Many of the over 140,000 visitors Kangaroo Island welcomes on an annual basis are backpacker travellers on tight budgets. Fortunately, Australia’s third largest island boasts no shortage of affordable hostels near many of its most popular attractions.
Backpacker Accommodation
See the list of backpacker accommodation on Kangaroo Island below where you can check availability and compare pricing.
Ficifolia Lodge
From $78
Baudin Beach Apartments
From $79
Kangaroo Island Coastal Villas
From $80
Aurora Ozone Hotel
From $80
Kangaroo Island Holiday Village
From $93
Kangaroo Island Accommodation
From $100
Kirazz Holiday Homes
From $101
Parndana Hotel Cabins
From $107
Kangaroo Island Seaside Inn
From $115
Emu Bay Holiday Homes
From $119
Kangaroo Island Seaview Motel
From $122
Wintersun Holiday Cottages
From $131
Lindsays of Kangaroo Island
From $135
Lemontree Cottage Kingscote
From $145
Kangaroo Island Bayview Villas
From $148
Trading Places
From $165
Villas on the Bay Kingscote
From $180
Gilligan's Kangaroo Island
From $188
Penneshaw Oceanview Apartments
From $233
Budget Accommodation
See some budget accommodation on Kangaroo Island below where you can check availability and compare pricing.
Back packing on Kangaroo Island
The Kangaroo Island Backpackers hostel stands less than 100m away from the Penneshaw ferry terminal which transports passengers to mainland South Australia. Therefore, backpackers do not need to bring their own vehicles to the island, but guests who travel by automobile nonetheless have plenty of parking places to choose from.
Family, twin share, double, single, and dormitory rooms are all available at Kangaroo Island Backpackers.
Other amenities include a laundry area with a dryer, a fully functional communal kitchen, and reverse cycle air-conditioning in all rooms.
Kangaroo Island Backpackers guests can relax at the outdoor garden area or the indoor recreation lounge. Nightly penguin tours take place no more than 100m from this conveniently located hostel.
Kangaroo Island Central Hostel is a good choice for backpackers who prefer to stay in the middle of historic Kingscote. A communal kitchen and lounge are situated alongside this hostel’s dormitories and rooms. Fishing jetties, pelican feeding, and a penguin colony are all no more than 500m away from Kangaroo Island Central Hostel.
Kangaroo Island YHA gives discounts of 10 percent to all YHA / Hostelling International members who show their cards upon checking into this Penneshaw establishment facing Hog Bay.
Fairy penguins and wallabies frequently wander into this hostel’s seaside garden. Room choices include three family rooms, a single room, and three double rooms.
