Kangaroo Island 75-Minute Coastal Safari
Overview
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1 hour 15 minutes
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Enjoy an exhilarating cruise along the magnificent and ancient Kangaroo Island coastline. As you travel you will have the opportunity to see dolphins, seals, sea eagles and other birdlife in their natural habitat. Witness the pristine waters, stunning coastline and marine animals that inhabit this thriving environment.
Our skipper provides informative commentary as you cruise along.
Marine species that may be seen on the day can include bottlenose and common dolphins, white-bellied sea eagles, long-nosed seals, australian sea lions, southern right and humpback whales (during the colder months) and more.
This is a must-do activity while you are on the island with safari's departing daily. Suitable for all ages.
Please note - If you arrive on a cruise ship and cannot get into Penneshaw on your tender on the day your tour can be cancelled (and you claim costs on your travel insurance) or we can hold it for you for use within a 3 year timeframe.
Additional Info
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Subject to favourable weather conditions. If cancelled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date or full refund
Children must be accompanied by an adult
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
We cannot guarantee what animals you will see on the day. These are wild animals and experiences change daily. It's all up to the animals as to how interactive they become.
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
What To Expect
Kangaroo Island Ocean Safari
Travel beatiful coastline with the opportunity to see dolphins in the wild, long nosed seals basking on rocks, eagles (including the white bellied sea eagle and wedge tailed eagle), along with informative commentary .
What‘s Included
Sunscreen
Life jackets
Spray Jackets
Baby harness
Food and drinks
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Options
75 minute Ocean Safari
Witness dolphins, seals, birdlife, eagles & magnificent ancient coastline. The guide provides informative local history along the way. Fun for the whole family!
Reviews
607 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great way to see the island
W3998LUbenjamino,,Jan 26, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Awesome views of the coast and encounters with dolphins and seals. Nice boat with shade. Shout out to Elisha and Emily for a great trip
Fantastic
T9152EWjeremyc,,Jan 24, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Brilliant. We saw dolphins, seals, and pied cormorants. The captain stopped the boat at various places and gave us information on the wildlife, geology, history etc. The tour was long enough to be interesting, but not too long for the children. The highlight for me was seeing the dolphins, some of which swam towards, then under, the boat. If you get a chance to do this trip, then don't hesitate.
A great experience
easejoyglory,,Jan 21, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Staff (Elijiah and Thomas) was fantastic. Love their energy and enthusiasm. We had a great trip, saw lots of dolphins which came right up to our boat and lots of seals. It was a great experience and I would definitely recommend!
Ocean Safari
MichaelT8386,,Jan 16, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Excellent outing at sea with a young crew who take the time to explain things. We had the chance to see several dolphins and seals.
An island must-do
Brandedbowery,,Jan 12, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Informative, educational, relaxing and quite good fun. Wish it went a little longer! The skipper Elijah, and the crew were engaging, and accomodating. You can tell they love their job.
Don't waste your time and money.
rividib,,Jan 12, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00Not worth it, a waste of time and money. From the start the "captain" stated that you may not see wildlife. We spent unnecessary time at the marina, then putted along the coastline in front of private residences. We spotted a couple of dolphins and the crew tried to get everyone excited about it. Then we turned around and putted along slowly past the ferry harbour and public beach and residences, which took a lot of the time, everybody who comes to the island had already seen that, arriving by ferry. The he talked extensively about some settler who brought pigs to the island and carved his name on a rock, then finally, gunned it and we went up the coast, not too far from the harbour and we saw 3 sleepy seals and a few more dolphins... And then we turned around speeding back to the marina and that was that! Disappointing experience.
Great experience near Penneshaw
Dagmar R,,Jan 9, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a great experience today with the 75 minute Ocean Safari. The guides were very professional, explained a lot to us. We saw dolphins, seals, sea lions, an osprey. Thank you very much for this!
A wonderful KI experience
aussie267,,Jan 9, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This was an amazing experience. I’m so glad I booked this for our family . It was definitely a highlight of our trip! I would recommend people do this experience. We saw dolphins, seals , a sea lion and eagle .
Great 10 out of 10
Kate H,,Jan 9, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00The ocean tour was great. The boat was lovely and the skipper a thoroughly nice chap. We saw dolphins, sea lions and had a thoroughly nice time.
So disappointing!
Kerrianne L,,Jan 8, 2026
- Review from Viator
1.00This was the one and only excursion we booked through Viator for my family on our Celebrity Cruise holiday. The first time booking through Viator as well. And after an honest mistake, I thought our cruise was anchoring earlier but it was anchoring at the same time as our Ocean safari booking, and so we missed this tour and paid full price-$286. My family and I were ready to go but couldn’t get off the cruise ship. I called the company 2 hours before, left a voicemail and also messaged through Viator to let them know our situation. Finally someone called me and said unfortunately there are no other available times and we lose all our money because we weren’t there. I understand if we just changed our mind and didn’t show up but this was out of our control, as we couldn’t get off the ship and I tried contacting someone prior. I’m so disappointed as my boys were really looking forward to this tour as well. It’s ruined our entire day knowing we lost all our money and didn’t get to go on the tour. It’s also not easy to contact Viator to speak to someone, which is frustrating.
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