The 15 Walking Tours in Adelaide That Earn Their Price

1.Ultimate Adelaide Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 222 reviews Our pick

A small-group walk through Adelaide’s key landmarks, arcades, parks, and market, with local snacks and smart history along the route.

“Really interesting guide to Adelaide given by our guide Drax. Enough history and information to be helpful and amusing without overloading you with facts and figures. A nice touch to let us sample Southern Australian coffee, biscuits and fruchocs. Thoroughly enjoyed the tour and would recommend to others.”

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2.Cultural Caper Adelaide Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 122 reviews · from $36

A 2-hour North Terrace walking tour of Adelaide’s key institutions, war stories, and art, led by local guide Graeme. Free entry stops.

“loved it learned the history and found some extra places to visit after the tour - I would recommend to everyone”

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3.Welcome to Adelaide Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 119 reviews · from $28Best value

90-minute Adelaide CBD walking tour with local stories, public art stops, and an easy finish at Central Market. Mobile ticket, small groups.

“Andrea's local knowledge was exceptional and provided us with a good context for our first visit to Adelaide. She was prompt and courteous, willing to answer our questions along the way and pointed out various bus and tram stops that we wanted to know about.”

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4.City Walking Tour with Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 83 reviews · 1h 30m · from $31

A 90-minute Adelaide CBD walking tour to Town Hall, Parliament House, and Central Market, with a local guide and a $5 coffee perk.

“The tour was excellent! Kat is incredibly knowledgeable, a great ambassador for Adelaide. Highly recommended!”

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5.Guided Ultimate Walking Tour with Drink and Snack

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 80 reviews · 3 hours · from $52

A 3-hour Adelaide walking tour with city history, street art, and a riverside snack break, plus a 5% local charity donation.

“Very informative tour, helped me appreciate the city and places much better after learning the history, people and different landmarks. Our guide Gram is very knowledgeable in his stories and patient in ensuring that he did not forget to mention anything of significance. Great tour!”

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6.Dark Secrets and True Crime Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 64 reviews · 2 hours · from $35

Adelaide true crime walking tour: 2 hours, $35, real CBD locations, live guide, audio in English, and forensic psychology storytelling.

“Excellent Tour, very information, very interesting. So glad we did it. Guide was amazing imparting her knowledge and brought humour into her commentary in a respectful way. Already recommended to others.”

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7.Around the Square Adelaide Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 50 reviews · from $36

A 2-hour small-group walk around Adelaide’s Victoria Square with free entries and stories from a passionate local guide.

“I learned a lot about the history of Adelaide - the reason I chose this walk. Graeme was very much on top of this - he was enthusiastic, informative and eager to answer my multiple questions. I was the only one at the time but he took his time to show me around. If you interested in history I would recommend this tour. Wish I had more time in Adelaide to have done his other tours as well. Thanks Graeme.”

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8.Hahndorf Walking Tour, South Australia

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 34 reviews · from $35

Hahndorf Walking Tour in 90 minutes, with exclusive church photos, a fackwerk cottage look, Hans Heysen art, and local village stories.

“We loved this tour, our guide was warm and friendly and really informative with an obvious passion for this quaint little town. Highly recommend.”

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9.Iconic Adelaide Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 33 reviews · from $57

Small-group 3-hour walk in Adelaide CBD, Rundle Mall to Parliament and Arcade, guided by locals with free stops for $57.45.

“While walking through the Adelaide CBD with our tour guide Katina, it was clear that there was a passion to instil as much of the Adelaide experience through the history and stories and pack it into 2.5 hours. A few hidden surprises await. Well worth a look if you're at a loose end and have time to spare.”

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10.Discover Adelaide City Walk and Popeye River Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · from $71

A relaxed Adelaide city walk plus a 45-minute heritage river cruise on the Torrens. Snacks, stories, and great views for about $71.

“Dax did an excellent job walking us through the highlights of Adelaide. We saw local monuments (including the pigs!) and heard the stories and history behind them. We saw various different areas of the city, and heard about the culture, aRead more”

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11.Port Adelaide Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · from $63

Story-led Port Adelaide walk with a pub drink, Hart's Mill and old jail cells, Dock 2 views, and a lighthouse finale.

“Port Adelaide has a compelling history, as do many old ports, and this walking tour revealed much of that history. My guide, Andrea, and the touring company's owner, Katina, brought the port alive with their deep knowledge of, and persoRead more”

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12.4 Days Private Walking Tour in South Australia

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · from $2,069

A private 4-day pack-free walk along the Heysen Trail on the Fleurieu Peninsula, with Deep Creek stays and wine-paired dinners.

“Thank you for a wonderful 4 days in your beautiful part of Australia. The walk was breath taking, challenging and lots of fun. The evenings were filled with great meals prepared with local ingredients, wines and interesting conversations explaiRead more”

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13.Adelaide Walking Tour: Grand Mansions and Sub-Divisions

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · from $36

Walk North Adelaide’s heritage lanes on a small-group tour of grand mansions and workers cottages, led by a local guide for about two hours.

“We enjoyed seeing historic and grand houses as well as workers cottages. We heard about the stories behind their build and the life stories of those who funded the construction or lived in the homes. The tress, shrubs and plants along the way added to the beauty of the streets along the walking tour. We lived the experience!”

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14.Adelaide Central Markets: Food Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 9 reviews · 1 hour - 90 minutes · from $48

Taste Adelaide Central Markets with a 1 to 1.5 hour small-group food walk, 150-year market stories, and cheese, lolly, and empanada for $48.

“Excellent tour of the incredible market. Katina was very knowledgeable and the fact she had a family connection to the market made it all the more special. We wished we’d done a longer tour and we went back for breakfast and shopping the following day.”

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15.Adelaide Walking Tour: East End Escapade

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $36

2-hour small-group walking tour of Adelaide’s East End, visiting historic homes and learning the stories, then shop and eat nearby.

“His great knowledge of local history& interesting stories as a lover of his stunning city. Bravo Down to EarthTours- will recommend to all who visit Adelaide .”

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