Take the opportunity to immerse yourself in Island Life - spend some time at a slower pace, a more connected and grounded place. Where we can share who lives in that house, who was driving that car and who baked the bread. This is a chance to learn about our community, our environment and our landscape.
Travel out through Wisanger - past salt lakes first exploited by sealers in the 1800s’. Travel
through back roads to Emu Bay - seeking out wallabies, kangaroos and other creatures in the
bush as we traverse the landscape. Break for a home-baked morning tea at Emu Bay - a long
white sand beach which is the centre of community life through the summer and a welcome
slice of solitude in winter.
Travel inland to Cygnet River - the largest drainage basin on the Island which morphs from a dry
river bed in summer to a broad flood-out in winter. This region provides habitat for koalas, many
parrots and bush birds in a setting first settled in 1819. Learn about the history of the Eucalyptus
oil industry - perhaps the most original Australian product.
Visit a private property amongst the redgum forest and enjoy a barbeque lunch. After lunch
check out the feeding and breeding habitat of the critically endangered Kangaroo Island glossy
black cockatoo before continuing to Seal Bay.
At Seal Bay take a private guided tour into the colony of Australian sea-lions where you can
learn about the feeding and breeding behaviour of these photogenic creatures. The experience
has been likened to that in the Galapagos, where people and animals enjoy “shared space”.
End the day at D'Estrees Bay where opportunities include looking for osprey or other seabirds,
learning about Wreckers' Beach or taking a walk around the marine lagoon at Wheaton's Beach.