Adelaide Car Hire
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and a great destination for wine lovers as it is home to the world-renowned Barossa Valley. Adelaide has also been nominated the most liveable city in Australia. If you’re heading to Australia in December, make sure you head to Adelaide for the world’s largest Christmas parade.
Adelaide is a well planned city that is easy to navigate by car – everything is within a 20 minute drive, which makes car rental a crucial investment in your holiday stopover. Adelaide has blue skies all year round with temperatures anywhere between 20 and 40 degrees Celsius. Adelaide boasts a strong café culture that guarantees sensational food on just about every street you find yourself on.
With the Barossa and Coonawarra wine regions at your doorstep and the Clare Valley not much further, treat yourself to some superb winery tours for gorgeous Reds and Rieslings respectively. If you haven’t gotten too carried away sipping wines then head off to Kangaroo Island, South Australia’s prime tourism location. Boasting pristine beaches and unique wildlife, don’t miss this destination at a short 2 hour drive from the city center.
If festivities and activity is the aim of your holiday then time your trip to Adelaide to line up with any of it’s fantastic festivals and events. This includes the Adelaide Festival, Adelaide Fringe, WOMADelaide and the aforementioned Christmas parade! Adelaide is also a proudly ‘Green’ city with many environmentally friendly public transport and general infrastructures in place around the city.
Remember when driving in another city to keep an eye on changing speed limits, road tolls and avoid rush hours to keep yourself from wasting time in your rental! If you’re traveling from overseas then be sure to have organised all necessary international driving permits and research local road rules that may differ from where you’re used to driving.