South Coast

South Australia (Kangaroo Island)

South Coast
To do this tour comfortably, you will need a day to enjoy what you will see. If your visit to the Island allows the time, schedule your day to visit Murray Lagoon and D'Estrees Bay late in the day, or early evening. The array of wildlife in the cool of the day will be a most rewarding experience. Before setting out for the day, check Seal Bay guided tour times with the Visitor Information Centre or National Parks. Depart Kingscote along the Playford Highway to the Airport intersection, then follow the Birchmore Highway to Seal Bay. Allow 45 minute to reach Seal Bay. From American River and Penneshaw travel past the Kingscote Airport, turning left on to the Birchmore Highway. Allow 55 minutes from American River; 1 hour 5 minutes from Penneshaw to reach Seal Bay. Seal Bay
No stay on Kangaroo Island is complete without a visit to the Seal Bay Conservation Park. Seal Bay is a large sandy beach and dune area where Australian sea lions rest and nurse their young. A large car park is located adjacent to the Visitor Centre. A breeding colony of sea lions, whose forebears managed to survive the savagery of early sealers, can be seen resting in the sun after feeding at sea for three days. Others ride the waves onto the beach. It is well worth a visit to the lookout before commencing the guided tour.

Today, these rare sea lions are protected by law. Under the guidance of a National Parks Ranger, you can walk on the beach to within a few metres of the resting sea lions, or alternatively view them from the boardwalk. Beach tours run regularly throughout the day. On return to the South Coast Road, turn left. Take the first track leading off the left hand side (approximately 5 km), immediately before a bridge. This track will bring you to the Little Sahara. Little Sahara
This is an area of spectacular white sand dunes, surrounded by bush vegetation. Climbing over the first ridge, you are confronted by a second and much higher dune, which when scaled, does not expose the coast as one would expect, but more dunes flanked by bushland. A climb to the top of the razor back ridges in the heat of the day will convince you that the shade of the Australian bush is far more preferable.