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Escape Tours of Kangaroo Island

Escape Tours provide luxury tailor-made wildlife and wilderness tours on Kangaroo Island, with one, two or three day itineraries. With your personal guide and sole use of our spacious air-conditioned four wheel drive vehicle, you have a choice of how long you wish to linger at particular touring destination as well as a tailor-made itinerary to suit your particular interests or special requests.

Your experienced naturalist guide provides a fully interpretive, informative and entertaining touring experience. Tours are conducted in English and language guides are also available on request.

At the end of the day you return to our luxury private lodge, which overlooks the beach at Emu Bay. After a delicious dinner featuring Kangaroo Island’s famous produce, you will join our nocturnal tour visiting the local colony of fairy penguins and other nocturnal wildlife.

This exclusive tour and accommodation combination ensures the finest tour and accommodation package available on Kangaroo Island.

Kangaroo Island is the third largest island off the coast of Australia and covers an area of 4,500 square kilometres and is renowned for its spectacular scenery and abundance of unique flora and fauna. A minimum three days is highly recommended to ensure the best Kangaroo Island experience.

All tour packages include five-star accommodation with breakfast and dinner, one to three day private four-wheel drive day tours, nocturnal tour and option of gourmet picnic lunch in the bush.

Just sit back and relax and allow us to take you on your Kangaroo Island voyage of discovery.
Escape Tours of Kangaroo Island is a fully owned subsidiary of Seascape on Emu Bay.

Touring Options

Island Allover Three Day Tour – ET03

Three days allows time to explore the north, centre and south coast highlights as well as the opportunity to visit the more remote areas of the island including bushwalks through pristine wilderness with spectacular scenery. Your tour includes three-day tour and two nights dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation.

. Destinations include:

. Day One:

. Seal Bay – Home to more than 500 Australian Sea lions. An opportunity to get a close-up view of the seals swimming in the surf or basking on the beach. Your personal guide will take you for a walk amongst these enchanting animals for an unforgettable experience.

. Vivonne Bay – voted the best beach in Australia and home to the island’s lobster fishing fleet.

. Koala viewing – Your guide can take you to several locations around the island to observe Koalas in the wild.

. Flinders Chase National Park – 74,000 hectares (200,000 acres) of natural bushland and spectacular rock formations, such as Remarkable Rocks and Admirals Arch. The Cape du Couedic lighthouse stands sentinel over the rugged and isolated southwestern tip of the island. Driving through the park you will experience the breathtaking coastal scenery, dense eucalypt forests and wind swept coastal vegetation. The surrounding natural bushland is home to many species of wildlife. Remarkable Rocks are a cluster of large granite boulders sculptured by weather erosion into an amazing coastal formation. Admirals Arch is a natural rock arch formed by pounding seas and winds and is home to a large colony of playful New Zealand Fur Seals. Bushwalks to remote and deserted areas of pristine wilderness and spectacular scenery within the park can also be included.

. Grassdale Conservation Park – Grassdale is a former sheep station with restricted access to the public. Your guide will take you for a walk through this tranquil, historic area where you can find large mobs of Kangaroos.

. Emu Bay – Nocturnal Wildlife and penguin tour

. Day Two:

. Duck Lagoon – Good for bird watching and occasional koalas sightings.

. Parndana Wildlife Park – Award winning Wildlife Park in the centre of the island famous for its birds. It also features kangaroos, Tammar wallabies, koalas, echidnas, emus and more. An opportunity here to pat a koala and feed a kangaroo.

. Western River Cove – Small sandy cove with footbridge access across the river. This beautiful cove has high rocky cliffs on either side and the drive into this area is spectacular.

. Stokes Bay – Foot access only through a cave-like track to a lovely secluded sandy beach with natural rock pool.

. Lathami Conservation Park – Home of the Glossy Black Cockatoo. Enjoy an easy bushwalk through the park in search of the elusive and critically endangered Glossy Black Cockatoo as well as kangaroos, wallabies and other wildlife.

. Day Three:

. Little Sahara Geological Monument – Unique, expansive sand dune area several kilometres from the coast. Climb to the top for a panoramic view of the surrounding countryside.

. Platypus Waterholes – A multitude of bird life, kangaroos, wallabies, geese, echidnas and goannas are regularly seen on this walk. Your patience may also be rewarded with the sight of a platypus.

. Snake Lagoon – This trail winds through Sugar Gums and mallee before descending into the Rocky River valley. The trail crosses the river and meanders along its bank to the mouth, providing spectacular views through the valley and across the Southern Ocean.

. Rocky River – Meander through the diverse habitats of forest and woodland providing picturesque views of the river and opportunities to watch for platypus and other wildlife.

. Sandy Creek Hike – Follow the bank of the Sandy Creek before descending into the creek bed for the last section through the sand dunes and onto a large sandy beach with the Southern Ocean pounding against the shore.

. Breakneck River Hike – Follow the Breakneck River through forest, woodland, mallee and coastal heath to a picturesque little beach, hemmed in by limestone cliffs.

. Murray Lagoon – Many waterfowl such as ducks, swans and waders flock to this lagoon to the delight of bird lovers. Hawks and eagles frequent the area in search of prey.

. d’Estrees Bay – Large bay on the South coast with numerous deserted beaches with whaling and shipwreck history. An osprey nest was recorded in a painting over 150 years ago by shipwrecked sailors. This nest is still being used by offspring to this day.

. Cape Borda – A spectacular area featuring the highest cliffs in South Australia where you may also see whales, dolphins and sea-eagles.

. Operates:
. Daily.

Island Highlights One Day Tour – ET01

Your one-day ‘Island Highlights’ tour includes the South Coast and South West regions of the island. You will receive a personalised, entertaining and comprehensive experience with your private naturalist guide and one night’s accommodation.

. Destinations include:

. Seal Bay – Home to more than 500 Australian Sea lions. An opportunity to get a close-up view of the seals swimming in the surf or basking on the beach. Your personal guide will take you for a walk amongst these enchanting animals for an unforgettable experience.

. Vivonne Bay – voted the best beach in Australia and home to the island’s lobster fishing fleet.

. Koala viewing – Your guide can take you to several locations around the island to observe Koalas in the wild.

. Flinders Chase National Park – 74,000 hectares (200,000 acres) of natural bushland and spectacular rock formations, such as Remarkable Rocks and Admirals Arch. Driving through the park you will experience the breathtaking coastal scenery, dense eucalypt forests and wind swept coastal vegetation. The surrounding natural bushland is home to many species of wildlife. Remarkable Rocks are a cluster of large granite boulders sculptured by weather erosion into an amazing coastal formation. Admirals Arch is a natural rock arch formed by pounding seas and winds and is home to a large colony of playful New Zealand Fur Seals. Bushwalks to remote and deserted areas of pristine wilderness and spectacular scenery within the park can also be included.

. Grassdale Conservation Park – Grassdale is a former sheep station with restricted access to the public. Your guide will take you for a walk through this tranquil, historic area where you can find large mobs of Kangaroos.

. Emu Bay – Nocturnal Wildlife and penguin tour.

. Operates:
. Daily.

Island Discovery Two Day Tour – ET02

Your two-day ‘Island Discovery’ tour allows time to visit both the north, centre and south coast highlights of the island and includes two days touring and two nights accommodation.

. Destinations include:

. Day One:

. Seal Bay – Home to more than 500 Australian Sea lions. An opportunity to get a close-up view of the seals swimming in the surf or basking on the beach. Your personal guide will take you for a walk amongst these enchanting animals for an unforgettable experience.

. Vivonne Bay – voted the best beach in Australia and home to the island’s lobster fishing fleet.

. Koala viewing – Your guide can take you to several locations around the island to observe Koalas in the wild.

. Flinders Chase National Park – 74,000 hectares (200,000 acres) of natural bushland and spectacular rock formations, such as Remarkable Rocks and Admirals Arch. The Cape du Couedic lighthouse stands sentinel over the rugged and isolated south-western tip of the island. Driving through the park you will experience the breathtaking coastal scenery, dense eucalypt forests and wind swept coastal vegetation. The surrounding natural bushland is home to many species of wildlife. Remarkable Rocks are a cluster of large granite boulders sculptured by weather erosion into an amazing coastal formation. Admirals Arch is a natural rock arch formed by pounding seas and winds and is home to a large colony of playful New Zealand Fur Seals. Bushwalks to remote and deserted areas of pristine wilderness and spectacular scenery within the park can also be included.

. Grassdale Conservation Park – Grassdale is a former sheep station with restricted access to the public. Your guide will take you for a walk through this tranquil, historic area where you can find large mobs of Kangaroos.

. Emu Bay – Nocturnal Wildlife and penguin tour

. Day Two:

. Duck Lagoon – Good for bird watching and occasional koalas sightings.

. Parndana Wildlife Park – Award winning Wildlife Park in the centre of the island famous for its birds. It also features kangaroos, Tammar wallabies, koalas, echidnas, emus and more. An opportunity here to pat a koala and feed a kangaroo.

. Western River Cove – Small sandy cove with footbridge access across the river. This beautiful cove has high rocky cliffs on either side and the drive into this area is spectacular.

. Stokes Bay – Foot access only through a cave-like track to a lovely secluded sandy beach with natural rock pool.

. Lathami Conservation Park – Home of the Glossy Black Cockatoo. Enjoy an easy bushwalk through the park in search of the elusive and critically endangered Glossy Black Cockatoo as well as kangaroos, wallabies and other wildlife.

. Operates:
. Daily.

Website: www.kangarooislandtours.com.au

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