Holidays to Kangaroo Island 2024 & 2025
Just off the coast of South Australia, Kangaroo Island is known as the “zoo without fences” where Australia’s iconic wildlife roams free.
The island is home to kangaroos, sea lions, koalas, echidnas, goannas, wallabies and a variety of birdlife and marine mammals. For those seeking a unique wildlife encounter, Kangaroo Island exceeds expectation!
Travelling to Kangaroo Island
Qantas operate daily flights between Adelaide and Kangaroo Island’s Kingscote Airport, year round. In summer months there are also direct flights from Melbourne and Sydney, several times a week.
The ferry to Kangaroo Island departs from Cape Jervis on the mainland and arrives in Penneshaw 45 wonderfully scenic minutes later. There are multiple crossings each day, accommodating passengers, cars and campervans. Cape Jervis is under two hours’ drive south of Adelaide, through the wineries and along the coastline of the stunning Fleurieu Peninsula.
Getting Around Kangaroo Island
Kangaroo Island is around 145 km in length from east to west, and approximately 55 km from north to south. At the eastern end of the island is the town of Penneshaw, the ferry terminal, a number of vineyards and Cape Willoughby Lighthouse. The west is dominated by Flinders Chase National Park and Seal Bay Conservation Park, and in the centre you’ll find Kingscote and the island’s airport.
Kangaroo Island is easy to explore by car or motorhome; roads are well signed and traffic minimal. There is also so much to see without having to drive long distances.
Alternatively, you can join a small group tour, on which you’ll be led by an expert guide, get to sample the delicious food and wine produced on the island and, of course, seek out its famous wildlife.
Flinders Chase National Park
Covering an area of more than 326 square kilometres, Flinders Chase National Park combines dense bushland, soaring cliffs, sandy beaches and calm rivers. It is also home to the Remarkable Rocks, one of Kangaroo Island’s most iconic landmarks, as well as Admirals Arch and Weirs Cove.
The Remarkable Rocks are a ‘must-see’ on any Kangaroo Island holiday. The surreally sculpted, giant sandstone boulders lie on top of a granite outcrop overlooking the ocean; their orange and red hues coming alive at sunset.
Admirals Arch, at Cape du Couedic, is a natural rock bridge, carved out over thousands of years by erosion and weathering. A boardwalk takes you to a viewing point, through which you can gaze out through the arch across the ocean, and observe a colony of fur seals that enjoy sunbathing on the rocks.
Also worth visiting is the Cape du Couedic Lighthouse at Weirs Cove that was built more than 150 years ago, and provides fantastic views along the coast.
Seal Bay Conservation Park
Seal Bay is home to a resident population of the endangered Australian sea lion and it is the only place where the public can see them at close quarters. You can view the sea lions from a well kept wooden boardwalk or join an experienced park ranger for a walk along the beach amongst the colony.
From Seal Bay there are also dramatic views of the extraordinary Kangaroo Island coastline and untouched sand dunes that run along its southern edge.
Read more about Kangaroo Island on our exclusive travel blog…
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