Name: Historic walking tour around Kingscote
SKU: 29758
Price: 10 USD
Availability: InStock

Duration: 2 hours

Activity Level: Easy

Experience: Family, Historical, Short Break

Language: English

Photo permit included

Tour by public transport

Canal Boat tour included

Train tickets included

Suitable for little children

Wheelchair accessible tour

Museum ticket included

Light snack included

Lunch included

Transportation included

Walking Tour

Overview

The charming town of Kingscote nestles cozily between the hills and the sea. Swaying pines and a smattering of restaurants and cafes welcome you to this serene destination. This historic tour of Kingscote will take you back in time by visiting 25 historical buildings. Home to a community of the world’s smallest penguins, the town also highlights a bunch of heritage sites.

What's included

Professional licensed guide
Pick-up and drop-off
All fees and taxes

Food and drinks
Personal expenses

Highlights

Bay of Shoals Wines

Bay of Shoals vineyard, winery, and cellar door offers spectacular views, hamper lunches, cellar door tastings, and wine sales – all just five minutes out of Kingscote. The cellar door and vineyard overlook the Bay of Shoals and Reeves Point, the site of the first settlement in South Australia, and our cellar door is open from 11 am to 5 pm daily.

Hope Cottage Museum

One of three original cottages built at Kingscote in 1856. The cottage has a collection of items depicting the early settlement of Kingscote, the site of South Australia's first official settlement, including the history of many early pioneers, photographs, automobile memorabilia, laundry display and an original cellar that can be viewed.

Kingscote

Kingscote is a town in the Australian state of South Australia located on Kangaroo Island about 119 kilometres (74 mi) south-west of the state capital of Adelaide. It is South Australia's oldest European settlement and the island's largest town. At the 2016 census, Kingscote had a population of 1,790. It is a well-established tourist centre and the administrative and communications centre. It is home to a colony of the smallest penguins in the world, the little penguin.

Kingscote Jetty

The Kingscote jetty situated on the beautiful Nepean Bay is often studded with yachts and fishing boats is accessible for recreational fishing where anglers love to drop a line. Great place to watch or photograph sunrises or sunsets. You can see some sea lions bathing in the sun and dolphins playing in the water.

Kingscote Reeves Point

Reeves Point is the site where the first official European settlement in South Australia was established. The area was chosen for its vantage points to view Flagstaff Hill and Monument Hill.

Old Mulberry Tree at Reeves Point

Old Mulberry Tree at Reeves Point is a tree in the Australian state of South Australia located at Reeves Point in Kingscote on Kangaroo Island. The tree, which was planted as early as 1836, probably by Charles Binden Powell, is associated with the first official European settlement of South Australia and is considered to be the oldest surviving fruit tree in the state.

Itinerary

09:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00

Your guide will meet you in your hotel lobby in Kingscote.

During the walking tour, you will see a great example of imposing architecture is the current ANZ Bank, formally the Union Bank which was built in 1922.

Visit Bay of Shoals Wines to taste some wonderful wine, Hope Cottage Museum, Kingscote Jetty and Kingscote Reeves Point with Old Mulberry Tree at Reeves Point.

The tour ends in the center of Kingscote.

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Historic walking tour around Kingscote