Guided Koala Walk and Bushfire ecology tour
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Kangaroo Island, Australia
- 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
The Hanson Bay Wildlife Sanctuary is one of the best places on Kangaroo Island to spot native wildlife. On this small-group walking tour, follow the sanctuary’s famous Koala Walk, which is only accessible as part of a guided tour. Accompanied by a guide, gain insight into the many different animals and look out for koalas, kangaroos, tammar wallabies, and more.
- Guided Koala Walk: access areas of the park off-limits to the public
- Spot kangaroos and koalas in their natural environment
- Gain insight into Australia’s native animals from your guide
- Choice of multiple departure times available throughout the day
What's Included
- Parking Fees
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
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In the carpark by the meeting point sign
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
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Hanson Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- If you arrive on KI by cruise ship have you booked a rental car?
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 11 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
Brilliant tour. Fiona, our guide was fantastic. We learned so much and saw so much more! Cannot recommend highly enough...
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Guide was very informative and we saw quite a few Koalas. Definitely worth doing. Really enjoyed, especially with kids
Response from Host, Oct 2026
We have many joeys in spring for the young and young at heart to observe. The search for and discovery of joeys keeps young and old engaged. Thanks for visiting and supporting our sanctuary.
It was disappointing. Our tour guide had only been in Australia for a few months and didn’t know most of the answers we asked her. Some of the answers were incorrect. We ended up finding most of the koalas ourselves. The tour guide said her main aim was to change our minds on how we felt about the koalas. She said she didn’t like them and they were ugly. It was very disappointing as we are Australians and there were people travelling to KI from the UK. Not an experience any of us enjoyed. To make it worse, the tour guide arrived 15 minutes late. She then walked off by herself for some of the tour. It’s really important to have the right tour guide who knows the environment and history of the place. A real disappointment. We did however see lots of koalas and wallabies. It would have been good to have a tour guide who knew about the history of the bushfires.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
We are sorry our tour guide did not meet your expectations. We have very experienced Australian guides but our backpacker Lara occassionally gave tours mostly in Italian when a group was predominantly Italian. You saw a lot of wildlife but clearly much information got lost in translation. If you have time to return we can arrange for you to do a complimentary tour with Tom or Sid. Lara will no longer be conducting tours.
Tom, the tour guide was prompt on time very friendly and did an amazing job of locating and pointing out koalas hidden in the trees as well as kangaroos and geese. Tom also gave us narrative of the forest fire that destroyed much of the island in 2019. Definitely would recommend.
Response from Host, Apr 2026
We are so glad you enjoyed your tour.
Seth, our great KI born guide, was very friendly and knowledgeable passing a lot of interesting facts about the local koala and kangaroo population. We went by foot and by car through the NP and had a great time with about 8 other people. Great tour, highly recommended!!
Response from Host, Apr 2026
Thanks for visiting. We are glad you enjoyed your tour with Seth.
Informative and enjoyable walk. Saw several koalas in their natural habitat. Our guide was Seth, a young born and bred Kangaroo Islander who obviously enjoyed his job. It's great seeing local youngsters employed on the Island.
Response from Host, Mar 2026
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It's a natural environment with very little development and a very small staff. It's a real wildlife sanctuary. Stay in the parking lot until a guide greets you. The pay off is fantastic. Easy walk. Koalas, kangaroos, wallabies, black swan, geese, etc in their natural habitat. Thw guide provides very interesting details about the animals, their history and changing habitats.
Response from Host, Mar 2026
We are glad you enjoyed your tour. Our mission is to provide meaningful experiences with nature and wildlife in the wild through observation not interaction and to increase awareness and understanding of ecosystems and biodiversity and enhance the perceived value of conservation and sustainability. Thankyou for your visit and for supporting our mission.
Brilliant tour. Fiona, our guide was fantastic. We learned so much and saw so much more! Cannot recommend highly enough...
Response from Host, Mar 2026
Fiona has spent much of her life in the Australian bush and loves to share her knowledge. We are glad you enjoyed it.
The meeting pointing in the car park, no buildings around. Fiona, our guide was very knowledgeable and could us several Koalas to see. Also some Kangaroos.
We learnt interesting facts about these animals and others, as well as birds and geese. We also learnt about the affects of the 2019/20 bushfire and the regrowth, which was fascinating.
I would highly recommend this tour.
Response from Host, Jan 2026
Seeing and listening to wild koalas during the mating season is a very special experience. We are glad you enjoyed your tour with Fiona.
Excellent, very informative. Park is well maintained. Great day. Guide was well educated in her field.
Response from Host, Sep 2025
Thankyou for taking the time to write a review. We are glad you enjoyed it!
The tour provided quite a lot of environmental information both on the recovery from the recent fires and some of the work required to sustain the wildlife. We did see a number of Koalas although as I expected they were largely hard to see and high in the trees. There were a few Kangaroos although plenty of evidence of a larger number. It is a wildlife reserve not a zoo and my wife was a bit concerned that there were only a few photo opportunities and too much talking so didn't enjoy it as much as she had expected. It's probably not as tourist friendly as some of the other centres but it was badly affected by the fires and is still recovering.
Response from Host, Apr 2025
We are a wildlife in the wild conservancy. We are seeing the iconic but very rare glossy black cockatoos on most tours this month.
It is unseasonably hot and dry this week due to the unprecedented drought. Like everyone else on KI we are impatiently waiting for rain. If you visit on a hot afternoon the wild life has retreated to the shade. It becomes much more active toward sunset so the best viewing is on the nocturnal tour. Thanks for taking the time to write a review. We are sorry that you did not find it to be a 5star experience.
Tom was our guide. He took us for a lovely stroll through the sanctuary. He shed light on how KI is progressing following the devastating fires from a few years back. We saw so many animals including kangaroos, wallabies, koalas, geese and the rare glossy black
Cockatoo. Amazing time. Thank you Tom
Response from Host, Sep 2024
Thank you for visiting. Tom grew up less than 10km from the sanctuary and has lived on KI his whole life. I will be sure to pass on your kind words.
It was a beautiful experience: we saw so many animals and were truly satisfied. The team was very kind, especially because they gave us the chance to reschedule the tour since we were running late, accommodating us with great flexibility.
Our guide, Lara, was simply fantastic: very kind, very knowledgeable, and truly excellent at spotting animals. Thanks to her experience, we managed to see many koalas and kangaroos, and she told us many interesting facts in an engaging way. It was also a pleasure to discover that she is Italian like us, which made the tour even more special.
We absolutely recommend this experience to anyone who wants to have an unforgettable moment in contact with nature!
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Response from Host, Jul 2026
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Super Tour, we could see several Koala in the middle of nature, the guide, which we understood very well, gives excellent information about animals, the tour ends with a small bus tour to discover a plain with many kangaroos.
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