2 day Ultimate Kangaroo Island with return ferry
Adelaide, Australia
- 2 days (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Explore all the highlights of Kangaroo Island—including wildlife, national parks, and food and wine—without the hassle of organizing transport, ferries, or sightseeing on this 2-day tour from Adelaide. This immersive trip includes coastal walks with a national park ranger, behind-the-scenes tours with local producers, and a visit to the Kangaroo Island wildlife sanctuary, with accommodation included on the first night only.
- Spend two days taking in all the amazing sights of Kangaroo Island
- See wildlife, visit some of the best scenery, and enjoy local produce
- Includes transport, guide, accommodation for one night, and entrance fees
- Group tour with a social atmosphere, no hotel pickup included
What's Included
- Breakfast
- Local guide
- National Park fees and all Entrance fees
- Overnight accommodation
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Fuel surcharge$5 per person per day
- Lunch (2)Lunch
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Adelaide Central Bus Station83 Franklin St, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
Please arrive at 6.30am to meet your driver inside the Adelaide Central Bus Station, 83-85 Franklin Street, Adelaide, by the entrance to the bus bays.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
Day 1
Day 1: Adelaide – Kangaroo Island (L)
4 Stops
1
SeaLink Kangaroo Island
12 hours • Admission Ticket Free
2
Seal Bay Conservation Park
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
3
Flinders Chase National Park
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
4
Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park
1 hour • Admission Ticket Included
Accommodation: Choice of accommodation in Penneshaw, Kingscote or American River
Meals: Lunch
Day 2
Day 2: Kangaroo Island – Adelaide (B, L)
4 Stops
1
Raptor Domain
1 hour 15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
2
Emu Ridge Eucalyptus
1 hour • Admission Ticket Included
3
Clifford's Honey Farm
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
4
False Cape Wines
1 hour • Admission Ticket Included
Accommodation: Not included
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Infants must sit on laps
- Most travelers can participate
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- For departures on a Tuesday or Thursday, accommodation must be booked at KI Seafront Hotel only
- Selected Adelaide CBD Hotels pick up & drop off available on request
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 35 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 6 days in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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This is a very full itinerary trip, there are many many things to enjoy n see, though the price is high, but I think it is worth. Especially Hamish is a good driver and guide, sharing a lot of information about KI.
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It was a great tour, but as mentioned in other reviews, it is a packed day of activities for both days.. We had 2 different guides (a different one each day) on the island. Both did an excellent job. I would suggest perhaps offering it as 2 night stay on the island. That way things might not be as rushed - trying to get everything covered and making the last ferry.
Response from Host, Apr 2026
Hi Donna,
We’re so pleased to hear you had a great time and that both of your guides did an excellent job. You’re right, there is lots to see and there's a lot to cover in those two days- and we completely understand wanting a bit more time to enjoy everything at a relaxed pace.
For guests who prefer a slower experience, we actually do offer a two-night Kangaroo Island package, with the return ferry on the morning after the second day. This gives more time to explore and truly take in the island’s amazing scenery without feeling rushed.
Thanks again for travelling with us and for sharing your thoughts — we hope to welcome you back for another Kangaroo Island adventure soon!
Warm regards,
Mara
Adelaide Sightseeing
This is a very full itinerary trip, there are many many things to enjoy n see, though the price is high, but I think it is worth. Especially Hamish is a good driver and guide, sharing a lot of information about KI.
Response from Host, Nov 2025
Hi LeAnn_T,
Thank you for your wonderful review! We’re delighted to hear you enjoyed the full itinerary and all the highlights of Kangaroo Island. Hamish will be thrilled to know you appreciated his guidance and the information he shared about the island.
We’re glad you felt the tour was worthwhile and hope to welcome you on another SeaLink adventure soon!
Best regards,
Mara from Sealink
Overall., a very good tour. The first day was hectic, the second day a bit slow. If strapped for time, surely do the one day tour. Raptor domain showcase show was a highlight of the second day. Very interactive - got to hold many of the raptors.
The encounter with the koalas and kangaroos was bucket list terrific. You can do that without this company that makes you spend way too much time in a bus going back and forth to the same locations to satisfy too many conflicting schedules. Three things made this disappointing:
1. Day one seeing Remarkable Rocks and Admirals arch along with animal encounter was terrific. But, the pace was waaaaaay too fast. Needed way more time at the animal part. They cram so much in and rush you through everything the whole day. Buzz kill.
2. Day 2 was a money grab. The stops at the eucalyptus distillery and honey spot were a waste of time. Again waaaaay too much time in a bus with no shock absorbers and never time to enjoy the fabulous beach, for instance- we had 10 minutes there. Our day started with getting picked up and waiting in a bus at the ferry for almost an hour instead of letting us stay and enjoy the island hotel until the ferry crew were picked up. Extremely poor logistics planning. Don’t waste money on day 2! Stay on the island for day two and catch the evening ferry back and don’t waste money on a boring, time crunched, bumpy ride schedule. We had to inhale a dinner so we could hurry up and wait 45 minutes for a ferry just down the road. Poor logistics on this whole trip with too many people on the bus and poorly planned.
3. You pay hundreds of dollars to walk dark streets at 5:30 am and 10:30 pm to pick up drop you off at a boutique hotel where no one in the trip was staying! We walked with another couple to our bigger hotel on a Main Street and both wondered why they aren’t more flexible depending on where people stay vs. predetermined stops.
I would have given this one star but at least they rushed us through animal encounters and we got to rush through Admirals Arch and Remarkable Rocks. Overall, felt like a piece of cattle and wasn’t as enjoyable as smaller bus tours we have taken in Australia and New Zealand on our trip. Way way too rushed and poorly planned.
The Ultimate Kangaroo Island 2 day trip gave you a very broad look at the island lead by very knowledgeable guides.
We had an amazing experience of seeing kangaroo island on this tour with our guides-Dani and will . They were so friendly and commentary all day was so interesting and fun.Would highly recommend this tour.
The tour was amazing. Highly recommended for two days or even three days. Lots of nature to explore. Holding 🦅 exploring bee farm (really nice honey) and marvellous sea views. You can also see seals 🦭. They are very cute. And the tour guides Adam and Kevin are very nice. They would like to explain things to you. Also met people from the world (England, France, German, Canada) and people from other states of Australia. I would like to stay in the island 🏝️
The two days on KI were excellent, just to see the local flora and fauna recovering from the terrible bushfires of a couple of years ago.
The scenery was spectacular around the Remarkable Rocks and Admirals arch , the sea lions and seals also caught our attention!
I had a great time. The tour was well organized and ran on time. The staff were wonderful, friendly and made you feel included. The staff provided an informative commentary on the island's history and todays story. I would recommend this tour for a solo traveler.
I booked this trip in Jan 2023 and paid £500. I was a single traveller so paid a hefty premium! The score I have given is made up from a number of different items. First the 5/5 - the sea lions, the seals and the geological rocks, they were all were great. However I selected the trip as it was clearly advertised as having a max size of 30 people, on this basis I paid the top price as shown above.. Both days there were over 50 on the bus. I raised this with Sealink the operator and they weren't interested at all!
The trip was a little chaotic as there were people on day 1 of 2, some on day 2 of 2 and maybe even some on a single day. This led to the driver having to resolve all of the conflicting associated travel issues. At the end of day 1, we were dropped of here and there and people were concerned about where they were staying, when they would be getting on the ferry etc. I had a query on this to raise with Gary, the driver and I formed a queue behind others. when it was my turn somebody else butted in and Gary then accused me of getting Sh*tty about the situation when all I was doing was just waiting my turn.
The two lunches were a bit basic when assessed against the overall trip cost and when having breakfast the second morning, I asked for coffee AND an orange juice and had to pay for a second drink, even though I had forked out £500.00.
The first day consisted of mostly 'padding' trips to a wine tasting, even though I had come from Adelaide the wine tasting capital of Australia!, and a honey farm... surely everybody knows how they make honey and a somewhat bizarre Eucalyptus distillery. all of which had a shop attached. The Raptor visit was okay and the owl popping out of the dead tree was good theatre.
Day 2 with Hamish was when we visited all of the good stuff, as noted above.
So, expensive for what I experienced. The Party size was not what was advertised, and not what I had specifically selected and paid for. Paying extra for orange juice.. ..come on! Flustered driver dealing with multiple people all doing different things.
I have tried to find a complaints section on anybody's web site and needless to say there is no path to do so. That knocked another star off of my trip rating. All my comments I would have liked to have discussed with somebody direct. Not finding a way to do so means they all sit in this review
Hamish the tour leader was excellent. Despite the constant rain over the 2 days, Kangaroo Island has a 'magic' serene feel about it. The Remarkables and Admiralty Arch are obvious high-lights as was the raptor display. Particulaly enjoyed seeing the trained magpies collecting rubbish and depositing it in the bin at the start of the show. There was constant variety over the 2 days and the overnight stay at a room overlooking the mainland was a bonus. Only criticisms were the bus which had a leak through the overhead vent due to the rain, and the included lunches might have been better. The one at Vivonne Bay has highly forgettable. Overall, however, a recommended tour.
The destination points were well worth the long trips in the bus. The Remarkable Rocks were incredible and in the the 2 days we covered all the wonderful sites we wanted to see in this amazing place.
The buses were very comfortable and our driver, Adam, was extremely friendly. The fact that he is a KI local meant he had some interesting stories to tell.
We would highly recommend this trip. It is well worth the very reasonable cost.
1er journée exténuante car on fait bcp bcp de route pour voir 4 à 5 choses. Oui c’est beau mais vraiment trop de transport. D’abord 2 hrs d’autobus pour se rendre au ferry, ferry 1/2 hrs et ensuite près de 300 à 400 km de route entre 10hrs am et 7 hrs le soir arrivé à l’hôtel
Puis le lendemain parti à 9: 30 am pour visiter mielrie petit show d’oiseaux, huile d’eucalyptus et dégustation de vins très ordinaire. Les repas sont succulents et l’hôtel est superbe.le retour de la 2ieme journée ferry a 7:30hrs pm 1/2 ferry, puis près de 2 1/2 pour revenir au bus station. Très tard, bcp de transport … y penser car l’île est grande et les choses à visiter sont loin les une des autres. Beaux paysages, belles plages pas baigna les. Beaucoup d’animaux .
Voyage au cœur de la nature, certaines fermes semblent hors du temps. Repas inclus simple (salade) un petit peu décevant mais locaux très gentils. Le spectacle d’oiseaux a été mon coup de cœur !
Me gusto el contacto con la naturaleza
Sunque creo que el tiempo en cada punto de interés debería ser más
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