Gunyah Beach Sand Dunes, Coffin Bay National Park, SA © Robert Blackburn

Gunyah Beach Sand Dunes, Coffin Bay National Park, South Australia © Robert Blackburn

9-day family road trip from Adelaide to the Eyre Peninsula

Adelaide to the Eyre Peninsula in 10 days

A person standing at a stall brimming with colourful fruit while holding a coffee at Adelaide Central Market, Adelaide, South Australia © South Australian Tourism Commission

Adelaide Central Market, Adelaide, South Australia © South Australian Tourism Commission

Did you know?

In 2019, the Adelaide Central Market celebrated its 150th anniversary, making it the oldest such market in Australia.

Dark blue arrow
Glenelg Beach, Adelaide, SA © South Australian Tourism Commission

Glenelg Beach, Adelaide, South Australia © South Australian Tourism Commission

Alligator Gorge, Flinders Ranges, SA © Mitchell Toft

Alligator Gorge, Flinders Ranges, South Australia © Mitchell Toft

A woman and two children walking on a path bordered by bushland along a headland overlooking a calm blue waterway at Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden, Port Augusta, South Australia © Tourism Australia / South Australian Tourism Commission

Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden, Port Augusta, South Australia © Tourism Australia / South Australian Tourism Commission    

Dark blue arrow

Top tip

Keep an eye out for the ripple rocks at the base of Alligator Gorge that prove the entire landscape once lay at the bottom of the ocean.

Whyalla Foreshore, Whyalla, SA © South Australian Tourism Commission

Whyalla Foreshore, Whyalla, South Australia © South Australian Tourism Commission

Top tip

The cuttlefish aggregation occurs between May and August, and numbers peak in June and July so you’ll need a thick wetsuit to keep warm, along with a snorkel.

Dark blue arrow
Shark cage diving, Port Lincoln, SA © Calypso Star Charters

Shark cage diving, Port Lincoln, South Australia © Calypso Star Charters

Read next

10 of Australia’s best road trips

Coffin Bay, Eyre Peninsula, SA © Kane Overall

Coffin Bay, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia © Kane Overall

Sea lion, Baird Bay, SA © David Edgar

Sea lion, Baird Bay, South Australia © David Edgar

Lake Bumbunga, Yorke Peninsula, SA © Isaac Forman, Serio

Lake Bumbunga, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia © Isaac Forman, Serio

For more information about road trips in South Australia, go to southaustralia.com.