Kangaroo Island - Head for the bush

If you want to leave the mundane world behind you and go for a long bush walk among prolific flora and fauna, Kangaroo Island is the perfect setting. The special thing about it is that because of its isolation from the mainland, much of Kangaroo Island woodland and coastline is pristine with abundant flora and fauna, offering a rare bushwalking, camping and wildlife-spotting experience.

For the fit and prepared Kangaroo Island offers a great number of walking possibilities. There's plenty of room for it - Kangaroo Island is 155 kilometres long, up to 55 kilometres wide and covers 4,500 square kilometres. Much of this, in fact 30 per cent, is national park.

Camping is permitted in designated areas within the 21 national parks, and in approved local government areas. Here you can camp and take walks to appreciate beautiful coastline and wildlife where it should be - in the wild.

Flinders Chase National Park and Kelly Hill National Park offer fine walking and hiking trails - your sojourns here can be short or overnight. On your wanderings you may glimpse delightful fur seals, wallabies and possums, and some walkers have been known to glimpse the elusive platypus, and echidnas.

Guided walks are also extremely rewarding on Kangaroo Island. You can take one into the Kelly Hill Caves, or if you are more adventurous, you can organise a more in-depth caving experience. You can also take a guided walk through the seal colony at Seal Bay, and take a longer walk at your own pace along Bales Beach.