Nothing here is compulsory
The wellness room is a 1968 spaceship
Matti Suuronen designed the Futuro in Finland as a prefabricated ski chalet that could be flown to a mountainside by helicopter. Around a hundred were built. Roughly sixty are left anywhere in the world, and people travel between continents to see them.
This one lived on Melbourne Street in North Adelaide before it was moved to Rarkang. It sat deteriorating while Naiko was still a drawing. When the retreat became real, the Futuro was restored and fitted out as a treatment room, down among the she-oaks beside Naiko Inlet.
It is not part of the accommodation and you cannot let yourself in. Book a treatment with one of the therapists below and it is yours for the hour.
People who come to you
Booked ahead of your stay, and delivered where you are staying.
Massage in the Futuro
Normanville Remedial Massage · Sabai Thai Massage · Pause inHouse Wellbeing
The only way into the Futuro is to book a treatment. Remedial, deep tissue, myofascial release, or traditional Thai massage on a mat on the floor of a 1968 Finnish spaceship.
Available at Naiko Retreat, Deep Creek
Yoga on the deck
Pause inHouse Wellbeing · Solace Massage & Yoga
A class on the deck with the sound of the waves underneath it. Suitable for people who have never stood on a mat. Moves inside if the weather turns, and the view is no worse for it.
Available at both properties
A private chef, or a cooking class
Anita Robin, Foodbuilder · Le Cordon Bleu trained
Breadmaking, starters, fine dining, or a menu you design yourself — taught in the kitchen you're already staying in.
Available at both properties
Dinner brought to you
Sarah Savage of Vacatering · TJ Marks · Malisa's Thai Kitchen
Breakfast hampers, platters, prepared meals, or a full private dinner served at the table with the sea in front of it.
Available at both properties
Four private walking trails
Exclusive to guests
The Blowhole Beach walk, the History Walk, the Talisker Mine Walk and the Rarkang Loop — marked with stone markers cut with the Naiko wave. The Heysen Trail crosses the property on its way to the Flinders Ranges.
Available at Naiko Retreat, Deep Creek
Worth leaving the property for
Helicopter to lunch
Helivista
Cellar doors, a remote picnic, a day on Kangaroo Island, or the flight in from Adelaide Airport instead of the drive.
McLaren Vale, off the sealed road
Off Piste 4WD Tours
Bespoke wine tours through the Fleurieu's food and wine country, and off-road runs to places you can't otherwise reach. They'll also collect you from the airport.
King George whiting
Charters from Cape Jervis
The water between the retreat and Kangaroo Island holds some of the best fishing in South Australia.
Links Lady Bay
30 minutes from the retreat
A championship links course modelled in part on St Andrews, ranked among Australia's best hundred.
Two breweries worth the drive
Forktree Brewing · The Smiling Samoyed
Forktree sits in a converted shearing shed above the coast at Carrickalinga. The Smiling Samoyed is named after the family dogs, and Hoppy will greet you at the door.
Book the stay first. Then the rest.
Every experience above is arranged directly with the operator once your dates are confirmed. Tell us what you are after and we will put you in touch, or take care of it entirely.
