Kangaroo Island has many spectacular beaches but none is more cherished by locals and visitors alike than Pennington Bay. Just a two-minute detour off the main road from Penneshaw to Kingscote, the bay is easily the most accessible vantage point for views of the south coast. The ‘reveal’ is...

Kangaroo Island has a reputation for being an unspoilt natural wilderness, so when Sea Dragon Lodge established their luxury boutique retreat on the island a few years ago, they set out to do it in a way that minimised the impact on the local wildlife and vegetation.  The Lodge offers a unique o...

Qantas have announced that Qantaslink  will be offering direct flights from Adelaide and Melbourne into Kingscote Airport on Kangaroo Island.  The Adelaide to Kingscote flights will be operated 5 times a week, with the Melbourne to Kingscote flights operating twice each week. QantasLink will be...

About Kangaroo Island is an unspoilt wilderness that showcases some of the best that Australia has to offer. From spectacular ocean scenery, amazing wildlife encounters, through to some of Australia’s best food and wine – Kangaroo Island has it all. With over 30% of the island a National Park...

Kangaroo Island is rapidly becoming one of Australia’s premier tourist destinations. Its unspoilt beauty, spectacular coastlines, and abundant wildlife is a major drawcard for both international and domestic tourists alike. However luxury accommodation on Kangaroo Island is limited with few est...

They’re small. In fact, no bigger than a medium bottle of Coke. Yet your average Little Penguin is a pretty handy maritime explorer. The first ever penguin from KI to be fitted with a satellite tracker covered more than 700km in two weeks – see the map for this bird’s gulf travels. And The Island...

The best winter rains in many a year have perked up the bush all over KI – including the coastal heath – here’s some flowery action from Lesueur Conservation Park.

There are a lot of wine labels emanating from KI but not that many cellar doors on the island. Luckily for us there’s one just down the road at Chapman River Wines. It’s tucked away in a converted aircraft hangar overlooking a few paddocks and the dunes enclosing Antechamber Bay. The atmosphere i...

Every now and then we get a lolly-coloured sunrise – one where the bay really lives up to its name. Like this . .  .

Cuddly? Well, perhaps not. But Echidnas do fall into the cute category. And they’re a surprisingly common sight around Pink Bay. Like a lot of KI’s wildlife they are unabashed about appearing in public. Here’s one inspecting a termite mound on the property. The Pelican Lagoon Research Centre has ...