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Things to do in Kangaroo Island

Sea lions firstThen the birds of prey, and the island's food and drink.

Walk among the sea lions at Seal Bay, watch the birds of prey fly, then eat and drink your way round. At Seal Bay a Parks officer leads you along the beach through a colony of around 800 endangered Australian sea lions. Raptor Domain runs the only free-flight birds of prey presentation in South Australia. The rest is the island's produce: island cider, a honey soft drink, wine at False Cape, and lunch at the Emu Ridge distillery. A day from Adelaide with the ferry and Seal Bay included is from $399, children $133, or from $195 for the food and wine day.

Checked on 28 October 2026.

The wildlife Seal Bay, ferry included from$399 Food and birds Food and wine day from$195 Three days Swags by the beach from$885

Kangaroo Island is a 45 minute ferry from Cape Jervis, south of Adelaide, and about 150km long. What there is to do falls into two halves: the wildlife, which is the reason most people go, and the food and drink, which is the reason they talk about it afterwards.

The wildlife

Seal Bay.A guided walk on the beach among around 800 endangered Australian sea lions, led by a Parks officer. On the three day trip it is a 45 minute tour with National Parks guides. This is the one people remember.
Raptor Domain.The only free-flight birds of prey presentation in South Australia, on the food and wine day.
Kangaroos, koalas and echidnasin the wild, in numbers the mainland does not have, because the island has no foxes or rabbits.
Flinders Chase and Remarkable Rocksat the west end: granite boulders worn into shapes on a clifftop above the Southern Ocean.

The food and drink

Emu Ridge distilleryfor a two course lunch on the food and wine day.
Island cider and a honey soft drinktasted through the day.
A structured wine tasting at False Cape.
Lunch at the Vivonne Bay Bistroon the south coast, two courses, main and dessert, on the Seal Bay day.
A platter of local produce at the Kangaroo Island Breweryand an Aussie barbecue in the Old Shearing Shed, on the two day trip.
A picnic lunch at the honey farmon the first day of the three day trip.

A night on the island

Swags under the starsat a private property with its own access to Antechamber Bay, two nights, on the three day trip. Camping or dorm beds at Pelican Lagoon Lodge are the other option.
A glamping tent or a swag at Eleanor Downs Farmone night, on the two day trip.
Both are small groups, capped at 20.

Doing it from Adelaide

Trip	What it is built around	Adult	Child	Effort
1 Day Kangaroo Island Experience	Seal Bay with a Parks officer, and lunch at Vivonne Bay	$399	$133	—
1 Day Kangaroo Island Food & Wine	Raptor Domain's birds of prey, and the island's food and wine	$195	$135	—
2 Day Kangaroo Island Camping Adventure	Seal Bay, the brewery, and a night glamping on a farm	$869	—	—
3 Day Kangaroo Island Camping Adventure	Seal Bay, the honey farm, and two nights by Antechamber Bay	$885	$716	—
2 Day Kangaroo Island + Barossa Valley	The Seal Bay day, plus a day in the Barossa	$465	—	—

Effort is rated 1 to 5 on each trip's own page. Where no child price is shown, ask us. Prices update on their own.

Which one suits you

The Seal Bay day, $399(children $133): hotel pick-up, the ferry and lunch all included. From Adelaide it is a 16 hour day, with time to rest on the ferry, and it can start at Penneshaw if you are already on the island.
The food and wine day, $195(children $135): the birds of prey and the tastings. It can start on the island too.
Two days, $869a 4WD rather than a coach, a group capped at 20, and a night on a farm.
Three days, $885(children $716): two nights by Antechamber Bay, and the trip that gives the far west proper time.

Good in any month

Kingscote averages 27°C by day in January, with just 15mm of rain, so summer is long, dry days on the beaches. July averages 15°C, with the wettest months June to August, when the tastings and a warm lunch come into their own. There is more on how long to give it on our Kangaroo Island itinerary page.