Adel Aide & South Au
Str Ali A
KANGAROO
ISLAND
Adel Aide & South Au
Str Ali A
SLEEPING
&EATING
Adel Aide & South Au
Str Ali A
FLINDERS
CHASE
NATIONAL
PARK
barn owls and kookaburras at a one-hour
birds-of-prey display (11.30am and 2.30pm),
or go scaly at a one-hour lizards and snakes
show (1pm).4 ̈Sleeping ̈& ̈Eating
Flinders ̈Chase ̈Farm ̈HOSTEL,CABINS$$
(%08-8559 7223; www �flinderschasefarm�com �au;
1561 West End Hwy; dm/cabins$25/70,d&tw with
bathroom$110) A working farm with charm,
a short drive from Flinders Chase National
Park. Accommodation includes immacu-
late dorms, a couple of cosy cabins and en-
suite rooms in a lodge. There’s also a terrific
camp kitchen, fire pits and ‘tropical’ outdoor
showers.Western ̈Kangaroo ̈
Island ̈Caravan ̈Park ̈ CAMPGROUND$
(%08-8559 7201; www �westernki�com �au; 7928
South Coast Rd, Flinders Chase; unpowered/
powered sites $22/28, cabins $110-190;a) A
few minutes’ drive east of Flinders Chase
National Park, this friendly park has shady
gums and resident roos. Check out the ko-
ala and lagoon walks, and the phone booth
inside an old bakery truck. The shop sells
groceries, homemade heat-and-eats and (for
guests only) beer and wine.Kangaroo ̈Island ̈
Wilderness ̈Retreat ̈ HOTEL,RESORT$$
(%08-85597275; www �kiwr �com; Lot 1, SouthCoast
Rd, FlindersChase;d$176-360;aiW) A low-
key, log-cabin-style resort on the Flinders
Chase doorstep with resident grazing wal-
labies. Accommodation ranges from basic
motel-style rooms to flashy spa suites.
There’s a petrol pump, a bar and a restau-
rant here too, serving breakfast (mains
$17 to $25, 7.30am to 9.30am) and dinner
(mains $28 to $35, 6pm to 8.30pm).Marron ̈Café ̈ MODERNAUSTRALIAN$$
(%08-85594114;www �andermel�com �au/cafe�htm;
804 HarrietRd, CentralKangarooIsland;mains$16-38; h11am-4�30pm) Around 15km north of
Vivonne Bay you can check out marron in
breeding tanks, then eat some! It’s a subtle
taste, not necessarily enhanced by the heavy
sauces issued by the kitchen. There are steak
and chicken dishes, for the crustacean-shy.
Last orders 4pm.Flinders Chase
National Park
Occupying the western end of the island,
Flinders Chase National Park is one of SA’s
top national parks. Much of the park is
mallee scrub, but there are some beautiful,
tall sugar-gum forests, particularly around
Rocky River and the Ravine des Casoars,
5km south of Cape Borda.1 ̈Sights ̈& ̈Activities
Once a farm, Rocky ̈River is a rampant hot-
bed of wildlife, with kangaroos, wallabies
and Cape Barren geese competing for your
affections. A slew of good walks launch from
behind the visitors centre, including the
Rocky ̈River ̈Hike on which you might spy a
platypus (9km loop, three hours).
From Rocky River, a road runs south to a
remote 1906 lighthouse atop wild Cape du
Couedic. A boardwalk weaves down to Ad-
mirals ̈Arch, a huge archway ground out by
heavy seas, and passes a colony of New Zea-
land fur seals (sweet smelling they ain’t...).
At Kirkpatrick Point, a few kilometres
east of Cape du Couedic, the much photo-
graphed Remarkable ̈Rocks are a cluster
of hefty, weather-gouged granite boulders
atop a rocky dome that arcs 75m down to
the ocean.
On the northwestern corner of the island,
the 1858 Cape ̈Borda ̈Lightstation (%08-
8553 4465;www �environment�sa �gov �au/parks;ad-
missionfree, tours adult/child/family$14 �50/9/38;
h9am-5pm,tours 11am,12 �30pm&2pm) standsSOUTHERN ̈OCEAN ̈LODGEMillionaires, start your engines! The shining star in the SA tourism galaxy is Southern ̈
Ocean ̈Lodge (%08-99184355;www �southernoceanlodge�com� au;HansonBay;dpernight
from$1980;aiWs), a sexy, low-profile snake tracing the Hanson Bay cliff-top – a real
exercise in exclusivity. There’s a two-night minimum stay; you get airport transfers, all
meals and drinks and guided tours of KI.
If you want a sticky-beak, don’t expect to see anything from the road: all you’ll find is
a steely set of gates and an unreceptive intercom: privacy is what guests are paying for
here (Hey, wasn’t that Teri Hatcher in that 4WD?). But you can catch a sneaky glimpse
from Hanson Bay beach.