TOUR HIGHLIGHTS: * Victor Harbor * Flinders Chase National Park * Cape Du Couedic * Horse Tram or Cockle Train * Murray Mouth * Goolwa *Eucalyptus Distillery * Seal Bay/Remarkable Rocks * Admirals Arch * Spectacular Coastal Scenery * Honey Farm * Cape Willoughby Lighthouse * Sheep Shearing Demo *Naracoorte * Sea Lions * Stokes Bay * Loxton * Kingston *Wildlife Park
DAY 1 -
Tuesday 11th October ‘21 Loxton (D)
Welcome aboard for
seven days of fun, adventure, relaxation and spectacular sightseeing. Today we
travel along the Murray Valley Highway to Echuca for our first morning tea
break. Continue on past the chain of lakes
and onto Swan Hill for lunch. Then we make our way through the Mallee
Region past the Hattah-Kulkyne National
Park, maybe see the delicate Mallee
Wildflowers as we continue through Red Cliffs and along the Sturt Highway. We enjoy afternoon tea before crossing the
South Australian border as we make our way to Loxton for our Overnight stay
at the Loxton Community Hotel Motel.
This
morning we make our way via Murray Bridge
before stopping at Strathalbyn
for lunch. We then enjoy a scenic
drive along the coast with panoramic
views of Encounter Bay, Horseshoe Bay and the Old River Port of Goolwa. We see the fascinating Barrages that prevents the salt water from reaching the Murray River system and the Murray Mouth where the river meets the
sea. We arrive at the station in Goolwa where we enjoy a ride on the Horse Tram or Cockle Train (subject to availability) to
Victor Harbor and then return to Goolwa. Then time to relax, explore the shops in this beautiful seaside
resort before settling in for our Overnight
Stay at the Motel Goolwa. Tonight’s Dinner is a 2 Course Meal.
DAY 3 – Thursday 13th DISCOVER KANGAROO ISLAND (B,L,D)
An exciting day awaits as we depart Victor
Harbor, travelling the scenic Fleurieu
Peninsula to the coast road that takes us to Cape Jervis, a small fishing village. We take our coach aboard the ferry for the
short journey to Kangaroo Island. This
unique Island is Australia’s third largest and is full of surprises and has a
natural unspoiled beauty. Our adventure begins as we berth at the Township of Penneshaw, the location where Captain Mathew Flinders landed in 1802. Enjoy a town tour before we explore the
Eastern section of the island taking in the Dudley Peninsula, with scenery varying from rolling hills to sandy
surf beaches, sheer cliffs to tranquil backwaters with plenty of birdlife. We travel to the scenic Chapman River where we stroll down to the beach which reveals the
startling splendor of Antechamber Bay. We continue onto Cape Willoughby Lighthouse, the first lighthouse built in South
Australia. We cross the Wilson River and pass Mt Thisby, originally named Prospect
Hill by Matthew Flinders. Then for something unusual we visit Rob’s Shearing
Demo. Watch Rob and his dogs Billie
& Toby as they skillfully muster and yard sheep before we make our way to our motel.
We settle into the MERCURE
KANGAROO ISLAND for the next THREE
NIGHTS.
DAY 4 – Friday 14th SEAL BAY - FLINDERS CHASE NATIONAL PARK (B,L,D)
Today we enjoy a magical day of highlights as we discover Kangaroo
Island on our tour of Seal Bay and Flinders Chase National Park. Don’t forget your cameras. We enjoy the Ultimate Wilderness Experience as we visit Seal Bay, where we discover Australia’s largest colony of Sea Lions. See them frolicking in the surf and basking
lazily in the sun. Enjoy a delicious
picnic lunch nearby the former site of the Rocky
River Headquarters, located in the Flinders Chase National Park,
this picturesque area provides an opportunity for close interaction with
Kangaroos, Koalas, Wallabies, Cape Baron Geese, Bushtail Possums and Echidnas. After lunch we see a collection of huge boulders
called ‘Remarkable Rocks’, sculptured
into weird and wonderful shapes by the wind and sea. Visit the ruins of an early settlement at Weirs Cove before going on to Cape Du Couedic Lighthouse, built in
1906. See the magnificent natural land
bridge that is Admirals Arch, look
out for the New Zealand Fur Seals. We return
through Yacca Flat along the West End and the Playford Highway to Kingscote.
DAY 5 –
Saturday 15th WILDLIFE PARK – BEAUTIFUL NORTH COAST (B,L,D)
A relaxing start today as we have time to explore the shops
in Kingscote before we discover more of Kangaroo Island’s secrets. First we
visit Clifford’s Honey Farm and
learn why it’s the only place in the world where a pure strain of Ligurian Bee
exists. Tour the honey room, see the
extraction process and taste the many different flavours produced at the farm. Then we visit Emu Ridge Eucalyptus Distillery, where we learn of the distillery
process still operating the way it began in the 1890’s a unique Aussie Bush product. We travel to the
township of Parndarna where we enjoy
a picnic lunch and visit the Kangaroo
Island Wildlife Park, where we can stroll through the aviaries, the native
animal enclosures and general farm animals. This afternoon we travel to Stokes Bay with its unusual walkway to the
fine white sandy beach before continuing along the scenic North Coast Road as we
return to our Motel.
DAY 6 – Sunday 16th
KANGAROO ISLAND – NARACOORTE (B,D)
After
a hearty breakfast it's time to farewell Kangaroo
Island as we make our way to Penneshaw
where we board the Sealion 2000 again
for our return journey to the mainland.
We travel via the scenic Fleurieu
Peninsula into Strathalbyn for lunch. We then travel to Kingston SE before arriving at Naracoorte for our Overnight Stay at the Southgate
Motel.
DAY 7 – Monday 17th NARACOORTE - HOME (B)
We
enjoy the last breakfast of the tour before departing our motel and heading
home via Horsham and Bendigo. We bid farewell to our new friends
and return to our homes after a memorable Kangaroo Island tour.
Price $2040 per person, based on Twin Share.
(Single Supplement $350)
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