The spectacular coastline is made up of towering cliffs, beautiful beaches, battered rocks and quiet inlets. There are excellent bushwalking and fishing opportunities. The island incorporates farmland, remote national parks. bleak rocky cliffs plus snug bays and beaches.

Kingscote is the largest town on the island situated on Nepean Bay. Here you can feed pelicans in the afternoon and see fairy penguins come ashore at night. At the other end of the island is Flinders Chase National Park where you can see kangaroos, koalas, wallabies and possums.

Seal Bay Conversation Park is a large sandy beach and dune area where wild Australian sea lions rest and nurse their young.

There are beaches to swim at, rockpools to explore, deserted sandy beaches to walk along, limestone cliffs to clamber up, mountains to climb, rivers to wonder with and bays to fish in. Sailing, snorkelling and fishing are just a few ways to enjoy the water.

Fact Summary

There is a total of 18 conservation and national parks on Kangaroo Island.

Entry fees do apply to some of the national parks.

Kangaroo Island has a temperate climate. The average summer temperature is 25 deg CC however cool southern sea breezes in the evening make it necessary for the use of warmer clothes.

The area code prefix for telephone numbers is 0848.

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