State: South Australia
Operator: Australian Eco Adventures
Minimum Price: AUD $ 1,562 This is a suggested itinerary intended to feature the highlights of this region. Accommodation is based on 3.5 star properties however alternative options are available on request.
Day 1: Arrive Adelaide
On arrival in Adelaide, you are met and transferred to your hotel with the remainder of the afternoon free at leisure to relax and explore at your own pace. South Australia has always has a sense of difference about it - such as in the residents' appreciation for the finer things in life like the arts and fine wine. And you can see it in Adelaide's architectural heritage - the stately villas, bungalows and cottages which dot the city and its first suburb, North Adelaide. Overnight; All Seasons Adelaide Meridian
Day 2: Adelaide (L)
This morning you are collected from your hotel to spend the day discovering and experiencing the best of the Barossa. The combination of a rich European heritage and the fresh vitality of Australia is embodied in the lifestyle of the Barossa Valley. Premium wines, fine restaurants, magnificent old churches, wineries and cottages, traditional music, butchers and bakers, all in a peaceful rural setting where each season accentuates the beauty of the vineyards and the undulating hills. Today’s tour will have you visiting a selection of premium wineries and enjoying a delightful lunch. Return to your hotel late afternoon. Remainder of the evening free at leisure.
Day 3: Adelaide - Kangaroo Island (B/L/D)
This morning, you are transferred to the airport to check in for your morning flight to Kingscotte, Kangaroo Island. On arrival at Kingscotte, you will be met by your guide for the next 2 days. Today is then spent discovering the Island life of Kangaroo Island. Explore a redgum forest in the Cygnet River Valley - seek out sleeping Koala’s in the forks of the trees. Travel through some of the island’s best wool producing areas to Lathami Conservation Park. Take a walk through the habitat of Kangaroo Island kangaroos, tammar wallabies and endangered glossy black cockatoos. Break for lunch and enjoy a delicious seafood barbeque with fine South Australian Wines. At Seal Bay Conservation Park, walk with your guide amongst Australian Sealions on a beautiful sandy beach. Watch pups nursing, or playing in the surf, see old bulls scarred by territorial disputes and learn of their unique breeding biology. Visit Cape Gantheaume Conservation Park including D’Estrees Bay where ospreys nest and kangaroos come out late in the day to feed. At the end of the day you will be taken to your overnight accommodation where you will enjoy a delicious dinner. Overnight; Wanderer’s Rest Hotel
Day 4: Kangaroo Island - Adelaide (B/L)
This morning after breakfast, your guide will pick you up and today is spent exploring Flinders Chase National Park, a 74,000 hectare wilderness home to kangaroos, wallabies, possums, goannas, echidnas, koalas, platypus and many birds including rare Cape Barren Geese. Visit Rocky River Homestead - originally a small farm and now Park Headquarters. At Cape du Couedic, visit a New Zealand fur seal colony which is rapidly expanding. These animals can be observed at rest on the rocks or frolicking in the surf under Admirals Arch - a spectacular coastal grotto. On the headland above is du Couedic Lighthouse which plays an important role in navigation. Further down the coast, explore Remarkable Rocks, huge natural granite sculptures on the cliff top. Lunch is a picnic in the bush before exploring more of the Island. We might walk to a secluded cove, or watch for a platypus by a quiet pool. Return to the Eastern end via Vivonne Bay, one of the few protected bays on the south coast. Late in the afternoon, return to the airport and connect with your early evening flight back to Adelaide and your transfer back to the hotel. Overnight; All Seasons Adelaide Meridian
Day 5: Adelaide – Depart (B)
This morning you are collected and transferred to the airport to connect with your departure flight.
Notes: Tour Code: A902
Trip Duration: 4 days
Departs from: On arrival
Tour Ends: On departure
All Prices: $1562.00 per person twin share
Single supplement $469.00
