Hi guys (and gals). My wife and I are planning a trip to Kangaroo Island and wondered if anybody out there has ever been that far!!!!!!
In particular we were hoping to get some feed-back on the caravan parks but any tips, suggestions, comments would be greatly appreciated = PLEEEEEEESE.
Thanks Roy
Colin Penrose said
03:55 PM Dec 21, 2016
Watch out for the ferry fees ! Humongous.
BruDi said
04:35 PM Dec 21, 2016
It's a great place with great scenery. We've been there a few times and loved it each time. The ferry fees are very high. I know that people of KI have been trying to get the Federal Government to classify it as a National Highway and then it would be subsided as is the Bass Strait Crossing.
Have a look here. I think it will cover everything you need.
We did not go there when we were in the area because we did not know much about the place at the time and the ferry fees were over the top, but we were camped next to a guy and his misses who were going to put there van in storage nearby at very reasonable rates, and take the car across and stay in the motel and explore the place that way, if we go there again in the future we will do the same....
Desert Dweller said
06:26 PM Dec 21, 2016
We have relatives that live on the ''island'' which is basically an extension of the Fleurieu Peninsula separated by a small stretch of water. The ferry costs a mint the scenery is mostly farmland except for the rugged National Park end. There are no ''free camps'' & things are quite expensive. Why bother unless you have to?
Steve11 said
06:57 PM Dec 21, 2016
Hi, not sure how much the fees are now as it has been some years since we have been. we really enjoyed our two weeks there. it is the sort of place to slow down ,relax near a beach, throw in a fishing rod, walk the beaches. Take a slow drive around the island starting at Penneshaw. yes most of the inland is farming but the coast is beautiful. stay at Stokes Bay, Emu Bay, Flinders Chase National Park. Remarkable Rocks is a great day out. Seal Bay is now controlled by parks and wildlife but certainly worth a trip. Cape Willoughby and Antechamber Bay are great spots also. we had campertrailer so just check access via wikicamps if you are in a van. Also take it easy on the dirt roads, lots of little round stones which makes the roads very dangerous on bends.
hope you go and enjoy.
cheers steve
pommyroy said
10:37 PM Dec 21, 2016
Kath and Judy. Thanks for your quick and informative response. Roy
pommyroy said
10:39 PM Dec 21, 2016
Thanks Steve. Quite a bit of good information. Much appreciated.
pommyroy said
10:41 PM Dec 21, 2016
Thanks Keith and Judy. I will check out the link you provided. Much appreciated.
pommyroy said
10:42 PM Dec 21, 2016
Thanks Ron. We had not thought about the option of just taking the car. Roy
pommyroy said
10:43 PM Dec 21, 2016
Thanks Colin. We have discovered that the ferry is a bit over the top. Roy
pommyroy said
10:46 PM Dec 21, 2016
Thanks Di for the useful information and link. I will have a good look at that. Roy
Lancelot Link said
11:51 PM Dec 21, 2016
Loved it, took our camper trailer over, spent nearly two weeks. Western side of the island is the best. Just do it! Fees, cost, and all that, you only live once and you will see things you will not see anywhere else.
Fringe Dweller said
06:47 AM Dec 22, 2016
I have been over to KI several times & have Loved it . You just wind back a couple of notches.
AS Lance said & how often are you going to get to such a Great place . Usually the ferry has a
bit of a discount on vans . IF you stay sever nights at the van parks , check for any specials.
Talking to a friend on KI , he says there is talk of another mob coming out of Port Adelaide to
Kingscote . I hope it goes ahead , as the traffic going up & down th South road is a shocker.
Yep it will cost you . Just GO . You won't regret it.
TheHeaths said
07:07 AM Dec 22, 2016
No Free camps and quite expensive! Now there is a good reason not to go!
If they were criteria, why go to much of the country.
PeterD said
08:25 AM Dec 22, 2016
For a quick trip we found a tour was the go. We got a bus from Goolwa in the morning, got on the Island for lunch. We were met by the people from the hostel in Penneshaw, spent the afternoon walking around town and the Baudin NP and the penguin parade at night. The following day we went on a bus tour to the far end of the Island and took the ferry back to the mainland just after dark and bus back to Goolwa. There were 2 and 3 day tours on offer as well at the time. May be the way to get a taste of the island.
Mutley said
10:38 PM Dec 22, 2016
Leave the van elsewhere & just go.
The island is very unique.
When we 1st went, I thought "why are we going for a week?"
That was 17 years ago, we thoroughly enjoyed our week & went back about 6 years ago.
We're very ready to go again.
Its not cheap, but its a lot cheaper than the East Coast!
Lancelot Link said
12:06 AM Dec 24, 2016
This is my opinion and no one else's. My opinion is to see a unique place it is worth the money. It is also worth the money to stay at the most expensive caravan park in Adelaide to be close to family rather than drive through the traffic! KI is a great place and I know even though I have been, I will spend the money to go back. They say a fool and his money is easily parted, in answer to that, I am not here for a long time and would rather die destitute than leave it to the relatives who are a lot younger and between them would not be able to light a camp fire because of all the infernal electronic must haves and no bush sense!
Just go and enjoy Kangaroo Island and I am sorry if any one is ruffled by what I have said, because I don't care.
Kangaroo Island has many attractions that don't cost money and can be done on a budget.
Santa said
09:44 AM Dec 24, 2016
Hmmm, perhaps a case of familiarity building contempt, however I really don't see the attraction.
Living in SA have visited KI a couple of times, wouldn't bother going back, as others have commented, expensive, difficult to get to and has little that cant be seen elsewhere, for a lot less money.
BruDi said
11:14 AM Dec 24, 2016
Hmmmm, I live in SA and I think it is a place worthwhile visiting.
Remarkable Rocks, Seal Bay, Admirals Arch for NZ fur seals, American River, Flinders Chase (look for a platypus or two or three), American River, The Eucalyptus Still, the purest bees in the world and so the purest honey, great beaches and Kelly Caves not to mention good food and wine all sourced from the area.
Di
Santa said
10:29 AM Jan 5, 2017
Found this article this AM re Kangaroo Island, may be of interest to those contemplating a visit.
Thanks everybody for the information on Kangaroo Island. I appreciate you all taking the time to give me your views.
We will definitely be going on June of this year - we love the cold and wind - just have to make up our minds about taking the van or doing the tours. Cheers everybody. Roy
Santa said
10:29 PM Jan 20, 2017
pommyroy wrote:
Thanks everybody for the information on Kangaroo Island. I appreciate you all taking the time to give me your views. We will definitely be going on June of this year - we love the cold and wind - just have to make up our minds about taking the van or doing the tours. Cheers everybody. Roy
Enjoy your trip Roy.
If you love cold and wind you've picked the perfect time of year to visit KI.
Felicia said
06:46 PM Jan 21, 2017
Roy your post and all the people who answered has made us decide to visit KI in April. Thank you all.
Hi guys (and gals). My wife and I are planning a trip to Kangaroo Island and wondered if anybody out there has ever been that far!!!!!!
In particular we were hoping to get some feed-back on the caravan parks but any tips, suggestions, comments would be greatly appreciated = PLEEEEEEESE.
It's a great place with great scenery. We've been there a few times and loved it each time. The ferry fees are very high. I know that people of KI have been trying to get the Federal Government to classify it as a National Highway and then it would be subsided as is the Bass Strait Crossing.
Have a look here. I think it will cover everything you need.
http://www.southaustralia.com/en/places-to-go/kangaroo-island?gclid=CKnNg-_HhNECFYKVvQod3EsAWw
Di
We did not go there when we were in the area because we did not know much about the place at the time and the ferry fees were over the top, but we were camped next to a guy and his misses who were going to put there van in storage nearby at very reasonable rates, and take the car across and stay in the motel and explore the place that way, if we go there again in the future we will do the same....
Hi, not sure how much the fees are now as it has been some years since we have been. we really enjoyed our two weeks there. it is the sort of place to slow down ,relax near a beach, throw in a fishing rod, walk the beaches. Take a slow drive around the island starting at Penneshaw. yes most of the inland is farming but the coast is beautiful. stay at Stokes Bay, Emu Bay, Flinders Chase National Park. Remarkable Rocks is a great day out. Seal Bay is now controlled by parks and wildlife but certainly worth a trip. Cape Willoughby and Antechamber Bay are great spots also. we had campertrailer so just check access via wikicamps if you are in a van. Also take it easy on the dirt roads, lots of little round stones which makes the roads very dangerous on bends.
hope you go and enjoy.
cheers steve
Kath and Judy. Thanks for your quick and informative response. Roy
Thanks Steve. Quite a bit of good information. Much appreciated.
Thanks Keith and Judy. I will check out the link you provided. Much appreciated.
Thanks Ron. We had not thought about the option of just taking the car. Roy
Thanks Colin. We have discovered that the ferry is a bit over the top. Roy
Thanks Di for the useful information and link. I will have a good look at that. Roy
I have been over to KI several times & have Loved it . You just wind back a couple of notches.
AS Lance said & how often are you going to get to such a Great place . Usually the ferry has a
bit of a discount on vans . IF you stay sever nights at the van parks , check for any specials.
Talking to a friend on KI , he says there is talk of another mob coming out of Port Adelaide to
Kingscote . I hope it goes ahead , as the traffic going up & down th South road is a shocker.
Yep it will cost you . Just GO . You won't regret it.
If they were criteria, why go to much of the country.
The island is very unique.
When we 1st went, I thought "why are we going for a week?"
That was 17 years ago, we thoroughly enjoyed our week & went back about 6 years ago.
We're very ready to go again.
Its not cheap, but its a lot cheaper than the East Coast!
Just go and enjoy Kangaroo Island and I am sorry if any one is ruffled by what I have said, because I don't care.
Kangaroo Island has many attractions that don't cost money and can be done on a budget.
Hmmm, perhaps a case of familiarity building contempt, however I really don't see the attraction.
Living in SA have visited KI a couple of times, wouldn't bother going back, as others have commented, expensive, difficult to get to and has little that cant be seen elsewhere, for a lot less money.
Hmmmm, I live in SA and I think it is a place worthwhile visiting.
Remarkable Rocks, Seal Bay, Admirals Arch for NZ fur seals, American River, Flinders Chase (look for a platypus or two or three), American River, The Eucalyptus Still, the purest bees in the world and so the purest honey, great beaches and Kelly Caves not to mention good food and wine all sourced from the area.
Di
Found this article this AM re Kangaroo Island, may be of interest to those contemplating a visit.
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/travel/australia/south-australia/lonely-planet-recognises-kangaroo-island-lonely-planet-as-a-top-place-to-visit-this-year/news-story/5cfc000e199d3ebaa4675882f54c32b4
Thanks everybody for the information on Kangaroo Island. I appreciate you all taking the time to give me your views.
We will definitely be going on June of this year - we love the cold and wind - just have to make up our minds about taking the van or doing the tours. Cheers everybody. Roy
Enjoy your trip Roy.
If you love cold and wind you've picked the perfect time of year to visit KI.
Lynda