Adelaide city tours show you the city itself, from Victoria Square and Rundle Mall to the Torrens and, on the coach days, Glenelg. You can go on foot, on a Popeye from Elder Park, or on a coach with hotel pickup.
Two to three hours on foot from Pirie Street: Victoria Square, Rundle Mall, Adelaide Arcade, the Art Gallery, Parliament and Elder Park, ending near the Central Market. Twelve walkers at most, with a snack and a drink.
From $53 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
About two hours on foot past the Town Hall, Rundle Mall, the State Library and Parliament House, then 45 minutes on the Torrens aboard a Popeye. Snacks and a drink are in the fare; ages 13 and up.
From $73 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Forty to fifty minutes on the Torrens from the Elder Park landing, with live commentary. Seats are first come, first served, the boats carry up to 48, and a weather cancellation gets you another date.
From $21 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
The city by coach, with time at the War Memorial, the State Library, the Central Market and the Palm House, plus Glenelg beach, Hahndorf and Mount Lofty Summit. Six and a half hours, with hotel pickup.
From $86 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
A coach day from Stamford Plaza: the Glenelg jetty, the State Library's Mortlock Wing, the Central Market and the Palm House, then Hahndorf and Mount Lofty Summit. Six and a half hours, with bottled water in the fare.
From $84 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
A city tour that keeps going: North Terrace and Victoria Square, then Mount Lofty Summit, McLaren Vale tastings, Glenelg and Hahndorf. Eight hours with a group of up to 18 and city pickup.
From $97 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
About two hours on foot past Rundle Mall, the State Library and Parliament House, then 45 minutes on the Torrens aboard a Popeye.
Check availabilityA city tour spends its time in Adelaide itself. The centre is a grid of wide streets ringed by the Park Lands, beside the River Torrens, so most of what a first visit needs sits within walking distance: Victoria Square, Rundle Mall and its arcades, the galleries and libraries of North Terrace, and Elder Park on the river.
You can see it three ways: on foot with a guide, from the water on a Popeye, or from a coach that adds Glenelg and the Hills. Fares run from $21 for the Popeye to $97 for the coach day that adds McLaren Vale, and the walks and cruises start in the city centre with no pickup.
The walking tour covers Victoria Square to the Central Market in two to three hours. It is the quickest way to learn the grid before your day trips.
Adelaide Arcade has traded since 1885, and the State Library's Mortlock Chamber sits behind its North Terrace doors. A guide takes you inside places a first-time visitor walks straight past.
The walks cap at twelve, so you can ask questions and hear the answers.
A Popeye gives you the river, the Festival Centre and the lawns of Elder Park in under an hour, with live commentary.
Adelaide is easy to walk, and the Art Gallery and the Botanic Garden are free to enter. Here is what a guide adds.
| Guided walk | Popeye cruise | On your own | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 2 to 3 hours | 40 to 50 minutes | As long as you like |
| Commentary | A local guide | Live, on board | Signs and your phone |
| Food and drink | A snack and a drink | Not included | Your own |
| Group size | Twelve at most | Up to 48 a boat | Just you |
| Where it starts | 25 Pirie Street | Elder Park landing | Anywhere |
| Cost | $53 a person | $21 a person | Free |
If you have a guidebook and like to read every plaque, walking alone costs nothing. A guided walk suits a first morning, when you want the grid explained and a list of places to come back to.
Victoria Square, Rundle Mall, the Art Gallery, Parliament and Elder Park, ending near the Central Market, with a snack and a drink.
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