Kangaroo
Island 2 Day Tour
Spend two days exploring Kangaroo Island.
Day
1
Depart Adelaide approximately 7:00AM for Kangaroo Island.
We travel along some of South Australias magnificent
coastline to Cape Jervis where we board the Kangaroo Island
Sealink to Penneshaw. On arrival we take some time discovering
Penneshaw which is situated on the north-east coast of
Kangaroo Island, offering a commanding view of the mainland
just 18 kilometres away across Backstairs Passage.
We now follow the coast towards Kingscote. On the way
to Kingscote is Mount Thisby. The hill is the highest
point in the area and provides a marvellous view of Pelican
Lagoon, the rolling hills and the Southern Ocean at Pennington
Bay which is a wonderful surf beach. On a clear day looking
north you can see Mount Lofty in the Adelaide Hills. We
now head to the south coast of the island.
It is now onto Seal Bay , a large sandy beach and dune
area where Australian sea lions rest and nurse their young.
We see these rare sea lions under the guidance of a National
Parks Ranger. We walk on the beach within a few metres
of the resting sea lions, basking in the sun. We now head
to Little Sahara, an area of spectacular white sand dunes
surrounded by bush vegetation. Climbing over the first
ridge you are confronted by a second and much higher dune,
which when scaled reveals more dunes flanked by bushland.
V
ivonne Bay is also visited and can only be described as
stunningly beautiful. Vivonne Bay is the only safe harbour
on the south coast of the island and is the base cray
fishing and game fishing boats. Camp overnight Flinders
Chase
Day
2
Today we visit Flinders Chase National Park, one of Australias
largest covering 74,000 hectares. Here you will see many
of the animals and birds you have come to see. At Rocky
River it is possible to view koalas in the nearby trees.
At Cape du Couedic we view the lighthouse which was constructed
in 1906 and considered to be the islands finest structure.
We then proceed down a walkway to Admirals Arch, the home
to a colony of New Zealand Fur Seals. We travel east to
Remarkable Rocks; a cluster of huge, weather sculptured
granite boulders perched on a granite dome that swoops
75 metres to the sea.
We now visit Parndana Wildlife Park where we see Kangaroo
Islands largest privately owned collection of native animals
and birds. We now take in the sights around Kingscote
including Cygnet River and Duck Lagoon and Emu Bay. This
long beach is one of the most popular spots on the island
with safe clear water for swimming.
We head to Penneshaw where we board the Kangaroo Island
Sealink for trip back to Cape Jervis. We now head to Adelaide,
arriving approximately 10:00PM.