Kangaroo Island
September 1st 2008 23:59
Located around 100 km southwest of Adelaide in South Australia, the lush Kangaroo Island is Australia's third largest island (behind Tasmania and Melville Island) or equivalent to seven times the size of Singapore!
As one of Australia's premier tourist destinations, the island is famous for its unspoilt environment where wildlife and can quite literally be found crawling in its natural habitat. Some of the country's best loved creatures such as koalas can be found relaxing at 'home' in native trees; seals appear to enjoy sunbathing just as much as we do as they lounge themselves on the beach; and of course, plenty of our other national icon, the kangaroo.
Discovered by British navigator Matthew Flinders in 1802, at least half the native bushland on Kangaroo Island remains just as it was back in the day and more than one-third of the Island is now either a National or Conservation Park.
There's plenty of 'must sees' and 'must dos' - the list is just simply too long to include everything so here's just a few of everyones favourites:
Flinders Chase National Park - a 33,000-hectare national park featuring Remarkable Rocks, Admirals Arch, a 1909 Cape du Couedic lighthouse and wildlife aplenty.
Seal Bay Conservation Park - the home to the nation's third largest and most accessible colony of Australian Sea Lions.
Penguin Pageantry - watch little Penguins return home from waters to their seaside burrows.
Kangaroo Island Caving - the ultimate caving tour featuring caverns and sinkholes.
Vivonne Bay - rated as Australia's best beach in terms of water clarity, privacy and cleanliness.
For the foodies out there, you will be delighted with the Island's offerings of some of the country's best free-range eggs, olive oil, native jams, smoked fish, sauces and marinades, not to mention the fantastic wine, cheeses, and seafood such as oysters and lobsters.
So whether you're enjoying the views from seaside cottages and cliff-top cabins, playing with wildlife or sampling great good, there's something for everyone at Kangaroo Island.
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