Kangaroo Island 2-day tour: wildlife & coastal walks

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Duration2d

GroupUp to 35

LanguagesEN

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Sea lions, raptors in flight, and two days of coastal walks through a recovering national park

A 2-day guided tour from Adelaide to Kangaroo Island covers Seal Bay Conservation Park, Raptor Domain, and Flinders Chase National Park, with accommodation, most meals, and park entry included. The tour runs with a local guide in an air-conditioned coach; you choose your accommodation type at checkout (single or double room at one of three hotels). Day 1 focuses on wildlife and coastal scenery; Day 2 adds a distillery tour, honey farm visit, and wine tasting before the return ferry to Adelaide.

Step-by-step itinerary

Day 1 — Adelaide to Kangaroo Island tour

Arrive at Kangaroo Island
Board luxury SeaLink coach
Tour nature-based destinations
Enjoy 2-course lunch
Guided walk at Seal Bay Conservation Park
Watch Birds of Prey Display at Raptor Domain
Explore Flinders Chase National Park
Walk around Remarkable Rocks and Admirals Arch
Feed kangaroos and meet koalas at Wildlife Park

Day 2 — Kangaroo Island to Adelaide return

Attend Birds of Prey Display at Raptor Domain
Visit Emu Ridge Eucalyptus Distillery
Enjoy 2-course lunch at Emu Ridge
Tour Clifford’s Honey Farm and sample honey
Wine tasting at False Cape Wines cellar door

The Experience

The tour departs Adelaide and crosses to Kangaroo Island by ferry, then a local guide drives you through the island's main attractions in a coach. Day 1 starts after lunch with a guided walk at Seal Bay Conservation Park, where a National Park Ranger leads you among a breeding colony of wild Australian sea lions on the beach. From there you move to Raptor Domain for a free-flight birds of prey presentation—an interactive display where raptors fly overhead and handlers explain their behavior.

The afternoon takes you into Flinders Chase National Park, where you walk around Remarkable Rocks (a cluster of granite boulders on the coast offering photo stops) and Admirals Arch, a boardwalk that descends a cliff face to a natural rock archway where long-nosed fur seals shelter. The park regenerated quickly after the 2020 fires, so you'll see new growth alongside echidnas, wallabies, and koalas. Before overnight accommodation, you visit Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park to hand-feed kangaroos and meet the island's koalas while a keeper talks about them.

Day 2 begins with another session at Raptor Domain, then moves to Emu Ridge Eucalyptus Oil Distillery for a two-course lunch and a guided tour of how the oil is made, with time in the shop afterward. Next is Clifford's Honey Farm, where you see a working beehive, learn about Kangaroo Island Ligurian honey varieties, and sample honey products. The final stop is False Cape Wines for a structured wine tasting overlooking the vineyards, before the return ferry to Adelaide.

What’s included

National park entry fees and all attraction entrance fees.
air-conditioned coach with a local guide.
breakfast and lunch both days.
overnight accommodation in a choice of three hotels.
return ferry between Adelaide and Kangaroo Island.

Good to know

Easy physical levelInfants must sit on laps

Operated by SeaLink South Australia

Is this one for you?Choose this two-day tour if you want to experience multiple wildlife sites and coastal walks at a measured pace rather than condensing them into a single day.