Kangaroo Island Tours, activities, safaris and adventures

Kangaroo Island is Australia’s third largest island and is situated 112 kilometres southwest of Adelaide in the state of South Australia. Kangaroo Island covers an area of about 4,405 square kilometres and has a coastline that stretches 540 kilometres. Aboriginals are said to have inhabited the island up to 10,000 years ago but it is said that they haven’t been on the island since around 200BC. Kangaroo Island was named in 1802 by a British explorer named Matthew Flinders but he originally named it “Kanguroo Island”. Kangaroo Islands biggest township is Kingscote and at the time Kingscote was South Australia’s first official European settlement. It was thought that it could be the capital of South Australia however a lack of resources saw that the area where Adelaide is now would be better suited. Since the Island was separated from the mainland in the last ice age it has some plant and animal species that are found nowhere else in the world. This includes their own species of Kangaroo.

Kangaroo Island is accessible by plane or ferry or on one of the Kangaroo Island day tours or extended tours that run from Adelaide or Melbourne. Tours to Kangaroo Island can be mixed with other destinations like the Barossa Valley wine region or Coober Pedy and in some cases the Great Ocean Road tours extend out to include a tour of Kangaroo Island. Being such a big island there are a wide range of activities and tours from the sightseeing options and coach tours to the more adventurous kayaking adventures, quad Biking and sand boarding. There is no shortage of sights to see on the island including lagoons, historic lighthouses and an abundance of beautiful Australian wildlife, flora and fauna. All of which you can often take in on one of the day tours or extended tours. See sea lions in the wild at seal bay and make a visit to the famous Remarkable Rocks. It is worth spending more than one day on Kangaroo Island to make the most of all that it has to offer. It certainly is a must do on a trip to South Australia.

You can view all of our tours, safaris, activities and adventures to Kangaroo Island below and we wish you an enjoyable holiday experience in Australia!