Kangaroo Island

Kangaroo Island Shore Excursion Tasting Tour - For Cruise Ship Passengers Only

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Kangaroo Island Shore Excursion Trail Tour
  • 7 hours
  • Pickup offered
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

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Overview

When your cruise ship docks in Penneshaw, take a full-day shore excursion that shows you the best of Kangaroo Island’s local food and wine producers. Stop at a number of local farms and shops to sample their goods, including a wine tasting, gin tasting, eucalyptus oil products, honey, and a lavender farm where you nibble scones served with tea or coffee.
  • Full-day Kangaroo Island food and wine shore excursion from Penneshaw
  • Explore Kangaroo Island with stops for tastings of the best foods and wine
  • Learn how eucalyptus oil is distilled and visit a lavender farm
  • Taste wine at Bay of Shoals Wines

What's Included

  • available from Penneshaw Only
  • Wine Tasting
  • Lavender Scones & Tea/Coffee - Dependent on Season and Lavender Farm being Open
  • Gin Tastings
  • Lunch
  • Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup point

  • Cruise Ship Port, Penneshaw

Start time

09:00 AM

Pickup details

Please note that due to damaged roads, the Council has requested that we avoid parking at the ferry terminal. We will instead be parked at Lloyd Collins Park, which is to your left of the Sealink Terminal, along the waterfront. Please follow the signs to the park. There will also be information staff there to help assist any that need to be pointed in the right direction. We will also endeavour to have one of our staff members with a sign saying Kangaroo Island Trails, who will also point you to where you need to go. Please try and be on a tender as early as possible as we do have a deadline with departure times as per below: Food and Wine Tour - 08:30am - 09:00am. (Times may vary depending on time of first and last tenders coming across from Cruise Ship) We do receive an email from the Captains office 24 hours prior to the ship arriving, notifying us of the times of the 1st and last tender and we work in with that. We aim to depart 1 hour to 1.5 hours after the 1st tender. If the last tender is 5:00pm then we have you back by 4:30pm. If it's 5:30pm, we aim to be back by 5:00pm but most of the time we are back by 4:30pm. Please note that if you do miss your tour, we will only refund 50% of the tour as we have expenses incurred that are prepaid, that does not get refunded to us. Every endeavour will be made to contact you but tours do have cut off times as we have other passengers to take into consideration. Please also note that if your cruise ship is arriving late and leaving early, we will have to alter the itinerary. If running late, please contact Kylie on 0458 471 419 TRAVEL INSURANCE We highly recommend TRAVEL INSURANCE as from time to time the captain may cancel the tenders from coming in due to severe weather or other issues. In this event, due to the expenses involved in preparing for the cruise ship tours, we do NOT offer a refund. Please compare travel insurance policies as some will cover cancellation costs due to severe weather, while others may not, also please check the excess. If you purchase the Cruise Ship companies travel insurance, they will NOT cover external tours. Covermore Travel Insurance for Cruising - Australian Waters, does cover tour cancellation fees due to severe weather, it also has an inbound policy for non Australian residents.

What To Expect

Clifford's Honey Farm

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Emu Ridge Eucalyptus

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Emu Bay Lavender

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Kingscote

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Bay of Shoals Winery

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Kangaroo Island Spirits

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Minimum drinking age is 18 years
  • Please note that Travel Insurance is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED as from time to time the captain may cancel the tenders from coming in due to severe weather or other issues. In this event, due to the expenses involved in preparing for the cruise ship tours, we do NOT offer a refund.
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Reviews

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Excellent day with a good overview of Kangaroo Island
BrendaI_P, Apr 2024
Viator provided a very good day with Katlin in an SUV with 2 other passrnges in a private relaxed tour of KI. We enjoyed Gin tasting, honey tasting, wine tasting & the most enormous Lavender scones with jam & cream. She adhered to a time table returning us to Penneshaw well in time to catch the tender back to the ship. I would recommend this company
Response from Host, Apr 2024
Thank you so much for recommending us. We are so happy to know that you were satisfied with the experience. The tastings on our tour are definitely a highlight for many visitors. Thanks again!
Good value, lots of experiences in the one day.
Leonie_K, Mar 2024
The tour guide/driver was engaging, funny and very knowledgeable on KI and many other topics. His easy going approach is supported by his wealth of varied experiences, really impressive. I have been to KI a number of times, but learnt and saw much more than before.
Response from Host, Mar 2024
Thank you so much for taking the time to review your shore excursion with us.
Saw lots, tasted lots...
Rhylla_W, Feb 2024
Saw lots, tasted lots with a small group and good guide. Bus needed new shocks and rear door squeaked.
Response from Host, Mar 2024
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We are thrilled to know that you were able to taste the gems of KI. Thank you for the vehicle feedback, we will rectify this.
Great tour with it all.
Suzanne_D, Jan 2024
The entire tour was the best. Lutz was our tour guide & his knowledge of the area as a 25 year resident plus was noteworthy. The stops at the lavender farm,the town of Kingscote,the distillery & the winery were great so varied. I feel we definitely got great value .
Excellent KI experience
Vikki_O, Jan 2024
All the tasting experiences were excellent particularly the Gin followed by the wine. We learned so much. The pace of the day was about right and the driver was very knowledgeable. Be aware the tour does not depart from the dock but from a park close by. The ticket from Viator said pick-up was from cruise ship port. On arrival the Sealink ferry was in and obscured the private tours signage & the port volunteers gave us wrong info. We were very lucky to make our tour even though we waited over 35 minutes for it, in the wrong place!
Response from Host, Feb 2024
Thank you so much! We are thrilled to hear that you had such an excellent day with us. Thank you for choosing our small family run business. We also appreciate you offering further information around the pick up for this tour. This will likely be very helpful to future guests.
Great full day of tasting experiences and island views
David_G, Jan 2024
We enjoyed the whole day. Loved the scones at lavender farm, the gin tasting and seeing the island. Honey place and winery and eucalyptus place good also Overall great day with the small group. Tour guide Lutz was excellent.
Response from Host, Feb 2024
Thank you so much. We are really happy to hear that you enjoyed the time with us and especially enjoyed the food and beverage scene of our special island. Please come back again!
Beautiful KI
Val_B, Dec 2023
Excellent narration by Lutz our coach driver Gin factory was enjoyed by many I personally liked the winery and produce Took a great pic of Silo Art
Response from Host, Feb 2024
Thank you so much. We really appreciate you taking the time share your experience with others. We agree, Lutz' narration is fantastic and we are thrilled to have him with us. The Silo Art is indeed wonderful.
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Stuart_C, Dec 2023
lavender farm scones cream and coffee Then gin distillery Then wine tasting Then eucalyptus Saying more is hacking me off
Response from Host, Feb 2024
Thank you!
Perfect shore excursion alternative
Hillary_B, Dec 2023
Good coverage of the island’s highlights. Easy and timely pick up/drop off. Lots of great scenery too.
Response from Host, Feb 2024
Thanks!
It is a great day out....
lili_Z, Dec 2023
It is a great day out. Tour guide is nice and knowledgeable. Recommend for other travellers. Thank you
Response from Host, Feb 2024
Thank you for taking the time to review your time with us.
Fantastic scone and alcohol tastings!
vallen1963, Dec 2023
What a great day! We had wine, gin and cider tastings. Stopped at lookouts. Fabulous scone and coffee for morning tea. Kylie our tour guide was awesome. Thoroughly recommend this tour on KI
Response from Host, Jan 2024
Thank you!
Great Day with Nikki!
Debbie_S, May 2023
Nikki was our tour guide. She is a local to Kangaroo Island and was a wealth of knowledge that she eagerly shared with us! She made sure that we saw a kangaroo in the wild as well as a Koala bear. The gin tasting was definitely a highlight of the day.
Response from Host, May 2023
Thank you! We are so glad to see that you had a great day on Kangaroo Island. We agree, Nikki is fantastic. It was a pleasure to have you with us for the day. Thanks again.
Great Island Adventure!
Dennis_P, Apr 2023
Nikki was a wonderful tour guide and excellent Naturalist - giving us great insight to the birds and animals of the Island. As we were driving down the road she stopped quickly and told us to look up in the tree … there was a wild Koala! She took us to a winery, the beautiful rugged and sandy beaches on the island, a lavender farm, a cider tasting farm (where we saw a kangaroo and Emu!) and before we got back to the ship there was gin tastings. We had a marvelous day on this small, but very interesting island. A must see!
Response from Host, May 2023
Thank you so much! Our island is small but interesting indeed. We are so happy that you have been able to experience such fascinating elements of KI.
Great snapshot of KI
Janet_M, Apr 2023
The tour provides not only a tasting experience but also an overview of the history and fauna of the island. Our tour guide Nikki, a long term local, was terrific at giving tourists lots of relevant information on a range of topics. Plus the tour covers a range of experiences - lavender farm with wonderful scones, honey, wine tasting, gin tasting (thanks to the Shy Wren), eucalyptus distillery and spotting koalas and kangaroos.
Response from Host, May 2023
Thank you so much forsaking the time to review your experience with us. We are so happy that you enjoyed your day with Nikki and love that we could introduce you to the gems of Kangaroo Island. Come back anytime!
There is not much to see...
Yolanda_A, Mar 2023
There is not much to see in a short period of time. It was rainy and wet this time of the year. Good for wine lovers.
Response from Host, May 2023
Thank you for your review. We really appreciate you taking the time. Absolutely, wine lovers will love the stops on the Tasting Tour. Please note we have other tours available to cater for other interests.
Excellent tour
James_D, Mar 2023
We enjoyed the tour and our driver/tour guide, Gary, was excellent. The places we visited were interesting and the tour was well organised.
Response from Host, May 2023
Thank you! It is a pleasure to introduce you to the gems of our island. We agree, Gary is fantastic and we love that you enjoyed your time with him.
it’s more than Kangaroos!
Susan_K, Mar 2023
Gin distillery absolutely fabulous Lavender farm amazing Emu farm just great Winery classy Tour guide was aware we did not see much of the scenery Kangaroo Island is noted for so he took us to see some surf beaches. Thank you it was a great day
Response from Host, May 2023
Thanks! There is so much of the island to fit into one day and we are so happy that you got to experience a significant amount. We welcome you back for another visit!
Very enjoyable day
gilbags, Feb 2023
Enjoyed all the trip and our guide. Had a lot of interesting information to share about Kangaroo Island. All the businesses we went to were worth seeing and I am glad we booked the trip. The gin at the gin distillery was really nice and I purchased a pack with five small bottles of their gin. we really enjoyed the scone at the Lavender Farm.
Response from Host, Apr 2023
Thank you! We are so happy that you enjoyed the day. We love being able to share our local businesses with visitors. Thank you for taking the time to visit Kangaroo Island. It is certainly worth exploring.
Very Unhappy
Ann_R, Feb 2023
The only thing I can say is I booked and paid for a tour for 4 people advised the ship I was on money was accepted and no reply until we were at sea and still hadn't been advised of our pick up until requesting on various occasions then when I finally got to take to some ome one we were advised that we could not go on this tour which was advised for cruise ships only because we were to far away I requested that we receive a refund as to date we have had no communications at all
Response from Host, Feb 2023
Hi Ann, You are correct, your reservation was paid for and held as all bookings are. Our website clearly states that the tours are for Cruise Ship Passengers only, it’s also clear that they apply to passengers docking specifically at Kangaroo Island. Your cruise ship itinerary is provided to you directly through the cruise liner and it is your responsibility to book tours from where you port. Our pick up location is also outlined when booking. We would urge you to thoroughly read the information when booking tours in order to avoid situations like this. This is the first time that we have encountered an issue like this, but as a courtesy we have corresponded with you outlining the refund available after Trip Advisor commission and tasting fees. Viator has direct access to these messages. We also requested your bank details to process this transaction but still have not heard from you until this review stating that you have received no communication from us. As that is quite incorrect, we would appreciate you reaching out in response to our attempts. Please note that it is simply as a courtesy that we have offered this, as I’ve mentioned, it is clear who the tour is reserved for and this incorrect booking was not a mistake on our end. As this is the case, a refund is not applicable, however we have still offered it as we can appreciate the disappointment you will have felt.
Excellent well guided tour
Robert_K, Feb 2023
The whole tour was very enjoyable and Lutz our Tour guide was excellent. The stop overs were great and the tour was a good length of time.
Response from Host, Mar 2023
Thanks so much for taking the time to review your experience with us. We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed the day with Lutz.
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