ACCESSIBILITY

We offer Adelaide walking tours in areas with mostly flat surfaces and step-free access. On tours like the Iconic Adelaide Tour where there are locations with stairs, lift access is available.

There are only two exceptions across our tours where step-free access isn’t available:
– One venue on the Welcome to Adelaide tour has an underground section with stair access only (photos of the space can be perused while on the ground level).
– On the Adelaide Queer History Tour one section has an ascending staircase (but we do have a workaround for this – please contact us).

There are toilet stops with accessible cubicles available across all tours if needed, but limited options for those with adult change tables.

Tours run between one and three hours – for those unable to walk large distances or stand for long periods, we recommend the Adelaide Central Market Tour of one hour, or The F Factor food tour. This is a two-hour tour but includes a seated period and use of public transport.

For those with little or no sight, the sensory experiences on our food tours are great! The F Factor and Adelaide Central Market Tour both include lots of tastings and rich history paired with descriptive speech of your surroundings and items tasted will assist in enhancing your experience.

For our city walks, we can provide descriptive commentary along the way, and on a private tour, our guides can act as a sighted guide if assistance is needed. We often talk about public artworks which can be touched, adding sensory memories to the experience.

Our walking tours are often small, so for those with hearing concerns we can be attentive to those needs. We’ve had guests who were hard of hearing tell us we were clear in our speech, which helped better their experience.

For guests on private groups of up to 10, Flamboyance Tours offers the use of state-of-the-art headset devices for a small additional cost (see below). An earpiece that sits over one ear brings clear descriptions for those hard of hearing, while for those using T-coil hearing aids we offer portable hearing loops that connect via Bluetooth.

We unfortunately do not offer sign language on our tours but have had deaf guests use a companion to translate information with ease.

Research suggests that travel is linked to stress reduction and overall happiness.

Our Adelaide walking tours cover a range of topics, but are broken up into sections within that topic. For those who prefer to learn about one thing, our Adelaide Central Market Tour focuses on the market and we do the tours at a quieter time of morning (starting 9.30am). The Paint and Palate Street Art Tour also largely focuses on one artist (Jimmy C), and visits a lot of quieter backstreets and lanes.

While we can’t guarantee quiet environments on our shared tours, customised private tours give greater scope to assist with requirements.

Our food tours provide the most tactile and interactive experiences.

The Adelaide Central Market Tour is interactive at every stop. Food samples are eaten at all stops, making for a tactile experience. Some foods are sticky, while a couple are hot and others cold. Most you will touch with your hands.

The F Factor food tour also has lots of different tastes and textures in the food you eat, from crunchy nuts to smooth cake and chocolate.

We welcome families on all our tours! Prams are no problem, and we welcome children of all ages on tour. We do have some minor adult themes on our Paint and Palate Street Art Tour, but the kids love this and our food tour The F Factor the most!