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Gawler Ranges – Five Day Tour

Adventure and Outdoors Tours
Nature and wildlife
Sightseeing Tours
Part of: Desert Sky Tours
2 min guests
4 max guests

Highlights

  • Travel along Highway One, soaking in coastal views and charming towns like Port Wakefield and Port Germein.
  • Explore the stunning Kolay Mirica Falls, marvel at nature's artistry in the Organ Pipe Formation.
  • Discover the unique Pildappa Rock, reminiscent of a wave, showcasing South Australia's geological wonders.
  • Visit Lake Gairdner, Australia's third largest salt lake, and experience its shimmering expanse firsthand.

Travel along Highway One through the towns of Port Wakefield, and Port Germein to Port Augusta for lunch at the Wadlata Café. before continuing through Iron Knob, and Kimba to Wudinna on Eyre Peninsula.

There is a day trip within the Gawler Ranges National Park, visiting Old Paney Homestead, Kolay Mirica Falls (Organ Pipe Formation) , Kolay Hut and the Old Paney Shearing Shed. Leaving the Park on the Barnes Road to Wudinna, and Mt Wudinna, Polda Rock and The Australian Farmer Granite Sculpture.

A short detour on leaving Minnipa to Pildappa Rock ( South Australia’s “wave rock”) and Tcharkulda Rock before heading to Mt Ive Station in the heart of the Gawler Ranges.

We call in to the Tourist Resort to pick up an access key to Lake Gairdner then visit the third largest salt lake in Australia! Heading east, we pass the sheep stations of Kolendo, Nonning, Siam and Corunna to Iron Knob where the Eyre Highway leads to Port Augusta.

Return is via Horrocks Pass to Wilmington and Melrose in the Southern Flinders Ranges, then home to Adelaide through Ororroo, Burra and the Gilbert Valley

Itinerary highlights

Port Wakefield
Port Germein
Port Augusta
Iron Knob
Mt Ive Station
Wudinna
Farmers Monument
The Big Galah
Whyalla
Arid Lands Botanic Gardens
Melrose
Burra

Tour details

  • Adventure and Outdoors Tours
  • Nature and wildlife
  • Sightseeing Tours
  • Extended
  • Land – Motorised
  • Land – Self Propelled
  • Chauffeured Tour
  • Private Tour
  • Small Group Tour
  • Basic
  • Single
    Available from 7 September 2026

Features

Service facilities

  • Carpark
  • Non Smoking

Sevice Activity

  • Birdwatching
  • Four Wheel Driving
  • Scenic Drives
  • Walks
Accessibility

This business does not currently offer accessible facilities.

Operation information

Desert Sky Tours

Desert Sky Tours offers fully escorted tours of the Flinders Ranges and Outback Australian iconic destinations.

Desert Sky Tours operates extended tours with hotel/motel accommodation to Birdsville, Longreach, Innamincka, Flinders Ranges, Gawler Ranges, William Creek, Coober Pedy, Kangaroo Island, Yorke Peninsula, Back O’ Bourke, Wilson’s Promontory, Great Ocean Road and Mungo National Park travelling in a Toyota Land cruiser 200 Series four-wheel drive vehicle.

Tours depart from and return to Adelaide, and prices include accommodation, touring and all meals.

Activities

  • Birdwatching
  • Four Wheel Driving
  • Walks

Tags

  • Aboriginal Culture
  • Beaches & Surf
  • Food & Wine
  • History & Heritage
  • Nature & Wildlife

Accreditations

  • Quality Tourism Accreditation
  • Sustainable Tourism Accreditation by ATIC

Memberships

  • Regional Tourist/Tourism Association/Organisation
  • Tourism Industry Council of SA

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