Is Kangaroo Island worth it? Part 1 | Little Sahara ATV | Flinders Chase, Seal Bay, Vivonne Bay Ep48
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2024
- We have 10 days to explore Kangaroo Island. Welcome to part1 KI has All Terrain vehicle tours, spectacular scenery and nature - not to mention some interesting history. It pretty much has the lot.
In part one of our KI trip we take our Zone van and the Defender to the Vivonne Bay campground and spend several days exploring the more rugged south west coast of Kangaroo Island. We head to Flinders Chase National Park to visit Remarkable Rocks and Admirals Arch, spending well over an engrossed by the antics of the seals never mind the other scenic attractions. After lunch from the back tray of the Defender we did the short Lighthouse walk getting a sense of the isolation of the Light House keepers and their families.
Check out the steep path from Weir's Cove where the supply ship only came every three months if weather allowed, and all the stores and any passengers had to be winched up the cliff from the jetty.
Despite the blustery and damp weather we decided to check out the Seal Bay conservation area - where the resident sea lions were bunkered down trying to sleep until the blowy weather passed. It was good, but we felt it might be a bit expensive for families. We decided then to head the rural centre of the Island to find the Parndarnus Baker for a warm baked lunch and hot coffee!
One the highlights for us was the Buggy Adventure tour at Little Sahara. It was a fun couple of hours with Joel our guide, with a great mix of learning about the seven local environments of KI - all represented here at Little Sahara, with the fun of the dune buggy ride. Another group who had booked the same tour had to cancel, so Paula and I got extra personal attention.
Little Sahara Adventure Centre was great tour - we had a blast. Check it out.
And hungry from our fun ATV - dune buggy - weathering "8 seasons in a day" ;-) we headed back to the Vivonne Bay General Store to try out their famous signature dish - the Vivonne Bay Whiting Burger!
But did mention that Kangaroo Island was big? We learned very quickly 10 days still wasn't going to be enough, but we decided we'd give it a good shake and this episode we covered off some of the things you can do in the South West based somewhere like the Vivonne Bay Campground.
Did I mention the Koalas? Everywhere!
Next Episode we pack up and head to Emu Bay to base ourselves for some of the delights of the Northern part of KI, before spending a couple of nights at Penneshaw and visit some of the attractions on the Eastern end of KI before heading back to the mainland.
But ferry fares are very expensive and as good as KI is, we ask ourselves the question - is it worth the expense of bringing the car and van across to KI?
Some links with further information about some of the content in this episode:
Kangaroo Island Ferry: www.sealink.co...
KI Information: www.tourkangar...
Flinders Chase National Park: www.parks.sa.g...
Vivonne Bay Campground: www.kangaroois...
Vivonne Bay General Store: www.vivonnebay...
Seal Bay : www.parks.sa.g...
Little Sahara Adventure Centre: littlesahara.c...
Parndarna Bakery and Cafe: / parndanabakerycafe
Great vid. I was amused by the new Cafe. Very clever! 👍🏻🙏🦘
Cafe de Fender. It was certainly the best cafe available at the lighthouse at Flinders Chase National Park that day! Thanks for watching and love the comment. Merry Christmas
We have a real soft spot for KI, infact we got married there this year. Thanks for sharing this terrific vid.
That atv tour looked like great fun.
Cheers Mick
Hey - wow, congrats and what a lovely spot to get married. It’s a great place. We knew it was large but until you visit you don’t really get the feel for it. The ATV tour was great fun. Geez it was a blustery day, sunny patches, then some rain and hail, but windy ! despite that, we had a ball. The only thing about KI is the value proposition of taking the van or making it part of a lap. It’s definitely a terrific destination. We will punch out the second part during the Christmas New Year period. cheers Dave and Paula
My wife and I were in that shop in Vivonne bay 2weeks ago whilst on a road trip from Melbourne 👍
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Wow. Hope you enjoyed your trip and KI! Thanks for watching. Merry Christmas.
Another great video we loved ki when we were there last year such a beautifull place plenty to see and do merry xmax and happy new year to you both
Thank you for watching our vids and the lovely comments and feedback - they really are great! KI is a beautiful place and so much to do we couldn’t fit it one vid! 😂. Merry Christmas and thanks so much! cheers D & P
Another great video guys, KI looks wonderful. I hope you both enjoy your Christmas and NY (wherever that is) and that Paula is well on the road to recovery
Thank you. KI is great and next episode we show a bit more of what it has to offer at the other side of the Island. Paula is now feeling so much better and back to her cheery self thank you. Merry Christmas to you, thanks for following along and we love the comments. All the best for 2024.
Another fabulous video, thank you. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you both.
Thanks again Martin. Merry Christmas to you and yours and best wishes for 2024.
Fantastic video David & Paula.
KI looks brilliant
It’s a definite on my list of places to go.
Seems as though u could easily spend a week, or more there.
Looking forward to Part 2
The atv tour with Joel is definitely something I would do.
Merry Christmas
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At least a week. We spent 10 days. The challenge is the cost of getting the rig there vs the time you might need to spend to make it worthwhile. We reckon 2-3 weeks would give a great combo of seeing and experincing all it has with some relaxing down time as well - while being the minimum to make the $950 ferry cost plus the campground costs. Shorter than that and it’s probably more cost effective to leave the van on the mainland and rent a place and car l. ATV was really good. Merry Christmas.
Good video guys, I don’t think we will make it to KI ourselves, so it was nice to see it vicariously through you 😃
Thanks guys. It’s a challenge. It’s an expensive diversion on a lap. Terrific place and we loved it but weighing up the question is it worth it to take the van over? We flip a coin on it each time we think about it. In our case because we could get short notice ferry tickets (less than a week and we jagged a space) it helped us decide whether or not to head toward the Birdsville or Strzelecki tracks. I suspect we will finalise our view when we finalise the next vid 😂. Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas to you both and safe travels for the New Year.@@nextleveloz
Great info on KI here. Many thanks and Merry Christmas.
Thank you and thanks again for watching. Hope you had a terrific Christmas and all the best for 2024. cheers
KI is I think we’ll with the visit, I was there a few years ago and very much enjoyed the experience
It’s a tremendous place. We think it’s fantastic. This week and next week we just enjoy it. But, the big question we are asking is - with all the wonderful places you can go on a lap and the big expense of getting the rig over on the ferry - is it worth it. You need to spend a big chunk of time to get the value - so it’s probably a destination in itself but maybe not best for a year long lap or half year half lap. So hard - because, as you see, we loved the place. Thanks for watching again and love the comments cheers
merry xmas and a happy new year to both of you as always I enjoyed the video . by the way we got our new MUX -LST yesterday with GVM and lift upgrade next is the caravan😊😊😊
Wow. Getting more real and closer now! How exciting. Thanks for watching and we love the comments and feedback. All the best for the new year and the dining travels in your new rig! 👍🤗🙏
Good to see Paula enjoying herself Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you both. Where will you have Christmas and New Year?
Thank you. Paula’s illness was after this but she definitely enjoyed KI! We will be heading home which is bitter sweet. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you also and thanks so much for watching.
Love the video have done or currently doing kangaroo island great video guys!!!!
KI is brilliant. Did it late last year. Thank you and safe travels. cheers
I will put F.I on the list.
We loved it. It is a bit of an expense and time investment. When you get a chance check out part 2 where we ask os it worth it on a lap. But we wish we’d been able to spend longer - so no question it’s a terrific destination. Happy New Year!
@@nextleveloz On part 2 now.