Kangaroo Island Tourism Information

Kangaroo Island is one of the most famous tourist attractions in South Australia. According to the survey report, the island receives more than 6.5438+0.4 million tourists every year, of which 34% are local tourists from South Australia, 35% are foreign tourists, and international tourists mainly come from the United States and Britain. More than 95% tourists choose to spend the night on the island, and the average stay time of each tourist on the island is about 4 days.

The scenic spots familiar to tourists on the island are mainly distributed in national parks and protected parks, including Admiral's Arch, prominent rocks, Cave in Seal Bay and Mount Kelly, and lighthouses at both ends in Chase National Park in flinders. You can see the Prospect Mountain on the whole island, the Little Sahara on the southern coast, Murray Lagoon and the Paindana Wildlife Park where many waterfowl live. Ruins of sunken ships and lighthouses are also famous scenic spots on the island. There are a large number of shipwrecks on the coastline of Kangaroo Island, the largest of which is the Portland Maru, which sank in Cape Torrance on March 20th 1935, with a total weight of 5,865 tons. The accident with the largest number of deaths was1Lake Sloy on April 24th, 899, 3 1 person drowned, and one survivor later died. In addition, the Lake Wennachal accident in September, 1905, caused 28 deaths in Xiwan.

The first lighthouse in South Australia was built at Cape Willoughby, Bolda, in 1852, and Cape Kudic lighthouse in 1858. So far, all lighthouses can swim safely on the beaches on the north shore of Kangaroo Island, including Emu Bay, Stokes Bay and Snelling Beach, as well as the island beaches in Dudley Peninsula. The southern coast is more suitable for strong and experienced swimmers, because there is dangerous ebb tide there. At the same time, you can also choose to dive along the American River or the west bend and watch coral cliffs and rocks.

The island also organizes various sports competitions, including Australian regular football, cricket, darts, go-karting, lawn bowling, basketball and tennis, sailing, softball, squash and tennis.