Kangaroo Island and Rock Patrol Package

Adelaide to Alice Springs and Kangaroo Island

8 Day Kangaroo Island and Rock Patrol Package

PRICES:

$1075pp (dorm rooms/camping) SAVE $59

Departs Adelaide every Monday

ITINERARY

Day 1 - Wildlife Viewing and Adventure on Kangaroo Island (L&D)

• Depart Adelaide at 6:15am
• SEALINK ferry to Kangaroo Island
• Prospect Hill
• Pennington Bay
• Kayaking at Vivonne Bay (summer program only) OR
• Optional Quad Bike Tour with Kangaroo Island Outdoor Action with Kangaroos
• Flinders Chase National Park
• Remarkable Rocks
• Admirals Arch
• Nocturnal Activity; looking at Little Penguins
• Enjoy the campfire

Day 2 - Wildlife Viewing and Adventure on Kangaroo Island (B&L)

• Sand Boarding at Little Sahara
• Guided walk with ranger on the Beach with the Sea Lions at Seal Bay
• North coast of Kangaroo Island
• Stokes Bay
• Snorkelling (Summer program only)
• More photo time
• More sightseeing
• More beautiful beaches
• SEALINK ferry to Cape Jervis
• Return to Adelaide at around 08:30pm

Day 3

With an early start, we head north through one of Australia’s oldest wine regions, the Clare Valley. We enter the Southern Flinders Ranges and after lunch hike Dutchman’s Stern for stunning views of the Spencer Gulf and surrounding ranges and plains. Tonight we camp, amongst the redgum trees of Stony Creek

Day 4

After breakfast we head to Coober Pedy, home to 80% of the world’s opal and a landscape a lot like Mars. We take a tour of a mine and check out some of the town’s unique underground attractions. Tonight we sleep like the locals – underground, in bunkhouse accommodation at the Umoona Opal Mine.

Day 5

Day 6

After another fantastic breakfast we enjoy a walk around the base of Uluru and spend time learning about the Aboriginal people at the Cultural Centre. We return to the campground for lunch and spend the rest of day soaking up the magic of Uluru.

Day 7

Up with the birds for breakfast, today it’s at Kata Tjuta (The Olgas). We hike the majestic Valley of the Winds with its incredibly ancient rock formations. Lunch is at the campground, with a departure for the bar and swimming pool at Kings Creek Station ‘just down the road’

Day 8

We walk Watarrka (Kings Canyon) to experience the fantastic views of the gorge, huge sandstone walls and the immense canyon floor. The cool water hole in the Garden of Eden is just so special. After lunch we cruise into Alice Springs.