One Day Kangaroo Island Sip & See tour with return ferry transfers from Adelaide

Seeing a koala cross the road & then hang out in the tree watching us! Our tour guide ‘KI Google Will’ was amazing & ensured our day was one to remember!

Despite the length of the day, it was brimming with engaging activities and captivating sights. The tour guide, well-versed in Kangaroo Island's nuances, was not only friendly but also incredibly informative. His extensive knowledge added depth to the experience. I thoroughly enjoyed the day.

Prepare for an early rise, as the journey to Kangaroo Island begins well before dawn from Adelaide. The drive to Cape Jervis offers a splendid sunrise view before boarding the ferry. Our driver provided engaging commentary and even paused to allow us a glimpse of kangaroos in the fields. The ferry ride was seamless, setting the stage for our exploration of the island at Penneshaw. The highlight at Raptor Domain was the interactive Birds of Prey show, offering an up-close view of these splendid raptors. Lunch at Emu Ridge Eucalyptus Distillery was enjoyable, coupled with an informative tour on eucalyptus oil extraction, unique to the island. At Cliffords Honey Farm, we indulged in delicious ice cream and discovered the exclusive Ligurian honeybee found only here. A brief photo stop at Pennington Bay preceded our visit to False Cape Wine Cellar, where a variety of wines were savoured (though a palate cleanser between tastings would have been ideal). The day concluded with a return ferry to Penneshaw and a bus ride back to Adelaide, arriving around 22:00. It was a fulfilling, albeit lengthy, day, so consider resting well if you plan multiple tours during your stay in Adelaide.

Get ready for an early wake up because Kangaroo Island is not a stone's throw away from Adelaide ;-) You'll have the chance to se the sun rising on your way to Cape jervis where you will get the ferry to the Island. Nice commentary from our bus driver, who also slowed down to let us see groups of kangaroos gathering in the fields outside Adelaide. Smooth journey by ferry both ways and in Penneshaw started the real discovery of the Island. At Raptor Domain it was really exciting to take part in a free-flight Birds of Prey presentation and we had the chance to see from a really close distance these magnificent birds. Good lunch at the Emu Ridge Eucalyptus Distillery and interesting tour about the process of extraction of the oil from the plant which grows only on this island. Next stop was the Cliffords Honey Farm where we had the chance to cool down with a tasty ice cream and learn about a very interesting fact: Kangaroo Island is the last place in the world where the pure Ligurian honeybee remains. After that, we headed towards False Cape Wine Cellar, after stopping for a photo (a very quick stop unfortunately, and from the top of the cliff) at Pennington Bay. At the Cellar we had the possibility to taste different kinds of wines (maybe it would have been a good thing to have something to nibble between the different tastings, otherwise the flavours get mixed up by the time you arrive to the last wine). It was then time to go back to Penneshaw to take the ferry again, and once we arrived on the mainland we found the bus that took us back to Adelaide, where we arrived at around 22:00. It was quite a long day, and if you think of doing more than one tour while you are staying in Adelaide, make sure you take some time to rest after a day out like this one ;-)

Waste of time (16 hours) and waste of money ($500). Started on-time at 6 am, 2 hours on a bus, then almost an hour ferry. RT trip Adelaide to Kangaroo Island took total 6 hours. One hour lunch-OK food, but everything (three different salads and meat) were dumped on one plate, so it was hard to taste any particular food. One hour free time at the end, as our bus driver has to dive somewhere. Out of 8 remaining hours we drove from one place to another for another 4 jours. Kangaroo Island was supposed to be the highlight of our trip. Only one stop was worth visiting-the bird sanctuary with a great presentation. Everything else was a joke, for example, how to make plant oil with the majority of time devoted to shopping. Next stop-honey farm, again 15 min presentation and more shopping. Last stop-wine tasting and more shopping. Kangaroo Island is the home to a few National parks with exaotic plants and animals, we so none. We stop ed for 5 min to see what we came to see on this tour-beautiful lanshapht. Nature Beaty for 5 min. Very disappointed. We were dead tired and saw nothing. Wine tasting and honey making are all around the world with not much difference. Tout was poorly designed. I guess tour company gets some commission for bringing a bus fool of people shopping. The last, but not least-very few roads are paved, most are dirt and gravel, so expect bumpy ride