2 day tour of Kangaroo Island
Sat 30 and Sun 31 Aug 2025
NOTE: this has now been withdrawn from the cruise | conference | tour package.
But you can still do a Kangaroo Island tour ... SeaLink, the comapny we had partnered with, run similar tours with 3 or 4 departures every week.
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This is part of the Unlock the Past 19th cruise | conference | tour package,
... an optional extra for those doing the cruise
It is however a separate booking ... and is open to anyone
There will be no formal genealogy sessions, but there is opportunity to network with others during the bus and ferry transfers from Adelaide to Kangaroo Island as well as over meals and the evening at the Aurora Ozone Hotel in Kingscote.
NOTE: this tour is subject to a minimum of 15 bookings for it to go ahead
If not reached the tour will not go ahead (we will refund your deposit)
BOOK the 2 day Kangaroo Island tour
$100 deposit only needed to secure a place
ITINERARY - Sat 30 and Sun 31 August 2025 - after the conference and cruise. Times are approximate.
Day 1
- 6.30am Pick up at an Adelaide hotel (or the Adelaide Central Bus Station)
- Charter Coach transfer to Cape Jervis
- 9.00am Ferry to Kangaroo Island
- Full Day Kangaroo Island Tour
- Prospect Hill/Pennington Bay photo stop
- Clifford’s Honey Farm – Guided Tour
- Emu Ridge Eucalyptus Oil Distillery – Guided Tour and Lunch
- Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park
- Kingscote - Reeves Point, Silo – Photo stop
- 5.00pm Drop off Aurora Ozone Hotel
- 2 Course Dinner at the hotel
- Accommodation: Aurora Ozone Hotel, Kingscote
Day 2
- Breakfast at the hotel
- 8.30am Pick up Aurora Ozone Hotel
- Flinders Chase National Park – Remarkable Rocks and Admirals Arch
- Vivonne Bay – 2 Course lunch
- Raptor Domain - Birds of Prey Show
- Seal Bay Conservation Park – Guided beach walk
- Penneshaw Hotel – 1 Course Pre Ferry Dinner
- 7.00pm Drop off Penneshaw Terminal
- 7.30pm Ferry to Cape Jervis
- Charter Coach transfer to Adelaide
- 10.20pm Drop off Adelaide Central Bus Station
COST & BOOKINGS
- per person twin share - $950
- single - $1190
Price includes:
- 1 night accommodation on Kangaroo Island with breakfast
- 2 days of expert commentary by a local driver/guide
- Morning pick-up and evening set down at an Adelaide hotel (to be advised)
- Return ferry crossing with Kangaroo Island SeaLink - Cape Jervis/Penneshaw/Cape Jervis
- A 2 Course dinner, bed and breakfast basis in the Executive ROH rooms at the Aurora Ozone Hotel
- Chartered air-conditioned touring coach including English speaking driver as per itinerary
- Lunch and Attractions with prepaid admissions as per itinerary
Other
- Tour deposit - a deposit of $100 per person is required when booking
Final payment - required by 15 May 2025 - Cancellation - you may cancel with full refund of deposit up to 15 April 2025 if booked with us.
- Solo travellers - we encourage you to try to find someone you know and who you are willing the share with (one night at Aurora Ozone Hotel, Kingscote)