Arkaroola Outback Expedition

   
Destination:
Adelaide, Australia
Duration:
3 nights
Offer ends:
31 March 2025
Valid for travel:
1 Apr 24 - 31 Mar 25

Details

From ridgetop tours to scenic flights, observatory tours to sunset canapes, this package is a full Arkaroola Outback Expedition.

Try to catch your breath during this spectacular three night escape in the Flinders Ranges. Gaze in awe at ancient mountains and gorges during a scenic flight, take on the rugged terrain in a 4WD, get lost in the starry night sky on an astronomy tour and enjoy sunset canapes and two dinners with wine.
The Arkaroola Sanctuary Flight will take you from the ancient sedimentary seabed layers of southern Arkaroola to the unruly granite and quartzite outcrops of Mt Gee, the Mawson Plateau and the Freeling Heights, all in a stunning 35 minutes. Pilot Doug Sprigg's commentary will teach you about Arkaroola’s geology, Aboriginal Dreaming stories and mining history as you take in the beautiful views down below. It’s a unique way to experience the region and one you won’t forget!

The magnificence of an Arkaroola sunset is difficult to put into words, which is why you need to see it for yourself. Visitors will travel through ancient parts of the wild and rugged Flinders Ranges by 4WD before arriving at a spectacular lookout point, where your very own comfortable lounge chair is set up. Enjoy canapés and drinks, provided along with commentary from your expert local guides, while watching one of nature’s greatest lightshows.

During the day travel in a specially constructed open-top 4WD, on a guided tour of some of the most spectacular rugged country on earth. Experienced tour guides share their knowledge of Arkaroola's 1600-million-year geological history as they navigate the steep slopes and hair raising ascents of the famous Ridgetop Track. Travelling through the oldest parts of the Flinders Ranges, home to plants found nowhere else, you will explore the ancient granite mountains and hillsides covered in native bush. Several lookouts along the way offer breath-taking vistas of the vast and humbling expanse of the ranges. Take a tea break while drinking in the magnificent ring of sawtoothed Freeling Heights fringing the Mawson Plateau. See the jaw-dropping 1000m deep Yudnamutana Gorge, the plains and Lake Frome salt lake. And don't worry- the descent back to the homestead is just as much of an adventure as the way up!

Then come nightfall, go truly intergalactic with an incredible once-in-a-lifetime, Advanced Ecotourism accredited experience in one of Arkaroola's 3 observatories. Visitors young and old will be enthralled to see the heavens light up with the energy of worlds that are light years away, ‘touring the universe’ under the best of conditions. View the stars, moon and planets under some of the best astronomical ‘seeing conditions’ in the whole of the Southern Hemisphere with a night sky free of atmospheric and light pollution.

During their free time, guests can explore Arkaroola on foot or in their own vehicle, watch for Yellow Footed Rock Wallabies around the Village or just relax by the pool.

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Inclusions

  • 3 night at Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary in a Callitris Room
  • Continental breakfast daily
  • 2-course dinner and a glass of South Australian wine on two nights
  • Sunset Tour with canapes and sparkling wine
  • Ridgetop Tour
  • Observatory Tour
  • 35-minute scenic flight

Terms & Conditions

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From

$969* | per person, twin share
Destination:
Adelaide, Australia
Duration:
3 nights
Offer ends:
31 March 2025
Valid for travel:
1 Apr 24 - 31 Mar 25