Flinders Ranges Camel Safari - 4 days

Imagine yourself watching the billy boil, whilst you munch your morning tea. As you sip your cuppa, a delightful wallaby with a beautiful face and bright yellow feet hops over to try and coax you out of your Anzac biscuit. Back on your camel, rocking gently in time to the camel's gait, your are amazed as you watch the wild goats frolic up what seem to be sheer cliff faces. As you descend into the cool depths of South Gorge, traversing wide stream beds until the cliffs narrow an your sure footed camel is picking his way around boulders, keep you eyes open for the ripple stone that is evidence that this was once an inland sea bed. Look forward to three spectacular nights, snuggle into your swag beneath the Milky Way, having experienced such gourmet delights as a yabbie cocktail entrée, desert her encrusted steak, served with native Australian vegetables and bush tomato chutney, followed by quandong pie, all lovingly prepared by your award winning chef. Life doesn't get much better than this.

Small group sizes ensure that you are able to truly experience the beauty, stillness and majesty of the Australian outback.

Daily itinerary

Day 1

Your camel adventure begins at 10:30am. After a safety briefing your gear is loaded into a 4WD and you will be transferred to Arden Hills, a private property in the Argadell’s Range, a magnificent range, filled with gum lined gorges, 30km north of Quorn. This range, and property, is also home to the endangered Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby. Watch history pass you by as you ride along a historic track, pass homestead ruins and on to the dry bed of a magnificent river. Check the river bed for ancient ripple stone or take the opportunity to look for yabbies in the rock pools whilst your guide prepares lunch. Your afternoon ride initially follows a gradually ascending scrub track until you are atop the highest ridge of an un-named range. You’ll have a clear view of the craggy peaks and dark valleys that you’ll be traversing over the next three days.

You’ll arrive at your camp, surrounded by native bush, in the late afternoon. Perfect timing, as this is when the wildlife becomes most active and photo opportunities are abundant with kangaroos, wallabies and emus feeding. Explore the area or enjoy a pre-dinner glass of wine and cheese platter whilst your chef prepares the first course of your three course evening meal. Watch the flames flickering in the fire as the evening turns to night and the first stars wink on, before retiring to your swag for a comfortable night’s sleep.

Day 2

Breakfast is a choice of cooked or continental, take your time – you’re on holiday. Once your camel is saddled, climb aboard ready for your morning adventure. Today’s adventure will take you along a kangaroo track in to the Argadell’s property. The morning ride will see you traveling through Hannahman Gorge, with it’s (almost) permanent water supply; you’ll see Kookaburra’s fishing in the waterholes and plenty of kangaroo’s and wallabies. Take a bush track out of this gorge, ride across an open savannah and you’ll arrive at the mouth of South Gorge in time for lunch.

After lunch comes the excitement of traversing South Gorge, in places wide river beds filled with towering gums dwarfed on either side by sheer cliffs, ride on and the cliff walls move in until you are riding through boulder strewn narrows, where the sun reaches the bottom only a few hours a day, keep your eyes open for the Yellow-footed Rock-wallabies who live here. As you exit South Gorge the camp is nearly in sight and another divine meal awaits.

Day 3

Another leisurely start to the day, listen to the galahs call across the campsite to each other as you devour your breakfast. Today’s fantastic ride will bring you to the very edge of the Buckaringa Wilderness Sanctuary in time for an extended lunch break. Extended to allow you the time to explore on foot the nooks and crannies, ancient artifacts and pristine environment that makes this section of the world so unique. An afternoon ride through broken terrain will see you back at your camp in the late afternoon for your final evening of your safari adventure

Day 4

This morning’s ride will take you south along the valley floor and into Warren’s Gorge. If you missed the Rock-wallabies for the last two days, this is your last and best chance to see them before riding onto a native pine grove for your last lunch with us. A short ride after lunch will have your dismounting your camels at around 2:30pm, giving them one last cuddle goodbye before your vehicle transfer back to Pichi Richi Camel Farm, arriving at approximately 3:00pm.

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