Kangaroo
Island 5 Day Tour
Spend five days touring this unique Island. Enjoy magnificent
coastal scenery, see Australian native birds and animals
in their natural habitat and visit the major attractions
of the Island.
Day
One
Depart Adelaide at 7am for Kangaroo Island. Travel along
some of South Australia's magnificent coastline en route
to Cape Jervis to board the Kangaroo Island Sealink Ferry.
Arrive in Penneshaw located on the north east coast of
Kangaroo Island where the mainland can be seen just 18kms
away across Backstairs Passage. Follow the coast to Antechamber
Bay and Chapman River with great views of Antechamber's
long wide stretch of beach. Stop for morning tea and a
stroll along the beach at Chapman River.
Then on to Cape Willoughby Lighthouse, the first Lighthouse
built in South Australia, completed in 1852 and the rugged
Devil's Kitchen located adjacent to the Lighthouse. Head
to Kingscote travelling via Windmill Bay and Mount Thisby
the highest point in the area providing great views of
Pelican Lagoon, the rolling hills and the Southern Ocean
at Pennington Bay, a wonderful surf beach. Overnight at
American River.
Day Two
Today visit the south coast of the Island. Highlights
include: Seal Bay Conservation Park, for a guided walk
on the large sandy beach where Australian sea lions rest
and nurse their young. Little Sahara an area of spectacular
white sand dunes surrounded by bush vegetation.
Murray Lagoon, a Naturalist's delight for a stroll amongst
the habitat of many species of water birds. D'Estrees
Bay an historic area once home to the Whaling industry
and site of many ship wrecks. Honey Farm visit, time permitting.
Overnight accommodation.
Day Three
Destination for today is the south west coast of the Island.
Highlights include: Vivonne Bay, base of the Cray fishing
and game fishing boats. Kelly Hills Caves for a guided
tour of the sinkholes and caverns that lead to caves of
ornate calcite formations.
Flinders Chase National Park, one of Australia's largest
National Parks coving 74,000 hectares. See many native
Australian birds and animals in their natural habitat.
At Rocky River see koalas in the nearby trees.
Cape du Couedic Lighthouse, constructed in 1906. Admirals
Arch, home to a colony of New Zealand Fur Seals. Travel
east to Remarkable Rocks, a cluster of huge, weather sculptured
granite boulders perched on a granite dome that sweeps
75 metres to the sea. In the evening watch the Pelicans
feeding at the Wharf. Overnight Kingscote.
Day Four
Today explore the north coast of the Island. Highlights
include: Parndana, Western River Conservation Park, Snelling
Beach, King George Beach and Stokes Bay. Overnight accommodation.
Day Five
Today's highlights include sightseeing around Kingscote
including Cygnet River, Duck Lagoon and Emu Bay.
After lunch head to Penneshaw to board the Kangaroo Island
Sealink Ferry for return trip back to Cape Jervis and
transfer back to Adelaide, travelling via the McLaren
Vale wine region (time permitting), arriving in Adelaide
at 6pm.