Kangaroo Island

Kangaroo Island is Australia’s third-largest island after Tasmania and Melville Island. It is separated from Yorke Peninsula to the northwest by Investigator Strait and from Cape Jervis to the northeast by Backstairs Passage. Kangaroo Island was separated from mainland Australia by a rise in sea level over 9,000 years ago. Stone tools found suggest that Aboriginal people occupied the land at least 11,000 years ago; it is supposed that they disappeared in 200 BC. Theories about the cause include disease and inbreeding, warfare, climatic change or exodus.

Kangaroo Island has a vast native Australian animals population and has preserved it well throughout the years. it has also a rich history and a rich soil, both together provide for so of Australia’s best foods and exquisite gastronomic experiences.

if you want to experience authentic Australia in a limited amount of time, Kangaroo Island is your must-see destination. A Kangaroo Island vacation has it all. Known as Australia’s Galapagos, the island retains a rich diversity of wildlife. Travel there by air (30 minutes from Adelaide) or ferry. Kangaroo Island is ideal for walking, wildlife and nature, history, photography, outdoor pursuits, food and wine, fresh air and relaxation.

The Best of Kangaroo Island:

Seal Bay
Kangaroo Island’s most famous attraction is Seal Bay Conservation Park, the permanent home to a colony of approximately 500 rare Australian sea lions. They loll about on the sands and in the dunes, nurture their young and recover from days at sea. Join a tour with a park guide and walk among them.

Flinders Chase National Park
In Flinders Chase National Park the rugged coastline is spectacular and provides a haven for many fur seals, sea lions, sea eagles, osprey and more. The undisturbed forest and grassland is home to kangaroos, brush tailed possums, echidnas and the elusive platypus. Koalas are abundant on the island – it’s one of the few places in Australia where you can see them in the wild.

Remarkable Rocks and Admirals Arch 
The impressive Remarkable Rocks form a cluster of granite boulders high above the crashing waves of the Southern Ocean. Their curious shapes have been carved over thousands of years and their colour changes during the day. Admirals Arch is naturally sculptured too, and under its suspended cliff face, New Zealand fur seals frolic in the waters or rest on the rocks.

Kangaroo Island Beaches
Kangaroo Island’s shoreline is dotted with some of Australia’s most beautiful and secluded beaches. Vivonne Bay, on the South Coast, was recently named Australia’s best beach while beaches like Emu Bay, Stokes Bay and Snelling Beach on the North Coast of the Island are the safest for swimming.

Little Penguins
A visit to Kangaroo Island is not complete without seeing the little penguins that make their nests in the sand hills and rock faces around Penneshaw and Kingscote.

Island Produce
Kangaroo Island produces delicious honey from the world’s only pure Ligurian Bees, as well as marron – a delicious fresh water crayfish - and fabulous sheep’s milk cheeses.