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Favorite thing: In case your travel time is limited, a tour can be a good option to see a bit of the island in a carefree way. There are plenty of different tour operators, there are 1-, 2- and 3-day tours, there are expensive private tours for two or four people and there are affordable coach tours, tours starting on the island and tours that include transfer from and to Adelaide.
Check carefully what is on the itinerary of the tour. Many involve stops at a sheep dairy, honey farm, eucalyptus oil press or whatever - places where you are expected to shop. They might be interesting to see if you have enough time but with just one or two days on an island full of natural wonders you may consider shopping or long lunch breaks at remote restaurants a waste of your precious time.
Sealink, for example, the company that also operates the ferry from Jervis Bay, offers two different day tours. One is of the 'shopping' type (which Germans would call Kaffeefahrt) with honey farm and eucalyptus oil press. Ours, however, was a different and much better one that was sightseeing only and no shopping. We booked the tour with Gray Lines but it turned out to be a Sealink tour.
Written Apr 2, 2009
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Favorite thing: One thing about Kangaroo Island I found interesting was that the insects were different from the mainland. The main insect at the place I stayed at in Penneshaw was probably filling the evolutionary niche of the cockroach (see picture). There were beetles that from the top looked like a oval upturned leaf, and at Cape Gantheume Wilderness Protection Area a christmas-beetle coloured variety of fly.
There were weeds which smelled like burning rubber if disturbed, and ones which grow a few meters high if left alone (see picture).
Animals that aren't unique to Kangaroo Island but are uncommon elsewhere in the region are Wallabies, Penguins, Echidnas, Sea Lions and Platypus.
Updated Feb 14, 2005
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Favorite thing: Frenchman's Rock was one of my favorite spots on Kangaroo Island, because even at age 17, I was well on my way to being a fan of France, and this point commemmorates the meeting at Kangaroo Island between explorers Baudin and englishman Flinders on their respective missions of exploration, in 1801.
It was a cordial encounter between the two on board one of the vessells, even though officially Britain and France were still at war.
Written Jun 4, 2004
Favorite thing: Kangaroo Island is fantastic to explore,but it is a bigger island than many people imagine. I think the best way to see the island is with a local who knows their way around, or a tour group that takes a little longer to really see the cool and out of the way things on the island. (Campwild Adventures does an excellent combination of the two)
Written Apr 21, 2004
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Favorite thing: One of my fondest memories of Kangaroo Island is visiting a house called "Paul's Place" where the owner takes in all kinds of animals, native and domestic, and they all practically share his semi-built house (which should be finished by now if he's still there!) and his yard. He had a real love of nature and animals.
Updated Mar 9, 2003
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Favorite thing: This was one of my favorite views of Kangaroo Island (nicely framed, as I do love taking photos of things through archways and doorways).
Written Jun 4, 2004
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This was one of my favorite views of Kangaroo Island (nicely framed, as I do love taking photos of things through archways and doorways).
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