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The Gawler Ranges are home to a profusion of Australian wildlife, in numbers rarely seen. With gorges, weathered rocky outcrops and seasonal waterfalls, it is the vistas that make the Gawlers truly spectacular – mile upon mile of mallee and eucalypt woodland stretch into the distance. It is an area of unspoiled beauty where rocks with a vivid array of color stand out against the pure white of the many salt lakes. 

 Geoff and Mick have built their tented camp within the Gawler Ranges National Park, and it is has been built and is run on ecological principles. Spacious walk-in tents are furnished with comfortable beds and feature en suite bathrooms and a viewing deck.

Meals are served either by the campfire or in the open plan mess tent, designed to be cool and breezy during the summer and cosy during the winter months.

Geoff and Mick plan each day to suit guest interests. Visit Lake Gairdner with its glistening white salt pan set in the middle of a red landscape, stop at a natural ochre pit for face painting the Aboriginal way, take a look at the Gnamma holes, tiny permanent springs that attract wildlife and at volcanic formations that are 1500 million years old. During the day spot emus, euros and kangaroos as well as the 146 species of bird in the area. Late evening is the best time for viewing Wombats.

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Why Gawler Ranges?

• The Gawler Ranges, on the northern side of the peninsula, is a dry area with gorges, weathered rocky outcrops and seasonal waterfalls; an area of unspoiled beauty where rocks with a vivid array of color stand out against the pure white of the many salt lakes.
   

• Wildlife is prolific here with over 140 species of birds (emu, bee eaters, cockatoos, eagles and parrots) as well as red and grey kangaroos, pygmy possums, hairy nosed wombats.

• In the springtime months of August and September, wildflowers carpet the desert
   

• In the springtime months of August and September, wildflowers carpet the desert.
   

• Geoff and Mick and their guides have lived their lives in the outback and are well qualified to provide a superb outback experience.

  
  
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