AAT Kings - Great Ocean Road & Kangaroo Island Itinerary

On the Great Ocean Road today enjoy coastal scenery, stop in quaint seaside towns, and marvel at the Twelve Apostles. Learn the heartbreaking history of Loch Ard Gorge, and visit the London Bridge rock formation before arriving in Warrnambool.

Please note: As this holiday departs at 7.30am from Savoy on Little Collins, Melbourne, accommodation will need to be pre-booked for the previous night.

Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner with wine

Accommodation: Warrnambool - 1 Night

Experience Indigenous culture at Worn Gundidj Aboriginal Co-operative at Tower Hill State Game Reserve. Crossing into South Australia, stop to see the mysterious Blue Lake, then continue to the Coonawarra wine region, pausing at a vineyard for a tasting. Before arriving in Naracoorte, tour the Alexandra Cave.

Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner with Wine

Accommodation: Naracoote - 1 Night

Journey today to the Fleurieu Peninsula, where rolling hills are complemented by rugged clifftops, sandy beaches and the winding Murray River. Visit the charming seaside town of Victor Harbor before a ferry takes you to Kangaroo Island, famous for its unique natural beauty and fine produce. Visit Kangaroo Island’s only boutique brewery to taste a selection of fine, local beers. Your destination tonight is Kingscote, South Australia’s oldest European settlement.  

Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner with Wine

Accommodation: Kangaroo Island - 2 Nights

Begin your exploration of fascinating Kangaroo Island with a visit to spectacular Remarkable Rocks and Admirals Arch followed by a guided tour of the AAT Kings sponsored Hanson Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, which was badly affected by last year’s bushfires. Learn what part fire plays within this delicate ecosystem and how the koalas and other wildlife are adapting to their environment. This is followed by a delicious lunch before joining a local guide at Seal Bay Conservation Park for a guided walk among a colony of rare sea lions in one of the country’s most important breeding colonies.

Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

This morning, board your ferry to cross back to the mainland and travel to picturesque Adelaide. You’ll take an orientation tour with your Travel Director before checking into your hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure for you to explore the city at your own pace.

Included Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Adelaide - 2 nights

Pull on your elastic-waisted pants – today is one of indulgences through the Adelaide Hills and the Barossa, dotted with atmospheric towns like Hahndorf, Australia’s oldest surviving German settlement. A Barossa and Hahndorf tour reveals the bountiful food and wine this pocket of the state is known for. And you’ll enjoy a tasting from small batch wine makers from across the valley as well as discovering local flavours at the historic South Australian Company Store, replete with century-old stone buildings enveloped by vines.

Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Farewell Dinner

Say farewell to your fellow travellers when your holiday comes to an end this morning after breakfast. 

Itinerary Variations – the provider strives to improve trip itineraries. If improvements can be made, or if circumstances beyond their control make changes necessary, the provider reserves the right to vary itineraries and to make substitutions. 

Highlights

• Local Connection

Mike established Kangaroo Island Brewery in 2015, and loves talking to guests about the flavours distinguishing his beers. 

• Cultural Immersion

Gain a deeper understanding of the indigenous plants that grow in the area along, with their traditional uses, at the Botanic Garden in Adelaide. 

• Sustainable Footprints

Support bushfire and wildlife rehabilitation projects on Kangaroo Island when you visit Hanson Bay Wildlife Sanctuary. 

• Wildlife & Nature

The underworld beckons at Naracoorte’s Alexandra Cave, a maze of delicate needle-like stalactites and massive twisting columns.

What’s included

• Specialist team of two highly experienced Travel Director and Driver Guide
• Centrally located premium hotels
• National Park entrance fees
• Arrival and departure private airport transfers

Dining

•  6 Full buffet breakfasts
•  2 Lunches
•  3 Dinners with wine
•  1 Farewell Dinner

Fitness Requirements

• Low level fitness required

Flight Information

• Day prior – flights to arrive anytime into Melbourne Airport
  Day 7 – flights to depart anytime from Adelaide Airport
  Flights are not included in the holiday price
  Return airport to hotel transfers are included in the holiday price