Adelaide is a city with its finger on the food and wine pulse, offering unique tours and experiences perfect for enhancing your conference agenda. Whether it’s a scavenger hunt for fresh market produce or a bike-riding wine tour, here are our top picks for a little team bonding ‘down time’ in the food and wine capital of Australia.
Perfect for an afternoon group activity, explore some of Adelaide’s best chocolatiers on this 3 hour walking tour of Adelaide CBD. Wind your way around the city sampling delicious chocolate treats, learn the secrets of chocolatiers and discover the authentic methods of chocolate making. If this sounds like an experience your team would love, we’ll work with Adelaide Foodi Tours to figure out all the logistics for you. All you need to do is make sure everyone has a good pair of walking shoes and an empty stomach!
If you’re looking for a unique alternative to a sit down dinner, why not take your group on an Adelaide Secret Foodie Night Safari? Adelaide is home to a huge variety of secret bars, hidden restaurants and cutting edge cafes – and they all take their food very seriously. Introduce your guests to 4-6 venues only the locals know about, where they can sample delicious food and enjoy great Adelaide city vibes.
What’s a surefire way to encourage bonding in your team? Challenge them to work together in a scavenger hunt! But this isn’t just any scavenger hunt. With a true foodie focus, the Adelaide Central Market Challenge will put everyone’s culinary knowledge and skills to the test! With blind taste tests, food preparation challenges and of course a foodie treasure hunt, it’s the perfect way to explore one of Adelaide’s best attractions and bring some fun to your next conference.
No trip to Adelaide would be complete without a tour of the beautiful Barossa wineries, and a conference is no exception! Ideal for medium sized groups, Tour Barossa will help you organise a day of wining and dining for up to 34 delegates. The perfect end to a conference, spend the day tasting delicious Australian blends and indulging in platters of locally sourced produce. As experts on the region, you can ask them to surprise you with the itinerary for the day, or help plan out the wineries you would like to visit yourself.
Looking to arrange a more adventurous activity? Suited to smaller groups, why not let us help you arrange a gentle downhill bike tour through the picturesque McLaren Vale region. . Delegates will enjoy a beautiful day exploring the hills and stopping at some of the region’s best wineries, cafes, microbreweries and produce shops. A truly unique experience, this is one your delegates will talk about for years to come.
Conferences are the perfect opportunities for team members to develop new skills and broaden their knowledge, but we bet they won’t expect that to be in a culinary sense! With access to the beautiful produce of the Barossa Valley on your doorstep, a Jacob’s Creek Cooking Class will delight, relax and provide the perfect break from meetings and brainstorming. After selecting their fresh produce, delegates will be led by the talented Jacob’s Creek chefs in creating a delicious garden to plate meal. Followed by a leisurely lunch with perfect wine pairings, this is an ideal way to conclude a truly inspiring conference.