TOUR SYNOPSIS:
South Australia is a beautiful destination and a place that looms high on many people’s bucket-list. Known for its fabulous food and wine it’s a place for those who are looking to excite the senses with things that are a little different. So why not join us in September when we’re running a tour that highlights the many experiences unique to South Australia?
As well as the scenic, historic, natural and cultural highlights of South Australia, the tour will also offer people with a passion for croquet the chance to get in a few games with the locals at clubs in Adelaide, Mount Barker, and Tanunda.
If you and/or your partner play croquet or have ever wondered if you’d like to learn this most enjoyable game, then this will be a wonderful opportunity to enjoy the company of others with the similar interests and have a relaxing holiday in a unique part of the world during spring.
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:
- Enjoy a guided tour of Adelaide, the City of Wine and Roses
- Spend two nights on Kangaroo Island, a unique wildlife sanctuary
- Visit the Clare Valley, on the edge of the outback
- Visit The Cedars, the family home of artist Hans Heysen and his daughter Nora
- Visit wineries and enjoy regional produce in the McLaren Vale and Barossa Valleys
- Play Golf Croquet and have social activities with the locals at several different South Australian Croquet Clubs
TOUR ESCORT – Colin Beckett
Colin started playing croquet when he settled on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast in 2020. He is now an enthusiastic regular at the local croquet club and starting to participate in CQ and SSCR golf croquet
competitions. Colin is well experienced as a tour leader – having led and escorted numerous groups around Australia and many parts of the world since starting AgTour Australia (a forerunner to Quadrant Australia) in Rockhampton back in 1985. Colin is partly retired, but still plays an active role as a director with Quadrant Australia
