Dec 8, 2024
Unforgettable night with guide Fiona! - What a unforgettable night it was! Guide Fiona is simply the best, she has so much knowledge and she is so good at this! Under the sky full of stars we saw two (!) echidnas wandering around, brushtail possum with baby, many koalas up in the tree and moving around on the ground, lots of kangaroos and Tammar wallabies! People have no idea what's going on at night! This is a must do when on KI! Thank you so much!
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Nov 9, 2024
Evening views with lots of animals - Loads of wallabies, kangaroos, birds and koalas plus lots of explanation about the life cycles and habits of the animals. Our guide was a woman who knows a lot about the history of the island and the habits of the specific animals that live in the area. Excellent tour.
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Nov 4, 2024
Do This tour! - This was the best wildlife tour ever! As second time visitors to Australia, we had never seen wallaby’s or koalas in the wild before and this tour certainly fulfilled this wish. The guide had scoped out the area before we arrived and she showed us right where to look for several male and female koalas and their babies. We got to see and hear males making their mating calls! Amazing sounds indeed! After dark, walking with red lights (these don’t disturb the animals and allow us to see them) we saw koalas on the ground, walking between trees. We also saw lots of kangaroos, wallaby’s and Cape Barren geese. This is a wonderful place and you’d be lucky to do a tour here!
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Oct 1, 2024
Beautiful experience - We had a wonderful experience seeing heaps of koalas, kangaroos, and wallabies. We saw several mother koalas with babies, including a particularly playful baby for several minutes which was so special. The guide was friendly, interesting and knowledgeable, and made it fun having us spot the koalas. Definitely worth a visit!!
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Aug 13, 2024
Highlight of Kangaroo Island! - What could be better than seeing kangaroos and koalas in their natural habitat? This tour was amazing. Kiera was extremely knowledgeable, and we were able to see and learn about kangaroos, koalas, and wallabies during our evening walk through the sanctuary. We also learned about the heartbreaking 2020 fire and how nature is bouncing back. I can highly recommend this tour - if you go to Kangaroo Island, this is a must do!
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Aug 11, 2024
Don’t miss this experience!!!! - First of all, I highly commend Ciara, our guide! She was so knowledgeable, personable, capable, and friendly; a true delight whose love for these animals and environment is evident. The sanctuary offered us the opportunity to observe the wildlife in its natural environment. I recommend the sunset/night tour as we saw many koalas feeding, lots of wallabies, kangaroos and even about 10 bush tail possums! At the end of the walking tour, there is an interesting video on the fire that engulfed much of the island in 2020 and how the life returned.
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Aug 5, 2024
Do not miss it! - Lots of animals around at dusk, including a very active koala courting his potential mate. Do not miss it if you want to see wild animals in their habitat. Also the stars look gorgeous there!
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Apr 25, 2024
Discovery of wildlife at sunset - A sunset visit to observe koalas, kangaroos, wallabies and black swans. All this on foot and by car accompanied by explanations from Jim who was really a great guide!
An experience to live when you are in this corner of the world!
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Mar 30, 2024
A KI must do! - The nocturnal tour was an awesome experience. The tour guide Ciara was super knowledgeable about the animals and environment, and her passion for both were evident in the way she led the tour. She helped us spot several koala, wallaby, and even an echidna, and shared details about the 2020 fire impacts and recovery. Overall excellent experience and would recommend!
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Mar 17, 2024
Educational, a night to remember! - I wanted to do this tour for a little while as a 'local' who lives nearby. I used to run the Koala Walking Tour out of little sahara and was keen to see the difference. Off the bat the reserve is a very different location, as its a bit further west and has been affected by the fires. Our guide Ciara was lovely and knowledgable, and the tour was fun from the get go. We found cute koalas with no issue. There are heaps of grassy areas as the reserve used to be a farm, which actually attracts heaps of kangaroos! Then we hopped in a van and drove out to a field after sunset, where we met heaps of kangaroos, wallabies, and even the elusive possum. What I appreciated about this tour is that they do an indoor seminar on the fires that affected the area, showing videos of wildife and before/after photos of the fires. Very illuminating and educational, and happy I had the chance to go! It's one thing to learn about the fires, but another thing to see it.
So if you're in-between the LS or Hanson Bay koala tours, I'm of no help as they are both amazing. LS boasts a prettier walk and a land untouched by the destructive fires (so tall trees, and a chance to walk on the breathtaking sand dunes). But as they are a daytime walk, less of a chance to see other wildlife, and they don't teach about the fires as in-depth as Hanson Bay does, as Hanson bay has videos and artifacts to show (great for visual learning). Personally, as a bit of a wildife and KI fanatic, I'm happy to have done both!
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