What is there to see on the Nullarbor?
Cliffs, whales, skyThe Bunda Cliffs, the whales at the Head of Bight, and a night out on the plain itself.
The Bunda Cliffs, the whales at the Head of Bight, the longest straight road in Australia, and a sky with no light anywhere near it. The Bunda Cliffs are a 100km wall of limestone where the plain drops into the Southern Ocean. From June to October southern right whales calve at the Head of Bight, close enough to the cliffs to watch from land. The road carries a 146km straight, and on our crossings night four is bush camping on the plain itself. Either side is the coast, with two nights at Lucky Bay. Ten days with a guide, from $2,219 Perth to Adelaide or from $2,450 Adelaide to Perth.
Checked on 28 October 2026.
The Nullarbor is the largest single piece of limestone on earth, about 200,000 square kilometres between Western Australia and South Australia, and the name means no trees. The emptiness is the sight. What breaks it up is spectacular, and it comes in a handful of places.
On the plain
- The Bunda Cliffs. The Southern Ocean meets the plain in a 100km wall of limestone, with nothing between you and Antarctica.
- The whales at the Head of BightJune to October, when southern right whales calve close enough to the cliffs to watch from land.
- The 146km straightthe longest straight stretch of road in Australia.
- The roadhouses, hundreds of kilometres apart, the only settlements on the plain.
- The night sky.Night four on both crossings is bush camping on the Nullarbor, with no light anywhere near you.
Either side of it
The plain takes a day or two of the drive. The rest of the ten days goes on the coast at each end, where a lot of the best sights are.
| Where | What you see | Which crossing |
|---|---|---|
| Lucky Bay | White sand, clear water and kangaroos on the beach. Two nights here | Both |
| Fowlers Bay | A night on the coast at the South Australian end of the plain | Perth to Adelaide |
| Coodlie Park Farm Retreat | A farm stay on the Eyre Peninsula, with a barbecue on the way west | Both |
| Fitzgerald River | The first night out of Perth | Perth to Adelaide |
| York | Western Australia's oldest inland town | Perth to Adelaide |
| Mikkira Station | Two nights on the Eyre Peninsula, then the 2.5 hour ferry across the Spencer Gulf | Perth to Adelaide |
| Wallaroo and Port Germein | A Yorke Peninsula beach and the 1881 jetty | Adelaide to Perth |
| The Stirling Ranges and Margaret River | The last nights before Perth | Adelaide to Perth |
From each trip's own route and accommodation sheet.
When to see what
- June to October for the whalesat the Head of Bight. Days at Eucla are 18 to 23°C through those months.
- March, April, October and Novemberfor warm days and mild nights: 23 to 27°C by day at Eucla and Ceduna.
- December to Februaryfor the warmest nights in the swag, 15 to 17°C at Eucla, and the longest days on the road.
- Rain is light all year. No month at Eucla or Ceduna averages more than 38mm. More on our best time to cross the Nullarbor page.
Seeing it with a guide
Perth to Adelaide is about 2,700km. On a crossing the guide does all of it in an air-conditioned 4WD mini bus, with a group of 21 at most, and the stops, the camps and most meals are arranged. Both run one way, so you fly into one end and out of the other.
| Trip | Length | Starts and finishes | Meals | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Day Perth to Adelaide Tour | 10 days, 9 nights | Perth / Adelaide | Nine breakfasts, four lunches and eight dinners. Vegetarians are catered for. | $3000 |
| 10 Day Adelaide to Perth Tour | 10 days, 9 nights | Adelaide / Perth | All meals from day 1 lunch to day 10 breakfast — 9 breakfasts, 7 lunches and 9 dinners, including a barbecue at Coodlie Park. Vegetarians catered for. | $3000 |
Both sleep in swags. Every night has showers and toilets except the night on the Nullarbor. Prices update on their own.
There is more on where each night falls on our how long does it take to cross the Nullarbor page, and on what the trips include on what is included on a Nullarbor crossing.
10 Day Perth to Adelaide Tourfrom $300010 days, 9 nightsBush Camping10 days, Perth to Adelaide, a night on the NullarborView trip
10 Day Adelaide to Perth Tourfrom $300010 days, 9 nightsCamping and Farmstays10 days, Adelaide to Perth, a night on the NullarborView trip
6 Day Margaret River & Esperance Tourfrom $12996 days, 5 nightsCamping under the stars6 days from Perth, two nights at Lucky BayView tripPeople also ask
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Where this comes from. The size of the plain, the Bunda Cliffs, the 146km straight and the whale season at the Head of Bight are as published on our Nullarbor crossing page. Temperatures and rainfall are Bureau of Meteorology long-term monthly averages for Eucla, station 011003, from 105 years of records, and Ceduna, station 018012, from 85 years of records. Where each trip goes and sleeps, meals, group sizes and prices are each trip's own details as held on its page here, and prices update on their own.