An hour from the Barossa Valley and 2 hours from Adelaide, there is another successful wine growing region called the Clare Valley where there is approximately 30 vineyards. The Irish settled the area originally but today the area produces some of the popular cool climate wines such as Riesling. The valley is made up of seven small valleys. In fact there is a town called Sevenhill which is the home to Sevenhill Cellars which is the only winery in Australia run by a religious order. The first vines were planted in this area in 1851 by Austrian Jesuit monks and they are now producing these wines commercially.
Kangaroo Island is paradise for nature lovers.
It lies off the South Australian coast and is about 90 miles by 37 miles in size. Once on Kangaroo Island, you will see some of Australia's most beautiful creatures in their natural habitat. The Flinders Chase National Park is on the western region of the island and covers over 180,000 acres. The park is home to koalas, kangaroos, wallabies, goannas, echidnas and platypus. On the coastal area there are seals, sea lions and ospreys.