Flinders Ranges 5-Day Outback Safari from Adelaide

Join a small-group eco safari to discover the Flinders Ranges. See an abundance of wildlife, wilderness, local aboriginal artworks and culture. Choose from a range of accommodation options from sleeping under the stars in a tent to luxury eco-villas.

Day 1: Adelaide to Flinders Ranges (L, D)
Depart Adelaide at 7:30 am to journey north. Enjoy picnic lunch and optional bush walk with your guide. See Pichi Richi Pass, Quorn, Warrens Gorge Conservation Park, and Willochra Plain. Enjoy a delicious Aussie barbeque for dinner. Sit around the campfire under the unforgettable desert sky in the authentic Australian outback. Stay overnight at Merna Mora Sheep Station.

Day 2: Flinders Ranges to Arkaroola (B, L, D)
Travel along Moralana Scenic Drive to see unsurpassed scenery and Australian wildlife. Visit Stokes Hill Lookout for views of Wilpena Pound. Enjoy lunch at and a tour of the old copper mining town of Blinman. See Gammon Ranges National Park and Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary. Optional extras: Scenic flight over Arkaroola and the outback and/or astronomy night. Stay overnight at the Arkaroola Wilderness Resort.

Day 3: Arkaroola to Beltana Homestead (B, L, D)
Take on the 4WD Ridge Top Tour (approx. 4-hour return trip). Journey from Arkaroola through the incredible scenery of the Gammon Ranges. Enjoy dramatic landscapes and dramatic changing colours as you travel through the outback to the historic Beltana Homestead. Savour country-cooked roast lamb dinner with all the trimmings. End the day than with a spot of stargazing and stay overnight at Beltana Station.

Day 4: Beltana Homestead to Rawnsley Park Station (B, L, D)
Explore a working outback sheep station, visit the old woolshed and stone monument to explorer Ernest Giles. See Brachina Gorge and enjoy a bushwalk into Wilpena Pound itself. Or, relax and enjoy the tranquillity of the Flinders Ranges. Optional extra: 30-minute scenic flight over Wilpena Pound. Stay overnight at Rawnsley Park Station.

Day 5: Flinders Ranges to Adelaide (B, L, D)
Join an early morning bush walk to see the rock art of the Adnyamathanha peoples. Head back through the  Southern Flinders Ranges to see Red Gum forests and visit historic Melrose. See the beautiful wine region of Clare Valley and if time permits try a tasting. Returns to Adelaide approximately 7:00 pm.