2 Day Kangaroo Island Highlights

(includes return ferry fare and all activities)

Day 1 (Lunch)

You will be collected from your Adelaide hotel at 6.15am this morning for your private 2 day tour to Kangaroo Island.

We drive south to Cape Jervis where we catch the ferry to Kangaroo Island, an unspoiled island wilderness with over 500km’s of coastline, an interesting maritime history and a variety of wildlife including sea-lions, fur seals, koalas, platypus and of course, kangaroos. It’s the 3rd largest island in Australia and a third of the island is protected as National Park and Conservation Park.

The ferry crosses the Backstairs Passage, arriving in Penneshaw approximately 45 minutes later. We have morning tea en-route.

Todays touring is in the south of the island and our first stop is Prospect Hill, which offers views over Pelican Lagoon, American River and Pennington Bay.

Then we head west to Seal Bay Conservation Park, home to the 3rd largest colony of the rare Australian sea lion with a population of around 1,000. We are privileged to be able to take a ranger led walking tour along the beach, where we can watch them resting, playing and nursing their pups.  

After a picnic lunch, we continue to Little Sahara, an area of huge white sand dunes, which we can climb and they’re fun to roll down ! If you’d like to try sand boarding the dunes, please let us know in advance so we can arrange your boards.

Then onto Kellys Hill Caves, one of the few dry limestone cave systems in Australia. Here we take a tour through the impressive caves, walking amidst ornate cave formations and discovering how the caves and the spectacular decorations are formed.

We finish todays touring at the Hanson Bay Sanctuary, where we stroll along an avenue of shady Eucalyptus trees called “Koala Walk”. This the best place on the island to see Koalas in their natural habitat.

Overnight accommodation of your choice

Day 2 (Lunch, Dinner)

We start today in Flinders Chase National Park, which takes up a large portion of the western side of the island and is home to the elusive platypus and a host of other wildlife.

The park features 74,000 hectares (200,000 acres) of natural bushland and spectacular rock formations, such as Admiral's Arch and Remarkable Rocks, which are wind-sculpted rock formations that sit atop a smooth granite dome. New Zealand fur-seals breed at Cape du Couedic and we can watch their antics from the boardwalk at Admirals Arch.

After morning tea at the Flinders Chase Visitors Centre, we make our way to the north- eastern end of the island. Emu Bay is a beautiful 5km long beach, surrounded by aqua blue sea. No wonder it’s the locals favourite beach ! Here we can swim or beachcomb and the area also offers a variety of birdlife.

We have a look around Kingscote, the islands capital, and after watching the pelican feeding display and having a fish and chips dinner, we make our way back to Penneshaw to catch the ferry back to the mainland at 7.30pm.

We arrive back at Cape Jervis and then drive to Adelaide, arriving at approximately 10pm. You will be dropped off at your accommodation.

END ITINERARY

B = Breakfast / L = Lunch / D = Dinner

This tour is only operated as a private charter (sole use of vehicle and driver guide for a maximum of 7 passengers) - please enquire for prices and further details.

Itinerary is exclusive to Sacred Earth Safaris and is subject to availability.  

This itinerary is just a guide to what we can offer. We can tailor your itinerary to suit your interests and preferences so please contact us if you would like us to design you an itinerary.

Inclusions:

• Sole use of luxury air conditioned 4WD, with professional driver guide

• 2 x picnic lunches, 1 x fish and chips dinner, 2 x morning teas, iced water, tea & coffee, fruit and some snacks

• Seal Bay Beach Walk tour

• Return ferry from Cape Jervis to Penneshaw on Kangaroo Island

• Kellys Hill Caves tour

• Pelican feeding display

• Koala Walk at the Hanson Bay Sanctuary

• National Parks Entry Fees

• Accommodation

Exclusions:

• Pre & Post tour accommodation
• Travel insurance

• Flights to and from Adelaide

• Alcohol

• Hire of sand boards at Little Sahara- please let us know if you’d like to do this activity so we can arrange the hire of the boards.

Other options for touring in Kangaroo Island include Murray Lagoon  (largest lagoon on the island), Island Pure Sheep Dairy, Vivonne Bay, Kangaroo Island Lavender Farm, Parndana Wildlife Park, Pauls Place Wildlife Sanctuary, Cliffords Honey Farm, take a cruise and swim with the dolphins, Raptor Domain Birds of Prey Show, Emu Ridge Eucalyptus Distillery, Cape Borda Lighthouse, various wineries and multiple northern beaches.