The journey to Kangaroo Island starts at Cape Jervis, 100 km south of Adelaide, where we board our car on the afternoon ferry facing the rough sea of the Backstairs Passage.
For a long time the island has been completely devoid of tourist facilities, but for some years it has become an increasingly popular destination for lovers of nature and sport, being populated by sea lions, birds, dolphins, kangaroos and koalas.
Going with order, we decided to stay in the only city of the island, Kingscote, at the
Aurora Ozone Hotel and from here to discover the many activities that the island offers.
Admiral Arch and Remarkable Rocks are among the main attractions of Flinders Chase National Park, in the western part of the island. Remarkable Rocks are an expanse of huge granite boulders covered in orange lichens along the coast and shaped in irregular shapes by millions of years of rain, wind and storms while the nearby Admiral Arch is a characteristic eroded rock arch covered with stalactites and lashed by the waves, reachable thanks to a path on the cliff that will make you meet numerous sea lions playing on the rocks with their young.
The Parndana Wildlife Park is a shelter for orphaned and injured animals where you can walk among wallabies and kangaroos accustomed to the presence of tourists and see some specimens of Australian fauna such as the cockatoo parrot, the wombat, the koala, the flying fox and many others.
You can stroke koalas, kangaroos and wombats and feed them, a truly thrilling experience.
Quad and Kayak are two alternative ways of discovering the island, feeling even more in touch with nature.
We booked with Kangaroo Island Outdoor Action the sunset quad excursion where you can meet kangaroos and koalas in freedom through the bush and the kayak excursion along the peaceful Harriet River, surrounded by bird nests and the ever present koalas.
We left Kargaroo Island to reach Melbourne, the last leg of our journey in Australia, through the Great Ocean Road.
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