About Seal Bay

With its unspoiled wilder­ness and stun­ning beau­ty, it is no sur­prise that Kan­ga­roo Island (KI) is con­sis­tent­ly in South Australia’s top ten tourist des­ti­na­tions, as vot­ed on Trip Advi­sor. And no trip to KI is com­plete with­out a vis­it to Seal Bay.

Seal Bay has been home to an Aus­tralian sea lion pop­u­la­tion for thou­sands of years, and offers one of the most excep­tion­al nature-based expe­ri­ences in the world.

There are no enclo­sures or cages at Seal Bay. Instead, you will be tak­en into the heart of the colony where our expe­ri­enced guides will teach you about these endan­gered ani­mals. If you pre­fer, you can set your own pace on the wheel­chair acces­si­ble 900 metre (return) board­walk which mean­ders through the dunes to a num­ber of view­ing platforms.

Aus­tralian sea lions are unique to South Aus­tralia and West­ern Aus­tralia. They are an endan­gered species – their total pop­u­la­tion is about 12,000. Seal Bay is the third largest colony of this mag­nif­i­cent, wild creature.

This is the only place in the world where you can see Aus­tralian sea lions at close quar­ters and walk on a beach where pups play, bulls fight for suprema­cy and rest­ing moth­ers suck­le their young.

At Seal Bay you’ll have incred­i­ble views of the extra­or­di­nary coast­line and sea lion colony, you’ll walk through an untouched dune sys­tem, and onto a pris­tine sandy beach. You will be giv­en unique insights into how these endan­gered ani­mals fish, surf, rest, inter­act with their pups and defend their territory.