Explore on a Day Tour
Adelaide
If it's aircrafts, railways or all things maritime that grabs your fancy, this tour is for you!
Port Adelaide is often referred to as the museum capital of South Australia being home to the National Railway Museum, the South Australian Aviation Museum and the SA Maritime Museum, all surrounded by the heritage area of the wharfs and wool stores of the Port.
Take the opportunity to visit all three museums or spend more time visiting 2 museums...It's up to you to decide.
Enjoy viewing the old Port Adelaide area which is now home to the historic Clipper Ship, the City of Adelaide.
Adelaide
Depart your city hotel and travel to the museum capital of Australia - Port Adelaide.
Spend time exploring Australia’s largest undercover railway museum, the National Railway Museum. Step back in time as you visit some of the trains that made the Australian railways famous, such as the Tea and Sugar, the Ghan and the Melbourne Express.
Walk through old carriages, jump aboard the cabs of the locomotives or admire the displays of rail travel from days past.
Home to no less than 5 gauges of railway and exhibits.........
Fleurieu Penisula
Travel from the City of Adelaide through the lush green Eucalypt forests of the Adelaide Hills to the township of Mount Barker, home to the SteamRanger Railway.
Here board the popular Southern Encounter train for our journey that takes us back in time when the railways were the only way to travel throughout the country side.
Our train pulls away from the Mount Barker Railway Station as we make our way out of newer residential subdivisions and into the rolling hills and pastures of the Mount Lofty Ranges, through the gums and past the grazing livestock with the odd kangaroo bounding.........
Adelaide and Hills
Travel from Adelaide through the Adelaide Hills to the township of Mount Barker, the home to the Australian Railway Historical Society within South Australia, otherwise known as SteamRanger.
Take in the town’s historical buildings and architecture prior to visiting the Steamranger depot where you will inspect some of the carriage fleet, locomotives and ongoing restoration projects being completed by some of the volunteers and staff of the society.
Next spend time exploring Australia’s largest undercover railway museum, the National Railway Museum and .......
Fleurieu Penisula
Depart Adelaide and travel through the southern suburbs, following the coast down towards the Mclaren Vale wine region. Climb up over the Southern Mount Lofty Ranges and arrive at the River Murray Port of Goolwa.
Step aboard the The Cockle Train and enjoy the journey along one of Australia’s most picturesque railways as the train cuts through the wheat fields to the South Coast Beaches and sand dunes and onward to the seaside town of Victor Harbor.
Whilst at Victor Harbor enjoy some free time for lunch and then travel via horse drawn to nearby Granite Island.
Adelaide
Enjoy being picked up at your city accommodation and travel to the Great Southern Railway Parkland Terminal to view the world famous train "The Ghan" getting prepared for its midday departure. Take the opportunity to take a photo or two or visit the terminal shop to purchase a gift.
Next board the Iconic Glenelg tram and travel to the birth place of South Australia. On arrival inspect the old 1920's built tram and replica of the historic sailing ship "The Buffalo" on the foreshore of Glenelg.
Travel north along the coast enjoying views of the St Vincents Gulf. Continue past the Grange railway station to arrive in the historic.........