Tour Guide
Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary and International Dark Sky Sanctua Arkaroola Village, South Australia
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Job Description
With a geological history reaching back almost 2 billion years, this ancient landscape also has an extraordinary human history. Frequented and featuring in creation stories by indigenous peoples for tens of thousands of years the area was later brought to the attention of the modern world by the late Professor Sir Douglas Mawson. Arkaroola and its not-for-profit entity the Arkaroola Education and Research Foundation has a long standing commitment to preserving the uniqueness of the rugged mountainous landscape, its flora, fauna, geology, and night skies for all to enjoy. We aim to further encourage education, conservation and research activities in this unique landscape.
As South Australia's first designated International Dark Sky Sanctuary, Arkaroola is also alive in the evenings! With 3 state of the art Astronomical Observatories and far from the light of cities, Arkaroola is perfect for those with an interest in the night sky.
The Role
A rare opportunity is available for an enthusiastic applicant to guide tours, including the world renown Ridgetop Tour, and drive the bus transporting guests.
As Tour Guide you are central to ensuring our guests experience the very highest levels of service and safety while on our tours. Tour Guides are an integral part of Arkaroola’s daily operations from transfers in and out to guided tours. You will also be operating the bus transporting guests, maintaining the vehicle cleanliness, performing pre and post tour vehicle checks and minor tour vehicle maintenance tasks. You will also liaise with the Front Office Manager working through bookings and being a point of contact for guests.
A South Australian drivers licence for medium rigid vehicles and driver accreditation are requirements for this role. For the right candidate we would be willing to assist in obtaining applicable driver’s licence and accreditation
You will be living and working at Arkaroola, a remote location, for roughly 6 – 9 months. Please consider this and the requirement of remaining on site during our busy periods of Autumn and Spring
Postcode: 5731 (Arkaroola Village, South Australia)
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Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary and International Dark Sky Sanctua
Member since: February 2015
Employer's email matches the arkaroola.com.au website.
Description:
Located 600km north of Adelaide and 130km east of Leigh Creek, and in the ruggedly spectacular northern Flinders Ranges, this 610sq km multi award-winning Wilderness Sanctuary, operated by the Sprigg family, contains some of Australia's most spectacular mountain views and offers numerous Advanced Ecotourism accredited guided tours.
Arkaroola features rugged mountains, towering granite peaks, magnificent gorges and mysterious waterholes, the home to over 160 species of birds and the shy and endangered Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby.
Arkaroola is a mecca for bushwalkers and four wheel drivers. The spectacular Advanced Ecotourism accredited rugged 4WD Ridgetop Tour is world famous; journey to the depths of ancient seabeds and across razor-back ridges and peaks of the Flinders Ranges most rugged mountains to the magnificent climax at Sillers Lookout.
We were the first Flinders Ranges tourist organisation to achieve the coveted Advanced Ecotourism accreditation.
Industry:
Hospitality, Travel & Tourism