So your travel agent said you can see Kangaroo Island in a day....
Following are some well known islands drawn to the same scale - (lines of latitude are equal).
As you can see, Kangaroo Island deserves as long as your itinerary will permit.
Kangaroo Island |
Isle of Wight, Jersey  |
Guadeloupe |
Majorca |
King Island |
Maui, Hawaii |
Malta |
Singapore |
Penang |
Bali |
If you absolutely, really, definitely can't spend more than one day on Kangaroo Island, day tours are available from various sources, but please bear in mind:
- The island is 145 km long
- by nearly 60 km wide
- with about 500 km of coastline.
- There are dozens of rivers
- and bays
- and nature reserves, conservation parks etc
- with huge areas of wilderness.
- There are lots of fascinating natural attractions
- and local industries worth visiting
- as well as good restaurants to try
- Fishing
- Bushwalking
- Touring
- Birdwatching
- Swimming in summer
- Camping
- Meeting the:
- seals
- sea-lions
- wallabies
- possums
- koalas
- penguins
- pelicans
- goannas
- magpies
- swans
- echidnas
- parrots
- humans
- sheep
- marron
- eucalyptus trees
- bees
- eagles
- etc...
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