Kangaroo Island Diving Safaris/Ozone Seafront Hotel, Jun, 2002,by John Crossley, CA, USA (![]() |
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Kangaroo Island Diving Safaris, South Australia June, 2002 Dive Trip Report by John Crossley, Fresno, CA. Kangaroo Island was great! The big attraction for divers is to see the beautiful and unique Leafy Sea Dragons, but there is so much more to do on Kangaroo Island. It is a large island off the south coast of Australia, with a few small towns, but mostly it is a natural area, with lots of opportunities to see Kangaroos, Koalas, and Sea Lions up close in the wild. To get to Kangaroo Island, take a small plane flight from Adelaide, or save money by taking a bus from Adelaide to Cape Jervis to catch a high speed ferry. We stayed in Kingscote, at the Ozone Seafront Hotel, which was moderate in price, but very nice and with a good restaurant. Local tour companies with vans know the best spots to go to see wildlife, but you could probably see much of the wildlife on your own in a rental car if you get good directions. We also visited the Parndana Wildlife Park, a preserve that had all the island animals. We could hand feed the kangaroos, and some of them would hang around just to be petted after they had eaten their fill. We dove with Kangaroo Island Diving Safaris, operated by Jim and Josie Thiselton, who know the waters of Kangaroo Island extremely well. We had booked two days of diving on their catamaran, but the weather blew us totally out of action one day. On the second day the water outside the bay was still too rough so we stayed right there and dove under and around the large Kingscote Wharf. It was a great “muck dive” site where we found many types of crabs, two cuttlefish, sponges, yellow cup corals, and several types of unique nudibranchs and juvenile fish. On our second dive, Jim found two Leafy Sea Dragons, one of which was fairly large at about 10 inches long. With its multiple green leafy appendages, this was the most beautiful critter I’ve ever seen in the sea. Although the water was really cold (51 degrees) and the air temp was only about 55, we found the “Leafys” and had a great time. |
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Dive Experience | 501-1000 dives | ||
Where else diving | Fiji, Indonesia, Soloman Islands, Truk, Palau, Yap, Galapagos, Sipadan, Philippines, Cocos, Hawaii, Cozumel, Bahamas, Florida, Bonaire, & more | ||
Closest Airport | Getting There | ||
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Weather | windy, cloudy | Seas | choppy |
Water Temp | 51-54°F / 11-12°C | Wetsuit Thickness | 7 |
Water Visibility | 15-30 Ft/ 5-9 M | ||
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Dive own profile | yes | ||
Enforced diving restrictions | [Unspecified] | ||
Liveaboard? | no | Nitrox Available? | N/A |
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Sharks | None | Mantas | None |
Dolphins | None | Whale Sharks | None |
Turtles | None | Whales | None |
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