| With 540 kilometers of coastline, Kangaroo Island has | | | | admire the abundance of wildlife its and experience |
| plenty for everyone to get involved in. From tours of | | | | not to miss. |
| the sea lions at seal bay, to fishing charters in the | | | | Other ways to get your feet wet and explore the |
| turquoise waters, to swimming in sheltered white | | | | coastline include marine tours where you can swim |
| sandy beaches, KI has it all. | | | | with dolphins in the wild, and snorkel with fish and the |
| Generally the sheltered swimming beaches are on the | | | | spectacular leafy sea dragon which has to be seen to |
| north coast. Beaches on the south coast, are more | | | | be believed (it actually looks like a fairy tale creature |
| exposed, have colder water and are more prone to | | | | with leafy seaweed hanging off it). |
| rips and currents. For families with kids head to | | | | The Leafy Sea Dragon is a relative to the sea horse, |
| Antechamber Bay, where the shallow waters at the | | | | grows to about 45 cm long and make their home |
| mouth of the Chapman river offer the kids a great | | | | among the inshore seagrass. They are a protected |
| place to play. Also try Browns beach, Stokes Bay and | | | | species as their habitat is threatened by pollution and |
| Vivione Bay for a swim with the kids. | | | | fertilizer run-off. One of the extraordinary things about |
| The surfing in Kangaroo island varies a lot throughout | | | | the species is that it is the male that gets pregnant and |
| the year. Normally the waves roll in from the | | | | caries the eggs, all 100-250 of them. |
| south-west direction, creating waves on the south and | | | | As well as the bountiful wildlife, Kangaroo Island has |
| west coast. For bigger waves, the northerly winds and | | | | some 50 shipwrecks scattered around the coastline, |
| bigger swells need to combine, this is more common in | | | | many of these make great wreck diving. |
| winter. To get rideable waves on the north coast, | | | | For fishermen you can choose from casting a line off |
| westerly swells with southerly winds are needed. If | | | | a surf beach, a historic jetty, or dangle it off a deep |
| you're a beginner head to Vivione, Pennington or | | | | sea charter. There's a variety of fish to be caught, |
| Stokes Bay. For the advanced crowd you need to | | | | including King George Whiting, Australian Salmon, |
| head to Hanson or D'Estrees Bay. | | | | Tommy Ruff and Trevally. |
| Kayaking is another great way way to explore the | | | | If sailing is your activity, then there are sheltered |
| coastline. If you don't have your own, several | | | | anchorages on the north coast where you can have a |
| companies on the island hire kayaks and offer guided | | | | cove to yourself in clear water and fantastic scenery. |
| tours. With plenty of sheltered waters to cruise and | | | | |