Naiko Retreat: a study in blissful solitude
Head south from Adelaide and you’ll find a SECRET coastline dotted with SECLUDED coves and sheer SEA CLIFFS. Above the most SPECTACULAR private beach is a coastal PARADISE that combines luxury and solitude.
SIMPLE WILD SOLITUDE
Crossed by four purpose-built walking tracks and bounded by Conservation Parks on two sides, Naiko Retreat is rich in wildlife including roos, echidnas, wedge-tailed eagles and yellow-tailed black cockatoos. Look across the Backstairs Passage to Kangaroo Island and you might spot dolphins, seals or even southern right whales playing in the surf.
In fact, just about the only thing you won’t see is other people. That’s because anyone who rents this secluded retreat has the entire 2000-acre property all to themselves. It wasn’t always this way; one walk passes an abandoned silver mine and the nearby ghost town that was once home to 600 people.
SECLUDED CONSCIOUS LUXURY
While past inhabitants sought to extract wealth from this property, Naiko Retreat exists in harmony with the surrounding landscape. This is most obvious in the stylish house, with a distinctive wave-like design that allows the winds coming in off the Southern Ocean to pass straight over it.
Designed by Max Pritchard (who was also responsible for Kangaroo Island’s Southern Ocean Lodge), the off-grid building’s east west alignment allows 24 solar panels to capture as much sunlight as possible, and six rainwater tanks are built discreetly into the slope behind.
Each of the three identical bedrooms looks out over the Backstairs Passage to Kangaroo Island, as do the deep freestanding bath tubs, and the floor-to-ceiling windows open to fill the rooms with the calming sound of waves from the beach below.
SECRET DESIGN ICON
On the other side of the cove sits a UFO-like structure where you can enjoy relaxing massages, while other optional extras include yoga classes on the beach, a private chef, and even an astronomer who can take you on a journey through the brilliant night skies.
Or you can just relax and enjoy the sublime natural beauty, safe in the knowledge there’s not a soul around for miles. That’s the beauty of Naiko Retreat, an oasis of tranquillity where you can commune with nature, connect with friends and escape from the outside world while staying in the lap of luxury.