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Wildlife and Scenic Private Tour (Cruise Ship Only)
Highlights
- Savour home-baked morning tea at Pennington Bay while watching playful dolphins at this scenic surf beach.
- Sample Ligurian Bee honey products and enjoy honey ice cream at Clifford’s Honey Farm, a sweet local delight.
- Explore Stokes Bay's fascinating rock formations and Australia’s Best Beach, perfect for spotting shorebirds and dolphins.
- Experience a private tour of Seal Bay’s endangered Australian Sea-lions, witnessing a world-class wildlife spectacle.
Welcome to Kangaroo Island! This full-day Kangaroo Island Wildlife and Scenic Tour is designed for cruise ship passengers to explore the island in one day.
Your guide will greet you at the Penneshaw terminal, and the adventure begins with a stop at Pennington Bay, a scenic surf beach where dolphins often play. Enjoy home-baked morning tea here.
Next, visit Clifford’s Honey Farm, where you’ll sample Ligurian Bee honey products and try honey ice cream.
Travel along the scenic Northern Coast, learning about local industries and spotting wildlife. Take a short walk to see the endangered Glossy Black Cockatoo and its nesting boxes.
At Stokes Bay, explore fascinating rock formations and Australia’s Best Beach. Look for shorebirds, dolphins, and raptors like the Eastern Osprey.
Enjoy a gourmet picnic lunch before heading to wildlife sanctuaries for sightings of Kangaroo Island Kangaroos, Tammar Wallabies, and Koalas in their natural habitats.
Continue to Snellings Beach and Constitution Hill for stunning panoramic views, and then travel along lesser-known roads, watching for Rosenberg Goannas, Black Tiger Snakes, and Echidnas.
End the day at Seal Bay for a private tour of the endangered Australian Sea-lions’ breeding colony, a truly world-class experience.
Return to Penneshaw.
Tour details
- On demand
Features
Service facilities
Disabled access available, contact operator for details.
Operation information
Research and Discovery Coastal Tours, Kangaroo Island (RAD KI)
Based at Stokes Bay, Research and Discovery Coastal Tours, Kangaroo Island (RAD KI) offers personalised and authentic marine and land tours on Kangaroo Island, providing a unique blend of adventure, wildlife and volunteer research tourism.
Owned and operated by local, experienced eco-guides Ro and Phil, RAD KI is driven by a deep knowledge of the natural environment and its inhabitants.
Blending citizen science and nature exploration, RAD KI focuses on engaging and educating visitors, facilitating hands-on data collection in rarely explored, ecologically sensitive areas and fostering a deep connection to environment and country.
RAD KI holds a South Australian Marine Mammals Interaction Permit, allowing guests to get up close and personal with sea-lions, seals and dolphins, and even enter the water with them under the right conditions.
Activities
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Accreditations
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ECO Certified (Ecotourism) by Ecotourism Australia
- Marine Tourism Accreditation
Memberships
- Regional Tourist/Tourism Association/Organisation
- SA – Tourism Kangaroo Island
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