King Island & Flinders Island 2025

Monday, 6th - Monday, 13th January, 2025

Day 1 - Scott and the airport shuttles will transfer you to Sydney Airport for your flight to King Island via Melbourne. Island Breeze Motel ( 4 nights )

Day 2 - Today we head out to the Northern reaches of King Island including Yellow Rock Beach, Penny's Lagoon and Martha Lavinia Beach. We make a stop at Cape Wickham Lighthouse which is the tallest in the Southern Hemisphere. A stop at King Island Dairy to sample their award winning produce. Tonight we dine at the famous Wild Harvest Restaurant

Day 3 - We explore the Scenic South of King Island including the Calcified Forest and the rugged cliffs off Seal Rocks. A tour of Grassy township and the seaside village of Naracoopa.

Day 4 - Our local guide will show the island's main town Currie including the Kelp Factory and the Museum and the famous Boathouse - The Restaurant without Food.

Day 5 - We arrive on Flinders Island for 3 full days of exploration. We travel to Port Davies on the west coast of the island where we will visit the historic Wybalena Chapel and Cemetery and learn all about the sad history of the Aboriginal community who were transported here in the 1880's. We visit the island museum which houses written information, photos and artefacts of the past settlement of this beautiful island. This is arguably the best museum of its kind in Australia. Lunch at Allports Beach.Furneaux Tavern ( 3 nights ).

Day 6 - Today we travel to the northern part of the island stopping at Sawyers Bay to take in the magnificent views and then onto Mount Tanner for even more views of the west coast. We visit Killiecrankie, the home of the famous Killiecrankie Diamonds. We continue north to Palana then onto the North East River for the magnificent views over the sisters Islands and along the beaches south to Babel Island.We return to Lady Barron and our motel.

Day 7 - This morning we head to the capital of Flinders Island, Whitemark where we have some time to explore the township and pick up a souvenir before travelling to the beautiful beaches of Trousers Point in Strzelecki National Park. We'll visit the Soldier Settlement Scheme and Walkers Lookout, the best lookout on the island with views over virtually the whole of the island. We also view Babel Island from the magnificent east coast beach.
Day 8 - We fly via Launceston to Sydney where the airport shuttles are waiting to take you home.