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Kangaroo Island Tour: Indigenous History Insights
4.7
13 Ratings
Adelaide
Join a small, personalized group tour on Kangaroo Island, where there will be ample time to explore the rich Indigenous history. Engage with a knowledgeable local guide, ask questions, and enjoy numerous photo opportunities along the way.
Join a small, personalized group tour on Kangaroo Island, where there will be ample time to explore the rich Indigenous history. Engage with a knowledgeable local guide, ask questions, and enjoy numerous photo opportunities along the way.
Duration:
16 hours
Cancellation:
6 days
Highlights
- Penneshaw - Host Mark will guide you on a walk in Penneshaw, exploring Australian bush foods and medicines. He will share culturally rich stories about sites of deep significance, starting from the Kalowinyeri (creation), revealing the history, tales, and traditions of the local tribes up to the current custodians of Kangaroo Island.
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- Penneshaw - Host Mark will guide you on a walk in Penneshaw, exploring Australian bush foods and medicines. He will share culturally rich stories about sites of deep significance, starting from the Kalowinyeri (creation), revealing the history, tales, and traditions of the local tribes up to the current custodians of Kangaroo Island.
- Seal Bay Conservation Park - The next destination is Seal Bay Conservation Park, where you will learn about the sealing industry from the Ngarrindjeri perspective and discover how Pungari the seal is an ancient being and a good friend of Kondoli the whale.
- Vivonne Bay - After visiting Seal Bay Conservation Park, enjoy a delightful two-course lunch centered around the Nurrunderi story, our creator who entered the Kalowinyeri or spirit world, visible from Vivonne Bay.
- Flinders Chase National Park - Next, journey to the westernmost part of the Island, Flinders Chase National Park. As you explore the park, watch for echidnas, wallabies, reptiles, and koalas. Experience the rugged coastline through walks around Remarkable Rocks and Admirals Arch. Learn how Nurrunderi left this world and entered the Kalowinyeri to give life to the indigenous people. Remarkable Rocks offer excellent photographic opportunities, and the Admirals Arch boardwalk leads you down a rugged cliff face to reveal the stunning rock archway, a natural nursery and haven for playful Long-nosed Fur Seals.
- Penneshaw - Return to Penneshaw by coach with a boxed dinner, ready to meet your return ferry and transfer to Adelaide.
What's Included
- All entrance fees and special permits
- Personalised touring with expert commentary from Ngarrindjeri elder, Mark Koolmatrie
- Return coach and ferry transfers to Kangaroo Island
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- All entrance fees and special permits
- Personalised touring with expert commentary from Ngarrindjeri elder, Mark Koolmatrie
- Return coach and ferry transfers to Kangaroo Island
- In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Gratuities
Additional Information
- A maximum of 20people per tour
- Please advise any specific dietary or allergy information at time of booking. Requests once tour has commenced cannot be catered for
- Tour will not operate unless minimum number of 6 passengers travel. Should numbers not be met, a full refund will be provided.
- Camera supplies on Kangaroo Island are limited. Bring…
- A maximum of 20people per tour
- Please advise any specific dietary or allergy information at time of booking. Requests once tour has commenced cannot be catered for
- Tour will not operate unless minimum number of 6 passengers travel. Should numbers not be met, a full refund will be provided.
- Camera supplies on Kangaroo Island are limited. Bring plenty of spare batteries for your camera or video recorder
- Please bring sunscreen, sun hat, comfortable walking shoes and casual/comfortable clothes also a warm top and a rain jacket can be required any time of year. Do not forget personal medication
Location
Adelaide Central Bus Station Franklin St
Franklin Street
A courtesy pick-up service will be provided from selected Adelaide CBD and Glenelg hostels and hotels, please confirm on 13 13 01 at least 48 hours prior. Otherwise, check in at 3:15pm at the Adelaide Sightseeing counter inside the Adelaide Central Bus Station, 83-85 Franklin Street, Adelaide
Cancellation Policy
If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
Customer Ratings
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(13 Ratings)
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Sehrsam
Feb 26, 2022
Excellent tour - Excellent tour, seen so much in one day, koalas, seals, sea lions, kangaroos and birds as well as beautiful landscapes. Very knowledgeable tour guide Nikki
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R6025aftrishh
Feb 26, 2022
Beautiful KI in a day - We had a fabulous trip with Nikki. The number of animals she could spot was outstanding. Weather, food and transportation all great. Thoroughly enjoyed our stay on kangaroo island and wonderful to see it recovering.
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Linda
Jan 12, 2022
Nikki's Nature Day Tour - Nikki Redman was our Nature Tour guide with her extensive knowledge and passion for her job made a bleak day very informative and totally enjoyable 😉
We saw Seals to landscapes to picturesque coastlines, natural rock formations, forest regeneration after 2020 bushfires and Aussie Koalas.
A delicious Lunch was fully catered for us with local wines, ad well as afternoon tea.
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Fifigaborrr
Dec 14, 2021
The tour that has it all! - Wow. We looooved the tour with our amazing host, Nikki. She had such a passion for the Island, a great sense of humour, and she looked after us super well. She had so much knowledge about the flora and fauna on the island which was just fascinating, and learning about and seeing the regeneration of the environment was so interesting. Highlights were the bush lunch, the koalas, goannas and echidna we saw and loved the gin distillery. Highly recommended!
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Trek756204
Aug 17, 2021
A KI Odyssey with Nikki - After a false start thanks to COVID-19, and a later decision to take the car and extend our stay, Serina at KI Odyssey was brilliant in getting it all sorted and booked for us - nothing was too much trouble; including my numerous change of mind. Thank you Serina for all your emails and calls to get us to KI.
Our first day on KI kicked off early with Nikki keen to get going to show us her world - and what a remarkable world it is! Being her only guests we had licence to deviate from the original tour plan and visit some of Nikki's special spots South to North. Brilliant!
Being avid lovers of the wilderness and natural environs, Nikki did not disappoint in showing us some very beautiful parts of her KI including the regenerating Flinders Chase bushland and spotting lots of local inhabitants . When Nikki wasn't introducing us to the next magnificent experience, she ensured we compiled a comprehensive list of many other beautiful places to visit over our extended visit - and yes, we did sort the tides to return to Stokes Bay to find the magic beach on the other side of the rocky outcrop!
I cannot recommend these people enough from Serina's impeccable planning and booking to Nikki's willingness and passion to share her knowledge and experience of KI to make our trip unforgettable...including a sensational 2 course lunch with a bottle of local wine in amongst the bush! Thanks Nikki for an unforgettable big day we will recommend to friends!
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Kateque66
Jun 23, 2021
Fabulous tour of recovery on KI - My husband and I went on this tour and it was wonderful beyond belief. Nikki was our guide and she was warm, extremely knowledgable about the island’s history, the animals and the forests and other vegetation. She took us all over the island and showed us in detail all the ways the land was coming back. She made time for us to see the Parndarna Community Garden established after the fires to let locals grow food for themselves, which was on our wish list.
But the island and her passion for nature and her kindness were the real highlights. Even when the cancellation of the late ferry meant cutting an hour or so off the tour, she still showed us all kinds of wonders. We saw lots of koalas up close, an abundance of the KI kangaroos (so cute), cape barren geese, honey eaters and other birds, fur seals up close (which was so exciting), wallabies, and the best of all an echidna train (which is rare to see and so so special). The female echidna leaves a scent trail and all the males follow her around for up to 50 days until she decides to mate. This is real boasting material!
Nikki has inspired us to come back and spend a week on the Island next holiday because we saw or heard from her about all the things to do and places together see more of. Not to mention seeing more of Nikki.
The Mercury was a good place to stay, right on the Bay, and the food is really excellent.
I cannot recommend this tour enough - or any tour Nikki leads. Go see it all on Kangaroo Island.
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Sydneyirene
May 13, 2021
Outstanding experience. - The Road to Recovery Tour was outstanding. Our guide Nikki, was a local with a deep knowledge of the island and its geology, ecology, biology and geography. She was enthusiastic, kind, thoughtful and a perfect guide to the wonders of the island and the way it is recovering from the catastrophic bushfires .
We had a wonderful day.
Highly recommended.
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Starbel
Mar 27, 2021
Photographer's dream day on Kangaroo Island - We had an amazing day out with Nikki as our tour guide. She was able to organise a day to encompass exactly what we were looking for. We are both avid photographers and she took us to some of the best places on the island to take photos. We had a dream day, and she even organised perfect weather for us. Her knowledge and passion for Kangaroo Island, her home, were obvious from the moment that she met us.
The tour took in the highlights of Kangaroo Island, using a 4WD therefore accessing roads that we would have hesitated going down in my car. The food that was provided was plentiful and absolutely delicious.
All aspects of organising this tour, from booking through to the completion of the tour was professional.
If you have limited time on Kangaroo Island and want to see as much as possible, with a local, knowledgeable driver, then you definitely need to do this tour!
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Sueandjim78
Mar 14, 2021
Best day out - What an incredible experience. I felt privileged to be in Nikki's company for the day. She is not only knowledgeable on many topics and passionate in her love of the island and its inhabitants but also possesses the qualities of compassion, humility and patience.
She has excellent driving skills and makes great use of time.
It was a day to remember.
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Koalabook
Nov 17, 2020
Lifetime Memories - Kangaroo Island Odyssey Adventures organised our bespoke tour wth Nikki Redman. Professional, considerate and kind, Nikki ensured our day unfolded easily. We were out for a full day but time flew as we covered the island and absorbed Nikki’s knowledge of wildlife, flora and fire ecology. We have visited the island before but nothing compares to a professional local sharing her island, pointing out the koalas, goannas, seals, birds, etc and her knowledge of her pristine home.
Australians, this is a tour for us as much as for any overseas visitor. Witness the microscopic growth and wonder at the majestic Remarkable Rocks, through the eyes, heart and lens of Nikki. It was an unforgettable day.
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