Sunrise & Sunset Tours

Our exclu­sive 1 hour and 45 minute Sun­rise or Sun­set Tour gives you the oppor­tu­ni­ty to walk amongst the res­i­dent colony of Aus­tralian sea lions in the ear­ly morn­ing or evening as the beach awak­ens or sets in gold­en light. You will be the only group (max 12 peo­ple) in the colony at this mag­i­cal time of day, with ample time to wan­der the park at leisure with your expe­ri­enced guide and soak in the atmos­phere in the bed­room of one of the rarest seals on earth.

Tour Details:

Avail­abil­i­ty: Dai­ly – sub­ject to staff avail­abil­i­ty. Not avail­able dur­ing win­ter months due to low light lev­els.
Num­ber of par­tic­i­pants: Min­i­mum 4, max­i­mum 12 peo­ple
Dura­tion of Tour: 1 hour & 45 minute tour
Please be at the Vis­i­tor Cen­tre 15 min­utes before tour com­mence­ment.
Con­sid­er­a­tions: This tour does involve a steep hill, approx­i­mate­ly 40 stairs and walk­ing on soft sand. Please dis­cuss this with us if you think it could be prob­lem­at­ic for any­one in your group.

How to secure your booking:

Book­ings for this tour are essen­tial. If you would like to book please con­tact one of our team on (08) 8553 4463 dur­ing busi­ness hours or email sealbay@​sa.​gov.​au with the below information:

• Request­ed date and time of tour
• Num­ber of peo­ple and tick­et type per person
• Aus­tralian con­tact num­ber and/​or email (please note recep­tion is lim­it­ed on the island).

Book­ing Conditions:

• Pre-pay­ment by cred­it card is required to secure your booking
• This tour can­not be used in con­junc­tion with a Kan­ga­roo Island Parks Pass
  
• Please wear appro­pri­ate cloth­ing and footwear based on weath­er forecasts
• Can­cel­la­tions by a cus­tomer require a min­i­mum of 5 days’ notice for a full refund. Can­cel­la­tions short­er than this peri­od will not be refund­ed. If a refund is autho­rised it will be processed with­in 28 days of tour date
• Man­age­ment reserve the right to can­cel tours for safe­ty rea­sons at any time. Can­cel­la­tions may occur due to Total Fire Ban days, extreme weath­er or oth­er con­di­tions out­side of the park’s con­trol. You will be noti­fied if this is to occur and will be invit­ed to resched­ule or refund­ed in full
• The Depart­ment for Envi­ron­ment and Water will not be respon­si­ble for any injuries or dam­age suf­fered unless the injury or dam­age was a direct result of the Depart­ment for Envi­ron­ment and Water’s neg­li­gent act or omission
• Par­tic­i­pants must fol­low all instruc­tions giv­en by Seal Bay guides for safe­ty and ani­mal wel­fare reasons
• It is an expec­ta­tion that guests who book this tour have a mod­er­ate lev­el of fitness.

Find out more here.