Kumbaingiri Retreat

Kumbaingiri Retreat homestead

Favourites to see & do

Wake up next to nature

At first light, open the large doors from your bedroom and there'll be a symphony of birdsong to greet you. Guests have spotted dozens of beauties here: Eastern Spinebill , Regent Bowerbird, Straw-Necked Ibis, Rosellas, Black Cockatoos – even an Eagle.

Wander the home paddock and you'll see all kinds of curiosities. Here is a limestone Buddha, a Papuan house-post, a Turkish amphora and Arabic carvings. But see if you can find the Indonesian frog, the Ramayana statuette or the Zimbabwean stone carvings.

Further afield there are grevilleas, burrawangs, tree ferns, huge native grass trees and towering gums to get lost in. Naturally, friends may join you: apart from the cattle, wallabies and goannas freely roam.

At night, search for satellites and shooting stars and unravel the mystery of the Milky Way from your own private 5 person outdoor spa.

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