Guide to the Flinders Ranges

Experience the Flinders in style at Arkaba, a private wildlife conservation park that offers five-star accommodation and epic safaris over ridges and rolling country. Keep your eyes open for mobs of kangaroos and emus. 

Rawnsley Park, established in 1851, is one of the oldest sheep stations in the Flinders. Stay in an eco-luxury villa, join a 4WD tour to the top of the Chace Range and watch the sunset with a glass of local sparkling wine and dinner with a view.

Join the multi-day Arkaba Walk and marvel at Wilpena Pound and the Elder Ranges. Your field guide will share knowledge spanning the 600 million years of geological history of the Flinders Ranges, and each night is spent sleeping under the stars.

Take a half or full-day trip back in time on one of Australia's best-known steam train journeys with Pichi Richi Railway. Built in the 1870s, this section of the line runs through deep rock cuttings, stone wall embankments and spectacular iron bridges.

Wilpena Pound is a must-visit when travelling to Flinders Ranges. This remarkable natural amphitheatre is 17km (10mi) long and 8km (5mi) wide, and there's no better way to witness its grandeur than on a scenic flight.

Wilpena Pound Resort offers a range of tours run by a local Aboriginal guide. Trekking to the best sunset vantage points and touring sacred canyons are just a few of the ways to soak in the cultural history of the Adnyamathanha people.

If you've never tasted kangaroo, emu or even camel, Parachilna’s famous Prairie Hotel is the best place to try some. One of the outback’s most iconic hotels, the Prairie is an authentic pub with an innovative menu using native foods.

After a day of exploring the pound, spend the night in a luxurious Ikara safari tent located within Wilpena Pound Resort. Soak in the natural landscape by an outdoor firepit before ending your evening stargazing from your doorstep.

Arkaroola is an expansive wilderness sanctuary at the far northern tip of the Flinders. Explore the soaring granite peaks, deep gorges and waterholes on the four-hour ridge-top tour as you travel to a stunning lookout.