Safari Tours To Kangaroo Island, Australia

Everyone knows that Australia is a huge country featuring plenty of unique natural attractions and many wonderful sites to visit, one of the most popular being Kangaroo Island. It is located at 70 miles (112 kilometers) to Adelaide, in the state of South Australia, being the third Australian island by size with 1,701 square miles (4,405 square kilometers). Kangaroo Island is very attractive because it is a pristine territory comprising several national parks and wilderness protection areas, from which the most important are the Seal Bay Conservation Park, the Flinders Chase National Park, the Cape Bouguer Wilderness Protection Area, the Cape Gantheaume Conservation Park, and the Ravine des Casoars Wilderness Protection Area. Obviously, the whole island is full with wildlife, some of the most spotted species along a safari tour being sea lion, seal, kangaroo, wallaby, possum, koala (an introduced specie), the very lucky tourists could observing also the endangered Glossy Black Cockatoo, Kangaroo Island being the last South Australian refuge to this bird.

The 93-mile long island (150 kilometers) provides splendid sights at every footstep, to the most visited spots belonging the Seal Bay, a place where can be seen plenty of sea lions basking in the sun and even enjoyed guided walks amongst them, Flinders Chase National Park, Kelly Hill Caves, an area covered by sand dunes named Little Sahara, Cape Willoughby (where was erected in 1852 the first lighthouse in South Australia), Mount Thisby, a place from where can be admired breathtaking panoramic vies of the entire region, Murray Lagoon, particularly attractive to bird lovers, the Kangaroo Island Penguin Center, and others. These awesome natural wonders are seen annually by about 140,000 local and international voyagers, and therefore there are numerous tour operators providing safari packages to the island, one of the most popular being the "Kangaroo Island 2-Day Wilderness Safari Adventure Tour From Adelaide".

"Kangaroo Island Safari Tour" is highly demanded by sightseer due to the fact that it includes most of the main points of interest present there, but also because it is provided at a very affordable price – AUD$1,014.00 the version with ferry round trip from Adelaide and AUD$1,109.00 the version with one-way ferry ride to Kangaroo Island and one-way flight back to Adelaide. The journey starts at 6 AM at the hotel where travelers are accommodated (the hotel pickup and drop off is included in price) or at the "Adelaide Central Bus Station" and is continued with a short drive to Cape Jervis, where is taken the ferry to Kangaroo Island. Upon arrival, vacationers head to Pennington Bay, where enjoy a picnic lunch into a stunning natural environment, a moment preparing the first encounter of wildlife that takes place at Seal Bay, the site where the number of sea lions is huge. The trip is continued with a trek over Little Sahara and an incursion underworld at the Kelly Hill Caves. After one hour of admiring the amazing calcite formations, the participants have the opportunity to spot along the South Coast road a unique Australian wildlife specie – the koala. The first day is ending at the "Kangaroo Island Wilderness Retreat" where the tired but also excited people benefit on a tasty dinner and cozy accommodation.

The morning brings other wonderful moments! The first visited site is the Flinders Chase National Park with the major point of interests represented by the sights of Admirals Arch and the walk on the beach amongst the immense New Zealand fur seals. The safari tour is continued by visiting the Remarkable Rocks, a stunning natural monument, and the Rocky River Headquarters. The amazed vacationers benefit on a well deserved lunch and have chance after that to follow a bushland trail (actually, there are available three different routes) in order to arrive on the secluded beaches of the northern coast - Western River Cove, Snorkeling Beach, and Stokes Bay. Along the way back to inland can be seen numerous kangaroo and Tammar wallabies; the stay on the island is ended with another interesting spectacle - the pelican feeding at Kingscote Wharf. The safari tour is finalized by returning to hotels in Adelaide by ferry or airplane, depending on the version of the package that tourists have booked. Of course, during the entire trip to home people are enchanted by the numerous natural wonders they have seen on Kangaroo Island, the place of the best safari they ever enjoyed!