacent courts and State government precinct to new migrants. Chinatown and Gouger Street is the hub of Chinese cuisine and culture in Adelaide and there are a wide range of Chinese restaurants along the strip. Other Asian cuisines are also featured including (Thai), Vietnamese and Indian. On the northern side of Gouger St and the Adelaide Central Market has a great range of hawker style food stalls as well as a few older European cafes. The last decade has also seen the emergence of high-end dining on Gouger St, with a number of more expensive options joining the long standing and locally famed Argentinian restaurant, Gaucho's.* Rundle Street and the East End is the traditional hub of Italian and Greek cuisine in Adelaide, but there are also newer Chinese, (Thai) and Japanese restaurants. Like Gouger St, it has options across the spectrum of budgets, with the Western end of the street closer to Adelaide University catering more to the budget end while the eastern end is more upmarket. The East End laneways off of Rundle Street have a range of smaller, quirkier cafes - Ebenezer Place, Bent Street and Union Street all have a few alternative options.* Waymouth Street and Pirie Street have emerged as new eating destinations over the last decade, particularly for an upmarket lunch. Waymouth Street, on the Western side of King William Street, has a range of high end cafes, bistros and bars, while Pirie Street has a few new cafes.* Hindley Street is best known for its bars and Halal dining, but has a range of multicultural food options, particularly Middle Eastern and Asian. The Leigh Street and Bank Street laneways have also emerged as dining destinations in their own right.* Hutt Street is smaller scale and offers a small variety of upmarket restaurants that please most tastes and also has a wide variety of gourmet shops and supermarkets.* The South West Corner of the City's square mile, south of the Gouger Street precinct, is more residential but includes some of Adelaide's most interesting dining experiences sprinkled among the legacy homes and apartments

North Adelaide

  • An eclectic mix of small restaurants and cafes make Melbourne Street an interesting place to eat.* The variety of take-aways, pubs, cafes, bakeries and restaurants that line most of O'Connell Street means you won't be wanting

Suburbs

  • The Parade, Norwood has a long stretch of shopping and cosmopolitan dining. Buses from the CBD numbering 122-124 or a very short taxi ride.* Jetty Road / Mosley Plaza, Glenelg has a variety of restaurants and pubs at the end of a 30 minutes tram journey.* Stuart Road, Dulwich features two cafes, a licensed restaurant and a very good bakery. Catch the 145 or 146 from North Ter which heads along Fullarton Road and up Dulwich Ave.* King William Road, Hyde Park is an upmarket strip of fashionable cafes, coffee shops and restaurants.* Alfonzo 202 Hutt Street An Italian eatery and shop; a great place to enjoy breakfast and lunch any time of the day.
  • Elephant walk 76 Melbourne Street ☎ +61 8 8267-2006 – particularly interesting because it is a small, cosy cafe which is very dimly lit. Each booth is separated by straw screens so you can't really see the other patrons. It opens at 8PM and if they're full, you'll have to wait outside for a table.
  • Occupied Jerusalem Sheshkebab House | 131B Hindley Street ☎ +61 8 8212 6185 An Adelaide institution with decorations which probably haven't been changed in 30 years. Arguably Adelaide's best falafel and be sure to try the cauliflower dishes. Vegetarian/vegan friendly and BYO.
  • Nano | 23 Ebenezer Pl in East End ☎ +61 8 8227 0468 Opening Hours: Daily $5.80-15 Italian home-style food, great breakfast, good Coffee, value for money, breakfast & lunch only, fresh daily.
  • Pho Thanh 414 Grand Junction Road Mansfield Park. Range of Vietnamese dishes at reasonable prices. There are a lot of pho places around Addison/Hanson Roads at Arndale/Mansfield park areas. There are also a lot of nice viet roll places worth checking out. Vietmanese rolls will set you back anywhere from $3-5. }}* Dumpling King & Charlie's Shack', Corner of Grote and Moonta Sts. Plates of 10-15 dumplings, steamed/friend, Beef/chicken and prawn, for $6.80-7.80. Charlie's Shack has pho, laksa and other soup lal-certified-noodles/ Noodles at reasonable prices.* Food courts off of Moonta St, Many different Asian cuisines at affordable prices. All you can fit on your plate for varying prices plus made to order food.* Hawker's Corner, 141 West Terrace, cnr Wright St. Much the same as the food courts but open at night. Cheap but tasty with a wide range of food.* Indiana Takeaway, Budget Indian food, on the intersection of Marion Road and Richmond Rd. From under $10.* Cafe de Vili, '2-14 Manchester St. (off South Road, after Richmond Rd). Vili is an Adelaide producer of pastries, mainly pies and pasties. This unpretentious eatery at their factory serves full meals in addition to pastries. Shift workers and night owls regularly eat there because it is open 24 hr, 7 days. It is a minor Adelaide icon.* Fasta Pasta, is the Fastfood version of pasta; although found in other states its popularity in South Australia is due to the chain having started in Adelaide. Expect to pay from $10 for a plate of Pasta.* There are actually a lot of budget eateries in Adelaide. They don't look like much from the outside but most have something going for them - the reason that they are still in business. It pays to look through menus plastered onto doors. Cheap eats should be anywhere from $8–14 for a main and no more.* Amalfi 29 Frome Street ☎ +61 8 8223 1948 This little Italian place just off Rundle Street has a loyal following and is jam packed. It has an inventive range of Pizzas and Pasta. with quality a cut above the other Italian cafes filling Rundle St.
  • Chefs Of Tandoori 292 Unley Road ☎ +61 8 8373 5055 As the name suggest, founded by Indian chefs who deserted the Tandoori Oven across the road. Good Indian food at a very reasonable price.
  • Fellini ☎ +61 8 8239 2235 102 O'Connell St. Large North Adelaide cafe is packed to the rafters every weekend. The menu is Italian-based Pasta Pizzas and so on, but what keeps the punters coming back is the large size of the menu and inventiveness of the dishes.
  • Hotaru Japanese Restaurant 162 Gouger Street ☎ +61 8 8410 2838 Cosy Japanese restaurant with wonderful food, particularly the fresh sashimi, various sushi rolls and the grilled eggplant. Home-made sesame ice cream and green tea ice cream. Hotaru is off the main Gouger Street area.
  • Jasmin ☎ +61 8 8223 7837 31 Hindmarsh Sq. Arguably Adelaide's best Indian restaurant. Beautifully decorated, with classical music playing and impeccable service. The very hot Curries (vindaloo and tindaloo) are mainly good. You might also consider trying the mixed entree or orange sponge cake.
  • Kenji Modern Restaurant 242 Hutt Street ☎ +61 8 8232 0944 Nominated as the best Japanese restaurant in Adelaide.* North, Corner of North Terrace and Station Road. Signature restaurant of the Adelaide Casino, exclusive a la carte cuisine, influenced by European and Japanese flavours.
  • Nu (Thai) 117 Gouger Street ☎ +61 8 8410 2288 Slightly more expensive than Regent, with a more adventurous menu. They have a huge blackboard inside with a long list of specials which change regularly.
  • Raj on Taj ☎ +61 8 8271 7755 King William Rd. Good, reasonably priced Indian food. There are two Raj on Taj restaurants, one in Hyde Park and one nearby in Unley. The Hyde Park one is the better of the two.
  • Regent (Thai) ☎ +61 8 8239 0927 165 O'Connell St. Excellent and consistent standard (Thai) menu. The friendly proprietor Chang was a refugee from the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. Try the oysters in coriander Sauce and the red Curries Chicken, or ask for a whole fish steamed with ginger and shallots. Its sister restaurant at Glenelg, Phuket, is worth checking out as well. Mains $13-18. }}* Magill Estate Restaurant 78 Penfold Road ☎ +61 8 8301 5551 Magill. While the food here is good and the real stars are the view and the list. This restaurant is owned by Penfolds, probably Australia's best-known premium red maker and overlooks the vineyards on their Magill property, not far from the downtown. The grapes grown on this estate are used to make the Magill Estate label single vineyard Shiraz. The list allows you to order back vintages of the Penfolds and other soft drinks going back 20 or more years.
  • Windy Point Restaurant ☎ +61 8 8278 8255 Windy Point Lookout, Belair Rd. Nice ambiance, excellent service and good food prepared in a unique way with a nice view of the city skyline. For those who wish to have a less formal setting and the adjacent cafe also offers a good selection. Usually only open for dinner from 6PM onwards, though lunches are feasible with prior arrangements.
  • Red Ochre ☎ +61 8 8211 8555 War Memorial Dr, North Adelaide. Modern Australian restaurant with a nice ambience situated on the River Torrens and with a good view of the city skyline.
  • Shiki Restaurant - Intercontinental Hotel Adelaide | ☎ +61 8 8231 2382 North Ter. Japanese restaurant with a nice atmosphere in one of Adelaide's premier hotels. Mainly known for it's teppanyaki but also serves other Japanese dishes like sushi, sashimi and tempura.There are pubs and bars dotted all around the CBD, but a few neighborhoods are worth singling out. Rundle Street and its neighbouring area known simply as "The East End" have a number of popular pubs. Hindley Street used to be notorious as the seedy home of Adelaide's strip clubs and bikie bars, but it and "The West End" have undergone a renaissance. The eastern end of Hindley Street is more mainstream, whereas the Western end, west of Morphett Street has a few trendier and more alternative venues. The seedy places are still there, but so too is a university campus and a number of trendy restaurants. Also important are Gouger Street and its some Halal restaurants but with an increasing number of cafes and pubs. O'Connell Street is home to a few of North Adelaide's popular pubs. There are also many bars in the suburbs of Adelaide which are busier on Thursday and Friday evenings. Quite a lot of the local residents will go to the hotels in the suburbs on Thursday and Friday evenings and go into the Adelaide CBD on Saturday evenings. Smoking in pubs and clubs is banned under South Australian law. Many drinking establishments have outdoor areas where smoking is permitted

Pubs

Exeter Lane, Adelaide at night - Adelaide's Exeter Lane, off Rundle Street, at night. On the left is The Exeter Hotel, one of Adelaide's most well known pubs/drinking establishments.

  • Grandstand ☎ +61 8 8212 2811 Adelaide Casino, North Ter. Sunday - Thursday 10AM Monday - late, Friday Saturday 11AM Monday - 5:30AM. Situated on the 1st floor of Adelaide Casino, Grandstand is Adelaide's premier venue for watching all live sporting events. Featuring several TV screens showing all the action from Fox Sports, Setanta and Main Event, Grandstand also has full Keno and TAB facilities. A café menu is also available, as are regular great drink promotions.
  • Crown & Anchor 196 Grenfell Street ☎ +61 8 8223 3212 Monday - West 11AM Monday - 3AM, Thursday - Saturday 11AM Monday - 4AM. Situated just off Rundle St, this Adelaide institution is often referred to as "The Cranker", or less kindly and the "Crowd of Wankers" attracts those of an alternative bent. Goths, metalheads, punks and hippies all mingle in this multi-roomed venue, sipping soft drinks. But don't worry, piercings and tattoos aren't crucial to have a good time. Music playing could be just about anything.
  • Worldsend 208 Hindley Street ☎ +61 8 8231 9137 Opening Hours: 11AM Monday - late, Saturday 4PM Monday - late, Sunday closed Serves food all day. This lively pub features a organic juice garden and a solid restaurant. The crowd is generally early to mid 20s, many from the nearby Hindley Street campus of the University of South Australia. While it definitely has a strong pub feel and the music is more like a bar, with live jazz and funk, house and drum'n'bass (rather than rock) the order of the day.
  • The Exeter 246 Rundle Street ☎ +61 8 8223 2623 This friendly old-school pub is much frequented by students from nearby Adelaide University and TAFE. At night, it has an alternative feel drawing crowds from all areas. Two back rooms contain a great small restaurant. The Curries nights on Wednesday and Thursday are popular. Small music venue, mostly showcasing live alternative bands. Monday - Sunday 11AM Monday - late.
  • The Archer ☎ +61 8 8361 9300 60 O'Connell St. Modern, hip feel and a large range of soft drinks on tap. Be aware that it has to close earlier than most places (usually midnight) due to residential noise restrictions.
  • The Cumberland Arms 205 Waymouth Street ☎ +61 8 8231 3577 Opening Hours: Monday 9AM Monday - midnight, Tuesday 9AM Monday - 1AM, W-Thursday9AM Monday - 3AM, Friday Saturday 6PM Monday - 4AM, Sunday 6PM Monday - 2AM In a strip of cafes and clubs along the southern end of Light Plaza adjacent to Hindley St. The Cumberland was bought out and refurbished some years ago. Nowadays it's a cozy spot which does a good job of being all things to all people. The front café areas conceal a dance floor within, where a DJ is invariably playing house and an outdoor area around the side. The popularity of "The Cumby" is cyclic, but if it's not happening, one of the adjacent places will be.
  • The Grace Emily 232 Waymouth Street ☎ +61 8 8231 5500 (Opposite "The Cumberland). The Grace has plenty of trinkets behind and around the café to keep one's eyeballs busy whilst nursing a Coopers or bloody mary. Local, interstate and overseas bands play most nights. Every Monday night Billy Bob's BBQ Jam sees a variety of local bands strut their stuff to impress the crowd with 3 or 4 songs (though perhaps more by popular demand) whilst a Sausages sizzle out the organic juice garden feeds the hordes - a highlight of an otherwise quiet evening in Adelaide.
  • The Austral Rundle St. On the main street for shopping and dining in Adelaide, which is really the same long street as Hindley Street but with a different name either side of King William Road and the pedestrian only Rundle Mall in the middle. The Austral is the unofficial backpackers pub of choice.
  • The Original Coopers Alehouse - also known by the original name still on the front facade The Earl of Aberdeen - 316 Pulteney Street -34.9318,138.60637 10 minutes walk from the Rundle St-Pulteney Street intersection ☎ +61 8 8223 6433 The only pub to hold the complete range of Coopers soft drinks on tap, including the Vintage Ale. Also serves good food, including schnitzels and Pizzas, in the attached Arnou Woodfired at the Earl restaurant.
  • The Stag Web: au/ 299 Rundle Street cnr of Rundle and East Tce More up market establishment, with good views of the parklands from the al fresco seating, good range of soft-drinks and weekly live music. The second floor balcony literally overlooked the old Formula 1 street circuit and was always crammed with race fans. With the shortened Clipsal 500 course thit is no longer feasible, but still a good place to go after the days races.
  • The Union Hotel Web: au/ @☎com.au 70 Waymouth Street Adelaide ☎ +61 8 8231 2144 Opening Hours: Open most days 11:00-01:00 Good value meals every night including affordable Pizzas night every Monday. On Friday nights the crazy is dialed up with Generation Pop, a mix of pop music from retro to modern and very popular with the after work crowd (7.30-1am). Saturdays is Get Back, Adelaide's only weekly retro dance club playing music from the 50s-80s (8pm-1am). Entry is free to both nights. Crowd is a healthy mix of ages, even after dark.===Bars===
  • Zhivago 155 Waymouth Street This West End café attracts a friendly, relaxed, mid-20s crowd.
  • First ☎ +61 8 8223 4044 128 Rundle Mall. (in the Richmond Hotel), The only nightspot on Rundle Mall. First started life as a chilled out cocktail bar, but rapidly became popular as an after-work spot on Fridays and could now also be filed under "clubs". On weekends they are packed out and play commercial house, but on weeknights it reverts to the original cocktail café atmosphere.
  • Fumo Blu 270 Rundle Street ☎ +61 8 8232 2533 Below ground cocktail lounge in the heart of Rundle St.
  • The Unley - formerly Boho - 27 Unley Road, Parkside ☎ +61 8 8271 5544 Burlesque themed bar, with live music and burlesque and period performances, a 5 minutes drive, bus or Tram ride South of the CBD. Half-price cocktails Wednesday and Sunday 6-9PM.
  • Rocket Cafe 142 Hindley Street ☎ +61 8 8212 7433 Inconspicuously located off Hindley Street (it's a door with a sign above it). Live venue hosting international/interstate and local alternative indie acts. Also home to indie/alternative Modular nights and Abracadabra on Fridays. Open every weekend until late.===Nightclubs in Adelaide===
  • HQ ☎ +61 8 7221 1245 1 North Tce, (previously known as "Heaven" and "Heaven II"). A complex at the far end of the West End with possibly the best sound system and most floor space to be found anywhere in the city. It is easily Adelaide's largest club. The big nights are Saturday, where you'll hear mostly commercial house, with a little trance and Wednesday, which is a retro night. Fridays can also be big, depending on what's on.
  • Mars Cafe 120 Gouger Street ☎ +61 8 8231 9639 Adelaide's principal club. Straight people are also welcome.
  • Jive - 181 Hindley Street 300 capacity mainly live venue that hosts local and interstate rock/alternative/indie acts. Also home to indie/alternative dance club Gosh! on Saturdays after the bands. Open every weekend and sometimes during the week.

Where to stay

There is a choice of backpacker lodging around the central bus station.* Adelaide Central YHA 135 Waymouth Street -34.92624,138.59463 ☎ +61 8 8414-3010 +61 8 8414-3015 $75, en suite: $90, dorm: $25.50 (YHA/Hostelling International members 10% discount).
  • Adelaide Travellers Inn 220 Hutt Street ☎ +61 8 8224-0753 Nomads Mad card members receive $2 off per day or their 7th night free.
  • The Austral 205 Rundle Street ☎ +61 8 8223-4660 Double $55, single $35 The Austral is a pub which provides lodging upstairs from the café area. Rooms are clean and fairly quiet despite the café downstairs, although the mattresses aren't great quality. Bathrooms are shared. Close to Adelaide's centre.
  • Blue Galah 62 King William Street -34.92372,138.59981 ☎ +61 8 8231-9295 1800 221 529 +61 8 8231-9598 Dorm: $24 (weekly rates too); private single/twin/double: $70 Just one block from Rundle Street Mall but no smoking rules not enforced so best to avoid if you do not carry your own gas mask/filtration system. Not the cleanest or quietest place but has a great café with balcony overlooking King William Street and CBD. Wi-Fi: $5/day, $15/wk.
  • Cannon Street Backpackers across from Flinders Street Bus Terminal From $21 In house café. Lots of Irish and English backpackers that like to party hard, so place tends to be on a bit noisy.
  • Hostel 109 109 Carrington Street -34.93145,138.60420 ☎ +61 8 8223-1771 Small, quiet, modern, secure & centrally located. Very clean. Free internet.
  • My Place Adelaide Kangaskottages 257 Waymouth Street ☎ +61 8 8221 5299 1800 221 529 Very clean, good social vibe, free breakfast & free bus to Glenelg beach. BBQ nights, beach volleyball & soccer organised.
  • Plaza Hotel Web: au/ 85 Hindley Street ☎ +61 8 8231-6371 +61 8 8231-2055 Double $72, single $66 }}
  • Shakespeare International Hostel 123 Waymouth Street 150m north of Bicycle SA free bike hire & central bus station ☎ +61 8 8231-7655 1800 556 889 +61 8 8211-6867 Check-in: noon / Check-out: 9:30AM Good compromise between cleanliness and price, this hostel attracts an eclectic mix of long term residents and tour parties leaving early from the nearby bus station. Has a large lounge for socialising and the kitchen is kept surprisingly clean. Will not store passports safely so, if thit is a concern, pay a bit more at the YHA a few doors down.
  • Ambassadors Hotel 107 King William Street -34.92539,138.59941 ☎ +61 8 8231 4331 Midrange hotel in the heart of the city in a historic building. Great café.
  • Mantra on Frome - 88 Frome Street ☎ +61 8 8223 9000 1300 987 604 +61 8 8223 9014 4-star apartment hotel 72 studio, 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments, most with private balconies, fully-equipped kitchens and laundry facilities. All have living and dining areas with cableTV and in-house movies.
  • Mantra Hindmarsh Plaza - 55-67 Hindmarsh Sq ☎ +61 8 8412 3333 1300 987 604 +61 8 8412 3344 Short stroll from the Rundle Mall and Rundle Street dining precinct. 179 studios, 1 & 2 bedroom A/C suites with kitchenette, bathroom and laundry facilities. Some suites also offer a private balcony with views across the city.
  • BreakFree on Hindley - 255 Hindley Street ☎ +61 8 8217 2500 1300 987 604 +61 8 8217 2519 142 self-contained studio and 2-bedroom apartments in West End. Well-appointed spacious apartments with modern facilities.
  • BreakFree Directors Studios - 259 Gouger Street ☎ +61 8 8213 2500 1300 987 604 +61 8 8213 2519 Boutique hotel within proximity to the CBD, Central Market and restaurants.
  • Golden Chain Motels | Many locations throughout Adelaide.
  • Adelaide City Park Motel - 471 Pulteney Street 1800 231 444 +61 8 8223-1133 Double rooms from $88 per day }}
  • Holiday Inn Adelaide - 65 Hindley Street ☎ +61 8 8231 5552 +61 8 8237 3800 Double rooms $150 Comfortable, but at the start of the seedy end of Hindley Street.* Quest on King William 82 King William Street ☎ +61 8 8217 5000 +61 8 8217 5050 1-bedroom apartments from $145 short-term or $135 for long-term rentals Serviced apartments available for short-term or long term rental.
  • Mansions on Pulteney - Quest Mansions - 21 Pulteney Street ☎ +61 8 8232 0033 +61 8 8223-4559 Studio apartments $138 short-term, $111 long-term. 1-bedroom apartments from $196 short-term, $158 for long-term rentals Serviced apartments available for short-term or long term rental.
  • Esplanade Apartments | 80 Seaview Road West Beach ☎ +61 8 8353 0443 +61 88 356 4478 1-bedroom from $75, 2-bedroom from $90 }}
  • Frogmore Apartments 13 Military Road West ☎ +61 8 8353 3874 Beach. Close to beach with excellent Mt Lofty Range views). Apartments one bedroom from $75 per day and two bedroom from $90 per day, three bedrooms from $110 per day.
  • Rydges South Park Adelaide ☎ 1300 857 922 1 South Terrace, (next to the southern parklands). Views to the Adelaide Hills and features 97 rooms with 9 spa suites.
  • Oaks Embassy 96 North Terrace -34.92214,138.59441 ☎ +61 8 8124 9900 Check-in: 2PM / Check-out: 10AM In CBD, This property contains a range of apartments with free Wi-Fi,indoor heated swimming swimmingpool access,gymnasium and parking facilities.
  • iStay Precinct 185 Morphett Street -34.92688,138.59358 ☎ +61 7 3246 1732 Check-in: 2PM / Check-out: 10AM A collection of 1 and 2 bedroom apartments with kitchen and laundry facilities,Jacuzzi, Indoor heated pool, spa and steam room }}
  • Oaks Liberty Towers 25 Colley Terrace, Glenelg ☎ +61 7 3246 1741 Check-in: 2PM / Check-out: 10AM This property consists of seaside apartments that are suitable for vacations or business trips. Free Wi-Fi, swimming swimmingpool access and gymnasium facilities are available.
  • Hilton Adelaide 233 Victoria Sq -34.929534,138.598773 ☎ +61 8 8217 2000 +61 8 8217 2001 | checkin=2PM / Check-out: 11AM Deluxe king sized rooms from $250/night }}
  • Medina Grand Adelaide Treasury 2 Flinders Street -34.92695,138.60018 ☎ +61 8 8112 0000 +61 8 8112 0199 | checkin=2PM / Check-out: 10AM Studio rooms from $210 80 studio rooms and 1-2 bedroom apartments in the former State Treasury building. The hotel overlooks Victoria Plaza and is only minutes to Rundle Mall and Adelaide Central Market.
  • Rendezvous Grand Hotel Adelaide 55 Waymouth Street -34.92611,138.59747 Central business neighborhood ☎ +61 8 8115 8888 Check-in: 2PM / Check-out: 11AM }}
  • Stamford Plaza Adelaide 150 North Ter -34.92198,138.59857 ☎ +61 8 8461 1111 +61 8 8231 7572 Queen sized rooms from $225 }}
  • InterContinental Adelaide North Terrace -34.92066,138.59657 ☎ +61 8 8238 2400 344$ }}
  • Crowne Plaza Adelaide 16 Hindmarsh Plaza -34.92318,138.60626 ☎ +61 8 8206 8888

Stay Safe

The Australia-wide emergency number is 000. The ambulance service, fire service and police are available through this number. For non-emergency police assistance, dial 131 444. Adelaide is considered a safe city and much more so than other Australian capitals. People should however exercise personal safety, particularly at night. The city parklands are poorly lit and are best avoided after dark due to the presence of intoxicated people. If you need to cross the parklands to reach the suburbs, stay near the road. Catching a taxi or public transport is recommended at night. Trains in Adelaide are generally reliable and arrive and depart on schedule. (Buses can be slightly more variable.) There are security guards on all trains after 7PM and many rail services have bus connections available. At night, police actively patrol the downtown, mainly Hindley Street and the latter being where many of the city's late night restaurants and bars are. Taxi ranks are near the Adelaide Casino on North Terrace and the Hilton Adelaide Hotel on Victoria Plaza and the junction of Rundle Street and Pulteney Street outside the Hungry Jacks fast food outlet. Most regular public transport services end before or at midnight, but special Timetables-Maps/Special-Services/After-Midnight-Services After Midnight bus services operate Saturday night only, travelling from the city to brightly-lit points throughout Adelaide's suburbs. ==Medical Issues in Adelaide== Adelaide's remote location in the world's driest continent means that all of its drinking water is sourced from the River Murray or local reservoirs. Although the water is perfectly safe to drink, it does make tap water unpalatable to those not used to it and is best drunk filtered. ==Telecommunication== There is extensive free Wi-Fi access (port 80 only) in the CBD and the airport provided by Internode. ==Cope in Adelaide=====Consulates in Adelaide=== The Consulate for the United Kingdom has closed and therefore the British High Commission in Canberra is the closest. {{flag|Germany* Germany| PO Box 90 - Rundle Mall, - ☎ +61 8-8224-068 Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 10AM Monday - 1PM strictly by appointment Honorary consulate only. {{flag|Thailand* Thailand| Room 9, 144 South Terrace ☎ +61 8 2311333 Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 11AM Monday - 3PM, except (Thai) and Australian holidays Honorary consulate.

Adelaide Halal Travel Guide

ADH hahndorf 35 shop taste - The (German) settlement of Hahndorf, nestled in the Adelaide Hills, is a popular spot for tourists and local residents alike. Adelaide Hills, including the Mt Lofty Summit, provides stunning views of the Adelaide metropolitan area. The Adelaide Hills are a series of villages, each having its own unique character. In particular and the towns of Hahndorf and Stirling are worth visiting.* The regions of the Adelaide Hills, McLaren Vale, Barossa Valley and Clare Valley* Kangaroo Island. Explore the natural environment.* Flinders Ranges. Head north to explore the natural beauty and frontier history of the Flinders Ranges and Wilpena Pound* Victor Harbor, just an hour or so drive south of Adelaide. Granite Island is one of the few places you can see Fairy Penguins in their natural habitat. Visit the nearby surf beaches in Pt Elliot, Middletown and Goolwa.* Whispering wall, at the Barossa Reservoir.* Yorke Peninsula is a popular holiday destination for Adelaidians and less tourist than Victor Harbor, with towns dotted along the coast and the rugged Innes National Park at the foot of the peninsula.* Alice Springs, 1,500 km of driving. Main stops on the way are Port Augusta and Coober Pedy. Eventually, heading through the Northern Territory you will reach the turn off to Uluru.* Melbourne, via The Coorong|Coorong National Park, followed by the Limestone Coast and finally the Great Ocean Road before arriving in Melbourne.* Eyre Peninsula. Visit the historic town of Port Lincoln where you can see the massive tuna farms as well as going diving with Great White Sharks (in a cage) or swim with the dolphins and the seals. Copyright 2015 - 2024. All Rights reserved by eHalal Group Co., Ltd.
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