Flamboyance Tours

02/08/2024

We love walking tours because they provide a chance for connection in understanding a new city, but also a chance to meet like-minded people along the way!

We currently have 15% off our food and street art tours as a winter special, only when you book direct off our website using code 15WINTER24 🤩

26/07/2024

18/07/2024

Fun fact!

There are other bigger markets out there in Australia and other parts of the world, but ours basically have only fresh produce and don't include things like clothing or souvenir shops.

We absolutely LOVE the Adelaide Central Market 😍 What stall is your go-to in there?

11/07/2024

Adelaide Arcade's winter umbrellas are always such a highlight! They seem to add extra colours every year and it's a gorgeous addition to a building I absolutely love.

They regularly have hanging displays across the year to line up with key events such as Mother's Day and Lunar New Year.

09/07/2024

Winter is a really great time to explore the Adelaide Central Market, with less crowds and everything conveniently undercover!

Andrea can show you what makes the food hub great on our Adelaide Central Market Tour, which features the Kangaroo Island Stall - and right now you can score yourself a 15% discount using code 15WINTER24 👇

https://flamboyancetours.com.au/tours/

05/07/2024

Fun fact!

Adelaide Fringe is second to Edinburgh Fringe in terms of size as an open-access event that gives us a bit of everything! From cabaret to magic, comedy to walking tours like ours, there's something for everyone!

What's your amazing Fringe memory? We've loved being a part of it each year with tours, I have too many memories to count!

04/07/2024

We're changing up our routine across part of the 2024 winter while I take the longest holiday I've had since Flamboyance Tours began! Don't worry, I'll still be around here answering any non-urgent queries and keeping the posts coming. Can't keep me away entirely 😅

Andrea will be running a range of tours while I'm gone: some tours have altered times, and some will be taking a break.

RUNNING AS NORMAL:
👉 Welcome to Adelaide
👉 Adelaide Central Market Tour
👉 The F Factor food tour

NEW TIME OF 11.15AM:
👉 Jimmy C Street Art Tour
👉 Private Walking Tour
(unless otherwise scheduled on our website)

RETURNING LATE AUGUST:
👉 Port Adelaide Walking Tour
👉 Intimate Walk
👉 Exploring Slow Fashion

Afternoon private tours can be done on request, so please contact us!

02/07/2024

We want to wish a happy 25th birthday to some important local residents today - the Rundle Mall Pigs!

On July 3 1999, Adelaide's well-loved bronze quartet were unleashed in Rundle Mall having A Day Out as the sculpture is officially called!

Did you know they weren't originally named? This happened later on, where they were named by locals. Augusta, Oliver, Horatio and Truffles are now some of the city's most loved characters!

Do you love the Pigs as much as we do? 🥰

Experience Adelaide City of Adelaide

30/06/2024

These love hearts by Jimmy C are totally our thing (I mean, c'mon, they're pink). And in this instance isn't it cool how the venue has chosen to keep this artwork alive? They've painted AROUND IT! 🤩

29/06/2024

Mandy and Niall from the Hunter Valley in NSW braved the rain to walk around Adelaide with Andrea!

How shiny do the Malls Balls look under a grey sky though? 😍

28/06/2024

It's time for a Flashback Friday post to earlier this year to when a traveller named Carolin snapped these shots of me on the Welcome to Adelaide tour!

I'm deep in thought when I'm explaining the city's stories, whether it's something historical or making light of Adelaide's fun cultural side!

26/06/2024

Say hi to Andrea! 👋

When I'm not doing tours, Andrea is all smiles taking curious visitors - and locals - around the city!

The pandemic changed Andrea's career path as she switched from health research to tour guiding, studying Tourism at TAFE (vocational education). And her love of Adelaide and its history led to her becoming part of the Flamboyance team!

Fun facts about Andrea:
📍 She is born and raised in Adelaide
📍 She has travelled to seven continents, with her next adventure taking in the Galapagos Islands 😍
📍 She has family ties to female trailblazers - her aunt was the first Usher of the Black Rod (clerk assistant of the Legislative Council) in any parliament in the Commonwealth!
📍 Her favourite Adelaide landmark is the Botanic Gardens, an oasis where she enjoys walking through areas including the International Rose Garden
📍 Her favourite fun fact is that Adelaide is the only Australian capital city not settled by convicts (which annoys some of our other neighbouring states)!

24/06/2024

Linda from Brisbane and David from Sydney were great guests for us, uniting for a whirlwind trip that took in Broken Hill and Adelaide!

21/06/2024

It's time to pull out the orange jumper again in supporting the fight against homelessness.

For those of you new to Flamboyance Tours, I choose to support Hutt St Centre as the company's chosen charity each year. The local not-for-profit does an amazing job helping those in need have access to shelter, showers, food and housing.

This year, pulling out the jumper is somewhat metaphorical as during Walk a Mile week (5-9 August) I will be away. I'm keeping it a surprise as to where I'll be doing my walk but I'll be making updates until that time, and of course you'll see it all unfold here.

I can't donate alone. I hope to raise a total of $450 this year, so please consider helping however you can. Cost of living pressures are hard, but we can still take holidays and take shelter. Those I'm trying to help don't have that luxury ❤

https://www.walkamile.org.au/fundraisers/flamboyance-tours/walk-a-mile-challenge-24

21/06/2024

North America well represented with US and Canadian guests on our latest Welcome tour, such a great morning!

19/06/2024

Lots of smiling faces walking through the city with us. Big thanks to these fun travellers for choosing to include us in their travels 😊

17/06/2024

Isn't 's auditorium STUNNING?

I'd go as far as calling it majestic, with the organ only imported to Adelaide in the 1990s. It was a big task considering it has 4500 pipes!

The room and organ are used for a wide range of events, from free concerts to wedding receptions, and it's safe to say it's one of Adelaide's most ornate rooms.

Have you been to an event in the Town Hall auditorium?

15/06/2024

Paula and Jenny are in Adelaide for the weekend having enjoyed the footy! A good result for Paula as a Swans supporter, not so much for us Crows supporters...

14/06/2024

WINTER SPECIAL - FOOD AND STREET ART TOURS (15% OFF)

Gather your friends for a day out in the city and immerse yourself in Adelaide's urban surrounds - get 15% off three tours across the winter months using the code 15WINTER24 at checkout:

- The F Factor, our local food tour
- Adelaide Central Market Tour
- Jimmy C Street Art Tour

https://flamboyancetours.com.au/tours/
*Limited time only, terms and conditions apply

12/06/2024

This father and son duo from Hong Kong were all smiles exploring the city with Andrea!

12/06/2024

Today Adelaide Town Hall held a free concert and book launch, to help mark 60 years since The Beatles came to Adelaide. If you don't know the story of their legendary Adelaide visit, read on!

The Beatles' Adelaide appearance at Adelaide Town Hall sparked one of the biggest sights of Beatlemania the world ever saw. We visit this 60 years on.

11/06/2024

Hello hello!

Couldn't help but post a flashback to warmer days where I posed with the four most famous Liverpudlians ever to exist!

Today marks 60 years since The Beatles graced Adelaide with a record-breaking appearance on the Adelaide Town Hall balcony. They estimate at least 300,000 people lined the streets as they made their way into the city ahead of their FOUR sold-out shows. It is the biggest crowd they ever received, and likely remains the biggest ever crowd gathered to see a musical group.

While I've been up to the balcony many times since, it's a part of pop culture history that will always be relevant!

10/06/2024

We've been doing heaps behind the scenes lately in networking to spread the word about Flamboyance!

I joined Andrea for drinks with Skal International's Adelaide network, before we both attended last week's SA Tourism Conference (which was also great for ongoing business development)! I also mingled with professionals at a Business Events Adelaide event recently to check out the corporate scene.

We love getting out and sharing what we do, and you can see we enjoy ourselves doing it!

06/06/2024

Plenty of fun to start the day with Scott and Liz from NZ, who enjoyed the Mall's Balls sculpture where we begin our Welcome to Adelaide tour!

02/06/2024

Mark and Sandra from NSW joined in on the Adelaide experience of a walking tour with us, and were great to show around the city!

30/05/2024

Lots of chatting amongst today's group, no negativity with the rain here! Thanks to everyone for being so comfortable with the wet streets!

29/05/2024

The Karnavat family from Mumbai, India joined Andrea on an exploration of the city to kickstart their Adelaide journey! So grateful they wanted to join us for this experience 🙏

28/05/2024

Local and international explorers were among our group today, all keen to learn more about Adelaide. We can learn new things every day - it's important to never lose sight of that!

23/05/2024

While Andrea has been busy taking tours, Katina has been hard at work in Melbourne this week for the Australian Tourism Exchange! It's our country's biggest trade event where we can share what Flamboyance Tours does with travel agents and operators from around the world.

Welcomed with a smoking ceremony to start the week, a lot of meetings were had across four days. And a lot of food was consumed too 😆 But in all seriousness a great opportunity to reconnect with industry friends as well as create new connections!

19/05/2024

We had a bit of fun this week showing the team at Singaporean radio station Mediacorp LOVE 972 around Rundle Mall, including our famous Malls Balls sculpture.

They were all super friendly and had enjoyed their time across Adelaide seeing plenty of sights!