Down to Earth Tours
Down to Earth Tours
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Provide cultural, historical and heritage walking tours around Adelaide CBD and North Adelaide. Three tours in Adelaide CBD covering Victoria Square, North Terrace and East End of Adelaide. Three tours in North Adelaide covering Lower North Adelaide and Upper North Adelaide. 90 minutes to 2 hours easy paced walks divulging the stories behind the facades.
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The Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield, UK33 contributions
Feb 2020
We did two walking tours with Graeme, and each provided us with a wealth of knowledge on the past and present Adelaide. Graeme was an excellent guide. Each tour lasted two hours and focused on one geographical area of the city. Well worth while and you will leave Adelaide with a lot more knowledge and understanding of the city’s history and the people who shaped its development over the past 200 years. Definitely recommend these tours.
Written 15 February 2020
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Thankyou for your review and for booking not one, but two of our tours. Enjoyed hosting you both and hope you enjoyed your time in Adelaide. Glad you left Adelaide with a better understanding of what makes our city tick.
Written 18 March 2020
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Helen H
47 contributions
Jan 2023 • Friends
Graeme's tours are first class. Each one is thoroughly researched and Graeme's extensive knowledge of Adelaide adds huge value to the experience. This combined with Graeme's relaxed style and generosity when it comes to time and content make the tours a 'must do'. I am an Adelaide local but always learn new things about our unique city on these high quality, affordable tours.
Written 30 January 2023
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Thanks so much Helen for posting your review. Enjoyed hosting you, Helen and Sandra and look forward to hosting one of our North Adelaide walks in February. Both Victoria Square in Adelaide and North Adelaide are interesting areas to wander around exploring history. Thanks again for booking.
Written 31 January 2023
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gpjrm
Hervey Bay, Australia39 contributions
Sept 2021
We just finished doing Graeme’s cultural tour walk around Adelaide Terrace “Cultural Capers”. Graeme was very professional in all arrangements, including moving the tour to a time that suited us. Graeme is very knowledgeable about Adelaide and its history, and shared it well to us. Graeme took us to places we would have never seen without him, and shared interesting stories about Adelaide’s past. It was also great that he used photos to compare current areas to how buildings and areas looked in the historical past. We would highly recommend Graeme as a guide, and this particular tour. Our only disappointment was that we didn’t get to do Graeme’s tour earlier in our trip, as it would have allowed us to book onto some of his other tours. We will certainly rectify this and book into his other tours when we return to Adelaide again in the future. Highly recommended 5 star walk.
Written 26 September 2021
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Thanks so much for your detailed review of your experience with us. Enjoyed hosting you both and showcasing parts of Adelaide. Hope the remainder of your time in SA was great!
Written 11 October 2021
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malvallance
Ballarat, Australia49 contributions
May 2022
We thoroughly enjoyed the 2 hours we spent with Graeme walking North Terrace, gaining important insights and understandings on the buildings and characters that have contributed to the development of the city. Graeme was knowledgeable, personable and engaging. These types of tours are particularly important to new visitors to Adelaide however I suspect would benefit locals as well. When we return to Adelaide we intend to undertake further local tours with Graeme.
Written 7 May 2022
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Thanks Mal and Maureen for your kind review. Enjoyed hosting you both and so glad you enjoyed the tour.
Written 11 May 2022
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Polly255344
Launceston, Australia79 contributions
Apr 2023 • Solo
I did the "Cultural Capers" tour which was excellent. There was so much to see and learn within the space of just a few blocks along North Terrace. Graeme was extremely knowledgeable about Adelaide’s history. I thought the tour was very good value for money. It was advertised as being 2 hours duration, but went for a good 2.5 hours . As a solo traveller, I was also pleased that Graeme was prepared to run the tour for just one person.
Written 11 April 2023
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Thanks so much for booking with me and for posting your review. So pleased you enjoyed the overall experience and that you also found the one-on-one private tour beneficial.
Written 16 April 2023
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Natalie A
Brisbane, Australia3 contributions
July 2021
This was our second walking tour with Graeme, both were full of amazing revelations about the lives and times of families settling in the area from the mid 1800s. The architecture and stories are quintessentially Adelaidian. An easy and enjoyable stroll through a beautiful built environment.
Written 6 July 2021
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Thanks so much for your kind review. Enjoyed hosting you both and glad you enjoyed exploring such an interesting area of North Adelaide.
Written 15 July 2021
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desmondkt
Sheffield, UK10 contributions
Sept 2022
We had a very pleasant 2 hours in Central Adelaide with Graeme. He gave us a brief history of why Adelaide was where it is, before moving from the Parliament building to Government House, which actually was open to the public because of the recent passing of Queen Elizabeth . Graeme took us to the National War Memorial and gave us a history of surrounding buildings such as the Art Gallery, Migration Museum and the State Library. What was interesting was the history in such a small area of Adelaide and all walkable ie you don’t walk miles. Graeme was v engaging and interesting over the 2 hrs and well worth our time invested. Would recommend this if new to Adelaide. Maybe also if you know the city you will learn something new!
Written 13 September 2022
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Thanks Des for your review of our Cultural Caper tour. So glad you both enjoyed it - you were a pleasure to host and hope it helped enhance your stay in Adelaide and SA!
Written 15 September 2022
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RILEY H
Brisbane, Australia34 contributions
May 2021 • Solo
Today I walked the North Terrace with Graeme and was really interested in his knowledge of the area. Even though I’d walked down this street a number of times I was surprised about how much I’d missed. Graeme is an excellent communicator and tour companion. The pace was just right and the two hours passed so quickly. I’m very glad I did this tour. Definitely a worthwhile addition to my holiday itinerary.
Written 24 May 2021
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Thanks so much for your kind review. Glad you enjoyed the tour and were able to glean more information and sights on your visit to Adelaide. Enjoyed hosting you.
Written 28 May 2021
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Catherine H
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June 2024 • Family
I wanted something different to the generic guided bus tour and Graeme certainly delivered. I came away with a deeper understanding about, and appreciation for, the history of this remarkable city and I learned so many interesting facts. Highly recommended!
Written 22 June 2024
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sandy P
Brisbane, Australia55 contributions
June 2022
Our guide, Graham introduced himself the day prior to our tour and met us exactly on time. We spent the next 2 1/2 hours touring the sights and learning about the history of buildings, places and people of Adelaide. We thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it. I would highly recommend this to everyone
Written 6 June 2022
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Thanks so much for your kind review. Enjoyed hosting you both and thanks for booking with us. So glad you enjoyed the tour.
Written 11 June 2022
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