Kangaroo Island

Kangaroo Island is Australia's third largest island - after Tasmania and Melville Island. It is 112 kilometres (70 mi) southwest of Adelaide at the entrance of Gulf Saint Vincent.

You can see outstanding landscapes here, covered with wildlife - such as Admirals Arch, home to playful New Zealand fur seals - Seal Bay Conservation Park, where sea-lions loll about the sand, and Remarkable Rocks, a truly remarkable feature and a great photo spot.

It might be surprising that Kangaroo Island was separated from the mainland only 9000 to 10000 years ago. Due to the separation from the mainland some animals have evolved differently, e.g. the Kangaroo Island kangaroo. Human population can be traced back 16,000 years from now since stone tools and Aboriginal campsites have been found in the early 1900s. European settlement started in the early 1800s.

The Gateway Visitor Information Centre, located in Penneshaw, is the island's only accredited visitor information centre. The centre can provide maps, brochures, tour times, costs and can help to make bookings.

Many of the local species can be found right next to the roads. So drive slowly in order not to miss anything. The best time for wildlife spotting is during winter and in summer on cooler days. Most of the species are nocturnal as well, so the best time to watch them might be dawn and dusk. There are a number of private operators who offer wildlife tours. When spotting wildlife you should always observe, never interact. Do not feed the animals, since this might cause death and illness since these creatures are not used to human food.