Nilpena Ediacara National Park

The Fossil Field Exploration tour with our wonderfully knowledgeable (and friendly) guide Dylan was a fantastic experience. Dylan not only had the scientific knowledge to draw from but his passion and interest really shone through. Also being a local he had lots of stories to share about the area. The time out in the fossil field and actually seeing fossil beds in place really helped to conceptualise such an incredible event in time. I would highly recommend this tour, which we followed with lunch close by at the beautiful and newly refurbished Royal Victoria Hotel in Beltana.

A great couple of hours spent learning about and touching 550 million year old fossils thought to be the first mobile animal life on the planet. The audiovisual presentation was really well done. The whole tour was Amazing!

Well worth a visit if you’re in the area. The history of the discovery & interactive AV story of the Edicaran fauna was fascinating. A credit to the many folks who helped put this together. Great job parks ranger Dillon!

Spent a good three hours learning more about Ediacara’s and the Pre Cambrian period. The visit included a very modern and informative visitors centre. A woolshed visit and a bus ride to the 40+ fossil beds. We’ve travelled to many NPs both here and around the world and Kym has to be the friendliest, most entertaining but most informative guide/ranger we’ve ever experienced.

This is a must. We spent three hours learning about Ediacara’s and the Pre Cambrian period with our fantastic guide, Lillian. The visit included a very modern and informative visitors centre. A woolshed visit and a bus ride to the fossil beds. The fossils are about 550million years old...hard to fathom but true. Highly recommend.

Seeing evidence of the first multicellular life on Earth - in the place it was first discovered rather than in a museum somewhere - is a very special privilege. Kym was an amazing guide, and deeply knowledgeable about the natural history of the Flinders Ranges and surrounding areas. We were definitely glad we took the extended tour to the outdoor fossil beds, but I think many people would be content with the shorter two hour tour where you'll get to see one of the biggest and most diverse fossil beds inside the visitor centre.

A must do if you are in the Flinders Rangers area. We had Ranger Kym as our host and guide, and he was fantastic with his knowledge and passion of this new park. A hands-on experience, where you touch and feel 550-million-year-old fossils!

I can touch a 500 million year old fossil? Yes! At Nilpena Ediacara National Park, you can! Thank you for removing the glass, and allowing what we all feel compelled to do - to experience by touching and imagining this rock coming to life. A superb facility and highly engaging educational afternoon, well spent. Special thanks to our guide Kim, who brought a wealth of insights and interesting knowledge to our day.