At the foot of the Elder Range, is Arkaba Station, quite possibly the most beautiful outback property in the country! Arkaba is a heritage listed property dating from 1851 and remains a working sheep station. Arkaba is 5 hours drive (or under 2 hours charter flight) from Adelaide. Spectacular panoramas are best enjoyed with a chilled glass of wine from a vantage point as the sun sets. The craggy sandstone bluffs and the dry creek beds lined with river red gums are a quintessential Australian scene, as the wildlife emerges in the cool light of dusk to drink at waterholes. Over 300 species of bird and unique mammal species abound in the Flinders Ranges but it is the region’s geology that makes it so special. The Flinders are an insight into the depth of Australia’s geological history, extending back more than a billion years, with long-disappeared mountain ranges, beaches, tidal flats, reefs and glacial moraines – the evidence remains in the rocks to this day. Hosts: Dean & Lizzie Rasheed 
| No. of Bedrooms | Dean and Lizzie invite guests into their homestead; the accommodation comprises 2 bedrooms each with an en suite bathroom. Each room has a king size bed reverse cycle air-conditioning, ceiling fans, television, CD and DVD player. On the private verandah there is a pleasant spot to sit and read or just take in the quiet. Lizzie prepares delicious home-style meals, lunch is often a picnic and dinner usually is shared in the homestead dining room. | | Activities | During your stay learn about the activities of an outback station and visit the old woolshed, the focus of the station’s annual shearing since 1856. On bush walks, picnics and 4WD safaris explore the gorges and valleys of the Flinders Ranges and keep an eye out for wildlife - Red Kangaroos, Emus, Euros, Yellow-footed Rock Wallabies. Scenic flights (extra cost) over the rock ramparts of Wilpena Pound can be arranged. At the end of the day enjoy a sundowner drink along with the sun’s last rays reflecting on the western ramparts of Wilpena Pound. For wildlife watching, bush-walking, photography, Aboriginal rock art or just soaking up the sights and sounds of outback Australia, the Flinders is in a class of its own. |
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