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In 2019/2020 devastating bush fires burnt out almost half of Kangaroo Island’s beautiful landscape. Read about the search for spider survivors here.
Sea lions at the Seal Bay Conservation Park, Admirals Arch, Remarkable Rocks, and yes, the odd kangaroo are just some of the sights you will find on Kangaroo Island.
The island is a nature based destination – plenty of wild life, beaches and bush walks to keep young and old nature lovers happy.
The island is a short roll-on roll-off ferry ride off South Australia’s coast.
The lighthouse pictured in the slideshow is situated at Cape du Couedic, Flinders Chase National Park. The Cape was named by French explorer Nicholas Baudin,and is the most south westerly point of the Kangaroo Island coast..
We stayed at an off-grid eco retreat on Cape Cassini. Our house was perched on top of the cliffs looking out to the sea.
The local wild life visited us regularly at dusk looking for a hand-out. And mine host visited us regularly each morning to let us know how much power we had used.
Most visitors to the picturesque Phillip Island are day-trippers who come especially to see the penguins as they surf ashore at dusk and waddle up to their burrows with full tummies to feed their young. We made our visit a four-day trip to have a decent break, enjoy the peaceful surrounds and experience some of the gastronomical highlights of the island.
Whalers Way on Eyre Peninsula The very tip of the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia reveals magnificent coastal scenery in a drive along Whalers Way.
The spectacular, secluded waters of the Thomson Dam have provided drinking water to the people of Melbourne since 1983
Ksar Oulad Soltane, near Tataouine, is an excellent example of a Berber plains village used by the semi nomadic tribes.
The world’s greatest art museum – the Mona Lisa, the Venus de Milo and Winged Victory – just get lost and enjoy it.
The park was originally intended as a sub-division for the wealthy and architect Gaudi was hired to design the layout. Now it’s a park.
Kangaroo Island is the #1 spot we want to visit in SA! I think one day we will have to properly visit Victoria and SA. Its all the wildlife that makes it so special.
The wildlife on Kangaroo Island suffered in the 2019/2020 devastating bush fires that hit the island but there are a lot of projects happening to help the survivors and bring the area back to its former beauty.