SOUTH AUSTRALIA - OPTIONAL TOUR 1A

Kangaroo Island Fly/Fly day tour
"Wilderness Wildlife"

After a fully cooked breakfast depart the Hyatt Regency for the Adelaide domestic airport for a flight to Kangaroo Island, Australia's third largest island. On arrival head to Seal Bay Conservation Park where you will learn how the Australian sea lion survives the rigours of the Southern Ocean. The colony of bulls, cows and pups rests on the beach where you can walk amongst them. Further on you arrive at Little Sahara to view the spectacular and vast sand dunes. From the South Coast traverse the rural areas of the middle of the island, via the Parndana Wildlife Park. On to visit the Cygnet River Valley where you will take a walk while looking for the koalas in their natural habitat.

Lunch is an enjoyable repast of home-baked fare, good South Australian beer and wines, tea and freshly ground coffee.

North Coast beaches, Snellings and Stokes are perfect for a leisure stroll to enjoy the sound of waves breaking on the pristine, sandy coast. Enjoy a nature walk through the drooping sheoaks of Lathami Conservation Park and observe the kangaroos and wallabies. This is also the habitat of the rare glossy black cockatoo, and great country for the elusive echidna (spiny ant-eater). In the late afternoon head back to the Island's airport for your return flight to Adelaide. On your arrival at Adelaide airport you will be met by a Venture Holidays representative before heading back to the Hyatt Regency Adelaide.

Inclusions: Return air fares Adelaide-Kangaroo Island, hotel transfers, meals as per itinerary, touring in a 4WD, one night at the Hyatt Regency including fully cooked breakfast.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA - OPTIONAL TOUR 1B

Kangaroo Island Fly/Fly day tour
"Wilderness Wildscapes"

After a fully cooked breakfast depart the Hyatt Regency for Adelaide’s domestic airport for your flight to Kangaroo Island, Australia's third largest island. On arrival on the island head for Rocky River, headquarters of the Flinders Chase National Park. There, the kangaroos laze and Cape Barren geese graze. The Chase is a home to all our varieties of native animals and birds. On to Admirals Arch, an ancient limestone formation close to the ocean, a perfect haul-out area for an active colony of the New Zealand fur seal. Further on to Remarkable Rocks, via the spectacular coastline of Cape du Couedic, where the forces of nature have created modern sculptures out of granite.

Lunch is an enjoyable repast of home baked fare, good South Australian beers and wines, tea and freshly ground coffee.

Enjoy a short bush walk while searching for the echidna (spiny ant-eater) and observing the colourful Kangaroo Island endemic crimson rosella, and koalas. On to Grassdale Historic Farm where you can observe kangaroos in their wild and natural habitat. Then to Vivonne Bay. Its crystal clear water supports a colony of the little penguin.

Next stop is Point Ellen where you fossick for shells on the beach and possibly sight a penguin resting in its rookery. After an exciting day on the Island head for the Island’s airport for your return flight to Adelaide. On arrival at Adelaide airport you will be met by a Venture Holidays representative before heading back to the Hyatt Regency.

Inclusions: Return air fares Adelaide-Kangaroo Island, hotel transfers, meals as per itinerary, touring in a 4WD, one night at the Hyatt Regency including fully cooked breakfast.

Special note: Both Kangaroo Island day tours are subject to availability and it is possible that at last minute notice your chosen option may not be available. Should this occur the other Kangaroo Island tour will be provided as an alternative. Two-day packages are available on application.

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Last updated on Tues, 1 July 2003