The Santos cycle Tour Down Under is an ideal opportunity for you to see and experience Southern Australia and especially Adelaide. The tour takes place in January and last for seven days. This short break is especially for those of us who experience the harsh cold of winter and offers us the chance to escape the cold for a week or two, and lap up the Adelaide sunshine, take in the laid-back life style of Adelaide.
The Tour Down Under has become a major fixture in the road cycling calendar; it draws some of the world’s best cyclist; those that have ridden here in the past includes Lance Armstrong, Andre Greipel, Cadel Evans and Britain’s team sky.
The event offers a mixture of activities offered by tourdownundertravel.com for amateur cyclist and non-cyclist. For the avid cycle fan there are tours that allow you to follow the cyclists throughout the tour. If you would like to be more involve there are tour options, such as the 135km Mutual Community Challenge Tour or Shorter distances if the 135km is too much for you.
Following the Tour is a superb and original way to explore the unique charms of South Austrialia. In between following the race, you can taste Australia’s finest wines in the famous vineyard of the Barossa Valley (there are over 200 cellar doors within an hour’s drive of Adelaide), escape to the secluded beaches or lively surf spots of the Fleurieu Peninsula, Journey on an old-fashioned paddle steamer up the Murray River, Australia’s longest river, and drink in the beautiful vistas of the lush Adelaide Hills.
Those seeking a hit of urban life after soaking up the rural charms can explore the shops, markets and over 700 restaurants of Adelaide.