At a Glance
Treat to yourself to flagship McLaren Vale wine experience, with this short escape that showcases the region’s finest accommodation, food and wine.
Delve deeper into Kangaroo Island, one of Australia’s great nature-based destinations, with this 3-day, fully guided small group tour that showcases the Island’s best landscapes and wildlife encounters while embracing the island's gastronomic scene. This package is perfect for nature and food lovers wanting to see it all – in slow pace and in style.
Situated 13-kilometres (8 mi) off the coast of South Australia, Kangaroo Island is brimming with dramatic landscapes, epic rock formations, native animals and artisanal food and wine. Be greeted by koalas dozing in towering Eucalyptus trees, Australian sea lions basking on unspoiled white beaches, and a kangaroo that exists nowhere else on Earth. For an ...
Trip Highlights
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What's Included
- Return on-island shared transfers from Kingscote Airport Terminal and/or Penneshaw Ferry Terminal
- 2 nights accommodation in a Luxury Ocean View Villa with Outdoor Bath on a twin share basis
- All meals as specified including 1 x two-course dinner and 1 x seafood platter dinner for two people
- A selection of local Kangaroo Island and South Australian beverages, including beer, wine, cider and non-alcoholic
- A Cellar Door Tour including lunch on Day 1
- Full-day shared ‘Kangaroo Island Nature’ tour including lunch on Day 2
- Half-day shared ‘Taste of Kangaroo Island’ tour including lunch on Day 3 before departure
Itinerary
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You'll arrive on Kangaroo Island before 10:45am before your adventure begins with a 4-hour cellar door wine tour to two of Kangaroo Island's top cellar doors. Treat your tastebuds with premium wine tasting and enjoy a gourmet lunch while soaking in spectacular views Your first visit is the charming False Cape Wines cellar door. Marvel at its architecture made from recycled wood, jetty timbers and limestone sourced from their property. Where the views are just as delicious as the menu for lunch and a wine paddle set in an idyllic location among the lush vineyard and aromatic Eucalypts. Your wine tasting journey continues to the picturesque Dudley Wines cellar door. Be mesmerised by its sweeping and iconic, cliff-top ocean view across Backstairs Passage to mainland Australia. Here, you'll be treated to a glass of your choice of Dudley wines as well as spending time exploring their range of wool clothing, local produce and KI artwork before transferring to your lodge. |
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You'll stay at the only full-service boutique hotel on the island, the Sea Dragon Kangaroo Island. Spend time unwinding at this spectacular oasis set on 250-acre coastal property of absolute beach frontage with breathtaking ocean views. Unwind in your private Ocean View Villa complete with a large deck with an outdoor porcelain bath to soak in and listen to the sounds of the sea and land, and be one with nature. Alternatively, take a lovely stroll to the serene Pink Bay beach, inaccessible to the public, and a short walk from the lodge. You don't have to go far to encounter various wildlife with the property being a designated area of heritage protection for flora and fauna. Collide onsite with wildlife from kangaroos, wallabies, possums, echidnas, goannas and an array of birdlife. Come evening, be treated to a 2 course dinner boasting local ingredients and flavours from its island providers and native herbs and edible plants grown on their land. |
Sea Dragon Lodge, Kangaroo Island
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Enjoy a delightful ocean view breakfast before spending the day on a small-group tour (maximum of just 10 people) with your professional guide exploring the diverse natural attractions and wildlife of Kangaroo Island, one of Australia’s premium nature-based destinations. Enjoy short walks, a picnic lunch and close up wildlife encounters while learning about the history and nature of this amazing island. You'll depart your lodge at approximately 9:00 am and journey west across the island towards the first stop, Seal Bay Conservation Park. Keep your eyes peeled for wildlife on the roadsides as you drive through a variety of vegetative areas. Seal Bay Conservation Park is home to the endangered Australian sea lion. With only an estimated 12,000 sea lions left in the world, Seal Bay is the third largest colony of this species. Walk through the striking sand dune system and along the pristine beach with your experienced guide or knowledgeable Park Ranger for approximately an hour, as you gain insight about these beautiful mammals. |
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On the way to famous Flinders Chase National Park keep an eye out for Rosenberg goannas lazing in the sun, where we’ll view the stunning rejuvenation of native bush species from the devastating bushfires of 2019-20. A stop at Remarkable Rocks will give you the first views of the rugged coastline in this diverse national park. The amazing rock formations and distinct red rocks are a photographer’s delight. Enjoy a delicious lunch before spending the afternoon exploring other known attractions in the park, namely Cape Du Couedic, Weirs Cove and Admirals Arch. Learn about the early maritime history of this wild environment, all the while spotting other native animal species including long-nosed fur seals at Admirals Arch, echidnas, kangaroos, tammar wallabies and a range of birds and reptiles. Enjoy a refreshing swim or a short walk at one of the many picturesque beaches (temperatures permitting) before arriving back at your lodge at approximately 5:30 pm. Tonight, tantalise on a fresh course seafood platter dinner boasting a selection of seasonal seafood served chilled with homemade condiments and fresh bread. |
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Today, taste your way at the property or around the island provided by a diverse range of predominantly small businesses and providores on Kangaroo Island - home to some of Australia’s premium Ligurian honey, beers and spirits. You will be able to choose as many or as few activities as they wish from this schedule (subject to their operating days). The available experiences will be confirmed upon arrival. The rotating schedule will feature two to three activities daily, including: Bespoke private and specialised tours can be arranged at additional cost to meet your requirements such private nature walk, private guided walking tour, private tasting tour and snorkel with seals and dolphins tour etc. Your incredible adventure ends with a transfer to Kingscote Airport Terminal or Penneshaw Ferry Terminal to meet your departing flight (depending on flight schedule of airline) or ferry (departing at 2:30pm). NOTE: This itinerary is provided as an example only – prevailing conditions and local arrangements may cause variation. |
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Departs on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday on request. Holiday surcharge for travel period of Easter holiday and December 20 - January 31 (inclusive). Single supplement is available at an addition cost. Please contact us for group booking.
More Info
The start and finish point is Kangaroo Island, South Australia.
Kangaroo Island has a Mediterranean climate: warm to hot dry summers (December – February) with very low humidity; and cool, mild winters (June – August). The majority of rainfall occurs from April – September, while strong winds are a possibility throughout the year.
- Guests need to arrive at Penneshaw or Kingscote Airport earlier than 10:45am (Ferry departing Cape Jervis @ 10:00am) in order to have sufficient time for the Cellar Door Tour on the arrival day
- Guest must depart no earlier than a 3:00pm flight or the 4:30pm or later ferry due to the ‘Taste of Kangaroo Island’ taking place on Day 3
- Additional charge applies for transfer from Adelaide to Adelaide airport or from Adelaide to Cape Jervis to meet your flight or ferry
Onlyluxe Travel acts as travel agency and work with different tour operators.
Payment Detail
All pricing is in Australian dollars and are quoted on a per person twin share basis. A supplementary price is available (see below). Bookings are not confirmed until full payment and the signed Booking Form has been received by Onlyluxe Travel.
A non-refundable 30% deposit is payable within 7 days of your booking, with the final balance due 60 days prior to departure. If a booking is made 60 days or less before departure, the full payment is payable immediately. Last minute bookings are payable before arrival. Failure to pay on time may result in automatic cancellation of a booking with cancellation penalties payable to Onlyluxe Travel. If you pay by credit card or PayPal a surcharge will be added to the total price.
Single Supplement
All accommodation is twin share. Single guests will share with someone of the same gender. If a single room is demanded, a supplementary price of will apply. The supplementary price refers to our quotation and needs to be stipulated at the time of booking.
General Cancellation Policies
- Outside of 60 days monies will be refunded less 30% of full fee
- Within 60 days prior to arrival all monies will be forfeited
- No refunds will be given in the event of non-arrival, any unused services or unused nights due to flight or weather disruption
- We strongly recommend guests protect themselves with travel insurance and medical insurance
Please Note: Cancellations must be advised in email and will take effect from the date they are received.
Liability
The participant agrees to indemnify Onlyluxe Travel, and its servant, tour operator and agents, in relation to any liability, loss and damage which the tour operator, or its servants and/or agents may incur as a result of the participants, negligence or misconduct during the tour.
Smoking is not permitted on the bus, or in tents or in other accommodation being used by tour operator at the time that a trip is being conducted.
Child Policy
Please consult travel consultant on age limit.
Changes to Itineraries
Local conditions may necessitate changes to sightseeing, walking and driving routes, camping and accommodation locations. While every effort will be made to provide the services and experiences as offered in our brochure, on our website, and in our trip letters, we reserve the right to vary your itinerary. In the event that we are forced to change your arrangements, substitute arrangements of a similar standard will be provided. The tour operator will not be liable where interruptions to itineraries are caused by weather conditions, technical problems to transport used by the tour operator, industrial action, political or civil commotion or other circumstances beyond our control. We refer you to the conditions regarding travel insurance.
Changes in Prices
While we will do its utmost to honour its pricing unforeseen circumstances may mean that prices may be subject to change without notice.
Pre-Existing Medical Conditions and Age Limits
You need to advise Onlyluxe travel and the tour operator on any pre-existing medical condition, mobility impairment and/or disability that might reasonably be expected to increase the risk of your requiring medical attention, or that might affect the normal conduct of a trip and the enjoyment of other trip members. Onlyluxe Travel and the tour operator may require an assessment of your medical condition from a qualified medical practitioner. If you fail to adequately notify the tour operator of any pre-existing medical conditions and/or disability, the tour operator reserves the right, at its reasonable discretion, to cancel your participation in a trip at any time, including after the commencement of your trip, with no right of refund if your medical condition, mobility impairment and/or disability could be reasonably expected to affect the normal conduct of the trip and the enjoyment of other trip members.
Cancellation by The Tour Operator
The walks take place in very special wilderness settings. The tour operator is at the mercy of nature in all her beauty and all her fury. The tour operator will under no circumstance knowingly place at risk the health and well-being of our guests and guides. In the case of natural threats, acts of God and the like (e.g. bushfires, impassable snow, etc) the tour operator may need to cancel a walk with very little notice. In some cases, this can occur after the walk has commenced. The tour operator reserves the right to cancel any walk up to 60 days prior to departure if a minimum of 4 walkers are unable to meet for a tour. If the tour operator needs to cancel for any reason, the cost of the walk or any other costs associated with travel to the designated pick up point, overnight accommodation, meals, etc will not be covered by the Onlyluxe Travel and therefore we strongly recommend travel insurance be taken out prior to travel.
Force Majeure
'Force Majeure' means (without restriction) any event which Onlyluxe Travel or its third party providers could not, even with due care, foresee or avoid. Force Majeure covers events such as, but not limited to, adverse weather conditions, fire and all similar events beyond our control. In the case of Force Majeure Onlyluxe Travel will not accept liability, and reserves the right to change and cancel trips.
Evacuations
In rare circumstances, due to injury or unforeseen illness, the tour operator may need to evacuate you from a remote part of the walk. Helicopter evacuations are expensive and in most cases will be at a cost to the customer.
For Australian residents, under the Australian Government Medicare Act, it is prohibited for any domestic travel insurance product to provide any financial reimbursement with regard to ambulance or air ambulance services. We therefore strongly advise our customers to take specific ambulance cover through their health insurance provider. Evacuation cost will not be covered by the Onlyluxe Travel and therefore it is also strongly recommended that our customers take out travel insurance to cover (amongst other things) the costs associated with evacuation.
Travel Insurance
In view of the heavy cancellation penalties applied to cancelled reservations in certain circumstances, we strongly recommends suitable travel insurance be purchased at the time the holding deposit is paid. We recommend insurance cover that covers any loss which may be suffered due to cancellation. We also strongly recommend comprehensive travel insurance against loss of baggage and medical expenses.
