King Island Autumn Experience

2026

4 DAY FULLY INCLUSIVE TOUR

TUESDAY 3RD MARCH TO FRIDAY 6TH MARCH


Inhale deeply. Breathe in some of the cleanest air in the world.


This quiet easy-going island has something interesting at every turn: from unique wildlife, great nature walks, and offshore shipwrecks, to the gastronomic delights of some world-class seafood, dairy products and farm fresh fruit and veggies.


This tour will awaken and delight your senses.

 

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS


Currie, Shag Lagoon Bird Hide, Reekara School and Art & Craft Shop, Quarantine Bay, Martha Lavinia Beach, Penny’s Lagoon, Cape Wickham Lighthouse & Golf Links, King Island Distillery, Fairy Penguin Colony, Sea Elephant River, Naracoopa, Calcified Forest, Seal Rocks Lookout, Grassy Harbour, King Island Historical Museum and The Boathouse.


FLIGHTS
Melbourne to King Island

King Island to Melbourne


MULTIPLE NIGHT STAYS
3 nights in Currie, King Island


PLEASE NOTE

To maximize your experience on this tour, you will need to be fit and able.

Walking frames are not recommended.


TOUR COSTS

Twin Share Room First Tour: $4,040 per person
Twin Share Room Repeat Traveller 2 - 10 Tours: $3,990 per person
Twin Share Room Repeat Traveller 11 - 20 Tours: $3,965 per person
Twin Share Room Repeat Traveller 21+ Tours: $3,940 per person
Single Room Supplement: $365 per person
 
Deposit: $500 per person
 

As a thank you for travelling with O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours, you will automatically receive a saving on the total tour price for your second and subsequent tours.


O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours will match single travellers who wish to twin share with another single traveller of the same gender.

However, if this is not possible, in most cases you shall be provided with single accommodation at the twin share fare

(no additional cost).


If you are willing to twin share but are a smoker, have a CPAP machine or snore, you will need to pay a single supplement for a sole use room.

​O'Shanessy's Quality Tours are now providing travel insurance through Nib Insurance.


Travel insurance is not compulsory, however the Australian Government (see www.smarttraveller.gov.au) recommends all travellers no matter where you are going, obtain comprehensive travel insurance from a reputable provider at the time the balance of the tour is to be paid. It may enable you to claim back the cost of your tour if you are unable to travel or must cancel at late notice.

​Always read the PDS provided, to ensure the cover meets your needs.

MAP

ITINERARY

  • DAY 1: TUESDAY 3RD MARCH, 2026

    MELBOURNE TO KING ISLAND


    Welcome to our holiday to fabulous King Island. With chauffeured pickup from home, we travel to Melbourne Airport. Here we’ll be greeted by an O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours representative who will assist us with check in and see us onto the plane for our direct mid-afternoon flight to the island. King Island lies off the north-west coast of Tasmania, surrounded by a rugged coastline with famously good produce and some of the cleanest air in the world. On arrival we will be met by our local guide who will show us the main township of Currie. We check in to our accommodation and be welcomed by the manager, Julie. This evening, one of the island’s best chefs will prepare our welcome dinner in-house tonight.


    Lunch at own expense and arrangement  / refreshments inflight


    OVERNIGHT:  Island Breeze Resort, Currie, KING ISLAND


  • DAY 2: WEDNESDAY 2TH MARCH, 2026

    MARTHA LAVINIA BEACH, PENNY’S LAGOON, CAPE WICKHAM LIGHTHOUSE 

    AND PENGUINS


    Today, our touring takes us to the northern end of the island. We stop at the Shag Lagoon Bird Hide to view some of King Island’s beautiful water fowl, before continuing to Reekara School. The Reekara Community Complex is a Lions Club initiative designed to preserve the former Reekara Primary School, which closed at the end of 1997. The school now houses local craft as well as classrooms showing past students’ artwork. We have plenty of time to look around as well as enjoying our morning tea break. Next we drive to Quarantine Bay while taking in the views of Christmas Island and New Year Island. From here, we cross to the eastern side of the island where we visit Martha Lavinia Beach, a world class beach break which has been voted one of the Top 10 Surf Breaks in Australia. We’ll get a chance to stretch our legs here. We also see the mouth of Yellow Rock River, the wreck site of the Shannon to hear Captain Johnson’s unfortunate story. Our lunch break is at Penny’s Lagoon, a rare freshwater perched lake found in only three locations in the world. Continue past Lake Flannigan and Disappointment Bay to the most northern point of King Island to view the Cape Wickham Lighthouse, the tallest granite lighthouse in the Southern Hemisphere which overlooks one of Australia’s top ranking golf courses. Our final stop for the day is at King Island Distillery to meet a passionate local who distils gin made with hand-foraged native beach botanicals. Back in Currie, we have time to freshen up for dinner at a local restaurant. Later this evening we will have the opportunity to view the local fairy penguin colony. On dusk the penguins waddle out of the water to return to their burrows. This very cute spectacle can be viewed from the comfort of our coach.


    OVERNIGHT:  Island Breeze Resort, Currie, KING ISLAND


  • DAY 3: THURSDAY 5TH MARCH, 2026

    NARACOOPA, CALCIFIED FOREST, SEAL ROCKS LOOKOUT, GRASSY


    Our journey today takes us to the east coast where we visit Sea Elephant River, one of the island's largest river system and major link to the Lavinia wetlands. We return to the farming region of Naracoopa for a brief stop to look at the jetty. We now head to the southern end of the island. As we pass by Surprise Bay, we learn of the history of the island's first settlement in 1889 by the Bowling family. Visit a very rare forest with views over some of King Island’s most spectacular coastline which has had a chequered history, including the worst peacetime maritime disaster in Australia’s history when in 1884 the British barquentine “schooner” Cataraqui was wrecked in a winter storm. We now move onto the Calcified Forest enjoying a leisurely 30-minute stroll that takes us to a viewing platform overlooking intriguing fossilised stumps of ancient rainforest trees. At Seal Rocks Lookout, we discover one of King Island’s most dramatic parts of the coast, used by Dutch and French sealers to spot pods of seals. Make sure to bring your camera!  Last stop today is Grassy where we discover the scheelite mining heritage of King Island’s Dolphin Mine. We also view the Grassy Harbour which serves the island with the necessities of life—groceries, fuel and agricultural needs such as fertilisers and stock feed. On arrival back at our accommodation there will be time for a freshen up before transferring to a local restaurant for dinner.


    OVERNIGHT: Island Breeze Resort, Currie, KING ISLAND


  • DAY 4: FRIDAY 6TH MARCH, 2026

    KING ISLAND TO MELBOURNE


    This morning after breakfast and check out, we farewell our host Julie. We visit the local  museum run by the King Island Historical Society. It’s full of the island's history including the original lens from the Cape Wickham light house. We also drive past the King Island Kelp Industries where we learn about this important industry that processes bull kelp. It’s now time to check into King Island Airport for our flight home to Melbourne. Upon our arrival at Melbourne Airport, our chauffeurs will be waiting to transport us home with many interesting stories to tell of our holiday to King Island.


    Lunch at own expense and arrangement / Refreshments on flight


TOUR INCLUSIONS

Complimentary Chauffeur Driven Transfers
Victorian passengers from Greater Melbourne, Bendigo, Torquay, Ballarat, Geelong, the Bellarine and Mornington Peninsulas, Phillip Island and selected areas of Gippsland will be picked up from home in a private chauffeured vehicle by one of our professional drivers.

For Victorian passengers not within this pick up zone, or our interstate passengers a quote can be provided for home pickup in extended areas.

At the end of your tour, you will be safely returned home with memories of a sensational tour.


Touring Coaches

Touring in and around King Island is aboard a local Tour Coach.


Return Flights

Economy flights from Melbourne to King Island and return.


Tour Director

Dedicated O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours tour director on board to ensure your travel experience is memorable.


Best Available Quality Accommodation

Ensuite motel accommodation each night.


Attractions

All tours and interest venues as per itinerary.


Meals

All full cooked breakfasts, lunches most days and two course restaurant dinners daily. Two lunches at your own expense as per itinerary.


No Hidden Extras

O'Shannessy's Quality Tours are fully inclusive.


Touring days may change due to our suppliers or other issues beyond our control. However, every endeavour will be made to incorporate

all inclusions stated in the final itinerary.

 

PAYMENT AND CANCELLATION POLICY


Receipt of payment of funds will be taken as acceptance of O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours conditions of travel for this tour.

Prices include GST and all taxes.


Deposit is fully refundable until 71 days prior to departure date.

Balance due on invoice.


Cancellation within 70 days of tour departure date No Refund

On or after tour date departure No Refund


If a tour is cancelled for any reason by O’Shannessy’s Quality Tours before the departure date, all passengers will be offered the option of transferring to another tour of their choice, hold the funds in trust for a future tour or a full refund. There is no time limit as to when this must be used. If a lockdown is implemented while a tour is in progress, our first priority is the safety and wellbeing of our passengers and ensuring that we get each and every one of them home safely, and therefore we treat every situation individually. The Australian Government (see www.smarttraveller.gov.au) recommends all travellers no matter where you are going, obtain comprehensive travel insurance from a reputable provider. It may enable you to claim back the cost of your tour if you are unable to travel or have to cancel at late notice. Always read the PDS provided, to ensure the cover meets all of your needs. We are able to provide travel insurance through Nib Insurance. If you would like a quote please call our office toll free on 1800 354 352.