7 of the best
where Fleurieu Peninsula
Victor Harbor is 84 kilometres south of Adelaide Adelaide’s most popular holiday playground, the Fleurieu Peninsula is a year-round destination packed with fun for families with everything from perfect beaches and cute coastal towns to sprawling vineyards and rural landscapes. Here, Mclaren Vale, Langhorne Creek, Currency Creek and Strathalbyn offer some of the best kid-friendly farm gates and cellar doors in the state. It’s also one of South Australia’s best whale-watching regions, with southern right whales coming close to shore during migration. There are also plenty of playful dolphins, boisterous Australian sea lions, cheeky fur seals and adorable little penguins to spot. fleurieupeninsula.com.au
1. Enjoy a historic paddlesteamer cruise along the lower Murray River on the PS Oscar W from Goolwa Wharf.
2. Take a ride on the Clydesdale-led Horse Drawn Tram from Victor Harbour to Granite Island. Catch the historic Cockle Train to the top of the coastal cliffs for amazing views.
3. Spend your days swimming, building sandcastles and soaking up the sunshine on one of the Fleurieu Peninsula’s many beaches.
4. Cycle, scoot or blade along the Encounter Bikeway between Goolwa and the Bluff.
5. Head to Deep Creek Conservation Park for wildlife spotting and incredible views of Backstairs Passage and the Pages Islands.
6. Visit Oceanic Victor, an in-sea aquarium where visitors can swim with southern bluefin tuna.
7. Enjoy a tipple at the d’arenberg Cube, a cellar door fashioned after a Rubik’s Cube, where there’s a quirky museum and activities for the kids.