AAT Kings 3 Day King Island Tour

Explorer Tour

Tour Code: TK101

King Island in Bass Strait is rich in history, with shipwrecks, lighthouses and jagged reefs, long sandy beaches and lush green pastures.

King Island is famous for its award-winning dairy products but it is also home to livestock farming, crayfishing, abalone harvesting and even kelp processing. Its wildlife includes seals, wallabies, echidnas and wild turkeys.

Day 1: Devonport - King Island
You will be transferred to Devonport Airport for your flight to King Island. Your tour will take you to the King Island Dairy. Afterwards you'll visit Yellow Rock Beach to learn how the paddle-steamer Shannon, once the pride of the Murray River, came to grief here. You'll see Cape Wickham Lighthouse, then visit freshwater Penny's Lagoon and Martha Lavinia Beach, a shell collector's paradise.
Hotel: Boomerang by the Sea, King Island, 2 nights.

Day 2: Grassy - Naracoopa
Your full day tour includes the south and east of the Island and begins with the Calcified Forest, the remains of which are up to 7,000 years old. You'll travel to Seal Rocks to see colonies of little penguins and mutton birds and a diverse range of other bird and animal life. Visit Grassy, once a mining town and the principal port for the island. Next stop is the quiet hamlet of Naracoopa to view Seal Elephant Bay and the Blowhole. You'll have time to explore the new art gallery. Your final stop is City of Melbourne Bay. Morning and afternoon tea are also included today. CB L

Day 3: King Island - Melbourne
You will be transferred to King Island Airport for your flight to Melbourne. CB

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