Experiences
Kelly Hill Caves
Ready to step back in time? Kelly Hill Caves reopens with a brand-new experience with an audio-visual tour featuring narration and a dynamic light display.
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West End
Ready to step back in time? Kelly Hill Caves has reopened with a brand-new visitor experience.
An audio-visual tour featuring narration and a dynamic light display will provide visitors with an immersive experience through the history of the caves.
The experience starts with a guided above-ground walk. Here, you learn about the caves’ history and view new interpretive signage, setting the stage for the underground adventure.
Visited before? The tour offers fresh insights for both new and returning visitors.
About Kelly Hill Caves
Around two million years ago the sea was constantly changing between its present level and 125 metres lower, intermittently exposing the continental shelf. It was at this time that the dunes of Kelly Hill were formed as calcareous shell fragments from the exposed sea bed were windblown and deposited on the island’s south and west coast. Over a long period of time these dunes hardened into a porous limestone that is shaped by the action of percolating rainwater.
At Kelly Hill this has given rise to an underground labyrinth of sinkholes and caverns thought to extend for kilometres. Nature has again created some of its finest work here, with caves full of beautiful yet fragile stalagmites, stalactites, helictites and towering columns that transport visitors to another world.
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Prospect Hill
Climb the 500 steps to the top of Prospect Hill, the highest point on Kangaroo Island. Enjoy rewarding views of the island.
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South Coast
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Sheps Studio Art Gallery
Sheps Studio Art Gallery is the working studio and gallery of artist, Neil Sheppard (alias Shep). You will receive an enthusiastic welcome when you visit
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North Coast
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Antechamber Bay
Located on the north coast of Dudley Peninsula on Kangaroo Island overlooking Backstairs Passage. Antechamber Bay beach is a 4.2 km long, northeast facing beach.
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Penneshaw & Dudley Peninsula
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Curley Creek Hike - Cape Gantheaume Conservation Park
Walkers will not only discover a large range of birdlife but also a variety of vegetation communities.
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South Coast
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Bald Hill Walk - Cape Gantheaume Conservation Park
Bald Hill provides spectacular views overlooking Murray Lagoon and is an ideal spot to observe a variety of wetland birds.
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South Coast
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American River Gallery and Arts Centre
This small and beautiful Gallery at American River is nestled into a landscaped spot overlooking the peaceful waters of American River, in reality a tidal
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American River & Surrounds
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Island Beach
Island Beach overlooks Eastern Cove in Nepean Bay on the north-west coast of the Dudley Peninsula.
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Penneshaw & Dudley Peninsula
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Chapman River
Chapman River is an ideal location for swimming, fishing and birdwatching.
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Penneshaw & Dudley Peninsula
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Frenchman's Rock
The rock, named Frenchman's Rock, was inscribed by the members of Nicolas Baudin's crew on the ship Le Geographe in 1803.
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Penneshaw & Dudley Peninsula
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Hanson Bay Beach
This small, secluded bay sits along the south coast of Kangaroo Island just west of the famous Kelly Hill Conservation Park.
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West End
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