Leave the kids at home with Gran and go and Explore Kangaroo Island in style.
Baillie Lodges is excited to introduce the inaugural ‘ExpeditionKangaroo Island’ at Southern Ocean Lodge in July 2010. The week-longprogram departing 24 July 2010 promises days and nights filled withadventure and learning in the company of like-minded travellers andwith Southern Ocean Lodge as ‘luxury base camp’.
The program has been designed to allow guests, as ‘expeditioners’ thechance to explore first-hand a complete experience of the beautifullywild Kangaroo Island, showcasing its abundant native wildlife, spiritedart, delicious local cuisine and fascinating history. In trueexpedition style, the week will be filled with interactive ‘hands-on’adventures, guided walks, marine–based activities and informativepresentations.
Widely regarded as Australia’s Galapagos and brimming with diverseflora and fauna, a rich heritage and world class food and wine culture,Kangaroo Island offers endless opportunities for exploration andadventure. An abundance of native wildlife thriving in freedom hasearned the island the unofficial title of a ‘zoo without fences’.
July is the ideal time for the expedition as daytime temperatures areperfect for exploring, wildlife is active and evenings promisedelicious cuisine and superb South Australian wines enjoyed by freshlystoked fires, wintry seas churning beyond.
We are excited that the renowned naturalist Craig Wickham ofExceptional Kangaroo Island with whom we have worked closely sinceopening in 2008 will join us as Expedition Kangaroo Island leader.
Southern Ocean Lodge proprietor Hayley Baillie and the Lodge’s own teamof naturalist guides will be part of each day’s itinerary, promising avery personal guided experience of the island.
Expedition Kangaroo Island is modelled on the much-loved ExpeditionLord Howe programs run at sister property Capella Lodge over the pastfive years in cooperation with Aurora Expeditions, who are excited tobe involved in the project again this year. Our Lord Howe expeditionleader, the esteemed island naturalist Ian Hutton will also venturesouth to join the ‘KI’ contingent.
The Expedition’s itinerary spans the western regions of the island,home to such wildlife celebrities as the Australian Sea Lions at SealBay, Australian and New Zealand Fur Seals in the Flinders ChaseNational Park, kangaroos, wallabies, goannas, echidnas and koalas intheir natural habitat.
We meet local artist Indiana James, creator of wildlife sculptures fromdiscarded farm machinery including ‘Sunshine’, the kangaroocommissioned for the Lodge, and explore the north coast with historicalhighlights including the Cape Borda Lighthouse Station and itscemetery. We meet with Dr Peggy Rismiller, the island’s own expert onthe Short-beaked Echidna and Rosenberg’s Goanna. Get up-close andbuzzing with the Ligurian bees and take to the Southern Ocean in amarine zodiac to encounter penguins, sea birds, dolphins and seals.
Rates: Expeditioners can select their preferred luxury suite atSouthern Ocean Lodge. Rates commence from $6,900 per person twin shareand are inclusive of all dining, all beverages, guided experiences andguest lectures, flights to and from Kangaroo Island and much more.
