The following tours, Island Life and Flinders Chase Focus, can be taken individually or combined as part of a package with transport and accommodation.
Island Life
Get an introduction to Island life - where things take time. Where drivers wave as they go by - or even stop for a chat. Have a cuppa with some home-made cakes before taking a walk down a country track through tall Eucalyptus trees where koalas snooze overhead, or perhaps wake briefly for a feed. Travel through some of the Island’s best farming country to the North Coast and Lathami Conservation Park.
Walk quietly through the bush with your guide - what makes that noise, who’s tracks are those, and who left THAT little pile there?? Look for wallabies which are almost extinct on the mainland, and a kangaroo found only on Kangaroo Island.
Break for lunch and enjoy a delicious meal featuring local seafood, fresh salads and fine South Australian wines at a private bush location. At Seal Bay Conservation Park walk with your guide among Australian sealions on a beautiful sandy beach. Watch pups nursing, or playing in the surf, see old bulls bearing the scars of territorial disputes and learn about their unique breeding biology. The remainder of the afternoon is spent exploring more of the south east region of the Island with destinations and experiences chosen to reflect seasonal opportunities.
Flinders Chase Focus
Flinders Chase National Park - a vast wilderness covering the entire west end of the Island, is home to kangaroos, wallabies, possums, goannas, echidnas, koalas, platypus and many birds including rare Cape Barren Geese. Visit Rocky River, site of an impressive visitor centre interpreting many facets of the park and it’s history.
At Cape du Couedic visit a fur seal colony which now number over 20,000 after being decimated by hunting in the early 1800’s. These animals can be observed at rest on the rocks or frolicking in the surf under Admirals Arch - a spectacular coastal grotto. On the headland above is a beautiful stone lighthouse where three light keepers and their families lived, maintaining a warning for ships. With no road access until 1940 life was tough - supplies came by sea only every 3 months.
Another impressive stone structure had a different architect. The Remarkable Rocks, huge natural granite sculptures, have been carved by relentless winds, rain and salt from the Southern Ocean. The end result looks like a meeting of the minds of Henri Moore and Salvador Dali!
Good wines and local produce features highly in our picnic lunch which we can enjoy out in the bush before exploring more of the Island. Depending upon the day the afternoon might include a visit to “Grassdale” in the heart of Kelly Hill Conservation Park, the secluded pools of the Rocky River or a rugged South Coast cove.
Special Interest Groups
We can tailor special interest experiences to suit your requirements including: bird watching, mammal excursions, photographic trips, historic site visits, nocturnal wildlife watching, wildflower tours and geological expeditions. We cater for groups of up to twenty four as a specialty. some of our clients include the american Museum of Natural History, National Audubon Society and many zoos including the San Diego Zoo.
Share or Private Tours?
All of these tours and activities can be provided as a share tour joining a small group of like-minded people or as a private tour where sole occupancy of the vehicle is ensured. This means you are able to determine the route taken and time spent at any destination. Rates vary accordingly - prices for private tours available from your travel agent.
