Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary

Privately owned wilderness area. Arkaroola is well maintained and upkept. There is a cafe and pool, plus cabins to stay in. There are a number of walking trails- many of which are exposed so very intense on a hot day. Yellow footed rock wallabies can sometimes be found hiding in the rocks.

We had a lovely time at Arkaroola. We so appreciated that someone had been caring for this precious part of Australia for decades and gave us a chance to visit it in comfort. We enjoyed the drive in from Maree... it was like traversing a secret part of the Flinders Ranges and it was very beautiful. We absolutely loved the Ridgetop tour. It covers spectacular scenery. We thought Andrew was a very good guide. We stayed in a Mawson room and it was comfortable. We enjoyed our lunches. One of us was a vegetarian and both dinners were unfortunately disappointing for them. Definitely worth a visit overall.

We camped in the bush camping area for three nights and ate at the restaurant twice. Very good food. Pool was refreshing and clean! The whole family did the Cosmos astronomy evening which was absolutely fantastic! It's presented by Alex who has incredible passion for making astronomy relevant and understandable. He uses the new telescopes which are equipped with cameras, and the images shown on four very large high def screens. We could relax on the comfy lounges while our minds were blown!

Always good. Cozy bar, very good meals, very friendly owner. Natural setting

Stayed in Mawson room, which turned out to be a group of single rooms in a block. The whole place reminded me of a 1970s school camp to be honest! A bit daggy and dated. The room was adequate but very basic. The noise of the fridge was annoying overnight, the freezer barely worked and there was an unpleasant odour in the bathroom in the morning. We were all glad we were only staying one night. The bathroom was reasonably modern and clean, and had really cute quirky toilet roll and towel rail holders. If they had them for sale I’d have been tempted! The drive from Leigh Creek is around 130km on a dirt road, and I think you would definitely want good tyres and a satellite phone in case of emergency. There’s very little along the road, and no phone service. Lots of wildlife on the road - emus, Roos and lizards in particular, so please be careful when driving and protect our animals! We were all amazed at the incredible scenery along the road, and the drive was worth it for that alone! We did the sunset canapés tour with Cameron, who was awesome. Very friendly and great company. Only our group was on the tour, and we were able to ask for cider and bubbly rather than beer and wine. The canapés were basic but delicious - essentially a nice cheese platter with some salami, fruit and nuts. Take a jacket as the breeze can be cool up the top! Didn’t get to see much of the stars as it hadn’t rained for a while and there was a lot of dust in the air. Staff were friendly and helpful and food was nice. Fuel is available onsite. Overall I’m glad I went but I don’t think I’ll hurry back.

Noisy front of staff rude Purchased a bottle wine at bar 10 minutes later asked to leave and sit outside with the flies as they had to shut at 5.30 pm no notice when we purchased the wine other patrons were also told to leave it very hot and no shade Rooms were so noisy as the walls to next room were thin Even hearing next door talking and snoring

This place isn’t about the “property”. It’s part of the starkly rugged and beautiful Gammon Ranges.

Great facility in the outback of South Australia. Accommodation basic but comfortable.

Overall very happy with our stay walking back to camping area would have been risky late at night had to drive elderly friend back to camp area