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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
• (including our own).
• 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