Little River 6. Blue Mountains 8. The best way to experience an Earth Sanctuary is by staying overnight as part of a complete accommodation package. Packages include a guided nocturnal tour through the sanctuary, a bushland dinner, accommodation in cosy cabins, a morning tour and breakfast. There are three Earth Sanctuaries open to the public that you can have this experience in Australia, and there is also a private sanctuary on Kangaroo Island managed by Earth Sanctuaries Ltd where you can go on guided ecotours and stay in seaside cabins or an original farm homestead.
Bookings are essential at each sanctuary, see below for details.
Located in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia Signposted from SE Freeway, Stirling exit Warrawong is the first Earth Sanctuary, where the ESL journey began to save Australia's wildlife. Dr John Wamsley purchased this former dairy farm in 1969 and transformed it into a sustainable model for saving Australian wildlife. More than 100,000 native trees and shrubs have been planted, and Australia's first effective feral-proof fence was erected to exclude introduced foxes, cats and rabbits. Native wildlife were then re-introduced into this safe, natural habitat of 34 hectares. All this can be found only 25 minutes drive from Adelaide.