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- New Hot Air Ballooning Adventures Over The Flinders Ranges (read more)
- LaunchOf Exclusive Annual Seven-Night KangarooIsland Adventure (read more)
- New "Butcher, Baker,Winemaker" GPS Tour In The Barossa (read more)
- Art Lovers' Cruise Along The Murray (read more)
- New iPhone App For Adelaide (read more)
- South Australia Wins World Aquaculture Congress (read more)
- International Visitors Boost South Australian Economy (read more)
- Santos Tour Down Under Continues To Grow (read more)
 NEW HOT AIR BALLOON FLIGHTS OVER THE FLINDERS RANGES
- Visitors to 29,000-acre Rawnsley Park Station will be able to discover the vast remoteness of the Outback courtesy of a new hot air ballooning experience taking off in July.
The new experience, initially only available for three months, will begin an hour before sunrise at the Woolshed Restaurant where a maximum of five passengers will be treated to stunning panoramic sunrise views over the majestic Flinders Ranges and will see an array of wildlife including kangaroos and emus. A freshly cooked breakfast accompanied by sparkling wine, fruit juice, tea and coffee follows landing. http://www.rawnsleypark.com.au/main/Things_To_Do/Balloon_Flights
LAUNCH OF EXCLUSIVE ANNUAL SEVEN-NIGHT KANGAROO ISLAND ADVENTURE - Southern Ocean Lodge, Kangaroo Island’s award-winning luxury eco-wilderness lodge, has joined forces with Exceptional Kangaroo Island to launch a seven-night expedition highlighting the Island’s abundance native wildlife and pristine landscapes.
This exclusive annual adventure will take place from 24th July led by Craig Wickham who has more than 20 years’ experience running personalised small group natural history tours on Kangaroo Island. Journey highlights to include:
• Visiting Seal Bay, home to Australia’s third largest colony of Australian Sea Lions
• Seeing Admiral’s Arch, home to over 50,000 Australian and New Zealand fur seals
• Wandering among Cape Barren Geese
• A nocturnal tour of Hanson Bay Sanctuary to see koalas during their wakeful period
• A cruise around the coastline to view sea birds, penguins, sea eagles, albatross, pelicans and dolphins
In addition, experts will reveal the history, culture and cuisine of Kangaroo Island, as the week will be punctuated by a number of lectures, among them the world’s leading authority on short-beaked echidna and Rosenberg’s sand goanna, Dr Peggy Rismiller, will discuss the island’s bio-diversity and the unique body temperature mechanisms of island reptiles.
Prices start from AUD$6,900 per person, based on twin share, and include:
• return airfare between Adelaide and Kangaroo Island
• island transfers
• seven-nights all inclusive luxury accommodation at Southern Ocean Lodge including
- gourmet breakfasts
- picnics, bush barbecues or lunch at the Lodge
- four-course dinners with all beverages
• interpretive walks and lectures
• all land and marine experiences
• an Expedition Kangaroo Island kit - polo shirt, sun hat, outdoor jacket, backpack
• expedition information and a Discover KI guide book
This price does not include international flights. Expedition dates are 24th–31st July 2010 and 23rd– 30th July 2011. reserve@baillielodges.com.au or southernoceanlodge.com.au/expedition.
NEW “BUTCHER, BAKER, WINEMAKER” GPS TOUR IN THE BAROSSA – Improvements have been made to the Barossa’s long established self drive trail celebrating the region’s food and wine traditions - the new Butcher, Baker, Winemaker Tour Genie ® GPS unit, now available for hire for AUS$35 from a number of leading Adelaide hotels, features personal interviews with a range of well-known locals and information about the region, its food and wine.
Visitors to the Barossa can also buy the VIP Experience Voucher Book, valued at more than AUD$100, for just AUD$65 from The Barossa and Gawler Visitor Information Centres, which includes a complimentary hamper containing a bottle of wine, cheese from the Barossa Valley Cheese Company, local bread, a stainless steel cheese knife, mini chopping board and dipping bowl. www.barossa.com
ART LOVERS’ CRUISE ALONG THE MURRAY – Captain Cook Cruises is offering a new series of three, four and seven-night art trips in August featuring guest artist Captain Tony Smith. Tony is an Associate of the Royal South Australian Society of Arts and has been painting the spectacular scenery of the Murray River for more than three decades. His work forms part of many private collections around the world and he exhibits regularly at the Royal Society Adelaide where he has been accepted for Fellowship. Passengers on the new cruises will receive landscape painting classes from Tony and discover his favourite scenic locations along the Murray.
Other highlights include:
• a selection of shore-side tours
• guided nature walks and eco-excursions
• onboard presentations
• Captain’s Dinner and Cocktail Party
• live entertainment
The three-night “Discovery Cruise” and seven-night “Murraylands & Wildlife Cruise” depart Mannum on Friday 27th. August.
The four-night “Outback Heritage Cruise” leaves on Monday August 30th.
Prices range from AUD$583 for three nights and from AUD$1199 for a week, based on twin share, and including all meals, accommodation, most tours, transfers from Adelaide or onsite parking and use of onboard facilities such as spas, saunas, sun deck, bars, lounges, dining saloon and entertainment. www.captaincook.com.au
NEW IPHONE APP FOR ADELAIDE – The recent launch of a new, free Adelaide City GPS and Audio Tour iPhone ‘app’, now ensures that visitors will have the best of the South Australian capital at their fingertips. Visitors are guided around the city by ‘Annabelle’ who will provide informative commentary at 29 points of interest including Adelaide Zoo, Rundle Street and Adelaide Central Markets. http://itunes.com/app/adelaidecityguidedgpstours
SOUTH AUSTRALIA WINS WORLD AQUACULTURE CONGRESS – Following a successful bid by the Adelaide Convention Bureau (ACB), South Australia will host the four-day World Aquaculture Congress in 2014, one of the largest events to be held in the State, with more than 3,000 delegates and 200 exhibitors expected from around the globe and an anticipated injection into the South Australian economy of around AUD$11.5m.
Worldwide, aquaculture is growing by approximately 11% each year and produces around a third of the world’s total food supply. In South Australia, the aquaculture industry generates more than AUD$262 million per year and is responsible for a third of all farmed seafood in Australia.
http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/aquaculture
INTERNATIONAL VISITORS BOOST SOUTH AUSTRALIAN ECONOMY – Figures released this month by Tourism Research Australia indicate that South Australia’s appeal as a world-class tourism destination continues to climb, with international visitors spending AUD$659 million in 2009; an increase of 23 per cent on the previous year.
SANTOS TOUR DOWN UNDER CONTINUES TO GROW – Held in January, The 2010 Santos Tour Down Under was the biggest in the event’s history, attracting record crowds of 77,500 and injecting a staggering income of AUD$41.5 million into the South Australian economy, compared to $39 million in 2009.
Premier Mike Rann said: “Every aspect of the race has grown. We always knew that joining the UCI ProTour circuit in 2008 and Lance Armstrong’s comeback in Adelaide at the 2009 event would generate huge interest.” He concluded: “We’re absolutely delighted that this year’s event, which fielded the strongest group of riders in its history, proved to be even bigger and better.” http://www.tourdownunder.com.au
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