DEPARTS: Port Augusta, Quorn | RETURNS: Port Augusta, Quorn
Our 30 Minute Camel Ride is a ride for those with limited time. We’ll still give you a camel riding experience to remember. Jump aboard and we’ll take you through the bush to a place where you get a fantastic view of Devils Peak. Did you know the huge bare rock that makes up the top half of Devils Peak is not a part of the same mountain, it came from hundreds of kilometers to the north, no ...
Whiting Parade, Port Augusta, South Australia 5700, Australia
A stone cairn marks the spot where Captain Matthew Flinders stepped ashore on 10 March 1802. The cairn was built in 1967 and named after Alan McLellan, an early historian of Port Augusta. The lookout is situated in Whiting Parade at the end of Edinburgh Terrace, and provides a good view of the Spencer Gulf, the Northern and Thomas Playford Power Stations and the picturesque Flinders and Bluff Rang ...
Stuart Highway, Port Augusta, South Australia 5700, Australia
When you're in Port Augusta, call in and visit the Australian Arid Lands Botanic Gardens.
Enjoy a relaxing stroll through a range of natural and themed gardens including our innovative and award-winning AridSmart Display and our nationally significant Eremophila and Rare Plants collections.
Or take one of our longer garden walks that wind through dappled woodlands, fragile red sand dune coun ...
Corner of Jervois and Marryatt Streets, Port Augusta, South Australia 5700, Australia
Gladstone Square is located in the Port Augusta City Centre, on the corner of Jervois Street and Marryatt Street.
This picturesque square complete with rotunda, two gazebos, a barbecue area that provides a shady landscaped patch suitable for picnic lunches and a playground. All have been donated by the Lions Service Club.
Points of historical interest surround the square, including the Court ...
Foreshore, Port Augusta, South Australia 5700, Australia
Before the Great Western Bridge was built, ferry boats and barges were used to cross the Spencer Gulf. The only other way to get to the other side was by land, around the head of the Gulf, a distance of about 12 kilometres.
The Old Great Western Bridge opened in 1927 and was replaced by the existing bridge in 1972.
Today it is used only for recreational purposes. The stone used at each end o ...
41 Flinders Terrace, Port Augusta, South Australia 5700, Australia
A two hour Heritage Walk of Port Augusta and a Tourist Drive has been developed. Details of the walk and a map are included in the local Port Augusta Visitor Guide, available at information outlets. The Tourist Drive is also available as a separate publication.
The beginning of the tourist walk is located at the Wadlata Outback Centre, by turning right off National Highway One into Flinders Ter ...
Foreshore, Old Great Western Bridge, Port Augusta, South Australia 5700, Australia
On the eastern side of the old bridge are the remains of the Number Four Barge. It was brought from Port Pirie in 1944 to support workmen who were strengthening the bridge for the erection of the Morgan to Whyalla pipeline.
The barge was said to be built in Morgan in the 1880's for carting goods along the Murray.
In approximately 1910 Barges Number One and Number Four were purchased by the A ...
43 Flinders Terrace, Port Augusta, South Australia 5700, Australia
Urramunja Art Centre is a professional art gallery exhibiting authentic Aboriginal art from over 28 Aboriginal clan groups from outback South Australia and northern Flinders Ranges. The diversity of the artists produces a rich mix of traditional Aboriginal art and modern images. The coastal proximity, close to the Flinders Ranges, is reflected in the art through a range of diverse subject material ...
41 Flinders Terrace, Port Augusta, South Australia 5700, Australia
Visit the Wadlata Outback Centre - a must see before starting your journey to the Flinders Ranges and Outback.
Walk through its Tunnel of Time, the story of an ancient land, its people and treasures Down Under. Through the mouth of Max the giant "Ripper Lizard", you'll discover how the region evolved and highlights you shouldn't miss.
Multi-sensory displays will take you back to when dinosa ...
Mitchell Terrace, Port Augusta, South Australia 5700, Australia
The Water Tower Lookout is surrounded by lovely gardens. This tower was built in 1882 to provide a pressure water supply for the residents of Port Augusta West. From the balcony at the top of this tower you can enjoy excellent views of the town, the Spencer Gulf, the Flinders Ranges and the outback. ...
