The Arkaroola Experience

Our water might be hard, our tracks rugged and our fuel and beer prices tougher on the pocket than town. However at Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary we can promise you an experience you won’t find anywhere else. Try these for fun Our Cessna 206 Sunset from Griselda Hill Dawn from Acacia Trail An eagle’s perspective from our Cessna Rock-wallabies at Arkaroola Waterhole Adrenalin and awe on the Ridge Top Tour Tranquility in Bararranna Gorge A glimpse of the cosmos from the Oliphant Observatory And your own cherished secret places We... MORE

Geology, uranium and Mawson

A MESSAGE FROM DOUG & MARG SPRIGG Geology and uranium were what first attracted Sir Douglas Mawson to Arkaroola. But it was the protection of its unique geological places that stimulated Mawson to encourage his young student Reg Sprigg, to find a way some day to protect Arkaroola for posterity. Reg was working at Mt Painter for the state government during WW11 when some American visitors shot several Yellow-footed rock wallabies for ‘sport’. This was a defining moment in Dad’s life. He decided then that he would find a way to... MORE