Day 1 - Adelaide
Pick up from the Adelaide International or Domestic Airport and transfer you to the Royal Coach Motor Inn
Day 2 - Adelaide
to River Murray
Pick up from your hotel to transfer you via coach to Mannun where you meet the PS Murray Princess for the Mid-afternoon departure. You then cruise upriver while you enjoy pre-dinner drinks before your evening meal is served.
Try spotting some of the local wildlife while cruising along the river by night; keep a look out for water birds like spoon-beaked egrets, grey kangaroos, hair-nosed wombats, and the Murray Tortoises. Enjoy the rest of the evening with our on-board entertainer moored at Craignook under the moonlight.
Day 3 - River Cruising
Murray River
After breakfast you have the opportunity to go ashore for a guided nature walk where you will discover the local wildlife of the Murray River Region. After re boarding the cruise continues upstream past big river cliffs an impressive view off cliffs that tower up to 90 metres above us.
In the afternoon to head downriver to travel
towards to Piggy Flat where we join the backwater wildlife
tour. Travelling in small, guided groups, you explore the network
of untouched backwaters. The opportunity to view a plethora
of birdlife awaits you as we meander through the creeks and
lagoons, trying to spot darters, herons and egrets feeding
along the river's muddy edges. We then head back to the PS
Murray Princess for a dinner followed by evening excitement
with the Murray River Cup.
Day 4 - River Cruising
Murray River
This morning provides the opportunity to take some amazing photographs as we go ashore at dawn to capture the sunrise over the Mighty Murray. After enjoying a hearty breakfast on board we learn about the Food and Wine Trail of the Riverland before enjoying a lunch of local produce.
As we come into Murray Bridge we disembark to visit the Pomberuk Aboriginal Cultural Centre, on the land of the local Ngarrindjeri people where you will have the chance to see a dramatic dance performance depicting the Dreaming tale of Ngurunderi, a Ngarrindjeri ancestor, whose battle with the Murray Cod created the natural formations of the Murray that we see today.
The Murray Princess then departs for Mundarra, where you
will join the Captain and officers for pre-dinner drinks and
then the Captain's Dinner & Dance.
Day 5 - Mannum to
Kangaroo Island via Adelaide
After breakfast your arrival back into Mannum sees you disembark and conclude your River Murray cruise. You are then transported via coach to Adelaide to meet the SeaLink connection for the scenic coach trip to Cape Jervis where you will connect with SeaLink's ferry for the 45 minute cruise across backstairs passage to Kangaroo Island.
On arrival in Penneshaw transfer to the Kangaroo Island Seafront Hotel, and check in before taking a guided penguin tour. Here you will walk with a guide along a boardwalk with the Little Penguins as they come ashore in the evening. At the end of the tour return to the Seafront Hotel for your dinner, served with Kangaroo Island wine.
Day 6 - Kangaroo
Island
After a continental breakfast you will be collected by your experienced SeaLink guide and taken to the ferry terminal to meet the other passengers joining your tour. The tour departing from the ferry terminal then begins as you travel around the island experiencing the best it has to offer. First stop is Robs Shearing, an opportunity to see sheep shearing and learn about the wool industry, all in a small and authentic original shearing shed.
From there we drive to Andermel for a look at the marron ponds (fresh water lobster) where these delicious crustaceans are farmed. As Andermel is also a winery wine tasting is included before Lunch is in the Andermel restaurant, with your choice of two marron dishes served with white wine.
After your leisurely lunch we visit the Kelly Hill Caves for a Parks Ranger guided tour of the limestone caves and then continue after a brief stop at the Flinders Chase Visitor Centre, we drive back along the south coast road to an area where kangaroos and wallabies feed in the evenings. Accommodation for the night is at the 4 star Kangaroo Island Wilderness Retreat, near the entrance to Flinders Chase National Park and set in the bush. Watch for the wallabies and possums as you go in for dinner, a two course a la carte meal served with Kangaroo Island wines. Remember to close your hotel room door while you are at dinner as the possums love to visit!
Day 7 - Kangaroo
Island to Adelaide
After breakfast we drive back into Flinders Chase National Park to visit Remarkable Rocks, a spectacular eroded granite rock formation we then stop at Weir's Cove to see the ruins of the old lighthouse store. In winter watch for whales which sometimes pass along the coast here. At Admiral's Arch take the boardwalk into the Arch, another spectacular natural formation and home to a colony of playful fur seals. Then we stop off at the Hanson Bay Sanctuary where we take a walk to look for koalas and then to Western KI Sanctuary an area where kangaroos and wallabies feed in the evenings.
From there we drive to Vivonne Bay for a two course lunch served with Kangaroo Island wines in a natural bushland setting. After lunch there is a Birds of Prey free flight demonstration and then we drive to the bay to see what has been rated by one of Australia's leading Universities as Australia's best beach. From Vivonne Bay it is a short drive to Little Sahara, an inland area of large white sand dunes, unusual in that the dunes are not coastal and are surrounded by dense bushland.
Another short drive brings us to Seal Bay Conservation Park where we have one of the world's special experiences - a walk on the beach with your SeaLink guide amongst a breeding colony of wild and rare Australian sea lions. From Seal Bay travel into Kingscote, the island's main town, where you will see the feeding of the wild pelicans and learn about these ancient birds. Then it is time to return to Adelaide and your tour ends at the airport or ferry terminal for evening travel back to your Adelaide hotel.
Day 8 - Adelaide
Today you will be transferred from your hotel to the Adelaide International or Domestic Airport for the conclusion you River Murray and Kangaroo Island Experience.
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