Nilpena Ediacara Tours

Tour Details

Nilpena Ediacara National Park offers two guided tours the Ediacara Experience Tour (2-hours) and the Fossil Field Exploration Tour (3-hours).

Ediacara Experience Tour (2-hour experience)
This tour includes:
· Fully guided tour from the Entrance Gate to the Visitor Precinct and back (in a wheelchair accessible bus)
· Tour of the Historic Woolshed
· Geological Timeline walk
· Blacksmith AV Display
Tours – Days/Times
Monday/Wednesday and Saturday 1.30pm
Cost (1 July 26 – 30 June 27)
Adult $88.00
Child $52.50
Concession $70.50
Infant No cost
Companion No Cost

For large groups, those with time constraints or young children this offers a great option with the opportunity to see and touch fossils in specially constructed fossil plinths at the Visitor Precinct without travelling out to the fossil field.
Please note: This tour does not include a visit to the fossil field.

Fossil Field Exploration Tour (3-hour experience)
Dive deeper into the Ediacaran period on a 3-hour guided tour which includes:
· Fully guided tour from the Entrance Gate to the Visitor Precinct and Fossil Field and back (in a wheelchair accessible bus)
· Tour of the Historic Woolshed
· Geological Timeline Walk
· Blacksmith AV Display
· Tour of the Fossil Field research site
Tours – Days/Times
Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Friday and Saturday – 9.30am
Additional Tours (10 April – 15 October)
Tuesday and Friday 1.30pm
Cost (1 July 26 – 30 June 27)
Adult $176.00
Child $105.00
Concession $141.00
Infant No cost
Companion No Cost

The Fossil Field Exploration Tour requires walking 1km return along a well-constructed path with 12 steps to an excavation pit (optional) and standing for extended periods in the sun. If you feel this may be beyond your capabilities the Ediacaran Experience Tour is an excellent alternative option.