Kangaroo Island, Australia's third largest island, is located 70 miles southwest of Adelaide and is easily accessible by ferry or plane.   The island has 318 miles of coastline, is 96 miles from east to west, 34.5 miles at its widest point and .6 miles at its narrowest.  The island has a population of 4,237 and the main towns are Kingscote, Penneshaw, Parndana and American River.  The best way to experience Kangaroo Island is to go on a tour. People come to Kangaroo Island because it is one of the best places in Australia to see the widest range of Australian native animals in the wild: Kangaroo Island Kangaroos, Tammar Wallabies, Brushtail and Little Pygmy Possums, Short Beaked Echidnas, Southern Brown Bandicotts, Little Penguins, Sooty Dunnarts, Bush and Swamp Rats, six bat species, six frog species, Goannas, Black Tiger Snakes, Pygmy Cooperheads, Australian Sea Lions, Australian and New Zealand Fur Seals, koalas and the elusive platypus.  You will be able to see the sea lions and the fur seals, but since many of the animals are nocturnal and live in the wild, it's best to plan on spending either one or two nights on the island to better your chances of experiencing the wildlife on this island.  Going with a guide who knows the island also enhances your chances. 

The main reason to come to Kangaroo Island is to experience Australian wildlife in a natural setting.   Below are some photos of the animals you might see while touring K.I.

Glossy black cockatoo.

Rosenberg's Sand Goanna

Australian Sea Lions, New Zealand & Australian Fur seals can be seen on the island.

Little penguins can be seen at night at Penneshaw and Kingscote if you take a tour.

Tammar Wallaby

Remarkable Rocks

Kangaroo Island  Kangaroo - kin to the Grey Kangaroo.

Echidna

Koala bears

Kangaroo Island also has Flinders Chase National Park; Cape du Couedic where Admiral's Arch is located (4,000 New Zealand fur seals); Remarkable Rocks, lighthouses, Seal Bay Conservation Park (Australian Sea Lions); Lathami Conservation Park (to see wallabies in the wild); Cape Gantheaume Conservation Park - Murray Lagoon (lots of water birds), Kelly Hills Caves Conservation Park; and Penneshaw & Kingscote to see colonies of little penguins.

Lighthouses on Kangaroo Island.

Seal Bay

Admiral's Arch where the New Zealand fur seals play.

Vivonne Bay

Photos courtesy of South Australian Tourist Board & Kangaroo Island Tourism

Scotts Cove

Little Sand Dune

For help booking your  Down Under No Worries Australian vacation,  please contact your Premier Aussie Specialist Chris Meny at chrism@yourtravelsource.com or call (800) 597-0594
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