To experience Arkaroola from the ground is amazing but to see it from the air is a whole different experience
Soar above the famous Flinders Ranges with pilot Doug Sprigg, who has over 30 years experience flying these skies. Doug is an experienced commercial pilot who has spent most of his life in the outback. Sharing his passion and vast knowledge of the area you will learn about the culture, geology and history of the places you fly over, as well as hear a few fascinating and entertaining stories.
A 35-minute flight taking you from southern Arkaroola to the outcrops of Mt Gee, the Mawson Plateau and the Freeling Heights.
A 45-minute flight taking you east across the flood plains to the whitest salt lake in Australia- Lake Frome.
This remarkable 75-minute flight takes you above the Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary and east to the large salt pan of Lake Frome.
A 2 hour & 10 minute flight over the northern part of Arkaroola and the Mawson Plateau, the Cobbler Desert with its endless sand moguls, Lake Callabonna, home of megafauna fossils and enigmatic mound springs, the red sand of the Strezlecki Desert and Lake Frome with its islands and sparkling white salt surface.
The route from Arkaroola to Lake Eyre takes in the wild red granites, gorges and watercourses of the Ridge Top and Mawson Plateau, before tracking up to the eastern side of the Lake.
An aerial view is sometimes the only way to fully appreciate the scale and beauty of a landscape, and with Arkaroola and its surrounding regions vast size, a scenic flight lets you cover maximum terrain in minimum time.
This business received tourism grant funding from the Australian Government via Austrade.