Stick-Tomato & Wonambi Fossil Centre

See the Wonambi Fossil Centre and Stick-Tomato Cave at a discounted price. Opening times are 9am to 5pm.

Wonambi Fossil Centre

Step back in time and discover what Naracoorte was like over 200,000 years ago!

The Wonambi Fossil Centre shows you how the caves acted as pitfall traps, dens and roosts for more than 500,000 years, leading to a vast accumulation of skeletal remains of reptiles, birds and mammals.

Palaeontologists have been studying the fossils and bones in the caves for over 40 years. From them they have been able to identify the animals that roamed the plains. Around 130 species of animals have been recorded, from four of the major vertebrate groups: mammals, birds, amphibians and reptiles.

The Fossil Centre recreates a time when megafauna roamed the landscape and the local animal community was more diverse than today.

Grand and inspiring, Stick-Tomato Cave (public access section only) is the only cave you can visit without a guide. This is a place to take your time and to discover at your leisure. The robust columns and stalactites offer a wonderful contrast to the delicate formations in Alexandra Cave.

Stick-Tomato Cave is an easy self-guided walk with an automated lighting system. There are two chambers to discover. In the first, natural light filters through the green tendrils of tree ferns, while the second is dark and mysterious.