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2-Hour Tour Across The Highlights Of Adelaide

  • Tour Category

    Group Tour

  • Tour Types

    Architecture, History, Story Telling

  • Duration

    2 Hours

  • Activity Level

    Easy

  • Language

    English

Description

Begin your journey at the Adelaide Town Hall, continue to Victoria Square and visit some of the former government buildings purposely built as part of the city's grand design. The tour completes a loop ending outside of Electra House, opposite the Town Hall, where the tour commenced.

Highlights
  • Tour across Adelaide through the famous Town Hall, Victoria Square and Electra Hall
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    • Commence a tour outside Adelaide Town Hall and explore the hall through its historical paintings and sites.

    • Visit Victoria Square, Old Treasury Building and understand its history dating back to 1839.

    • Discuss the shape and layout of Victoria Square and its history.

    • View the statue of John McDouall Stuart, Queen Victoria's Statue, Charles Cameron Kingston and the Old Torrens Building.

    • Discuss some of the Indigenous histories.

    • Visit St Francis Xavier Cathedral, the Statue of Mary MacKillop and the courts and understand the history of the justice system of Adelaide. 

    • Enjoy a peaceful walk to Three Rivers Fountain and visit the Sir Samuel Way Court Building.

    • Pass the entrance to the Adelaide Central Market and view a building that dates from the 1880s, a late 1950s structured building that was the tallest in Adelaide and views the 1870s GPO Building.

    • View the historical plaque, which indicates where the first overland telegraph message was received between Darwin and Adelaide during the 1870s and, lastly, visit Electra House.

What's Included

  • The services of an Adelaide tour guide who will show participants Adelaide in all its glory

  • Local knowledge and the tour are peppered with many stories about history, culture, heritage and architecture

  • Also, provide tour participants with tips about what to see and where to go to make their stay the best

What's Excluded

  • Meals

  • Transportation

Know before you go

  • Around the Square Tour: The Around the Square Tour focuses on Victoria Square, Adelaide's central square. Commencing at the Adelaide Town Hall, this tour gives participants the opportunity to not only hear some of the stories about Adelaide but also to visit some of the former government buildings purposely built as part of Adelaide's grand design. The tour completes a loop ending outside of Electra House, opposite the Adelaide Town Hall, where the tour commenced.

  • Tour participants should wear comfortable walking shoes and comfortable clothing suitable for the weather conditions. For example on a warm to hot day, participants should wear cool comfortable clothing with a hat and bring adequate supplies of water.

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price Details
Adult
1 To 4 AUD 30 Per Person
Child
1 To 4 AUD 20 Per Person
Senior
1 To 4 AUD 25 Per Person

This is a group tour

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USD 20 / person