After nabbing the one Australian spot on Lonely Planet’s 2024 must-visit listing, South Australia is celebrating one other tourism win with an epic new journey draw that takes travellers by way of the luxurious vistas of a regional nationwide park.
Thrill seekers can now tackle a brand new 38km mountain bike path at Mount Exceptional Nationwide Park, traversing the western flank of the mountain within the Flinders Rangers.
The international-standard path, constructed for $1.8m close to Melrose, about 270km north of Adelaide, contains 1500m of climbing elevation and a close to steady 6km descent that hyperlinks the path to the bottom stage of the close by Willowie Forest mountain bike trails.
Riders will soak up views of Black Vary as they journey the western aspect of the path earlier than looping again towards Melrose beneath the Gibraltar Rock formations.
Federal Infrastructure Minister Catherine King mentioned the “world-class” path would showcase native Aboriginal tradition.
South Australian Tourism Minister Zoe Bettison mentioned the path would assist companies leverage tourism alternatives within the area.
“The Epic Mountain Bike Path offers South Australia with yet one more vacation spot that may assist entice extra guests to the areas which is nice for jobs and for native regional economies,” she mentioned.
The tourism draw has opened simply days after Lonely Planet named Kangaroo Island a must-visit vacation spot for 2024, the one Australian vacation spot to make the minimize.
The journey gurus mentioned there was an “otherworldliness” to Kangaroo Island that “dazzles, bewilders and intoxicates”.
“A mere 40-minute flight from Adelaide, Australia’s third-largest island is surprisingly remoted,” Lonely Planet said in its introduction to the island.
“Deceptively huge with a ridiculous quantity of beautiful shoreline, Kangaroo Island invitations friends to take pleasure in its distinctive native produce, encounter lovable wildlife and uncover among the nation’s finest seashores.”
In taking out second place, Kangaroo Island tops globally famend locations resembling Tuscany in Italy, which got here in third.
“We all know Kangaroo Island is without doubt one of the finest locations on the earth and now it’s official,” Ms Bettison mentioned.
“With new main sights on their approach such because the rebirth of Southern Ocean Lodge and The Cliffs Kangaroo Island golf course, it’s the excellent time for the area to get this world recognition and for guests worldwide to begin planning their journey.”
