KANGAROO ISLAND WALKING: SA
5 days/4 nights, ex Adelaide

Trip grade:	Easy
Trip Dates:	22 - 26 April, 2011 (Easter) & 5 - 9 October, 2011
Tour Cost:	$1650.00 per person, twin/sharing, 2010 $1690.00 per person, twin/sharing, 2011
Accommodation:	Shared rooms with shared facilities in a comfortable Host Farm, B&B, lodge or holiday house
Maximum group size:	8

Kangaroo Island is the third largest island off the Australian coast. It is 155km long and up to 55km wide, and, is an area of outstanding natural beauty.

The island's population is quite small, with most people involved in the fishing, farming and tourism industries.

Over 30% of the island's area is protected by 21 National and Conversation Parks, which contain over 850 plant species and shelter the island's prolific wildlife.

On our tours we regularly encounter kangaroos, wallabies, echidnas, sand monitors (goannas), koalas, possums, penguins, seals, sea lions, colourful parrots and large wading birds. Kangaroo Island is the perfect place to observe native Australian wildlife in its natural habitat. The terrain is gently undulating.

Surrounding the island is dramatic coastline; sheer sea-cliffs, unique rock formations, secluded coves, lonely lighthouses, and white sandy beaches. There are also a number of limestone caves with splendid formations.

Itinerary
Day 1
Departing Adelaide at 7.30am we drive to Cape Jervis and catch the ferry to Penneshaw. On the way to our accommodation we will visit a unique Eucalyptus Distillery, the Little Sahara dune complex, and walk among the Australian Sea Lions at Seal Bay.

Day 2
Visit the Kelly Hill Caves and walk via flowering bushland to Hanson Bay on the South Coast. Hanson Bay has been listed as one of the most beautiful beaches in the world. Walk along the cliff-tops with views of the Southern Ocean.

Day 3
Visit Flinders Chase National Park to see prolific wildlife. Visit the Fur Seal colony at Cape du Couedic and the Remarkable Rocks. Walk to the mouth of Rocky River where it drops over a cascade into a tiny cove.

Day 4
Visit the lonely Cape Borda lighthouse. Walk to Harvey's Return and/or the waterfall in the Western River Conservation Park.

Day 5
A final walk before returning to Adelaide. This may be at Cape Willoughby or in the Deep Creek National Park on the mainland if ferry times dictate. This park contains a wide range of flowering plant species and provides coastal panoramas, including views of Kangaroos Island. Return to Adelaide at approximately 5.00pm.