30-Minute Wanderer’s Experience Beach Tour

30-minute guided beach tour with an expert guide from the Joggins Fossil Cliffs UNESCO World Heritage Site.

With careful observation and interpretation, the Wanderer may find their own missing piece of an ancient puzzle. This experience includes access to our award-winning interpretive centre and a 30-minute guided tour of the Joggins Fossil Cliffs. After visiting our interpretive centre, join an expert guide on a beach tour to learn about the 300-million-year-old fossil cliffs that contain the most completely preserved “Coal Age” environment.  As you wander the beach at the spectacular Joggins Fossil Cliffs, remember that every rock holds the possibility of discovery.

• The Joggins Fossil Centre is accessible
• Stair access to the fossil cliffs and beach
• Our beach is rocky, but mostly flat with terrain suitable for most individuals
• Learn about the history of the town of Joggins, Nova Scotia and the mines along the beach
• Enjoy stories about the many famous researchers who have studied the fossil cliffs
• Learn how to identify the fossils common to the Joggins Fossil Cliffs, then spend some time fossil hunting on your own
• Remember that the Joggins Fossil Cliffs are a protected site, so fossils cannot be brought home but must be left for everyone to enjoy

Price: $11.50 per person. Children under 5 are free.

Conditions: Book via our website to see our complete tour schedule. While there is no lower limit on group size, 20 spots per tour are available through our booking site. Tour cancellations within 48 hours of departure are non-refundable. Before the 48-hour mark rescheduling is possible based on tour availability. Groups rates are available, please contact operations@jogginsfossilcliffs.net for more information.