Went with my 11 year old daughter. The groups were way too big. There were many younger kids in our group, and they, and their parents were always the lucky ones to see the penguins. I saw one. My daughter was lucky enough to see a bit more. They should really make the group sizes smaller...like about10 in each group. More

Familiy of four undertook the penguin tour in Kingscote. As part of a large group the only people who were able to see the penguins were those at the front near the guide, the remainder missed out. A pelican feeding display held two hours prior was very entertaining in comparison and made the travel to Kingscote worthwhile. Would not recommend... More

A wonderful day, you really need a couple at least, the only down side is that the ferry is very expensive... so much to see over there, and loved the seals.. that was magical... More

Having previously had an awesome penguin experience several years ago at Phillip Island, Victoria, despite the cold weather, I had high expectations for a similar experience this summer at K.I., South Australia. Unfortunately, nothing could be further from the truth. All four of us independently concluded that the K.I. penguin experience was lame enough to abandon our tour about half... More

We were a bit disappointed that we didn't see very many penguins. In fairness, we went on the earlier tour of the evening and we were advised that we'd probably see more penguins on the second tour, but we were very tired and didn't want to wait another hour. Also, although our group was very small (most others elected to... More

[Unfortunately TripAdvisor won't create separate reviews for the Pelicans vs the Penguins, so I'm combining two reviews into one.] Pelicans: Most entertaining 15 minutes you can have while dressed ***** (5 stars!) I never realized how goofy pelicans look up-close. They are really goofy. Put 30 of them together in one place and they look goofier still. Add a guy... More

The penguin centre building is very small and a bit depressing when you look it from the outside. inside there are some fishes, but you not even try to compare it with a regular acquarium! the penguin tour they propose though is really something woth it's 17$!!!! they bring you aroung a penguin nesting colony at night pointing with this... More

For $17 a person, you'd think they could keep the group sizes smaller, but it was about 20 people per guide. Considering you are supposed to stay very quiet when on the nocturnal penguin walk, that made it virtually impossible for 2/3rd of the group to even hear anything the guide was saying. When we would spot a rare penguin... More

We joined the 2nd of the 2 trips that take place each night, by which time most of the penguins had reached their chosen place in the rocks to sleep. When I went on a similar tour in Tasmania we actually saw them coming up from the sea, which I think was better - don't know whether this would have... More