The 5 Best Shore Excursions Tours in Australia

1.Penneshaw: Shore Excursion Kangaroo Island Scenic Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 103 reviews · 7 hours · from $162Our pick

Spend seven hours crossing Kangaroo Island with a local English-speaking guide, visiting Seal Bay, Remarkable Rocks, Admirals Arch, and Cape du Couedic. Small groups of up to 21 ride in an air-conditioned bus, with lunch and water included. Guides such as Pete, Nikki, Lutz, and Cheryl are praised for lively island commentary and careful cruise timing.

“Excellent tour to have all the key points visited in one day time. Nikki was an awesome tour guide. Highly recommended.”

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2.Darwin Shore Excursion: Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 61 reviews · from $35Best value

Explore Darwin by open-top double-decker bus on a 24 or 48-hour pass. Board near Fort Hill Wharf or at the Top End Visitor Information Centre, then ride between 11 stops including the Waterfront, Crocosaurus Cove, the Military Museum, Cullen Bay, and Doctor’s Gully. Commentary is prerecorded, and buses run every 30 to 45 minutes depending on the route.

“It was a great hop on hop off experience the driver was great and he was very knowledgeable about the history of Darwin.You HAVE TO SEETHE DARWIN MUSEUM and experience the bombing of Darwin harbor and the Crocasurous is another stop especially if you want to see very very big crocs.All in all I recommend this tour to anyone visiting Darwin.”

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3.Shore Excursion – Cradle Mountain Shuttle Bus from Burnie

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 47 reviews · from $157

Travel from Burnie Port to Cradle Mountain-Lake St. Clair National Park in a small group of up to 20. Choose a walk around Dove Lake or another track, look for wombats, wallabies, and echidnas, and rely on guides such as Peter, Shannon, Richard, or Mark to manage the tight cruise schedule.

“Our guide was lovely and it was a great experience. We were met with hail and rain but the tour guides were great and picked us up promptly and provided great dialogue along the way. I would 100% recommend this to my friends and family 🙂”

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4.Wings Wildlife Park Shuttle, Burnie Shore Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 34 reviews · from $89

Travel from Burnie to Wings Wildlife Park with a guide-driver, then explore independently among kangaroos, wallabies, wombats, koalas, Tasmanian devils, parrots, and more. The 3-hour-50-minute outing includes scenic Tasmanian countryside, park admission, and return transport. Optional animal encounters cost extra.

“While the ride to the sanctuary was 45 minutes or so the country side views were beautiful especially once we were within the last 15-20 minutes or so. We booked this tour specifically to see the Tasmanian devils and were thrilled to be able to book an encounter as well once at the park. There was an extra fee but we were happy to pay it. All the staff were so friendly and patient with answering questions. It was a wonderful experience. An added perk was the bus took us directly back to our ship instead of doing the transfer in town to the shuttle.”

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5.From Penneshaw: Kangaroo Island Shore Excursion Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 23 reviews · 7 hours · from $162

Spend seven hours exploring Kangaroo Island’s food and drink producers from Penneshaw. Sample honey, wine, gin, vodka and lavender scones, visit South Australia’s only commercial eucalyptus oil distillery, and stop at Pennington Bay for coastal views. Cruise passengers only, with guides such as Caitlin and Joel leading the day.

“Our guide Joel was excellent. We received plenty of information and it was delivered in a jovial fashion.”

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