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88 Information
Clare ̈Valley ̈Visitor ̈Information ̈Cen-
tre(%08-88422131, 1800 242 131; www �
clarevalley�com �au; cnr SpringGully &Main
NorthRd; h10am-5pmMon-Fri,10am-4pmSat
&Sun) Localinfo, internetaccessand valley-
wide accommodationbookings�
YORKE PENINSULA
A couple of hours west of Adelaide, boot-
shaped Yorke Peninsula (better known as
‘Yorkes’) bills itself as ‘Agriculturally Rich −
Naturally Beautiful’. It does have a certain
agrarian beauty − deep azure summer skies
and yellow wheat fields on hazy, gently roll-
ing hills − but if you’re looking for cosmopol-
itan riches and tourist trappings, you won’t
find much to engage you.
That said, far-flung Innes National Park
on the peninsula’s southern tip is well worth
visiting. The coastline here is gorgeous,
with great surf, roaming emus, kangaroos,
ospreys and sea eagles, and southern right
whales and dolphins cruising by.
For history buffs, the peninsula’s north
has a trio of towns called the Copper Tri-
angle: Moonta (the mine), Wallaroo (the
smelter) and Kadina (the service town). Set-
tled by Cornish miners, this area drove the
regional economy following a copper boom
in the early 1860s.
Online, see http://www.yorkepeninsula.com.au.
T ̈Tours
Adjahdura ̈Land ̈ INDIGENOUS
(%0429 367 121; www �adjahdura�com �au; half-/1-
/2-daytours $65/130/320) (^) S Highly regarded
Aboriginal cultural tours of the peninsula,
exploring the incredibly long indigenous as-
sociation with this country. Three- and five-
day tours are also available.
4 ̈Sleeping
There are 15 council-run camp ̈sites (%0408
170 414, 08-88320000;www �yorke �sa �gov �au; per
night free-$10) around the peninsula. For
holiday-house rentals from as little as $90
per night, try Accommodation ̈on ̈Yorkes
(%08-8852 2000;www �accommodationonyorkes�
com �au) or Country ̈ Getaways (%08-8832
2623;www �countrygetaways�info).
88 Getting ̈There ̈& ̈Around
BUS
Yorke Peninsula Coaches(%08-88212755;
www �ypcoaches�com �au) Daily busesrun
from Adelaidethroughto Kadina($32,2¼
hours),Wallaroo($32,2½ hours)and Moonta
($32,threehours),travellingas far south
as Yorketown($48,four hours,daily except
Wednesday)�
FERRY
SEASA(%08-88230777;www �seasa�com �
au; one-wayper adult/child/car$35/10/140)
Daily vehicleferry betweenWallaroo(Yorke
Peninsula)and LuckyBay (EyrePeninsula)−a
shortcutshaving350kmand severalhoursoff
the drive via Port Augusta� The voyagetakes
around1¾ hoursone way �
West Coast
Fronting Spencer Gulf, the west coast has a
string of shallow swimming beaches, plus
the Copper Triangle towns, all a short drive
from each other. Kernewek ̈ Lowender
(www�kernewek�org), aka the Copper Coast
Cornish Festival, happens around here in
May in odd-numbered years.
BURRA
Bursting at the seams with historic sites, Burra (population 1110), 43km northeast of
Clare, was a copper-mining boomtown between 1847 and 1877 with a burgeoning Cor-
nish community. Towns like Mintaro and Auburn serviced miners travelling between
Burra and Port Wakefield, from where the copper was shipped. The miners had it tough
here, excavating dugouts for themselves and their families to live in.
Burra ̈visitor ̈information ̈centre (%08-88922154,1300775540;www �visitburra�
com;2MarketSt;h9am-5pmMon-Fri,10am-4pmSat&Sun) sells the self-guided Burra ̈
Heritage ̈Passport (adult/child $25/free) giving access to eight historic sights and
three museums. It also handles bike hire (half-/full day $20/35) and accommodation.