 | TRAVEL PLANNING |
| TOURS |
| CAR HIRE |
| THE BAROSSA |
| ADELAIDE |
Most international attendees will require a
valid visa and
current passport
to enter Australia. A currency converter is available
here. Please note that air travel to, from, and within
Australia can be congested in the workshop period since
it coincides with the festival season in Adelaide. If you are
planning to attend you should ensure that your air
travel reservations are made well in advance
of your travel!
Getting to Adelaide by
air,
by bus
or by
rail.
Weather for Adelaide.
Maps for
Adelaide city and University of Adelaide.
From mid February to mid March there are
a number of International festivals in Adelaide. If you are interested in
participating please visit the following web sites.
20 February -14 March
2004 Fringe Festival.
27 February -14 March 2004
Adelaide Festival of Art.
29 February -5 March 2004 Adelaide Writers Week.
5-7 March 2004
Womadelaide International
Music Festival.
18-21 March 2004 Clipsal 500 Adelaide Rally.
THE TOURS:
Tours will be advertised here in the future.
THE CAR HIRE:
The CSSM is pleased to be able to offer workshop participants access to our special hire car rates with Avis Car Hire. If you would like to hire a car for some sightseeing you will need to quote the following number P668999 to obtain the discount rate . The only requirement is that you have had a full drivers license valid in your country residence for at least one year. You might need to present your workshop name badge when collecting your car as proof of being a workshop delegate. The Avis office is located at 136 North Terrace, in the city centre. Below is a table of car groups and approximate prices per day for your information.
Group/Example/Transmission/
Approx. Price per day (1-3 days, 4-6 days, 7+days) :
A/Toyota Corolla Hatch/Manual/ AU$47, AU$44, AU$40
B/Toyota Corolla Hatch/Auto/AU$49, AU$45, AU$41
C/Nissan Pulsar/Auto/AU$51, AU$46, AU$42
D/Toyota Camry/Auto/AU$52, AU$46.50, AU$43
E/Holden Commodore/Auto/AU$53.50, AU$47, AU$44
THE BAROSSA:
Barossa
is Australia's best known wine-producing region. It is located 55km
north-east of Adelaide city. There are now about 60 wineries, both large and
small. Why not visit them and learn all about wine making and taste the
local wine?
The workshop has arranged
one and half free days (Saturday
afternoon March 13th and Sunday
March 14th)
so that participants may
enjoy some of the most famous wineries in
the world located in the heart of the Barossa Valley.
For more information about the Barossa region, wineries and other
attractions please visit the following websites:
http://www.travelaustralia.com.au/states/state_sa.html
Adelaide is surrounded by gorgeous hills,
beautiful wineries (Barossa, McLaren Vale, Claire Valley, Coonawara),
fabulous beaches, conservation and wildlife parks. Further south is
Kangaroo island with peaceful scenery, a varied coastline including towering
cliffs, swimming and surf beaches, lots of native
wildlife. This is
one of the very few places in the world where you can see the leafy
sea dragon.
A few hundred kilometres north of Adelaide are the Flinders Ranges where the
Australian outback begins. Participants
may like to visit some of these
exciting local attractions
before or after the workshop. For more information about Adelaide and its
attractions please visit the following websites:
http://www.travelaustralia.com.au http://www.physics.adelaide.edu.au/itp/localinfo.html
http://www.bcl.com.au/adelaide