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 SEA LIONS, DOLPHINS and OUTBACK EXPERIENCE PLUS
Eyre Peninsula and Gawler Ranges, South Australia (4 Days/3 Nights)
Small group nature tour - permanent safari camp 
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Close encounter with a sea lion on a swim at Bairds BayThis is a small group, safari camp based tour for 2-6 people per vehicle.  You will sleep in permanent, large 2 bedroom platform tents with queen beds and private facilities at the superb new Kangaluna Camp - see pictures below where you will see that the tents are set well apart from each other.
The Gawler Ranges are 600km to the north west of Adelaide on the Eyre Peninsula.  The terrain is diverse, changing from arid to semi desert and back while the ancient volcanic landscape is spectacular with its gorges and weathered rocky outcrops.  In spring the area comes alive with flowers. Bird and animal life is prolific,  with the chance to get close to sea lions and dolphins. 
A shortened 2 night/3 day version of Sealions, Dolphins and Outback Experience is also available.
   
General Information about Sea Lions, Dolphins and Outback Experience ...
This tour begins in Port Lincoln on the Eyre Peninsula and you will need to book flights between Adelaide and Port Lincoln and Ceduna and Adelaide separately or we can arrange it for you. (See below for Local Flight Details from Adelaide ...)
Safaris are conducted in air-conditioned first rate 4WD vehicles, fully equipped and in the care of experienced safari operators.
The tour does not involve strenuous effort but always bear in mind that summer temperatures my well be very high in outback areas.
During the winter months, only the very hardy will wish to actually swim with the sealions but it will still be possible to encounter them at close quarters from the shallows!
 

Kangaluna Camp - a brand new permanent safari camp  
Kangaluna Camp is situated in a beautiful bush setting with abundant wildlife around for viewing on a walk in the evening.  Dinner is in the  Mess Tent, which has its own bar.
The safari tents are 7 x 5 metres, each with three rooms and your own private shower and toilet.  
The tents are set a good distance apart for privacy and you have your own view.  So on arrival at camp you can put your feet up and enjoy a drink in peace!
Kangaluna Camp safari camp tents are well set apartKangaluna Camp - inside of a safari tentKangaluna Camp - dining in the Mess Tent
 
Highlights of Sea Lions, Dolphins and Outback Experience ...
Highlights of this tour include:
 ~Wudinna Rock  
 ~Mt Sturt 
 ~Corribinnie Lakes
 ~Organ Pipes Amphitheatre 
 ~Lake Gairdner
 ~Swimming with dolphins and sealions during the summer months
 
Getting There ...
The tour begins in Port Lincoln and ends in Ceduna on the coast on the Great Australian Bight, South Australia.  Flights  are not included in the tour price.  You will need accommodation in Adelaide for the night before and the night following your tour.  See City Hotels/Adelaide for a selection of Adelaide hotels.
 
Local Flight Details
Book your flights direct with the main airline that serves the Adelaide-Port Lincoln-Ceduna route - Regional Express Airlines (Rex) or we can book them for you.  
You will need to book the first flight out (approx. 7.00am) and the last flight back (approx. 7.25pm).
  
Itinerary: Sealions, Dolphins and Outback Experience ...
Departs:   Monday from Port Lincoln, South Australia (see flight information above)
Returns:   Thursday from Ceduna, South Australia  (see flight information above)
This tour does not operate in June and July.
Minimum number of passengers:  2

DAY 1:  Mt Sturt
Depart Adelaide Airport with Regional Express arriving at Port Lincoln 09.50am to be met by your tour leader (cost of flight not included in tour price). Travel through farming land into the outback to Wudinna, a small town of 600 people.  Visit Wudinna Rock as you travel into the bush to Kangaluna Camp for lunch. This afternoon visit Mount Sturt and the Corribinnie Lakes. Your wildlife experience begins here as the outback animals thrive in this environment.
Along the way you get the chance to have some fun and paint your face with the multi colored ochre rock as the Aboriginal people did to decorate themselves for ceremonies.
Overnight Kangaluna Camp (LD)
DAY 2:  Lake Gairdner / Gawler Ranges wildlife 
Lake Gairdner vista

Drive to Lake Gairdner, which is like a piece of Antarctica, with its glistening white salt pan set in the middle of a red landscape.This evening see emus and kangaroos (Reds, Western Greys and Euros) as you drive through the ancient outback and a private sheep station along an interesting gorge back to Kangaluna Camp.
Overnight Kangaluna Camp with a bush dinner  (BLD)
DAY 3:  Organ Pipes
A leisurely morning with plenty of time to walk through the bush looking for some of the 146 species of birds recorded here.  Today you'll see wedge tailed eagles' nests, cigar shaped volcanic rock formations 1500 million years old, the magnificent Organ Pipes Amphitheatre and lots more wildlife.  In the afternoon travel through the Gawler Ranges National Park back to camp and take an evening walk by the lake.
Overnight Kangaluna Camp  (BLD)
DAY 4: Sealions and Dolphins
This morning board the MV Investigator for an unforgettable wildlife experience. On the 5 kilometre journey to a lagoon near Cape Radstock (at 160 meters, it is one of the highest sheer points on the southern coast of Australia) you can watch Bottlenose dolphins ride the bow wave of the boat, and join these magnificent mammals in shallow water.
Australian sea lions at Bairds Bay, Eyre Peninsula, South AustraliaCross the bay to visit a resident colony of rare Australian sea lions and experience playing face to face with these agile and friendly mammals as you wade in protected shallow lagoons. After lunch on the boat, leave Baird Bay and visit Venus Bay and enjoy magnificent coastal scenery before arriving at Ceduna in time for your flight back to Adelaide on the evening flight around 7.25pm with Regional Express.  (BL)
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Included

 Thorny devil lizard, Gawler Ranges, South Australia
 ~All meals as shown (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner) 
 ~Fruit snacks are available at all times 
 ~Two nights bush camping at Kangaluna Camp - stay in large raised tents with en-suite bathrooms; Queen size double beds and standard single beds are your choice
 ~All access fees
 ~Ground transport and guide
 ~Viewing native animals in their natural habitats (see picture of a thorny devil lizard on right)
Please note that air fares from Adelaide are not included in the tour price
 
PRICES:  3 nights/4 days  
SEA LIONS, DOLPHINS + OUTBACK EXPERIENCE PLUS		 Until 31 Mar '11 1 Apr '11 - 31 Mar '12 Truly
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Per person per tour Twin Share Single Twin Share Single
Sea Lions, Dolphins + Outback Experience (3 night/4 day) A$1659 A$1899 Request Request 1863
Return flights Adelaide Ceduna Follow the link Regional Express Airlines (Rex) ~
A shortened 2 night/3 day version of Sealions, Dolphins and Outback Experience is also available.
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Tour fares are based on minimum of 2 adult passengers and do not include air travel
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