Flinders Ranges 6 Days with Upgrade to Eco Villas

Start at Rawnsley Park in the late afternoon where you can relax in your villa or take a short stroll around the property. There may be time to explore the various walks around the station that are available.  Rawnsley Park Station is located right at the foot of the mountains.

Walking: Easy walking around Rawnsley Park Station/ 3km or more

Meals: Dinner at Rawnsley Park Station

Accommodation: Rawnsley Park Station in the Eco Villas with an ensuite

Today’s walking is characterised by a great variety of landscapes, beautiful forests and gullies, including an exploration of the beginnings of Bunyeroo Gorge. Take in great views of the Heysen Range and St Mary Peak. The Flinders Ranges is also home to more than half of South Australia’s 3100 plant species, and is famous for the wildflowers that carpet the plains and foothills during spring.

Walking: Moderate to Challenging / mostly flat terrain / 24km / 6 hrs

Elevation Gain –  620m (mostly gradual)

Elevation Loss – 495m

Meals: Continental breakfast, walkers lunch and a chef-prepared a la carte dinner

Accommodation: Ikara Safari Camp in luxury safari tents with ensuites

Today’s walk is the most demanding of the week, as it involves traversing up the edge of the pound wall on a steep trail that winds back on itself again and again. But the payoff is worth it. The views back over the ABC and Heysen Range and over the pound (a huge natural amphitheatre) are unheralded. It’s worth stopping at the top to soak up the ambience. You can trace where you have walked from the trailhead at the top end of the snake-like ranges all the way back to where you stand.

Walks: Mostly moderate / 18km / 6.5 – 8hrs

Tanderra Saddle Elevation Gain –  522m

Tanderra Saddle Elevation Loss – 522m

Meals: Cooked breakfast, walkers lunch and a chef-prepared a la carte dinner

Accommodation: Ikara Safari Camp in luxury safari tents with ensuites

Walking through Wilpena Pound you’ll get to really appreciate even more what this place is all about and the sheer scale of it. Continue your journey across the valley floor totally surrounded by the impressive Wilpena Pound walls. Prior to European settlement, the indigenous people hunted here. The Aboriginal word Wilpena means ‘cupped hand’. Holding tremendous cultural significance and spiritually uplifting, this is an ancient place offering unparalleled sanctuary and tranquillity to disconnect from the world and reconnect with yourself. At Bridal Gap, there are more astounding views to be had over the Pound and out to the Chase Range.

Walking: Easy to Moderate / 11km / 4–5 hrs

Elevation Gain –  278m

Elevation Loss – 402m

Meals: Cooked breakfast, walkers lunch and a chef-prepared a la carte dinner at the Woolshed

Accommodation: Rawnsley Park Station in the Eco Villas with an ensuite

This is the last of the Flinders Ranges walks and is a fantastic way to bid farewell to the Flinders Ranges with views looking back inside Wilpena Pound and over to St Mary Peak. But it’s at the last lookout that will have you mesmerized. From Rawnsley Bluff, you get to look out over the expansive plains below and out over the Chase and Elder Ranges to the south.  If you want a preview take a look at our website video as it features at the 35 and 45-second mark.

Walking: Moderate with one challenging steep section / 11.5km / 4–5 hrs

Elevation Gain –  582m

Elevation Loss – 582m

Meals: Continental breakfast, walkers lunch and a chef-prepared a la carte dinner at the Woolshed

Accommodation: Rawnsley Park Station in the Eco Villas with an ensuite

This holiday finishes in Rawnsley after breakfast. Check out is at 11 am so take your time. There are superb wineries on the journey back to Adelaide at Clair, so why not build a short stay at a Clair winery or at one of the many excellent bed & breakfast’s into your holiday.

Meals: Continental breakfast