UNIQUE EXPERIENCES PARACOMBE

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
   

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.

Talunga Scaffidi Winery is a beautiful place to bring your interstate and overseas family and friends for an experience to remember. With a combination of Scaffidi award-winning wines, exquisite gourmet and Italian cuisine and breathtaking views and pine forests it's easy to imagine you are in Tuscany. From our restaurant/cafe you can dine indoors by the open fire in winter or outdoors in the atrium during summer. Come and try our famous Tuscan platter. The winery owners, Vince and Tina Scaffidi are proud of their selection of award-winning wines whites and reds sourced from their Adelaide Hills Vineyard and One Tree Hill Vineyard. We usually have about four varieties of our excellent wines in Cleanskins and they are all on taste and you can mix the dozens. What a bonus! So come and visit us soon and be pleasantly surprised. The restaurant/cafe opens for lunch Wednesday to Sunday and on public holidays from 11.30. As the Italians say - Arrivederci!

Tourism Adelaide - The Flavours of Campbelltown Food Trail is an accessible food trail within metropolitan Adelaide that provides unique, flavoursome food with strong cultural backgrounds. The only Food Trail of its type in South Australia all within five minutes of Adelaide city and 20 minutes from the airport. If time is of the essence, take a quick trip to Campbelltown where you can see and taste food being made including smallgoods, almond bread, fudge, sausages, and continental biscuits, and amazing cakes. Hear the family stories behind the 25 featured businesses and indulge in the variety of tastes offered. There are now three quality restaurants as part of the Food Trail who offer a range of eating options so you can make a day trip if you wish. You can also visit the food trail stalls at the Campbelltown Moonlight Markets at Thorndon Park from 6.00pm on the first Friday of November, December, February and March. Refer to the trail booklet for all business opening hours to create a self guided trail. The booklet is available, free, from Campbelltown Council website. Alternatively guided tours can be tailored to suit group needs. Please phone for more information.

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...

Bring the children to see the world's biggest rocking horse. You can climb to the top of The Big Rocking Horse, which stands at 18 metres high. Then visit the seven-acre animal park where, among other things, wallabies can be hand-fed. Relax and enjoy a meal or coffee in the licensed, child-friendly cafe, outdoor patio or shaded picnic area. Wander through the Toy Factory to see Australia's largest range of quality wooden toys. A huge range of imported, educational wooden toys are available, as well as an impressive supply of souvenirs. The Big Rocking Horse and Toy Factory is in Gumeracha in the leafy Adelaide Hills, just 45 minutes from Adelaide's city centre.

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.

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.

Kersbrook Hill Wines is a five star boutique winery located in the northern end of the Adelaide Hills. Come and enjoy our award-winning wines as well as locally made jewellery, gourmet pizzas, premium coffee, cheese plates and non-alcoholic cider for those designated drivers.

Our friendly staff will show you our wines whilst you enjoy the warmth of our fire. All this is only 40 minutes from Adelaide.