Adelaide Greeters
:: Are you about to visit Adelaide ?
:: Our Service
:: Our Greeters
:: Our Organisation
:: Global Greeter Network
:: Accomodation Links
:: Contacting Adelaide Greeters
Are You About to Visit Adelaide?
Whether you are arriving from Overseas, Interstate or Intrastate, why not experience a warm and friendly welcome from an 'Adelaide Greeter'?
It doesn't matter whether you are coming here for a holiday or on business.
The service is FREE. Our volunteers are keen for you to have an enjoyable stay in Adelaide. They will help you discover our City, help you to find your way around to the numerous attractions within easy reach of the City centre, either on foot or by using our public transport system - buses, trains and trams.
They'll show you how to get to the beach, where the markets, shops and museums are, and where a wide variety of eateries can be found.
Booking is easy, just fill in and submit the Visitor Request Form and we'll do the rest.
Our Service
You will be matched with an Adelaide Greeter who shares your interests and speaks your language. You and your Greeter will spend up to 4 hours together, getting to know Adelaide, exploring the City from a local perspective. We will explain how our Public Transport system works, and perhaps over a coffee, individual questions can be answered, and a pleasant experience shared.
The service is available 7 days a week, between the hours of 9am and 5pm. It is a pre-booked service. Bookings are required a minimum of three days in advance, and can be made by telephone, facsimile, or online with the Visitor Request Form.
Our Greeters
Our Greeters are trained volunteers, enthusiastic South Australians, not professional tour guides, who come from all age groups, from diverse backgrounds and have a variety of interests. A number of our Greeters also speak two or more languages.
‘Greeter’ visits are called ‘orientations’ rather than ‘tours’ due to the nature of the service.
Our Organisation
The Adelaide Greeters service forms part of The Adelaide City Council 'Visitor Information Services', joining the 'Ask about Adelaide', 'First Steps' and 'Rundle Mall Visitor Information Centre' programs. The Greeters program provides volunteers with an opportunity to meet new people, learn new skills or practice and improve existing skills whilst providing a friendly environment for visitors to our City, and having an enjoyable time doing it.
Global Greeter Network
Adelaide Greeters is a part of the global Greeter network, a voluntary association of welcoming programs around the world. All the programs are free, offer greeter services as an individual one-on-one experience, and are characterised by enthusiastic, local residents who love their home city and volunteer to conduct these visits. Cities in the Greeter network include New York City, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Fairbanks, Alaska; Toronto, Canada; Melbourne, Australia; Houston, Texas and Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Accomodation Links
Hotels
- Mercure Grosvenor Hotel
- Adelaide Meridien Hotel
- Medina Grand Treasury Adelaide
- Majestic Roof Garden Hotel
Apartments
Contacting Adelaide Greeters
| Telephone: | 0418823366 |
| Facsimile: | (+61 8) 8203 7157 |
| E-mail: | greeters@adelaidecitycouncil.com |
| Post: |
Visitor Information Services GPO Box 2252 Adelaide South Australia 5001 |
