Wartook Rise overlooks McKenzie River valley and the Mt Difficult Range. Relax in the fresh air and stunning views.

You will enjoy our spacious,eco-friendly cabins or lodge with log fires and spectacular lounge. Sleep really well in the architect designed bedrooms with interesting ceiling beams. Featured in Owner Builder magazine.

Exclusive use of our large property with spectacular walks and atmosphere, you can see for miles.

Gas BBQ's on back verandah. Wood BBQ available.

Good local facilities, store petrol/groceries, bottle shop, bush cafe, craft workshop, outstanding horseriding, nearby mountain and fishing guides, Troopers Arms Tavern, Asses Ears Restaurant and unique Antique and Opshopping in Horsham.

Close to world class bush walks, bird watching, rock climbing and wildflowers. Over 38 different orchids nearby in season.

Good opportunities for mountain bike riding, running, bouldering and exploring. Help and guidance given with maps and local knowledge if needed.

Yabby dam available for open nets. Rare tortoise drowned by closed nets. Separate lake in our secret back valley has a boat, (oars and floatation devices, life jacket supplied). Enjoy.

Larger groups a speciality, of the lodge, you can relax and enjoy your group here without worrying about neighbors.

Couples love the log fires and romantic atmosphere of the cabins. Special honeymoon packages.

Families enjoy feeding the chooks and exploring the orchard, flower and vegetable gardens. Explore the small island of forest with its pink granite rocks, coral lichens and orchids. Kangaroos mow the lawns and keep gentle company. Kookaburras watch for the next meal.

The Wartook Valley is one of the Grampians secret places. Nestling under Mt Difficult is the gateway to some magical places, first explored by Koorie people.

It is exciting to explore and come across a series of scar trees and shelter trees near evidence of quarries used for hundreds of years.

Dramatic rocks and cliffs abound sometimes with rock painting from long ago.

Evidence of gold and copper mining exists in this area from the 1850's and can be safely explored.

Beautiful flowers and plants have made amazing adaptations in the Grampians from when the area was a giant island in an inland sea.

Four wheel Drivers are well catered for in historic and spectacular tracks crossing the ranges. Not for the faint hearted.

Fisher folk enjoy Wartook Reservoir and the McKenzie River and Weir nearby.

Come and share the mystery of such a special place.

Our mud brick cabins and lodge are hand built and have the natural climatic advantages of solid thick walls and high ceilings and fans. Being cool in summer and warm in winter. The design copies an old colonial one from McArthur's Homestead in Camden NSW, and has been built locally at Zumstein's in 1920 in pise. Built in 1990, these cabins and lodge have excellent cooking facilities, efficient log fires and modern comforts.

The property is over 300 acres, with a high ridge, back valley and plain. Roads and tracks traverse it, for hikers, learner drivers, bike riders, and travellers to explore.

In places you can see views across the plains for over 75 kilometers, lending a sense of perspective to this immense ancient landscape.

Guest wander off to photograph, picnic and explore this beautiful area, shared with local fauna and flora.

Wartook Grampians Tourist Association

24 hour reception, Baby Cot, BBQ, BBQ - Gas, Books/Magazines Supplied, Camp kitchen, Camping, DVD, Fans, Kitchen, Lake nearby, Laundry facilities, Log fires, Pets Welcome Indoors, Pets Welcome Outdoors, Television, Wheelchair "independent access" AS1428

This property has cabins ideal for couples, but has two double bedrooms downstairs (each with toilet and shower) and upstairs seven single beds in mezzanine if needed. A cot is available and child's bed downstairs if required.

The lodge has downstairs four double bedrooms each with toilet and showers, and two mezzanine areas upstairs each with seven single beds (total 14). Cot and two child's beds downstairs.

Pillows/pillow cases and mattress protectors, tea towels provided. Guests usually bring sheets, towels and doona/blankets. Full bedding/towels supplied and beds made for arrival, $25 double, $15 single bed, once off cost.