Rawnsley Park Station (on the South side of Wilpena Pound, in the heart of the Flinders Ranges)

You’ll find Chinta Air at Rawnsley Park Station – located on the South side of Ikara / Wilpena Pound, and 430 kilometres north of Adelaide along sealed roads. The nearest service town is Hawker, approximately 30 kilometres south. A working sheep station, Rawnsley Park Station offers accommodation ranging from basic cabins to award-winning eco villas, all within landscapes that has inspired painters and poets for generations.
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A scenic flight over Ikara / Wilpena Pound, and the Flinders Ranges, from Rawnsley Park Station can be extended to include Kati Thanda / Lake Eyre, or to the Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary.

Available Flights:

60 min Ikara / Wilpena Pound scenic flight

$440 per adult
Children aged 3 – 13 years fly for half price with two adults.

Highlights:

• Ikara / Wilpena Pound
• Heysen Range including Bunyeroo, Brachina and Parachilna Gorges
• Angorichina Village: Blinman township and former copper mine

Please note:
Flights depart with a minimum of 2 people.

All flights are weight limited.  As such, we are unable to welcome any individual who weighs 130kgs or more on board.

Rate valid from 1 April, 2025 to 31 March, 2026.

Other Flights:

Arkaroola Adventure (with Ridgetop 4WD Tour)

$815 per person for 4 passengers.
$860 per person for 3 passengers.
$1125 per person for 2 passengers.

Child:  $685 per child.  Children must be aged 3 – 13 years, and travelling with 2 or more adults.

Family special:
2 adults & 2 children (age 3 years to 13 years): $2580 (includes flights, 4WD tour & lunch)

• Includes flights from Rawnsley Park Station to Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary.
• Bus transfer from airstrip to Sanctuary.
• Seats on the Ridgetop Tour, a shared, 4WD tour of the Arkaroola Wilderness with guide.
• 4WD tour includes morning tea.
• Light lunch at Arkaroola.

Highlights:

Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary is located at the Northern end of the Flinders Ranges in rugged landscapes. Fly over the Love Mine Range, the Grindstone Range and the Bunkers Ranges land at Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary. Once on the ground, join a shared Ridgetop Tour – so steep that only Arkaroola guides are permitted to drive it – but you will enjoy spectacular views over the Flinders Ranges. Complete the experience with a light lunch at Arkaroola. The return flight will depart Arkaroola and head North over the Mawson Plateau, before turning South for the Gammon Ranges, then onwards to Blinman. After Blinman the flight will head West to the Heysen Range and fly over Parachilna Gorge, Brachina Gorge, and Bunyeroo Gorge before flying over Ikara / Wilpena Pound and returning to Rawnsley Park Station.

Please note:

This is a full day tour.
Flights depart with a minimum of 2 people.

All flights are weight limited.  As such, we are unable to welcome any individual who weighs 130kgs or more on board.

Rate valid from 1 April 2025 to 31 March, 2026

Ikara / Wilpena Pound and Kata Thanda / Lake Eyre Flightseeing tour

$1045 per person, for 4 passengers.
$1140 per person, for 3 passengers.
$1515 per person, for 2 passengers.

Family special: 2 adults & 2 children (age 3 years to 13 years): $3420.
Private tour: For a private tour, with just the members of your group on board, the cost is $2035 per person for two people / $1370 per person for three people.

• Includes scenic flights over Lake Eyre / Kati Thanda, and lunch at the William Creek Hotel.

Optional extras:

• Before lunch, fly to the Northern tip of the Lake for views of birdlife, and water flowing in from the Warburton. Extra – $160 per person. 
• After lunch, fly over the Painted Hills on Anna Creek Station (the Hills are not accessible by road). Extra – $220 per person.

Depart from Rawnsley Park Station, and head North, over Ikara / Wilpena Pound, and the Heysen Range – including Bunyeroo, Brachina and Parachilna Gorges.  From the Ranges fly over the former coal mining town of Leigh Creek, before tracking North over the Marree Man.  You will continue North over Lake Eyre South and Lake Eyre North / Kati Thanda National Park before turning West to land at William Creek for lunch at the iconic William Creek Hotel.  After lunch, when ready, the flight will head South East for the opal mining town of Andamooka and Lake Torrens / Ngarndamukia (the second largest salt lake in Australia).  The final highlight is a flight over Ikara / Wilpena Pound before landing at Rawnsley Park Station.

Please note:

This is a full day tour.
Flights depart with a minimum of 2 people

All flights are weight limited.  As such, we are unable to welcome any individual who weighs 130kgs or more on board.

Rate valid from 1 April 2025 to 31 March, 2026.

Click here to see a brochure for scenic flights and tours available from Rawnsley Park Station.

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