Little Sahara
Little Sahara
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9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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About
Little Sahara is a system of naturally occurring coastal blowout dunes located on the south coast of Kangaroo Island. Formed over the last 7000 years as a result of storms and erosion after a major fire, the sand dunes of Little Sahara covers approximately two square kilometers in the gazetted locality of Vivonne Bay and vary in size from approximately 70 meters above sea level. To ensure it’s preservation for future generations, Little Sahara has been heritage listed since the 1970’s and the property is privately owned. It is through the generosity of the owner that tourist are permitted to visit the site.
Duration: 1-2 hours
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  • Jo H
    1 contribution
    Adrenaline and education all wrapped into one!
    Great experience at Little Sahara. We did the Dune Buggy tour with Bec and she was awesome. Highly recommend a bit of adrenaline and education all wrapped into one. Our 11 and 8 year old boys also thoroughly loved it! Thanks Bec!
    Visited January 2023
    Travelled with family
    Written 8 January 2023
  • famfinally
    Adelaide, Australia9 contributions
    E-Fat Bike
    Do yourself a favour and go and do the Fat Bike tour! It’s been one of the best experiences ever. Our guide, Alyssa, was just amazing. You cycle through different ecosystems, learn about Australian nature systems, eat some native plants on the way and then zoom down the Little Sahara. Just amazing!!
    Visited February 2023
    Travelled with friends
    Written 25 February 2023
  • Jackie R
    5 contributions
    Fantastic fun and a great tour guide
    Buggy trip with Lee... Don't miss this it's brilliant went with guide Lee he was marvelous lots of information and lots of fun....we might be older but still enjoy life and all that brings! The trip covered a lot of ground and we went to beaches that were just breath taking. The geology of the coast was outstanding. Thank you Lee!
    Visited March 2023
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 18 March 2023
  • Phill Roach
    1 contribution
    Wonderful ATV experience
    Went on the guided ATV tour with Josh as our host and driver. Excellent experience. Great information and attention to detail. Flora and fauna were out of this world. Excellent value for money. Josh was very knowledgeable on the local wildlife and plants. Some tasty bush tucker on the way and kolas galore. Next time going back for the e-bikes.
    Visited April 2023
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 9 April 2023
  • Coolsis
    Melbourne, Australia318 contributions
    Laugh and good workout
    Did the toboggan with my family here. The sand dunes are high and a lot of hard work to go up with toboggan. Coming down is fun and creates a lot of laugh as one gets hang of doing it right. So much fun to do this activity with the family. Tip— Hire only 2 toboggan and family of 4 can share. An awesome fun place.
    Visited October 2022
    Travelled with family
    Written 23 September 2023
  • Heather L
    5 contributions
    Tobogganing on the dunes
    We hired 2 toboggans for our family of 4. It was quite a warm day and it took some effort to walk up the dunes. The trip down was totally worth it! Our young family had enough after around an hour. Great place to wear out energetic kids! The staff were enthusiastic and helped us understand how to get the most from our experience. Take water and an umbrella as shade on hot days.
    Visited August 2023
    Travelled with family
    Written 28 September 2023
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Jen_travelvet
Montreal, Canada6 contributions
Nov. 2023 • Family
We were thrilled to see many koalas on this walking tour. Having been promised that koalas were on the property where we were staying on Kangaroo Island, and frustratingly finding no trace of them over several days, we were cautiously optimistic when we discovered that this tour was available (on our last day on KI). There is nothing like seeing koalas in the wild, and we saw many of them on this walk, including mothers with joeys. Many thanks to our friendly and personable guide - we learned a great deal and had a most enjoyable time.
Written 29 November 2023
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Gail E
Miami, FL8 contributions
Oct. 2023 • Solo
I want to tell everyone that Sahara Tours is wonderful. My guide in Cairo was Mustafa Moshen. He is the the best. He is can explain everything and is so interesting and fun. It was one of the best day of an incredible tour of Egypt.
Written 2 November 2023
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fanch232017
Melbourne, Australia3 contributions
Oct. 2023 • Couples
We did the Koala tour and had a great experience! Our guide Candice was super friendly and so knowledgeable about the plants, trees and wildlife around. We booked an early slot and it was just the 2 of us so it was like a private tour. It's an easy track and we went at a relaxed pace, I think we counted seven Koalas + their joeys. Very fun to see the tracks left in the sand by the various animals too! We ended up going to the top of the sand dunes at the end but it's really worth exploring around it too by booking this tour.
Written 30 October 2023
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Lisa C
1 contribution
Oct. 2023 • Couples
We were meet by our guide Bec and after being introduced and fitted with helmets and goggles we were off. Bec was so informative on all the fauna and flora and answered all of our questions and more. The changes in the landscape were vast such a pretty place. We saw koalas 🐨 kangaroos 🦘 and lizards 🦎 we stopped and got some epic photos. Being also an ecological tour the area is inaccessible by tourists which makes it all the more special. So I would highly recommend this tour for anyone who’s interested in learning more about the Island.
Written 29 October 2023
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Ernani C
1 contribution
Sep. 2023 • Couples
The buggy tour was amazing and we had a great time. Yasmin was an amazing guide! She made the tour even more entertaining and enjoyable.
She is a really good koala spotter!!

Recommended for everyone!!
Written 23 October 2023
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Navigator436077
Wollongong, Australia6 contributions
Oct. 2023 • Family
Our guide Yasmin was excellent. The walk was very scenic and Yasmin was very knowledgeable regarding the native plants as we moved through the track at an easy pace. We spotted 12 koalas and Yasmin showed us a natural beehive in a tree hole as a bonus. Highly recommend this 2 hour koala walk.
Written 14 October 2023
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Taylah R
1 contribution
Oct. 2023 • Couples
Joel and MJ were great tour guides, we loved it! Saw so many koalas (even a Joey) and Joel was very informative about the flora and fauna of the island, we will recommend to our friends and family!
Written 12 October 2023
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James C
Brunswick East, Australia46 contributions
This certainly was the highlight of our trip to Kangaroo island. We had so much fun.
The tour took us to places we couldn’t otherwise reach. Yasmin and Candice were absolutely fantastic, there knowledge of the area and its wild life was very informative.
I thoroughly recommend this tour.
Written 11 October 2023
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Natalie L
Melbourne, Australia1 contribution
Sep. 2023 • Family
An extraordinary experience at the Kangaroo Island!!
The buggy tour includes a wildlife exploring activitiy at the start, kids were excited to spot the koalas and have gained knowledge about the forest, bushland and wildlife animals, especially koalas!!

The buggy tour was the highlight, full of excitment and laughters! We went through forest, dunes, beaches, desserts, up and down, high and low, even waters!!! The 2 hours tour passed like a blink, was the most amazing experience we had in Kangaroo Island. Highly recommend to everyone! Great thanks to our crew Bec! We love the tour! We enjoyed every second of the tour!!
Written 9 October 2023
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EJV010101
Perth, UK2 contributions
Oct. 2023 • Friends
We had so much fun learning about the local flora and fauna with Luke from @littlesaharaki The ride along the the bush tracks and over the Sahara Dunes was was visually pleasing and fun.
Written 9 October 2023
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