Witchelina Nature Drives
Details
Hours: Office Hours: Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm (drives open daylight hours)
Nature drives are a great way to explore Witchelina.
How to buy permits for more than one vehicle:
Choose your preferred permit option - 1 day, 2 day or 3 day drive permit.
Add this to your shopping card and then repeat the process to add permits for each additional vehicle accompanying you.
Then click on Proceed to Checkout to pay for all these at once.
The drives are fully signposted, and track notes are available that detail some fascinating insights into the ecosystems - it's remarkable vegetation and animals, geology and pastoral history of the reserve and are easy for self-guided driving.
Some of the drives are accessed through locked gates. You will need to use the code provided in your booking itinerary to unlock and lock the gate as you go..
Please be aware of the safety information provided in the FAQs and at the Visitor Reception area before heading off on Nature Drives.
It is important to keep only to those tracks marked with the appropriate Nature Drive signs indicated on the track notes.
Off track driving is strictly prohibited. Avoid driving on wet and boggy roads to keep our roads in good condition and if you get stuck do not leave your vehicle.
Nature Drives are suitable for properly equipped 4WD vehicles. For your safety, it is advisable to keep vehicle speed below 40km on all Nature Reserve tracks.
Location & Directions
Mulgaria Rd, Farina SA 5731
Directions
Allow a total driving time of 7 to 8 hours from Adelaide.
Take the Outback Highway to Leigh Creek and continue 38km to Lyndhurst [sealed road all the way to Marree]. It is recommended that you fuel up here at the Roadhouse. If the road north is closed, accommodation is available at the Lyndhurst Hotel. Lyndhurst is the last reliable phone coverage. If possible, phone the Witchelina Homestead from here so that your arrival is expected.
Continue 25km to Farina.
Turn in to Farina Township and drive through towards the campground on a well-maintained UNSEALED ROAD. There is a sign pointing to the Witchelina Road.
Distance to Witchelina is 27km of well-maintained UNSEALED ROAD. Road conditions can vary. Please use detours where necessary and drive with caution.
Note: the Witchelina marked on many maps is the old railway siding and not Witchelina Homestead so follow directions carefully and not your GPS road guide.
There is no fuel available at Witchelina, so we recommend that you fill up at Lyndhurst. For information about approaching Witchelina from other directions, please call the Adelaide office on 08 8340 2880 Monday to Friday 9am-5pm.
Cancellation Policy
Booking Modifications -
* Bookings can be modified by going to your Reservation Confirmation email and following the links.
* You can request a modification by completing your request/s and sending the Modification Request.
* Staff at Nature Foundation will respond to you within 5-7 business days.
* Confirmed bookings cannot be edited on the day of arrival unless a vacancy/space exists and full payment for any additional bookings are paid for on arrival.
* Any edit requests will be subject to the payment cancellation and refund terms and conditions below.
* Requests to edit confirmed bookings include - number of person/s on the existing booking; change of arrival and or departure date/s; change of accommodation or campsite or campground options; increase and/or decrease of nights; additional or removal of vehicle(s) for nature drives to the existing booking.
Cancellations -
* Bookings can be cancelled by going to your Reservation Confirmation email and following the links.
* You can request a cancellation by completing your request and sending the Cancellation Request.
* You will receive an email confirming your Cancellation Request.
* Staff at Nature Foundation will respond to you within 5-7 days business days.
* Cancellations requested at least 21 calendar days prior to the arrival date of a booking are eligible for a full refund (less an administrative fee of $25.00).
* Cancellations requested less than 21 calendar days prior to the arrival date of a booking are not eligible for a full or partial refund or credit unless the nature reserve and/or accommodation / campground / campsites have been closed by Nature Foundation (subject to the variation clause below).
* Where there are extenuating or unforeseen circumstances from either party (eg severe medical episode; fire conditions) Nature Foundations CEO at their discretion may authorise a full or partial refund or a suspension of the payment as a credit to re-book and use within a 12-month period from the original proposed date of arrival.
* After the 12-month period has expired and if the travel has not occurred 100% of the original payment made is retained by Nature Foundation and the credit cancelled.