Kangaroo Island
3 days / 2 nights
Begins / Ends Adelaide

• Walk through a redgum forest to see koalas in their natural habitat

• Home-hosted accommodation, wonderful hosts & superb meals

• Sip a crisp South Australian wine as your guide cooks a seafood BBQ picnic

• Varied wildlife viewing from marine mammals to Fairy Penguins, echidnas and wallabies, perhaps even a platypus

• Kangaroo Island is renowned for its high quality gourmet produce including delicious seafood, cheeses and wines

Day 1 - Adelaide to Kangaroo Island Stranraer Homestead (or similar), 2 nights

From Adelaide you have a 30 minute flight via light aircraft to Kingscote Airport, Kangaroo Island.

Buffeted by the waves and winds of the Southern Ocean, Kangaroo Island boasts wildlife untainted by many of the introduced species of European settlement. Tamar wallabies, now almost extinct on the mainland, koalas, echidnas, and a variety of bird life, live within the safety of the island’s ocean boundaries.

Stranraer Homestead is the home of your hosts Lyn and Graham Wheaton; Graham is a third generation islander. The Homestead offers 4 guestrooms, each with a small fireplace and 3 of which have private bathrooms. The central living area offers guests a comfortable sitting room with an open fire.

Each day Lyn prepares a fully cooked breakfast and a gourmet dinner for her guests - much of it from island produce. After dinner Graham will take you on an evening drive to look for kangaroos, wallabies, and other nocturnal animals.

Day 2 - A guided discovery of Kangaroo Island

Meet your wildlife guide this morning for a full day tour of the island. You will be part of a small group – a maximum of 12 guests traveling with 2 guides. The day will focus on the eastern half of the island and the aim is to get you off the beaten track and away from the tourist spots.

Enjoy a visit to Seal Bay to see a breeding colony of sea lions, a walk through a eucalyptus forest to look for koalas and perhaps a late afternoon stop at D'Estrees Bay to see kangaroos and wallabies. At lunchtime, your guide turns into a chef and will prepare a fresh seafood BBQ lunch for you – complete with a glass (or two!) of fine South Australian wine.

At Flinders Chase National Park you may spy an elusive platypus, you will see the historic lighthouses and not too fare away are Remarkable Rocks. Stop at local farms to sample some of the island produce, take a bird watching trip on Murray’s Lagoon … each day is different as your guides take into account the weather, the wildlife and the interests of the group.

Return to Stranraer for dinner and overnight

Day 3 - Return to Adelaide

After another delicious breakfast prepared to order by Lyn, your hosts will drive you to Kingscote Airport for your flight to Adelaide.

 

Options and Upgrades

• On day 3, take the late flight to Adelaide allowing time for further touring perhaps by hire card
• Upgrade to a private guided tour