Education and Group Visits
We offer experiences for institutions and students from primary to university level
Our activities provide a fun and enriching outdoor experience to engage students in conservation. Our activities are designed to be hands-on and have a strong team emphasis that will leave students with new skills and knowledge.
What Your Visit Might Look Like
16:00
Group arrives at Arid Recovery, welcome, safety induction
16:30
Set up the campsite and bedrooms
17:00
Cage trapping workshop (set up the traps)
17:30
Natural history walk to the viewing platform for sunset
18:00
Dinner
19:00
Nocturnal walk to the viewing hide
19:30
Animal processing
21:00
Lights out
07:30
Breakfast
08:00
Scats and Tracks workshop
09:30
Fence building workshop
11:30
Pack up and depart
Activities
Why not stay another night and add some of our other activities?
Tracking Workshop: Learn to recognise which animal species have left prints in the sand, identify and follow them.
Radio Tracking Workshop: Go on your own scientific treasure hunt! Learn to use radiotelemetry equipment to locate a transmitter, just as our ecologists do when tracking threatened species for research.
GPS Scavenger Hunt: Discover the importance of GPS units - including location, distance and directional information, tracking and route creation.
Animal Scavenger Hunt: Can you find all the animals? Use the clues to explore our research station and find the habitats of each introduced species!
Bespoke: Can't see something that may suit your group? No worries! We can adapt your visit to ensure it's targeted at your group and everyone gets the most out of the trip.
Workshops at Reserve 2hrs (up to 30 people)
Includes 2 leaders (free of charge)
$250 per group minimum,
$10 additional person thereafter
Daytime Natural History Walk 2hrs (up to 30 people) Includes 2 leaders (free of charge)
$250 per group minimum,
$10 additional person thereafter
Sunset Natural History Walk and Spotlighting 3.5hrs (minimum 6 people, maximum 8)
$40 per person
Sunset Natural History Walk and Spotlighting 4.0hrs (up to 30 people) Includes 2 leaders (free of charge) Can be combined with Starlight Dinner
$475 per group minimum,
$20 additional person thereafter
Workshops at your institution* (local)
45 min blocks (up to 25 people)
$150 per group minimum,
$10 additional person thereafter
Presentation by Scientist*
45 min blocks (up to 25 people)
$125 per group per 45 min session
Snake Awareness Session* (local)
With live python (non-venomous)
45 min blocks (up to 25 people)
$125 per group per 45 min session
*Prices may vary if our staff are to travel to you outside of the Roxby Downs region.
Accommodation
Reserve - Research Station Bunkhouse
(12 beds available)
$17 pp/pn
$15 pp/pn
Reserve - Camping
$12 pp pn
$10 pp/pn
Reserve Facilities
Bunk room accommodation - two rooms with 6 bunk beds and mattresses in each
Fully equipped kitchen - fridge, gas stove, barbecue and crockery and cutlery
Flushing toilets (2)
Hot Shower
Tables, chairs etc
Large veranda
Laundry sink
Car parking
No phone or office facilities are available at the Reserve - mobile coverage for Telstra and Optus is available in most areas
Limited solar power for running the fridge and lighting. Can be used to charge equipment, but plugging too many items in at once may cause an overload and loss of power.
Space for tents and caravans
WE TAKE SAFETY SERIOUSLY AND ENCOURAGE TEACHERS AND SUPERVISING ADULTS TO READ THE RISK ASSESSMENT AND BE FAMILIAR WITH SAFETY PROCEDURES RELATING TO A VISIT TO THE ARID RECOVERY RESERVE.
SCHOOLS RISK ASSESSMENT