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Sixth-generation Hamilton family winery with a distinctive circular cellar door and a reputation for Rare Breed Saperavi and other unusual varietals.

A second-generation family winery in the McLaren Flat foothills, pouring estate-grown shiraz, cabernet and grenache in a relaxed licensed cellar door.

A Zen-inspired Grenache specialist with an appointment-only tasting room behind the Bekkers winery on Seaview Road.

Wildlife & Nature

Ingalalla Falls

Normanville & Yankalilla

A family-friendly tiered waterfall and rockpool just a short stroll from the carpark, set in the lush Second Valley Forest Reserve south of Normanville.

A restored mid-century home on Ingoldby Road, McLaren Flat - Danish furniture, panoramic vineyard views and a small outdoor pool.

Architecturally striking cellar door and boutique hotel built from recycled shipping containers in the vineyards at Tatachilla.

A traditional country pub in the tiny hamlet of Inman Valley - a classic Fleurieu lunch stop after a bike ride along the Encounter Bikeway or a visit to Glacier Rock.

Dining & Cafés

Islanders Tavern

Goolwa

The only pub on Hindmarsh Island - a relaxed country tavern serving counter meals, local wine and beer, with views to the river channel and the Goolwa bridge.

A tiny family-owned vineyard, cellar door and B&B cottage on a property above Maslin Beach.

A boutique family-run McLaren Vale producer with an intimate cellar door on Rivers Lane.

Part providore, part licensed cafe: a curated Fleurieu food store on Port Elliot's main street with a rustic courtyard cafe out the back.

A licensed beachside cafe overlooking the Second Valley jetty and beach, the only food and drink stop in the tiny coastal village.

A small tropical jungle boardwalk experience on Willunga's main road with an animal hunt, climbing web and Fairy Fern Garden - $2 entry, perfect for younger kids.

A Kuitpo hilltop cellar door pouring Pertaringa, Hand Crafted and K1 labels, with panoramic views over McLaren Vale and the Willunga Scarp.

Eat & Drink

Kangarilla Road

McLaren Vale

Well-regarded McLaren Flat winery with a modern, welcoming cellar door regarded as one of the four best in McLaren Vale by local critics.

Three luxury vineyard cottages (Ponder, Unwind, Relish) on Blewitt Springs Road - top-25 Australian B&B five years running with views to the Mount Lofty Ranges.

Eat & Drink

Kay Brothers Amery Vineyards

McLaren Vale

Founded in 1890, Kay Brothers Amery is one of the oldest continuously operating family-owned wineries in McLaren Vale, famous for Block 6 Shiraz.

A Goolwa-based surf school running lessons across the Fleurieu - Goolwa Beach, Middleton, Port Elliot and Victor Harbor - run by experienced surf coach Kingo with private and group options year-round.

A small, hidden beach framed by dramatic sandstone cliffs in Newland Head Conservation Park - reached by a short walking track from the carpark.

Family Activities

Kleinigs Hill Lookout

Victor Harbor

A clifftop lookout above Victor Harbor offering one of the best elevated views over Encounter Bay, Granite Island and the western coastline.

Knights Beach sits on the eastern edge of Port Elliot's headlands and is rated among the top bodyboarding breaks in the world when a south-southeast swell is running. On smaller days it offers a safer family swim than neighbouring Boomer Beach.

Hall-of-Fame Ngarrindjeri cultural tours led by elder Mark Koolmatrie - Coorong cruises, dune walks, smoke ceremonies and Nurrunderi Creation Story storytelling.

Walking & Hiking

Kuitpo Forest

Willunga

A 3,600-hectare ForestrySA reserve of softwood plantations and remnant native bushland in the South Mount Lofty Ranges, criss-crossed by walking, mountain bike and horse trails 45 minutes from Adelaide.

Seafood kiosk and cafe at the Goolwa Beach carpark from the Goolwa Pipi Company - specialising in pipis (kuti) pulled from the beach out front.