PORT ADELAIDE WALKING TOUR

Experience this state heritage area on foot and discover Port life

$89 Adult | $64 Child (ages 5-15)

Photo Friendly 2.5 Hours Mon-Sat 2.15pm
The Port Adelaide Walking Tour won a Fringe Award in 2023.

Walk on the Port side

Discover Port Adelaide’s fascinating stories and relaxed pub vibe on this walking tour. Known by early settlers as Port Misery, you’ll hear the stories that shaped this vital heritage place and understand how it functions today. See how beautiful architecture, intriguing tales and modern street art all give the Port its unique appeal, including a visit to a local business to see how new and old elements of the area seamlessly intertwine. 

You’ll also appreciate port life as the locals did – and still do – by visiting a pub for a refreshment included in your ticket price. Participants under 18 will receive a non-alcoholic drink, while adults have a choice of an alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverage. Choose from coffee or tea, to a house wine or South Australian-sized schooner of house beer.

This is an Adelaide walking tour removed from the bustle of the city – a unique Adelaide experience with a small group maximum of 10 people (average four).

We’ll make sure you’re fully prepared for your visit to the Port ahead of time too, by sending you a link to our recommendations list in your confirmation email. This is so you can make the most out of Port Adelaide!

For a private version of this tour, you can book here.

Times

Mon-Sat 2.15pm

Meeting Point

Old Troubridge Loading Ramp, behind Hart's Mill by the Port River

Notes

*Bookings are essential, and close prior to the event.

*If there is only one person booked, we have the right to reschedule or cancel the tour.

*For private tours, we offer portable listening devices for those D/deaf or hard of hearing; earpieces or portable hearing loops for T-coil hearing aids. Please select these on booking, or contact us for more information.

Itinerary

A glimpse of what's included

Port Misery
Port Adelaide had grisly beginnings, when it was known as Port Misery. As you listen to stories of muddy swamps and myriads of mosquitoes, consider the hardships of early settlers to the area
A schooner at the pub
Grab a drink and take in one of the oldest pubs in the Port, as you discover tales of quirky characters of the area’s earlier days
Supporting local business
We’re big on championing local businesses like ours, so you get to visit one to really see what the Port in its modern day is about.
Bluestone and brick
Pay attention to the varied architecture around the state heritage area – many buildings are made from similar materials, but the more you look, the more you see
A tour guide and two guests clink drinks together in a pub in Port Adelaide, South Australia.
Port Adelaide's Visitor Information Centre is on the left made from bluestone and red brick, with a statue to its right representing the workers union.
The entrance of the Maritime Museum, Port Adelaide, South Australia. The building is made from bluestone and brick.
A guide and tour group sit in a pub cellar made from stone. The guide explains the history of the space on the Port Adelaide Walking Tour.
A guide walks a tour group along a designated path by a river and bridge on the Port Adelaide Walking Tour.
Travellers walk along an alley with a large colourful mural on the Port Adelaide Walking Tour.
Guests ask their tour guide questions on the Port Adelaide Walking Tour.
A guide and two visitors look at the Hart's Mill building in Port Adelaide, South Australia. The building is tall and made from red brick.

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