Flinders Walk - Guided 6 Days

Venture into Some of the Oldest Landscapes on the Planet

Monthly departures (Sundays) May to October

The Fabulous Flinders walk, a six-day, fully guided experience that takes up to 10 guests into some of the oldest landscapes on the planet.

Highlights include traversing Wilpena Pound and an ascent of St Mary Peak; a geological ‘time-trip’ through Brachina Gorge, a cradle of earth’s earliest life forms; a traverse through remote and spectacular Wilkawillina Gorge, a remote rugged yellow-footed rock wallaby habitat in the Bunker Range; and the soothing oasis of Blinman Pools.

Each day’s walk has been planned to ensure walkers enjoy popular scenic highlights as well as some real outback space and solace, treading where only a few have been before. When the evening begins to fill with stars, walkers relax in four-star accommodation.

What is included

• diverse walking itinerary showcasing the Flinders' spectacular peaks, valleys and gorges
• pick up from central Adelaide hotels
• 5 nights 4 star twin share accommodation: North Star Hotel, Melrose (1 night) | Wilpena Pound Resort (2 nights) | Prairie Hotel, Parachilna (2 nights)
• cycle the Riesling Trail in the Clare Valley before lunch at Skillogalee winery
• all meals from lunch on Day One (Skillogalee winery) to lunch on Day Six (North Star)
• wine with dinner
• professional walking guides
• all national Parks entrance fees
• return transport to Adelaide in air conditioned bus with trailer
• airport transfers

Day 1: Drive from Adelaide to Clare Valley to cycle the Riesling Trail. After lunch and wine at Skillogalee Winery we head to Melrose, the oldest town in the Flinders Ranges. Overnight (and dine) at the excellent North Star Hotel at the foot of Mount Remarkable

Day 2: Transfer from Melrose to Black Gap, outside the western rim of Wilpena Pound. Ascend Bridle Gap, then we cross the Pound’s extraordinary ‘elevated saucer’ amongst native grasses and pine forests. Overnight and dinner at Wilpena Pound Resort

Day 3: An early start to trail-walk up to St Mary Peak (1,171m), the highest peak in the Flinders. Descend into the Pound, return to the resort. Overnight at Wilpena Pound Resort and dine at Rawnsley Park’s famous Woolshed restaurant beside towering Rawnsley Bluff

Day 4: Enjoy a more relaxed walk (and a wealth of wildlife) through Flinders gorge country, including Bunyeroo, Brachina, Wilkawillina and Parachilna. Emerge at historic Parachilna for overnight and dinner at the Prairie Hotel, famous for its ‘feral food’

Day 5: Hike into the spring-fed Blinman Pools, an oasis of wildlife before following sinuous creeks dotted with peaceful pools and pretty waterfalls. Overnight and dinner at The Prairie

Day 6: Head to the western edge of the Flinders Ranges and on to the Aroona Dam Sanctuary. Traverse wetlands and roam through rugged rocky outcrops, saltbush flats and red gum-lined creeks. Lunch at the North Star Hotel Melrose before final leg back to Adelaide

Note. The itinerary is flexible; this is all part of travelling in the Flinders Ranges where one has to be aware of road and track conditions that may change with rain. Our guides are very experienced and well equipped to modify the itinerary as needed to provide the best walking experience in the current conditions.

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