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A self-driving strategy for old drivers on kangaroo island in south Australia

 16 Jan 2017

Brief introduction to kangaroo island

(Kangaroo Island, a kangaroo island south of Adelaide, Australia's capital of South Australia, is South Australia's most famous tourist destination, and South Australia has been named the world's top 10 tourist destination by Lonely Planet in 2017. There are also kangaroo islands a lot of hard work. Kangaroo Island is a very large island, covering an area of about 4400 square kilometers, equivalent to 3.5 Chongming Island or 1 / 8 Hainan Island, with a permanent population of less than 5000 people, and only a few small towns, most of which are rarely populated. The ecology of the island is very well preserved, there are a great variety of wild animals and plants, and the kangaroo island has no bridge or tunnel connection with the mainland of South Australia. It can only be reached by ferry or plane, and the fares are not cheap, transportation is inconvenient, and the population is very small. The picturesque landscape makes kangaroo island more like a real outdoor peach. If you haven't been to kangaroo island on a trip to Adelaide, you'll have to regret it.

The one-way trip from downtown Adelaide to Cape Jervis pier is about one and a half hours.


As mentioned earlier, the kangaroo island does not have access to the bridge and tunnel and can only be reached by ferry or plane. There is a flight from Adelaide to Kingscott, a small plane with only 20 or 30 seats, with about 2, 3 flights a day, and the flight time is about half an hour. The fare is about 140,180 Australian dollars per person, slightly expensive, and you have to rent a car at the airport after you get off the plane. The local bus is almost zero. Without a car, you can't go anywhere, and it's a lot more expensive to rent a car on the island than in Adelaide. There are fewer options, so it's recommended to rent a car in Adelaide and take a ferry.

If you want to follow the tour group, you can find a travel agency in the downtown Adelaide area, but there are also Chinese groups in small numbers, and you can also sign up on domestic travel websites. The visitors are all about 250 to 300 Australian dollars a day, so you don't have to bother with the group. Anyway, just get in the car, sleep, get out of the car, take pictures and follow the guide, and our playbook is for self-driving or chartered tourists.


Kangaroo island self-driving strategy

Schedule selection

If there is plenty of time, it is suggested that 2 days or 3 days travel, can more fully experience the beauty of kangaroo island; A one-day tour will be OK, but it will be very tiring and not fun. It will take about three hours from Adelaide to and from Cape Jervis Terminal, and the round trip ferry (45 minutes one way) plus the waiting time will also take at least two hours. And the main attractions on kangaroo island turn around at least 300 kilometers, and it takes four to five hours on the road alone. How much time can there be for sightseeing, photo-taking, pleasure and gourmet food? And from an economic point of view, it's not cheap to go to kangaroo island once. It takes about 300 Australian dollars for a ferry to and fro a passenger car (depending on the number of people on the bus). It's just a day's play. Anyway, I don't think it's cost-effective. So the best time must be two or three days.


Vehicle selection

The roads on the island are perfect, the majority of destinations are qualified by ordinary 2-drive cars, and a few beaches and inland hinterlands require 4-drive cars to enter, but unless they travel in-depth for many days, ordinary tourists are generally less likely to travel. So this paper mainly focuses on the destination where the 2-drive can reach. Another note is that if you rent a car, some rental car companies are not allowed to drive to kangaroo island, please make sure to consult clearly to avoid disputes.


Shipping ticket information

The ferry between Cape Jervis (Cape Jervis) in South Australia and Penny Shaw (Penneshaw) in kangaroo island is operated by SeaLink Company. This one has no branch, and the monopoly is expensive. The one-way car is 98 Australian dollars per person, and the adult passenger is 49 Australian dollars per person. Children's $25 per person, kangaroo island for 7, 9, 10, 15, 16, 18, 19, and back to Adelaide 5-30, 8-30, 10-30, 14-20, 16-30, 17-30, 19-30, notice that some of the trips are not daily, please check the SeaLink website. Remind you to book tickets in advance, although you can buy them directly at the dock, but it is very common to be sold out very early in the peak season of tourism. If Xingchong drove more than 100 kilometers to the dock, it would be very embarrassing to be told that the tickets were sold out on that day. In addition, the ferry is affected by the weather and may be suspended in the event of bad weather. Therefore, it is important to keep the correct telephone number and keep the mobile phone unblocked when booking. If there is any accident, the staff of the ferry will call. You can also check on the official website for the latest class dynamics, SeaLink official website please move: https://www.sealink.com.au. After the payment is successful on the Internet, you will receive confirmation that the Email, is printed out or exist in the mobile phone, and drive directly to the docks and show them to the staff. Generally, it is appropriate to arrive at the dock 10 / 20 minutes in advance.


Introduction of the main purpose

A list of the main destinations of kangaroo island



Entertainment recommendation


Accommodation recommendation

There are plenty of places to stay on the kangaroo island, which can be found on both Booking and Airbnb. Here are a few that are characteristic or representative:


Recommended travel schedule

2 day tour:

3-day tou

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Meitu

Boarding at Cape Jervis.


If you take the earliest boat to kangaroo island, you can see the sunrise at sea


Pennyshaw's dockway


The beautiful view of the lighthouse from Pennyshaw to Cape Willerby


Willebee lighthouse


Sea lions in the sea leopard bay conservation park


Kim Scott's pelicans.


Small Sahara sand slip



Clifford honey farm


Flagship Arch Seals by the Sea


Flagship arch


Cape du Couedic lighthouse (on the way to the flagship arch)


Magic rock


Kangaroo island wildlife zoo


Hansen Bay Wildlife Conservation Park and Cabins

*This article does not represent the views of us.

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