SKYDIVING FOREST RANGE

Throughout 14 acres of land, paths meander among one of the most comprehensive collections of privately owned animals and birds in the country.
See all your favourite Australian animals such as wombats and dingoes. Cuddle a koala and walk amongst the kangaroos and wallabies. There are also many rare albino species to be seen. A variety of exotic animals on display such as monkeys, alligators, meerkats, otters and more.
A vast range of birds from Fairy Wrens to Ostriches and everything in between, some in enclosures but many free flying. A reptile house displays snakes, lizards, frogs and fish.

Koala holding daily at 11.30am, 1.30 & 3.30pm *subject to conditions

*Limited disabled access to park

• Adults $15
• Children (3-15 yrs) $9
• Students $12
• Aged/Disability Concession $12
• Family Pass 2 Adults & 2 Children $42
   

Melba's famous chocolate factory is housed in the historic Farmers Union cheese factory and visitors are able to view through the different production areas where a variety of chocolates and confectioneries are made. Melba's operated old heritage chocolate and confectionery machinery - this continues today. The factory shop in the Adelaide Hills has a huge range of sweets and chocolates. A family friendly environment where you can choose from hundreds of difference products, as well as enjoying quality coffee and deserts from our Coffee shop.

Melba's most popular products include Licorice Block, Traffic Lights, Rocky Road, Chocolate Raspberries, Scorched Almonds, Aprichocs and many more.

Woodside Cheese Wrights have produced a range of high quality and award-winning cheeses at their Adelaide Hills facility since 1994. Their sophisticated range of cow and goat milk cheeses are made by directly sourcing milk from small local dairies, providing them with excellent control of milk quality. Woodside Cheese Wrights are true to the word artisan, crafting all of their cheeses by hand. Some of their cheeses are seasonal and are only made when the milk is perfect for each cheese style. Visitors are welcome to visit the Cellar Door to try Woodside Cheese Wrights diverse range of cheeses, where they will also find a range of locally made arts and crafts and locally grown and made produce and food.

The Lobethal Archives and Historical Museum is a German Pioneer Museum with displays and exhibits telling the story of both the German and English history of South Australia. Items on display include colonial artefacts from everyday life of the time including examples of needlecrafts and woodwork and numerous pictures of local industries and agriculture. The original Lutheran Church with the elevated pulpit and the unique blue and white wood work is part of the historic church precinct which includes the Lutheran School, the new Church Complex and remnants of the Old Lutheran Cemetery. Donations are collected at the door.

The Bird in Hand winery threw open the doors of its tasting room to the public in 2005 to create and grow an honest, cellar door experience. Visit our cellar door to experience the Bird in Hand wine range as well as our world class olive oil and range of luxury goods. Our luxury range includes Italian leather handbags, silk scarves, local handspun Merino scarves and beanies as well as a stunning jewellery collection handcrafted by local jeweller Shane Hinton. There may also be an art exhibition in the barrel room. Enjoy a relaxed long lunch with friends and family in our restaurant, or take a seat on our terrace and savour one of our local cheese platters. Restaurant is open weekends and public holidays for lunch, please call our Cellar Door to make a booking. Tours of the winery are available by prior arrangement.

A very small winery in the European mould established in 1982. The fine elegant wines, plus bigger bodied wines made for the second label, Galah, are available for tasting at the friendly and bucolic cellar door where the winemaker is often in attendance. Ashton Hills Vineyard lies just below the summit of Mount Lofty on a ridge top overlooking the Piccadilly Valley. The wines reflect the regions cool and humid climate and have fine flavours with a lingering finish. The cellar door opened in 1991. Specialising in dry white and red table wines and sparkling wines. Grapes grown include Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Riesling.

Hand made by our hands. This is James and Annabelle Tilbrook's vineyard and winemaking philosophy. Our vineyard, based in the beautiful Lenswood region is unique with French inspired close planted vines and terracing across steep slopes, where they grow Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. The old Onkaparinga Woollen Mills, in Lobethal, now provides a home for the combined winery and cellar door. At the cellar door you can see right into the winery, and meet the winemaker, as well as taste the range in the comfort of a sophisticated setting, with a blazing wood fire in winter. During the summer months why not sit outside with a glass of wine and cheese platter or have a coffee? Tilbrook Estate has on offer wonderful cool climate, elegant but flavoursome, award winning Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot, Gris, Pinot Noir, Sangiovese, Shiraz, Cabernet, and very delightful Pinot Gris Dessert Wine.

Manyara Vineyard is a small family vineyard located in Balhannah in the Adelaide Hills where the extended Lipman family concentrate on growing grapes of the highest quality. The vines are lovingly tended and carefully managed through hand pruning, shoot and bunch thinning to produce premium wines with distinctive fruit character. Wines available include Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and the Manyara red wine blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec and Petit Verdot. The 2011 Pinot Noir will be available early in 2012.

Barratt Wines, acclaimed for its award-winning specialty Pinot Noir, is a family-owned and operated winery located in the Piccadilly Valley; a premium grape-growing region of South Australia's Adelaide Hills. It sources grapes from two small vineyards (Uley and Bonython), to produce quality wines handcrafted to exacting standards. Adelaide Hills is very typically cool climate: Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Merlot are the varieties to flourish in this subregion.

Find handwoven textiles and tapestries produced on eight large looms are found at The Oakbank Weaver in the old cellars of Pike's historic Brewery. The weavers, Peter Stapleton and Mary Cassini, create their own patterns, which are fascinating to see emerging on the looms. The finished tapestries and textiles ranging from throw rugs to suit fabrics, upholstery, stoles and scarves can be purchased in the gallery located under the 1889 stone brew tower. Commissions are welcomed. The building is listed as a fine industrial example of Victorian architecture on the State Heritage Register. Entry is free for individuals. Groups are welcomed by prior arrangement.

The magic of chocolate blossoms and blooms at Just Bliss, a boutique chocolatier nestled in the Adelaide Hills. Just Bliss specialises in making exquisite hand crafted chocolates including truffles, pralines, chocolate almonds, rocky road and many more favourites. Our signature range is the Couture Collection, a beautifully decorated selection of artisan pralines made using premium couverture. With creamy ganache centres, there are many flavours to choose from in milk and dark couverture. Gelee Rouge - a raspberry burst of flavour, Caramel Salt - a new favourite, Chilli Lime Caramel - an intriguing cocktail, just to name a few of the chocolates to indulge. For gift giving or the ultimate self-indulgent treat, Just Bliss is a specialty chocolatier that will have you coming back for more.

ArtWine Cellar Door is an architecturally designed space that is both stylish and welcoming. ArtWine offers a mix of new emerging wine varietals alongside the traditional. All fruit is estate grown from our vineyard in the Adelaide Hills or from our two vineyards in the Clare Valley. We are thrilled to be the Adelaide home of stunning art from the globally recognised artist Jen P Prior. Come and enjoy the magnificent views and relax over a platter for lunch. ArtWine cellar door is open Thursday to Monday inclusive. ArtWine is refreshingly different!

Welcome to Mt. Bera, a historical homestead located in the cool climate area of the Adelaide Hills, some 30 kilometres northeast of Adelaide, South Australia. Mt. Bera produces quality Merlot, Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes, some of which is kept to produce boutique wines along Bordeaux and burgundy styles. The garden and surrounding grounds feature many varieties of mature trees such as cork, chestnut, various apple, walnut, olive, culinary-grade bay tree as well as large oak, Cyprus, and pine, all dating back to the original settlement and the owner's love of the Devonshire countryside in England after which Mt. Bera is named.

At Tumbeela Native Bushfoods you can walk among the fields of lemon myrtle trees and taste and smell Australian native bush food at its best. Come and pick your own, its a sensory experience like no other. Taste our mountain pepper berries or freshly picked riberries. A wide range of bush food products and gifts are on sale including our exquisite, nationally acclaimed lemon myrtle. A choice selection of bush food plants are also available for sale. The Tumbeela setting, featured in ABC television's Gardening Australia, is idyllic, nestled quietly in the Adelaide Hills south of Mount Lofty and five minutes from Hahndorf. Full tours are available for 6-20 people and small picking parties are welcome. Group tours by arrangement, organise your own party and arrange a time to visit, seniors, social clubs, chefs and educational groups - all welcome.

The Lobethal Bierhaus is a micro brewery, cellar door and restaurant proudly located in Lobethal's Old Onkaparinga Woollen Mills. All of the brewery's equipment is on display together with detailed descriptions of how its beer is made and the considerable history of brewing in Lobethal, which dates back to 1851. The restaurant serves a full range of excellent dishes designed around local produce in a casual child friendly environment. In addition to its own award winning handcrafted beers (available on both draught and in bottle to take home), a selection of locally made wines, tea, coffee and soft drinks are also available.

Everyone is welcome to enjoy this beautifully presented nine-hole golf course located just off the main Onkaparinga Road at Oakbank in the Adelaide Hills. Our club has a membership of close to 270 and we provide a program of organised competitions and social functions. Casual players can hire all the necessary equipment if required. The clubhouse has bar facilities and offers group catering. The course is ideal for the recreational golfer: it is a comfortable 30 minute drive from Adelaide, is easily traversed, has no bunkers and is irrigated throughout the summer. There are nine holes and the men's par is 68, with a course length of 5315 metres; for women, the par is 72 and the course length, 5176 metres. Please note a dress code applies.

Maximilian's has been an Adelaide Hills icon since 1976. Cosy, romantic corners near big open fires, vineyard views, private rooms and a lush Beer Garden. Maximilian's menu is unique. Max's Austrian, Swiss and French influenced cuisine, with classics such as Prawns Florentine, Chateaubriand and his signature Toffee Strawberries highlight a menu spanning three decades. The cellar door is open for tastings of Maximilian's own estate grown wines , which will satisfy the most discerning connoisseur. "For a day out you'll never forget, book a spectacular helicopter luncheon flight from the city to Maximilian's "

Shaw and Smith Winery are situated on 46 hectares on Jones Road between Balhannah and Hahndorf and overlooks a four hectare dam with stunning views of the Mount Lofty Ranges. The winery, built for the 2000 vintage is a contemporary design and houses Shaw and Smith's production, marketing and administration. You are encouraged to purchase a tasting flight of four different wines from the Shaw and Smith range complemented by a specially chosen cheese plate at a cost of AUD15.00 per person. Each tasting flight comes with its own tasting mat allowing you to learn the secrets of the wine while you sip away on the terrace or in the cooler months, on the lounge by the fire. Wines are also available by the glass from AUD6.00 or by the bottle.

Bike About was first established in 1996 in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia, with the focus on outdoor education, physical education and school camps providing an educational, fun and health activity for our students. We specialise in mountain biking, mountain bike camps, cycling touring, bike hire and education. We offer a variety of mountain bike trips to suit a range of abilities and types of groups. Some include catering and accommodation, and some are simple day trips.

Discover the delightful village of Oakbank on this heritage walk. There are more than 40 sites for you to explore, all with numbered plaques, which are detailed in a brochure available from local businesses and the Adelaide Hills Council, Woodside. You can enjoy the walk at any time, which may take up to an hour to complete. Founded in 1840 by James Johnston of Campbelltown, Scotland, Oakbank was named after an area near Glasgow. James and his brother established their Oakbank Brewery in 1843. The original building is on the bank of the Onkaparinga River and you can buy wines and soft drinks there. See the Oakbank Racecourse, established in 1874 where thousands of people still come each year for the Easter Racing Carnival and Pike's historic Brewery founded by Henry Pike in 1886, see the heritage-listed brew tower and workshops now home to the Oakbank Weaver.

Discover the Adelaide Hills' most unique and intimate wineries and cellar doors in Australia's most beautiful and vibrant wine region. Take the breathtaking climb from Adelaide. In just 20 minutes from the city centre, you are here and feeling it. Use all of your senses to get in touch with what beats at the heart of this region - our wines and our winemakers. The climate, which coolly nurtures the vines, provides fruit of fresh, clean and unforgettable flavour. Meander your way along our boutique wine trail. Why not pack a picnic and head for Sinclair's Gully, enjoy the vistas while seeking out those hidden treasures. Enjoy chatting with the winemakers, while tasting their passion in each unique handcrafted wine. An experience never to be forgotten...

Discover the wild side of wine... Black cockatoos at dusk. Wildflower walks in spring. A towering candlebark forest. Just breathtaking... Come and uncork conservation today at the hills' only eco-certified multi-awarded winery and cellar door. Enjoy a taste, a glass, or bottle of award-winning wines with a platter of regional produce, while relaxing under the towering candlebark gums in the Adelaide Hills, only 20 minutes from the city. Friday night Twilight Tastings, where you have the opportunity to watch the black cockatoos fly to their nesting hollows at dusk, while enjoying some fine wine and company during summer, are a must. Sinclair's Gully offers a unique and intimate experience for wine lovers, bush walkers, and bird watchers.

Mt Lofty Ranges Vineyard is 20 kilometres due east of Adelaide city as the crow flies. Take a 30 minute drive from Adelaide through the picturesque Adelaide Hills and enjoy delightful views over a northerly facing panorama of rolling vines, apples and cherry orchards disappearing into Eucalyptus bushland, while you taste our Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc wines.

Vineyard establishment commenced in 1992 and is owned, developed and operated by Alan Herath and Jan Reed. The small Vineyard is hand nurtured, picked and pruned with wine complexity and style starting in the vineyard based on a wide variety of selected grape types, soils and slopes.

Disabled car parking is available three metres from the cellar door and there are no steps from the car park to cellar door. Closed June and July, except by appointment.

The boutique Arranmore Vineyard is situated on Rangeview Road, Carey Gully in the heart of South Australia's picturesque Adelaide Hills super-premium wine region. We have three central varieties: Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay. All our wines are made using traditional hands-on techniques in our tiny manual winery and we have a cellar door area for tastings.

The five acre vineyard is on a high easterly slope. The altitude varies from 1,790 to 1,870 feet above sea level; only about 500 feet lower than Mount Lofty Summit. The views from the vineyard are magnificent, extending in the east over the Onkaparinga Valley to the summit of Mount Barker.

In chic boutique style, Verdun Park Wines specialise in producing a limited quantity of premium, elegant, cool climate Adelaide Hills wine each vintage. Taste the commitment in our small and exclusive parcels of Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc, Rosé and Shiraz.

Tickle your palate and tempt your taste buds with a wine flight, enjoy a glass or share a bottle with friends beside the garden and vineyard.

Cellar Door Opening is on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 February from 12pm to 5pm and then on the fourth Saturday and Sunday of every month.

Elegance in a glass.

Nepenthe was described by Homer in the Odyssey as an Egyptian herbal drink so powerful that it eases grief and banishes sorrow from the mind.

A quick 25 minute drive from the centre of Adelaide and you will arrive at Nepenthe's Cellar Door. A great location, spectacular vineyard with awesome views, a fun and relaxed atmosphere with out of this world wines - and the odd surprise!

All current release wines are available for tasting plus a limited release or two. Nepenthe Cellar Door is open every day except Christmas and New Years Day.

Opening this March, at the height of the Adelaide Hills, is the Pike and Joyce 'On Top of the Hill' Lenswood cellar door, 40 minutes from Adelaide.

Pike and Joyce wines is a collaboration between two families who share a love of the region, a passion for viticulture, and a desire to produce only the finest wine.

Pike and Joyce Wines was formed in 1994 as the coming together of the Pike family from Pikes Wines in the Clare Valley and the Joyce family, fifth generation horticulturists from the Adelaide Hills.

The vineyard is located at one of the highest points in the Adelaide Hills with majestic 180 degree panoramic views overlooking 25 hectares of vineyards.

Pike and Joyce welcome friends, family and children. Stay for the afternoon to enjoy Pike and Joyce's range of premium wines, including Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris, Gruner Vetliner and Pinot Noir wines, complemented by the regions best produce.

Packages for special events including private parties, celebrations, team events and meetings can be arranged. Whether it is an intimate dinner or long lunch, Pike and Joyce, On Top of the Hill, will ensure your event is something special that rises above all else.

Johnston Oakbank Cellar Door is located in the beautiful Adelaide Hills, home to some of South Australia’s finest food and wine. Now we welcome you to our home, Johnston Oakbank new Cellar Door. Taste award-winning wines and enjoy our delightful food platters in a place that has been our home for over 170 years. No visit to the Adelaide Hills is complete without a stopover at the Johnston Oakbank Cellar Door.

Experience fine Adelaide Hills Wines, delightful food platters, a wonderful variety of local produce and taste our famous, full flavoured cordials and the history of an iconic South Australian company, since 1839.