Adelaide Walking Tours
Hours, prices and access verified by the Adelaide Australia Tours team — last checked 2026-09-17.
Adelaide walking tours start from a corner in the city centre and last 50 minutes to three hours, with no pickup and no coach. Some walk the history of the grid, and the food walks eat their way through the market.
Walking tours in Adelaide
TOP RATED
★★★★★ 5.0 (290 reviews · 2 to 3 hours)
Meets in the cityMax 12 guests
The history walk: Victoria Square, Beehive Corner, Adelaide Arcade, the Art Gallery, the university, the Torrens and Parliament, ending near the Central Market. Two to three hours, twelve at most, with a classic Adelaide snack and drink.
From $53 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
★★★★★ 5.0 (25 reviews · 2 hours 45 minutes)
Meets in the cityMax 12 guests
A walk with a river finish: two hours from Pirie Street past the Town Hall, Rundle Mall and the State Library, then a 45-minute Popeye cruise. Water is not included, and walkers must be 13 or older.
From $73 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
★★★★★ 4.9 (208 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes)
Meets in the cityMax 8 guestsAdults 18+
Ninety minutes inside the market with a guide, tasting at the stalls and finishing with coffee or tea. It meets at stall 76 at 9:30, takes eight guests at most and is for adults 18 and over.
From $71 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
★★★★★ 5.0 (32 reviews · 50 minutes)
Meets in the cityMax 10 guestsLunch included
The short one: fifty minutes and a market lunch from the Grote Street entrance, with ten walkers at most. Child fares run from age 3 to 17, and alcoholic drinks and bottled water are extra.
From $42 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
★★★★★ 4.9 (99 reviews · 2 hours)
Meets in the cityMax 10 guestsLunch included
Two hours from inside Adelaide Arcade by Haigh's Chocolates, through Rundle Mall to the Central Market, with lunch, snacks and goodies to take home. Children can join from age 5.
From $71 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
The history walk most people start with
Two to three hours from Pirie Street across the city grid to the market, twelve walkers at most, with a snack and a drink.
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What an Adelaide walking tour is
A walking tour meets you on a corner in the city centre and stays on foot. There is no pickup and
no coach: you walk the grid with a guide and a small group, and finish somewhere you can stay for
lunch.
The walks do two jobs. The history walks cross the city from Victoria Square to North Terrace
and the Torrens. The food walks work through Adelaide Central Market, which has traded on Gouger
Street since 1869 and has more than 70 traders under one roof. Fares run from
$42 to $73 a person, for 50 minutes to three hours.
Why choose a walking tour
Small groups
The walks cap at eight to twelve people, so you are close enough to hear your guide and to ask
questions.
Food in the fare
The Taste of Adelaide walk and the F Factor food walk include lunch, the market discovery walk
includes tastings and coffee or tea, and the history walk ends with a classic Adelaide snack and a drink.
Start in the city centre
You meet at 25 Pirie Street, inside the market, at its Grote Street entrance or inside Adelaide
Arcade. Any city hotel is a short walk away.
Wheelchair access on most
The market walks, the F Factor food walk and the history walk are all sold as wheelchair
accessible.
Walking tours vs a coach city tour
A coach covers more ground; a walk covers less, in more detail. Here is the difference.
| Walking tour | Coach city tour |
|---|
| Length | 50 minutes to 3 hours | 6.5 to 8 hours |
| Where it starts | A corner in the city centre | Hotel pickup or Stamford Plaza |
| What you see | The grid, the arcades, the market | The city plus Glenelg and the Hills |
| Group size | Eight to twelve | Up to 24 |
| Food | Tastings, lunch or a snack | Lunch not included |
| Fares | $42 to $73 a person | $86 to $97 a person |
Check availability from $53
Walk if you want the city centre and its food in a morning. Take the coach if you also want
Glenelg beach and Hahndorf the same day; the Adelaide city tours set
the coach days beside the walks.
What you get, and what you don't
- A local guide on every walk.
- Food: lunch on the Taste of Adelaide market walk and the F Factor food walk;
tastings, snacks and coffee or tea on the market discovery walk; a snack and a drink on the history
walks.
- A river finish: the walk with the Popeye ends with 45 minutes on the
Torrens.
- Not included: hotel pickup, alcoholic drinks and bottled water on the Taste
walk, and water on the walk with the Popeye.
Or ninety minutes inside the market
Tastings at the stalls and coffee or tea to finish, eight guests at most, meeting at stall 76 at 9:30.
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Planning a walking tour
- Pick a market day. The market trades Tuesday to Saturday: 7:00 to 17:30 on
Tuesday, 9:00 to 17:30 on Wednesday and Thursday, 7:00 to 21:00 on Friday and 7:00 to 15:00 on
Saturday.
- Come hungry to the food walks.
- Mind the ages. The market discovery walk is for adults 18 and over, the walk
with the Popeye from 13, and the F Factor food walk from 5. The Taste walk sells child fares from
age 3.
- Wear shoes for pavements, and carry water on warm days.
- Cancellation: every walk refunds in full up to 24 hours ahead.
Who should choose something else
- If you arrive on a Sunday or Monday. The market is shut, so the food walks
cannot run. Look at the history walks, which do not depend on the market, or a Popeye from the
Adelaide boat tours.
- If you use a wheelchair. The walk with the Popeye is not sold as accessible;
the other walks are.
- If your children are under 13. Skip the walk with the Popeye, and take the
Taste walk or the F Factor food walk instead.
- If you want to leave the city. The Adelaide day
tours reach the Hills, the coast and the wine regions.
Frequently asked questions
How long is the walking tour?
Two to three hours, from Pirie Street to a bar near the Central Market. The combination with a Popeye cruise runs 2 hours 45 minutes.
Where do the walking tours start?
At four corners of the city centre: outside the Visitor Information Centre at 25 Pirie Street, at stall 76 in the Central Market, at the market's Grote Street entrance, and inside Adelaide Arcade by Haigh's Chocolates. None picks up from hotels.
Do the food walks include lunch?
Some do. The Taste of Adelaide market walk and the F Factor food walk both list lunch, and the Central Market discovery tour lists tastings, snacks and coffee or tea instead.
When is Adelaide Central Market open?
Adelaide Central Market trades Tuesday to Saturday: 7:00 to 17:30 on Tuesday, 9:00 to 17:30 on Wednesday and Thursday, 7:00 to 21:00 on Friday and 7:00 to 15:00 on Saturday. It is closed on Sunday and Monday, so the market walks run on trading days only.
Which tour should I take on my first day in Adelaide?
A two to three hour walking tour from Pirie Street gives you the city grid, North Terrace and the river before the day trips. The walk-and-Popeye combination adds a cruise on the Torrens at the end.
Can children join Adelaide tours?
Many can. The Popeye cruise and the Port River dolphin cruise list no minimum age, the F Factor food walk takes children from 5, and the kayak tours from 8 or 10. The Central Market discovery walk, the Barossa-based wine day, one Barossa day from Adelaide and the 2-day island tour are for adults 18 and over.
Are the tours wheelchair accessible?
Some are. The Central Market walks, the F Factor food walk, the Ultimate Adelaide walking tour and the Dolphin Sanctuary and ships' graveyard kayak tour state wheelchair access. Most coach days and the boats do not, so ask the operator before you book.