Ancient Land Tours

02/12/2024

Exploring responsibly matters. At Ancient Land Tours, we tread lightly, leaving landscapes as pristine as we find them. Join us for a journey where adventure meets sustainability. 🌱

01/12/2024

Did you know the Far West of South Australia is home to the Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat? These hardy marsupials thrive in one of Australia’s harshest environments. Meet them on our tours! 🐾

27/11/2024

Vast horizons, ancient landscapes, and timeless wonders. The Nullarbor isn't just a destination; it's an experience like no other. Discover the magic of Australia’s Far West with us. 🧡

03/09/2024

A visit to Goog's Lake along the track is a fabulous day out from Ceduna. Join us to experience this iconic 4WD destination ... with catering by ZoeEmily Events

Oyster Deck Experience
EP Cruises - Fowlers Bay Whale Tours
Head of Bight Whale Watching Centre
Ceduna Visitor Information Centre
Chinta Air - The Outback Air Charter & Scenic Flight Specialists

11/08/2024

Wintertime on the edge of the Nullarbor Plain is the perfect time to see the Southern Right whale. Join our 4WD tours for a unique perspective of these amazing marine mammals, and find out more about the stunning geology and scenery, and animals of the Nullarbor.

Catering by ZoeEmily Events.

Head of Bight Whale Watching Centre
Nullarbor Roadhouse
EP Cruises - Fowlers Bay Whale Tours
Chinta Air - The Outback Air Charter & Scenic Flight Specialists
Ceduna Visitor Information Centre
Oyster Deck Experience

11/08/2024

At the beginning and at the end of the day, the Nullarbor Plain is awesome. Join our 4WD tours for a unique perspective on the stunning geology and scenery, and animals of the Nullarbor.

Catering by ZoeEmily Events.

Nullarbor Roadhouse
Chinta Air - The Outback Air Charter & Scenic Flight Specialists
EP Cruises - Fowlers Bay Whale Tours
Head of Bight Whale Watching Centre
Ceduna Visitor Information Centre
Oyster Deck Experience

22/07/2024

It was a privilege to work with the scientists on this project to secure the DNA of ancient dingo specimens; their important work informs and contributes to the conservation this iconic Australian animal.

Monday mammal.
Dingoes are found through most of our region, where they play an important ecological role in controlling the numbers of kangaroos and other grazing species. They also help to minimise the numbers of cats and foxes, protecting many native species from feral predators.
New DNA research shows dingoes do not share ancestry with domestic dogs introduced from Europe, but are descended from ancient dogs and wolves from China and the Tibetan plateau.
While dingoes are often referred to as wild dogs, DNA studies show that the vast majority of dingoes are pure-bred and not hybrids with domestic dog ancestry.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/09/modern-day-dingoes-already-established-across-australia-thousands-of-years-ago-research-finds

11/07/2024

The Southern Right Whales are back this winter ... book your inclusive personalised tour now. www.ancientlandtours.com

11/07/2024

The Southern Right Whales have arrived for the winter ... several mother/calf pairs seen at Fowlers Bay, and more seen at the Head of Bight.

Choose your whale watching experience, either from the land with Ancient Land Tours; from the sea with EP Cruises - Fowlers Bay Whale Tours; from the air with Chinta Air - The Outback Air Charter & Scenic Flight Specialists; and consider a stay at the Nullarbor Roadhouse.

Book your package at www.ancientlandtours.com, or drop into the Ceduna Visitor Information Centre for more information.

06/07/2024

06/07/2024

The Ancient Land Tours team now delivers fully inclusive expedition-style support with safe access to the Nullarbor and the Far West. Clients include scientists, explorers, film crews, and other interested parties.

Last month we had the privilege of working with an IMAX 3D film crew and cave divers on the Nullarbor. Hauling and carrying hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of unique and irreplaceable cameras and other equipment into difficult areas was accomplished, but not without a little sweat!

A huge thanks goes to Zoe at ZoeEmily Events for the camp meals and desserts.

Richard Harris - Speleopix Stranger Than Fiction Films

22/05/2024

This new guide showcases the wild side of the Eyre Peninsula; see what to do and where to go, with local guides such including Ancient Land Tours (see ad on p62).

11/05/2024

Over the last week, Ancient Land Tours assisted scientists from the Australian Museum find tiny snails called punctids ... so small they look like dots. The Nullarbor was at its best after the recent rains.

11/05/2024

Wow! It's so exciting to see the Southern Right whales back. One breaching, and six milling around close to Wilson Bluff on the edge of the Nullarbor (seen Thursday 9th May around dusk).

Chinta Air - The Outback Air Charter & Scenic Flight Specialists
Nullarbor Roadhouse
EP Cruises - Fowlers Bay Whale Tours
Head of Bight Whale Watching Centre
Ceduna Visitor Information Centre

18/12/2023

The Nullarbor harbours so many secrets ...

Most of us see only the dry treeless plain and spectacular sea cliffs. But beneath the surface there’s a precious world of caves and unique species that could be lost without better protection.

18/12/2023

Steve Milner from Ancient Land Tours was co-author of this paper on Nullarbor blind spiders.

Previously described from only fragments of exoskeleton and juvenile specimens, the cave spider genus Troglodiplura (Araneae: Anamidae), endemic to the Nullarbor Plain, is the only troglomorphic member of the infraorder Mygalomorphae recorded from Australia. We investigated the distribution of Trogl...

17/12/2023

A fabulous Nullarbor photo by Stefan Eberhard.

For most people, the Nullarbor Plain means two long days in the car, barrelling along a dead-straight highway across the flat, featureless landscape: two days of Nullarboredom.

Venture off the highway, though, onto the tracks that criss-cross the hinterland, and you’ll find amazing things. Take it from Stefan Eberhard and his wife Bronwen, who ­recently spent nine weeks exploring the Nullarbor’s roads less travelled. Eberhard, a scientist from Hobart, first came here as a young man in 1983 and has since been back 20 times.

The plain is is a giant limestone karst formation, an ­ancient seabed that was uplifted and then honeycombed under the surface by tens of millions of years of seeping rain.

This image was shot in a cave mouth that leads to a maze of tunnels extending for 35km underground near Forrest. Eberhard set the camera up just inside the cave, and stood on the lip of the cave mouth with the Milky Way behind him.

“Sometimes these little holes blow hard enough to whip the hat off your head,” says Eberhard, amazed.

“It’s like the whole landscape is breathing.”