Down to Earth Tours
Down to Earth Tours
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Cultural ToursHistorical & Heritage ToursWalking 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.
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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Travellers' Choice
2023

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Björn S
13 contributions
May 2023 • Couples
Perfect day with Graeme touring Adelaide Hills and Handorf. Great local and historical knowledge. Professional, friendly and well orginised. Couldn't have asked for more. (Also a great rainy day option).
Written 20 November 2023
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Stephen B
3 contributions
Oct. 2023 • Couples
Excellent start to our stay in Adelaide, did a Cultural Caper with Down to Earth Tours. Entertaining and very informative trip through the Festival City’s early days. Great way to get a feel for the city.
Written 11 October 2023
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Jenny B
2 contributions
Oct. 2023 • Couples

Just enjoyed a great Cultural Caper tour with Graeme.
Very interesting and informative tour, just the right amount of information.
We never felt rushed at any stage. Graeme remembered where we came from and gave information which he then related back to our home town.
Thanks Graeme for a great tour!
Stephen and Jenny
Written 9 October 2023
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Kathryn D
Bracknell, UK4 contributions
Jun. 2023 • Solo
Well run and enjoyable informative tour, full of history, culture, facts and interest. Graeme is welcoming, professional and very knowledgeable.
The tour concentrates on North Terrace and a good starting point on arrival to the city to learn all about its beginning. Visiting the various buildings over the next few days made it more enjoyable.
Would highly recommend this tour.
Written 24 June 2023
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graemefanning
Thanks so much for both booking the tour as well as posting your review. It is heartening to hear that you enjoyed the tour and discovering some parts of Adelaide. Certainly enjoyed hosting you.
Written 25 June 2023
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Laura E
2 contributions
May 2023 • Couples
Loved learning about Adelaide from Graeme - he is an outstanding guide who showed us a part of the city we might have missed ! He is very accommodating and helpful too - I only wish we had more time in the city to take another one of his tours !
Written 6 June 2023
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graemefanning
Thanks so much for posting your review as well as booking with me. So glad you enjoyed the experience and hopefully enhanced your stay in Adelaide.
Written 8 June 2023
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Polly255344
Launceston, Australia68 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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graemefanning
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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アレッサンドロ
Adelaide, Australia38 contributions
Feb. 2023 • Solo
I had a great time exploring the west side of North Adelaide. Graeme is very friendly and knowledgeable. I cannot recommend this tour enough, and I'll soon go on the other tours that Graeme offers in town.
Written 1 March 2023
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graemefanning
Thanks Alessandro for both booking with me as well as posting your review. Glad you enjoyed the tour and hope it helped you learn more about the area you are residing in.
Written 2 March 2023
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Helen H
59 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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graemefanning
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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Shazza1211
Barnsley, UK30 contributions
Nov. 2022 • Couples
We had a walking tour with Graeme this morning and found him very knowledgeable and engaging. He told us a lot about the beginnings of Adelaide and the characters involved.
Written 27 November 2022
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graemefanning
Thanks Sharon for your kind review. Enjoyed hosting you both and pleased that you enjoyed learning about the history as well as contemporary Adelaide. Thanks again for booking with us!
Written 3 December 2022
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Amanda M
Melbourne, Australia11 contributions
Oct. 2022 • Couples
Graeme talked and walked us through a relatively small area of Adelaide and explained some of the history as it relates to a variety of early settlers and other famous people. Including for example Matthew Flinders and a few of the Governors General.
Written 14 October 2022
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graemefanning
Thanks Amanda for posting a review. Enjoyed hosting you both around parts of Adelaide and hope the experience enhanced your stay!
Written 16 October 2022
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