Overview
Available languages
16 hours
Mobile ticket
Small personalised group tour where you will have plenty of time to learn about the Indigenous history of Kangaroo Island, ask questions from your local guide and stop for photo opportunities.
Fuel Surcharge
In response to ongoing Middle East developments impacting global fuel prices, a temporary $5 per person, per day fuel surcharge applies to new bookings from 29 April 2026. This measure helps manage rising operating costs. We appreciate your understanding.
Additional Info
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
A maximum of 20 people per tour
Please advise any specific dietary or allergy information at time of booking. Requests once tour has commenced cannot be catered for
Tour will not operate unless minimum number of 6 passengers travel. Should numbers not be met, a full refund will be provided.
Camera supplies on Kangaroo Island are limited. Bring plenty of spare batteries for your camera or video recorder
Please bring sunscreen, sun hat, comfortable walking shoes and casual/comfortable clothes also a warm top and a rain jacket can be required any time of year. Do not forget personal medication
What To Expect
Penneshaw
Host, Mark, will accompany you on a walk in Penneshaw investigating Australia bush foods and bush medicines and he will begin discussing the culturally enriched stories of sites of deep significance. The stories will be from the beginning of the Kalowinyeri (creation) unfolding the layers of history, tales, and traditions of the local tribes to the current custodians of Kangaroo Island.
Seal Bay Conservation Park
Your next stop will be at Seal Bay Conservation Park, where you will hear about the sealing industry through Ngarrindjeri eyes and how Pungari the seal is an ancient being and good friend of Kondoli the whale.
Options
Return Ferry ex Adelaide
Return Ferry ex Adelaide
What‘s Included
$5 per person
All entrance fees and special permits
Personalised touring with expert commentary from Ngarrindjeri elder, Mark Koolmatrie
Return coach and ferry transfers to Kangaroo Island
Lunch
Air-conditioned vehicle
Gratuities
Cancellation Policy
If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.<br>If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.<br>If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
Reviews
15 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
thanks for the wondering day at Kangroo Island
110Cat,Aug 23, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We enjoyed the day learning about Kangaroo Island and seeing the sights. The guides were very knowledgeable and approachable. We definitely recommend this small group number tour.
$1650 For 3 People - Not Worth It By A Long Way
Julianne A,Feb 12, 2025
- Review from Viator
3.00We didn't feel the 50% price hike over the standard day tour was worth it. Also, compared to the standard day tour the stops were rushed and you saw less. Long drives within the trip. If the guide had been miked up there was plenty of time for indigenous briefing on the bus, rather than the hour plus spent at the start, which caused everything else to be really rushed. At AUS $1650 for 3 people this was really poor value for money.
Useless and expensive experience, it was absolutely NOT worth it
H4729DJchiarac,Sep 30, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00The Kangaroo Island tour was the start of our honeymoon in Australia. With this premise, by mutual agreement with our travel agency we did not pre-book any further tours that involved sighting Australian wildlife in natural habitats because what place can be better than a nature reserve? Unfortunately this was not the case for us, the Italian guide already months in advance was sold out so we booked in English, without the possibility of having an audio guide. That said Lee our guide showed us the whole part of the island unfortunately burned during the fire a couple of years ago, and the coasts of the island. No animals, not all the stops were made and only at the end of the tour when our despair was more than evident, with the van we made a desperate ride in search of a kangaroo without even being able to get out of the vehicle. 90% of the time spent in the van, which was driven at such a speed that even the sheep on the side of the road were scared. Among the places visited is the noise emitted by the vehicle, the chances of spotting kangaroos and koalas were very low. In addition to the money wasted on this excursion, the damage was double, as to recover from this experience, we were forced to deduct time from the next stage to be able to organize a tour that would allow us the missed sighting. Other Italians we met during the trip and who took the same tour in the same days with another guide, were enthusiastic and showed us beautiful photos of places not even seen by us. Unfortunately our dear Lee ruined part of our holiday.
Excellent tour
SEhrsam,Feb 26, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Excellent tour, seen so much in one day, koalas, seals, sea lions, kangaroos and birds as well as beautiful landscapes. Very knowledgeable tour guide Nikki
Beautiful KI in a day
R6025AFtrishh,Feb 26, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a fabulous trip with Nikki. The number of animals she could spot was outstanding. Weather, food and transportation all great. Thoroughly enjoyed our stay on kangaroo island and wonderful to see it recovering.
Nikki's Nature Day Tour
Linda S,Jan 12, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Nikki Redman was our Nature Tour guide with her extensive knowledge and passion for her job made a bleak day very informative and totally enjoyable 😉 We saw Seals to landscapes to picturesque coastlines, natural rock formations, forest regeneration after 2020 bushfires and Aussie Koalas. A delicious Lunch was fully catered for us with local wines, ad well as afternoon tea.
The tour that has it all!
FifiGaborrr,Dec 14, 2021
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Wow. We looooved the tour with our amazing host, Nikki. She had such a passion for the Island, a great sense of humour, and she looked after us super well. She had so much knowledge about the flora and fauna on the island which was just fascinating, and learning about and seeing the regeneration of the environment was so interesting. Highlights were the bush lunch, the koalas, goannas and echidna we saw and loved the gin distillery. Highly recommended!
A KI Odyssey with Nikki
Trek756204,Aug 17, 2021
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00After a false start thanks to COVID-19, and a later decision to take the car and extend our stay, Serina at KI Odyssey was brilliant in getting it all sorted and booked for us - nothing was too much trouble; including my numerous change of mind. Thank you Serina for all your emails and calls to get us to KI. Our first day on KI kicked off early with Nikki keen to get going to show us her world - and what a remarkable world it is! Being her only guests we had licence to deviate from the original tour plan and visit some of Nikki's special spots South to North. Brilliant! Being avid lovers of the wilderness and natural environs, Nikki did not disappoint in showing us some very beautiful parts of her KI including the regenerating Flinders Chase bushland and spotting lots of local inhabitants . When Nikki wasn't introducing us to the next magnificent experience, she ensured we compiled a comprehensive list of many other beautiful places to visit over our extended visit - and yes, we did sort the tides to return to Stokes Bay to find the magic beach on the other side of the rocky outcrop! I cannot recommend these people enough from Serina's impeccable planning and booking to Nikki's willingness and passion to share her knowledge and experience of KI to make our trip unforgettable...including a sensational 2 course lunch with a bottle of local wine in amongst the bush! Thanks Nikki for an unforgettable big day we will recommend to friends!
Fabulous tour of recovery on KI
KateQue66,Jun 23, 2021
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00My husband and I went on this tour and it was wonderful beyond belief. Nikki was our guide and she was warm, extremely knowledgable about the island’s history, the animals and the forests and other vegetation. She took us all over the island and showed us in detail all the ways the land was coming back. She made time for us to see the Parndarna Community Garden established after the fires to let locals grow food for themselves, which was on our wish list. But the island and her passion for nature and her kindness were the real highlights. Even when the cancellation of the late ferry meant cutting an hour or so off the tour, she still showed us all kinds of wonders. We saw lots of koalas up close, an abundance of the KI kangaroos (so cute), cape barren geese, honey eaters and other birds, fur seals up close (which was so exciting), wallabies, and the best of all an echidna train (which is rare to see and so so special). The female echidna leaves a scent trail and all the males follow her around for up to 50 days until she decides to mate. This is real boasting material! Nikki has inspired us to come back and spend a week on the Island next holiday because we saw or heard from her about all the things to do and places together see more of. Not to mention seeing more of Nikki. The Mercury was a good place to stay, right on the Bay, and the food is really excellent. I cannot recommend this tour enough - or any tour Nikki leads. Go see it all on Kangaroo Island.
Outstanding experience.
SydneyIrene,May 13, 2021
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The Road to Recovery Tour was outstanding. Our guide Nikki, was a local with a deep knowledge of the island and its geology, ecology, biology and geography. She was enthusiastic, kind, thoughtful and a perfect guide to the wonders of the island and the way it is recovering from the catastrophic bushfires . We had a wonderful day. Highly recommended.
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