Adventures ahead Posted September 13, 2019 #1 Share Posted September 13, 2019 (edited) We'll be in port Sat Jan 25, 7am-9pm. We expect this will be our only visit to Adelaide. I've done a bit of research and the choice before us is to see the sights in/around Adelaide or take an 8-hr wine tour to the Barossa Valley. Alternatively, we'll have several days in Sydney and could consider a wine tour to the Hunter Valley instead. BTW, I favour Shiraz. Comments please? Edited September 13, 2019 by Adventures ahead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted September 13, 2019 #2 Share Posted September 13, 2019 The Barossa in out of Adelaide would certainly be easier than the Hunter from out of Sydney. The wines from both regions are excellent and both would do a great Shiraz at multiple wineries. For the Barossa - Penfolds and Wolf Blass come to mind as great shiraz's. Just note that many of the larger wineries, especially in the Barossa and the hunter have their tasting areas which are very commercialised now, Which in my opinion lessens the experience. Many even charge for all tastings and not just the more exclusive wines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzbluz Posted September 13, 2019 #3 Share Posted September 13, 2019 I would suggest the wine tour of barossa. You will probably see some other sites along the way. You will get more time at wineries than you would going on a day trip to the Hunter where it would take ages just to get out of Sydney. There are plenty of other things to do to fill your sydney days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted September 13, 2019 #4 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Agreed, I have lived in both places and Sydney has many more big ticket tourist sites to see than Adelaide city itself. Adelaide has the Cricket ground, the museums, the zoo, Glenelg beach, Rundle Mall, etc and many other things but in comparison to Sydney's Opera house, the Harbour, the Bridge, ferries to Manly or the Taroonga zoo, Darling harbour, the blue mountains, the museums, the aquarium, Sydney is a real tourist drawcard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted September 13, 2019 #5 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Hahndorf is worth a tour, been there a couple of times on driving holidays and have booked a shorex there in February whilst on Majestic Princess - Sydney to Singapore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted September 14, 2019 #6 Share Posted September 14, 2019 5 hours ago, Suzbluz said: I would suggest the wine tour of barossa. You will probably see some other sites along the way. You will get more time at wineries than you would going on a day trip to the Hunter where it would take ages just to get out of Sydney. There are plenty of other things to do to fill your sydney days. Agreed. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adventures ahead Posted September 14, 2019 Author #7 Share Posted September 14, 2019 (edited) Thanks everyone for your advice. We're doing three cruises = 14 ports, 2 days of scenic cruising, 2 + 5 nights in Sydney, and 2 nights + one port day in Melbourne, so it's a lot of planning! Also looking forward to the sea days to rest up! While it would be lovely to also spend time in Adelaide, I think that the wine tour would be a more memorable experience. The two companies I'm considering include extra stops. It will also be nice to see some countryside along the way. I'm checking to see if one of the companies only does tours for the ship when we'll be in port. Edited September 14, 2019 by Adventures ahead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted September 14, 2019 #8 Share Posted September 14, 2019 Good plan, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willsaway Posted September 21, 2019 #9 Share Posted September 21, 2019 We're also in Adelaide for the day next year on Radiance. I've booked a private tour of the Barossa, pick up from the port, through Nicki at Seeadelaide.com Might suit you? Minimum is a 10 seater bus which will involve you getting others to join the tour. I filled mine in 5 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soak01 Posted September 22, 2019 #10 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Welcome to my home town. If you are into wine, the Barossa trip will certainly be a great day out. If you want to check out some of the Adelaide local life here are are some other suggestions for the day. Morning Adelaide Central Market https://adelaidecentralmarket.com.au/ One of the largest undercover fresh produce markets in the Southern Hemisphere. Great food and coffee to look at and try. City to Bay Tram https://adelaidemetro.com.au/routes/GLNELG Catch the tram to the beachside suburb of Glenelg https://glenelgsa.com.au/ City to Tea Tree Plaza Shopping Centre/Interchange https://www.weekendnotes.com/o-bahn-busway/ Travel on the longest guided busway in the world where the buses reach up to 100kmh. City to TTP takes about 25min Adelaide Oval https://www.adelaideoval.com.au/tours/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwlJfsBRDUARIsAIDHsWpE0kA8bdyN33I9hXsVmkVoz3jJ29j0Zbnn3fI9GHUm7817ni0Jg7EaAsBqEALw_wcB Afternoon/Evening Popeye https://thepopeye.com.au/ Take a ride on the River Torrens and take in the views of the City, Riverbank, University of Adelaide Highly recommend that you checkout the views and have a drink or 2 from 2KW a restaturant/bar located on the corner of King William Street and North Terrace https://2kwbar.com.au/ Small Bar Scene Check out some of the small bars on Peel and Leigh Streets. My favourites are Clever Little Tailor, Haines & Co, La Buvette If you have any Adelaide questions at all please feel free to PM me. Cheers Stuart 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted September 22, 2019 #11 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Great advice Stuart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisine21 Posted September 22, 2019 #12 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Haighs Chocolate Factory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adventures ahead Posted September 22, 2019 Author #13 Share Posted September 22, 2019 5 hours ago, soak01 said: Welcome to my home town. If you are into wine, the Barossa trip will certainly be a great day out. If you want to check out some of the Adelaide local life here are are some other suggestions for the day... If you have any Adelaide questions at all please feel free to PM me. Cheers Stuart Stuart, thanks so much for taking the time to share this info. We've done it... booked a Barossa Food & Wine tour in Adelaide through shoretripsandtours dot com that will collect and return us to Outer Harbour and sells their tour per/person without your having to create a group to share the cost. Wish we also had time to go to Glenelg, looks lovely, but that would be too ambitious on our day. Pity the ship is such a distance from the city. I'm sure your suggestions will benefit others. Certainly, there's no place like home! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted September 22, 2019 #14 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Great work, I am sure you will have a wonderful day in Adelaide and the surrounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beejay4016 Posted September 29, 2019 #15 Share Posted September 29, 2019 On 9/22/2019 at 2:38 PM, soak01 said: Welcome to my home town. If you are into wine, the Barossa trip will certainly be a great day out. If you want to check out some of the Adelaide local life here are are some other suggestions for the day. Morning Adelaide Central Market https://adelaidecentralmarket.com.au/ One of the largest undercover fresh produce markets in the Southern Hemisphere. Great food and coffee to look at and try. City to Bay Tram https://adelaidemetro.com.au/routes/GLNELG Catch the tram to the beachside suburb of Glenelg https://glenelgsa.com.au/ City to Tea Tree Plaza Shopping Centre/Interchange https://www.weekendnotes.com/o-bahn-busway/ Travel on the longest guided busway in the world where the buses reach up to 100kmh. City to TTP takes about 25min Adelaide Oval https://www.adelaideoval.com.au/tours/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwlJfsBRDUARIsAIDHsWpE0kA8bdyN33I9hXsVmkVoz3jJ29j0Zbnn3fI9GHUm7817ni0Jg7EaAsBqEALw_wcB Afternoon/Evening Popeye https://thepopeye.com.au/ Take a ride on the River Torrens and take in the views of the City, Riverbank, University of Adelaide Highly recommend that you checkout the views and have a drink or 2 from 2KW a restaturant/bar located on the corner of King William Street and North Terrace https://2kwbar.com.au/ Small Bar Scene Check out some of the small bars on Peel and Leigh Streets. My favourites are Clever Little Tailor, Haines & Co, La Buvette If you have any Adelaide questions at all please feel free to PM me. Cheers Stuart Fantastic post, Stuart, so many thanks. We will be in Adelaide for a couple of days prior to a cruise, so I have copied out your post as a great guide to use for one of our days there. It's so long since I lived in Adelaide (I worked for the SAGR out of that lovely old railway station before it became a casino), and I lived in Glenelg, but your post gives us a whole itinerary. Cheers. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subaru94 Posted September 29, 2019 #16 Share Posted September 29, 2019 If you like red wine, can I recommend you try our Sparkling Shiraz, only South Australia has this particular wine and it is beautiful, when you do the Barossa tour highly recommend you taste it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowglobe Posted September 29, 2019 #17 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Thank you everyone so much for this thread! We will be in Adelaide as part of our trip-of-a-lifetime post-cruise tour of Australia, early next March. Our transpacific b2b will end in Sydney. After 5 days in Sydney, we’re flying to Kangaroo Island for a few days (renting a car & cottage), then flying into Adelaide for a few days. 1 hour ago, subaru94 said: If you like red wine, can I recommend you try our Sparkling Shiraz, only South Australia has this particular wine and it is beautiful, when you do the Barossa tour highly recommend you taste it. We would like to do a tour of the Barossa Valley wineries from Adelaide, and since Shiraz is a personal favourite, would love to try the Sparkling Shiraz. Which of the Sparkling Shiraz would you recommend we try to get a hold of to try? Which smaller wineries would you recommend we try to include in a visit? And finally, which day tour company would you recommend we book, for a small more intimate group setting? Thank you very much! Diane and Bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted October 1, 2019 #18 Share Posted October 1, 2019 On 9/29/2019 at 11:32 PM, subaru94 said: If you like red wine, can I recommend you try our Sparkling Shiraz, only South Australia has this particular wine and it is beautiful, when you do the Barossa tour highly recommend you taste it. Mintaro (Clare Valley) do a fabulous one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subaru94 Posted October 1, 2019 #19 Share Posted October 1, 2019 On 9/30/2019 at 1:02 AM, snowglobe said: Thank you everyone so much for this thread! We will be in Adelaide as part of our trip-of-a-lifetime post-cruise tour of Australia, early next March. Our transpacific b2b will end in Sydney. After 5 days in Sydney, we’re flying to Kangaroo Island for a few days (renting a car & cottage), then flying into Adelaide for a few days. We would like to do a tour of the Barossa Valley wineries from Adelaide, and since Shiraz is a personal favourite, would love to try the Sparkling Shiraz. Which of the Sparkling Shiraz would you recommend we try to get a hold of to try? Which smaller wineries would you recommend we try to include in a visit? And finally, which day tour company would you recommend we book, for a small more intimate group setting? Thank you very much! Diane and Bill. Can recommend the brand Bleasdale for Sparkling Shiraz, a personal favourite of ours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
posspet Posted October 7, 2019 #20 Share Posted October 7, 2019 On 9/29/2019 at 11:02 PM, subaru94 said: If you like red wine, can I recommend you try our Sparkling Shiraz, only South Australia has this particular wine and it is beautiful, when you do the Barossa tour highly recommend you taste it. South Australia is one of the few places you can easily get Sparkling Red wines. If you have chance to sample some please do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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