Remarkable Adelaide to Kangaroo Island with AAT Kings

Begin your Remarkable Adelaide to Kangaroo Island adventure with a city tour before travelling through the Fleurieu Peninsula, renowned for its stunning coastline, picturesque towns and rich cultural heritage. At Cape Jervis, cruise across the Backstairs Passage to Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island’s second largest town. On arrival, breathe in the fresh ocean air and enjoy the island’s relaxed pace. Explore the 1.5 km Kangaroo Island Sculpture Trail, showcasing outdoor artworks, native wildlife and spectacular views, or take a leisurely beach walk. The choice is yours. This evening, enjoy dinner at your hotel with your travelling companions.

Today, your kangaroo island trip mixes wilderness, wildlife and wonderful food in equal measure. Your outlook begins on a high at the Remarkable Rocks. Formed some 500 million years ago, the precariously balanced, rust-hued granite boulders cut a dramatic form against the inky blue of the Southern Ocean and silvery shrubs that cover the countryside. Your outlook is just as wild at Admirals Arch, a natural rock formation within Flinders Chase National Park, and a popular hangout for cacophonous New Zealand fur seals. The colony loll about on just about every surface you can see. They’re petite compared to the creatures found at Seal Bay Conservation Park, a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience where playful seals tumble down the sand to splash about in the water – metres from where you stand. And on to that food and drink. After a two-course lunch at Vivonne Bay Bistro, Peter at Island Beehive will dish up samples of the honey (and delicious honey ice-cream) he makes here using Ligurian bees. They’re found on KI, and nowhere else in Australia. Meanwhile, the owners of Islander Estate Vineyard will pour you a glass or two and talk through the production of their wines.

Before your kangaroo island trip ends, follow your nose to Emu Ridge Eucalyptus Distillery. If Australia was an aroma, this would be it. Here you’ll take a guided tour and learn about the distillation process and how eucalyptus oil is extracted from the native Kangaroo Island Narrow Leaf Mallee. Visit the farmgate shop and pick up essential oils, body creams, sweets, honey and soaps, and taste some of the island’s best cider. Then bliss out knowing that anything you eat or use not only tastes and smells great but also has therapeutic properties. Back on the mainland, travel through the picturesque Fleurieu Peninsula with its rolling vineyards, pristine beaches, and charming towns. Returning to the city, bags a few kilos heavier thanks to all that honey, wine and eucalyptus, it’s time to bid farewell to Adelaide and Australia’s second largest (but perhaps most beguiling) island. Your tour concludes at 3.30pm back in Adelaide.