Ancient Land Tours

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).

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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.”

22/08/2023

Fabulous tech in great hands.

10/05/2023

At the end of a hard day in the office...

28/03/2023

Even during a busy holiday season, there is always somewhere secluded to enjoy in the Far West.

19/03/2023

There's always something amazing to see during our Sea and Sand Coastline day tours.

15/09/2022

Checkout our Oysterfest Special tour on www.ancientlandtours.com

02/09/2022

The Far West of SA really delivers with unexpected whale sightings on an incredible remote coastline. Also seen were a multitude of animal tracks in the sand including echidna, hopping mouse, sand dunnarts, kangaroo, wombat, lizards, skinks and snakes. Birds included kestrels, banded stilt, and sea eagles.

"This tour is not to be missed if passing through Ceduna." - Ingrid and Dietmar from Perth.

02/08/2022

Point Fowler is an extraordinary place, and is the place to see whales, coastal raptors and other animals. Our personal 4WD tours get off the beaten track.

28/07/2022

It was great to have your company on our Head of Bight Whale Watching tour today. Southern Right Whales, Australian Sea Lions, dolphins, Bustards, and Brown Falcon seen.

27/06/2022

27/06/2022

See whales, coastal raptors, and tracks of secretive animals in the sand. The dunes at Fowlers Bay, accessible by 4WD only, lead to remote places and nature at its best.

27/06/2022

In the middle of winter, the Far West Coast delivers! Today on Point Fowler; solitude, soaring Sea Eagles and an Osprey carrying a big fish.

22/06/2022

The conditions on the iconic Goog's Track were perfect. Endemic and rare plants are in flower this time of year.

22/06/2022

The conditions on the iconic Goog's Track were perfect. Endemic and rare plants are in flower this time of year.

22/04/2022

Steve Milner from Ancient Land Tours, a speleologist and expert in cave conservation, is thrilled to be involved in this important Australian Heritage project.

Earth Day is an important opportunity for us all to reflect on how vulnerable our precious planet is and consider how we can each play a part to help protect it.

Caves are the most fragile terrestrial ecosystems on Earth and are inherently sensitive to human impact, particularly climate change. They’re home to unique habitats and biodiversity, including cave-adapted animals that evolved in total darkness. Calcite cave formations grow over millennia, faithfully recording regional climate with every drop of water. Fossil deposits form when sediments and animal bones accumulate through roof openings. The World Heritage listed Naracoorte Caves exemplifies these natural values.

Current research by scientists at The University of Adelaide and SA Museum aims to document the Cave’s natural values for better management of this globally significant place, and assess how it will continue to be impacted by future climate change.

📸 Steve Bourne

22/04/2022

Celebrating Earth Day is at the core of our values. Our environment is beautiful yet sensitive, and through our ecotours we explore in a sustainable way, the remote and undisturbed habitats of our incredible coastline.

Follow the link to www.ancientlandtours.com to find out more.

Ancient Land Tours offers small groups the chance to get off the beaten track into an area of outstanding natural beauty; our immersive tours provide a genuine remote experience. We specialise in catering for family and friendship groups.

22/04/2022

Until the end of April we are offering 10% discount on our Deserted Beaches and Rocky Coastlines 4WD day tours. Our tours depart Ceduna (pickup at any caravan park or accommodation) 5 days each week through to October.

Book now on www.ancientlandtours.com and use the promo code EXPLORE10.

22/04/2022

Until the end of April we are offering 10% discount on our Deserted Beaches and Rocky Coastlines 4WD day tours. Our tours depart Ceduna (pickup at any caravan park or accommodation) 5 days each week through to October.

Book now on www.ancientlandtours.com and use the promo code EXPLORE10.

Photo: Ospreys

20/03/2022

The iconic 4WD Goog's Track goes through the world's largest area of mallee woodland which protect rare and endangered species.

Not ready for a tough 4WD expedition! Ancient Land Tours takes visitors to habitats similar to those along Goog's Track and provides insights into the incredible habitats of the Far West on day tours from Ceduna.

Join one of our tours with our expert guide ... see www.ancientlandtours.com

19/03/2022

Exploring a coastal dune habitat of the Far West for the first time.

19/03/2022

Minnie Daisy (Minuria leptophylla) flowers in springtime attracting insects and birds.

19/03/2022

A large Peninsula Brown snake (Pseudonaja inframacula) foraging for its next meal.

19/03/2022

Tea Tree Mistletoe was in flower in January, and the fruit is developing now. Birds love the fruit! This mistletoe grows only on Melaleucas (Tea Tree).

19/03/2022

Nitraria billardierei is a large shrub up to 3m in height. Also known as Nitre Bush, its fruit is favoured by birds, including emus, and other animals such as kangaroos. It's a good bush food, sweet and slightly salty, and can be made into a delicious jam, too!

19/03/2022

Beautiful weather and deserted places.