Day 4 - The Great Australian Bight & The Nullarbor

Tour Itinerary (Adelaide to Perth, 10 Day Tour)

Today we blend one of the world's great road trips with the chance of more wildlife encounters. The Nullarbor Plain and the Great Australian Bight are two of Australia's icons.

Today we are heading into some of the most remote country on the planet.
After stopping briefly at Streaky Bay and Ceduna, we cross the dingo fence, which runs a staggering 5320km from the Bight through to Southern Queensland and head through the Yalata Aboriginal lands. We stop and have your picture taken with the famous wombat, camel and kangaroo road sign, a photo of which has become the metaphor for those who like to really get out there.

At the Head of the Bight we stop to take in the staggering sheer drop of the Bunda Cliffs where Australia suddenly and dramatically ends and drops into the ocean. If travelling between June and October it is very likely you will get to see some giants of the ocean, the Southern Right Whales. A pod of about 100 whales come every year to this spot to give birth to whale calves. There is no need for a boat trip as the whales come right close to the sheer drop of the cliffs and use the sheltered waters below as their resting spot. This is a truly spellbinding sight and difficult to tear yourself away from these creatures as they breach, roll and tail slap just off the shore below the viewing platform. We set camp in one of the original settlers homesteads, once used as a service station on the old Eyre Highway and get prepared to be bedazzled by one of nature's greatest shows.