Boutique Barossa to K.I.
Duration: 7 days
Highlights: - Pedal through the Barossa Valley on a private cycling tour
- Meet boutique vintners for wine tastings
- Indulge in luxury vineyard accommodation at The Louise
- Explore Kangaroo Island’s wonderful landscape and get up close to its
unique wildlife
- Stay on a working farm in a restored 1920s historic homestead on
Kangaroo Island
Toast the magnificent wines, epicurean delights, and beauty of the Barossa Valley. Cycle with your guide through some of the region’s oldest vineyards. Finish your adventure in South Australia by visiting Kangaroo Island, with its dramatic landscapes and native wildlife found nowhere else on earth.
*Car hire not included.
**Flights not included.
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Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive Adelaide – Barossa Valley
Collect your rental vehicle* and head north to your idyllic vineyard retreat in the Barossa Valley. Pedal out on a privately guided vineyard tour. Taste drops from century-old vines, and drink in the views from some of the highest lookouts.
Overnight: The Louise
Day 2: Barossa Valley
Pedal your way around the valley, stopping at boutique vineyards to sip some of the region’s celebrated drops. Pause for a gourmet platter lunch and later, bask in your hotel’s surroundings amongst hundreds of acres of rolling vines.
Overnight: The Louise
Meal Plan: B,L
Day 3: Barossa Valley
Enjoy a day at leisure in the Barossa today. Take in some more vineyards. Float over ancient vineyards and natural landscapes. Enjoy a sunrise picnic breakfast with kangaroos in native bushland. Learn the art of regional specialities in a cooking class. Appreciate world-class art exhibitions at JamFactory. Or simply unwind at your vineyard hotel with an in-suite massage. Don’t miss the opportunity to sample inventive cuisine at the award-winning Appellation Restaurant, one of the finest in the region located in your boutique hotel. This is the Barossa celebrated to the fullest.
Overnight: The Louise
Meal Plan: B
Day 4: Kangaroo Island
Leave wine country behind and return to Adelaide for your flight** to Kangaroo Island. Hit the ground running when you arrive and head off to Seal Bay to see the sea-lions in their natural habitat. Enjoy a climb of the sand dunes at Little Sahara and take in the stunning views of distant bays and the serene, rural landscape. At Parndana Wildlife Park marvel at the colours of the Australian birds, pat a koala and feed a kangaroo. Following a picnic lunch, enjoy a leisurely stroll at the beaches of Snellings and Stokes Bay, and if weather allows, take a swim in some of the clearest water you will ever experience. Search for the glossy black cockatoo and the elusive echidna at Lathami National Park.
Overnight: Stranraer Homestead
Meal Plan: B
Day 5: Kangaroo Island
Today watch kangaroos laze and Cape Barren geese graze at Flinders Chase National Park. Admire Admirals Arch, an ancient limestone formation close to the ocean, a perfect haul-out area for an active colony of the New Zealand fur seal. Drive the spectacular coast of Cape du Couedic to the Remarkable Rocks before enjoying a BBQ lunch.
Overnight: Stranraer Homestead
Meal Plan: B,L
Day 6: Adelaide
Transfer to Kingscote for your flight** back to Adelaide, where the remainder of the day is at leisure.
Overnight: Mayfair Hotel
Meal Plan: B,L
Day 7: Depart Adelaide
Transfer to Adelaide Airport to meet your departing flight**.
Meal Plan: B
