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1. ADELAIDE and NEARBY  Surrounded by parkland, Adelaide is a gateway to the nearby delights of wine valleys Barossa and Clare, the scenic Adelaide Hills, the Murray River Riverland, and the Fleurieu Peninsula
2. BAROSSA and CLARE VALLEYS  Two of Australia’s great wine growing regions, both easily accessible from Adelaide and both with interesting pioneering heritages
3. KANGAROO ISLAND and FLEURIEU PENINSULA  Picturesque Fleurieu Peninsula is the gateway to Australia’s third largest island, Kangaroo Island, a great place to see native animals in their natural habitats
4. COORONG and LIMESTONE COAST  South east from Adelaide and includes coastal towns like Robe, wine icons like Padthaway and Coonawarra, plus the extinct volcano at Mt Gambier
5. MURRAY RIVER REGION  Australia’s longest river enters the Southern Ocean near Goolwa and before this flows through pretty orchard and wine country known locally as ‘Riverland’
6. YORKE and EYRE PENINSULAS and NULLARBOR PLAIN  A huge, largely coastal area west of Adelaide and a place to see dolphins, sea lions and Southern Right whales and their calves
7. FLINDERS RANGES and SA OUTBACK  About a 5 hour drive north from Adelaide, the Finders Ranges and the massive natural amphitheatre of Wilpena Pound are at the beginning of the mysterious Outback, which includes the opal centre of Coober Pedy
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