Cycling Across the Nullarbor - The Outback // A Bike Touring Short Film // Part 34 - Australia

The "Nullarbor", literally meaning "no trees" in Latin, is a 1,100 km wide, mostly treeless plain, located on the Great Australian Bight. This vast open space is not only famous as being the largest limestone plateau in the world, but also known for the stunning Bunda Cliffs falling up to 120 meters vertically down into the sea!
Riding the Nullarbor is undoubtedly one of the big highlights when cycling across Australia, and certainly didn't disappoint, but it is a bit different to what you might expect...
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[@joemulgrew]

I crossed the Nullarbor in a car. The night skies are beyond amazing.

[@waynesilva3129]

This video brought tears to my eyes. I’d gone from Sydney to Perth alone while in my 40s. I found Darwin to SYD a much harder ride via the Alice, port Augusta, Adelaide, great ocean road then the south coast to SYD. However, after ten thousand km in the back of beyond. I swore the next time would be on a bike with a throttle and 650 cc. My ride across the Nullarbor was in April. Never saw a drop of rain. Never hit any of the roaring 40s. At the end before we fall off the perch, about all we have left are memories.

[@PhilipSalen]

Your adventures are more wonderful than an "adventure movie" and more authentic; both of you are so upbeat and to see Right whales from the coast line magical. Thank you a million times over for posting.

[@louisaandtobi]

Glad you enjoyed it! 😊

[@beatweber7480]

We also crossed the nullarbor by bike 15 years ago❤

[@MrJx4000]

Wow, I don't know how you guys do it, congratulations. This was a great video for those of us who'll never get down there let alone ride that road. And your drone shots were just the thing to convey the vastness of that part of the continent. Stay safe and keep on keepin' on.

[@lifeontherun.community]

Absolutely stunning imagery! And I’m glad Tobi’s brakes worked ok. Stopping that close to the cliff’s edge almost made me lose my lunch. 🤣

[@markthomas9441]

I felt the same thing.

[@ShawNshawN]

Amazing scenery in this one guys. All the best

[@joettabond2998]

I’ve been waiting for this video to come out and it didn’t disappoint! Kudos for making two weeks worth of meals fit in your bikes! Watching Louisa shop was right up there with watching the whales, scenery and Toby getting too close to the cliff.

[@louisaandtobi]

Glad you enjoyed it! 😊

[@PumpkinVillage]

This was amazing and you make such a good team. Thank you for all your hard work and take care, Al

[@claudebissonnette7234]

Congratulations to both of you! I watch each of your video and really enjoy them. What you have done is fantastic and is not easy! You are always seing so happy and and see only the positive of everything. Wonderful... Look forward to see your next journey!!

[@otheremail123]

Another amazing video, still the most underrated KZbin channel :)

[@Bernhard20Zoll]

agree with that, best regards Bernhard

[@markrowe3664]

Another great video. It's a bit more special after today. I even cleaned my ipad screen!!!! The vid bought back good memories. Thanks. Tailwinds and good bakeries!

[@louisaandtobi]

Thanks Mark! Was great to meet you 😊

[@kevinpaine7893]

The Roe plain, where you drop down at Eucla and back up at Madura is an ancient seabed. The ground is covered in shells along most of the section, particularly east of Mundrabilla. Glad you enjoyed riding across the paddock and seeing the spectacular Bunda cliffs. 🍕🚲🍍

[@theconstantcyclist8318]

Well done Lousia & Tobi, congratulations on crossing the Nullarbor in winter when statistically you're more likely to encounter more headwinds when travelling east to west. Anyway, good to see you are both smiling heaps and still enjoying life on the road after 2 years and 30,000kms. All the best Guy

[@louisaandtobi]

Thanks! 😊

[@DameEdnaBrown]

Great video, welcome to Western Australia

[@Bernhard20Zoll]

Thank you for this great video. Very interesting. I cycled into Ireland and passed the Cliffs of Moher. That was something like that, only probably 1% of it. By the way, 1000 km in one week and with these conditions. oh la la And then Tobi you drive such a tight cadence. I'm guessing 80-90. But ok, health-wise for the knees, great I'm already looking forward to seeing you again. Greetings Bernhard

[@yvonnecarter4118]

Awesome couple.🎉

[@longrider42]

I listen to people talking about how far 100km is, and its only 62 miles. When I was younger, I'm 61 now. I'd do 62 miles on a whim, just on a day trip. Now I wasn't loaded down, well, snacks and water. Nice video's.

[@Alan-Tang]

Happy anniversary to Louisa and Tobi!🙌💪

[@gavinhealy5899]

What the powers to be should do is fund a CYCLE WAY , a mix of solid grounded dirt/bitumen and or cement width for two bikes for the length of the Nullarbor Plain . Enjoy your trip and keep loving life :).

[@jeank8061]

Nicely done!! Great photography, good editing, nice selection of music. I feel like I'm on the adventure with you! :)

[@louisaandtobi]

Glad you enjoyed it! 😊

[@thierryherve3991]

Bonjour l Australie est magnifique les paysages sont magnifiques toujours très agréable avec le sourire merci beaucoup pour ce partage et bon courage

[@memyselfandi9365]

Wonderful you too, we just did 2 weeks cycling in France and we were pretty please with ourselves...but you too..😮

[@welshbikepackingadventures]

Oh I adore you guys, you're so inspirational. Safe travels

[@veermehta6689]

love your videos a lot!!

[@louisaandtobi]

Glad you like them! 😊

[@glen2549]

It's great to follow your videos as they come out and watch your progress. Your enthusiasm for your adventure and positive attitude are such an inspiration, I hope we can follow your travels for many months (if not years) to come.

[@vanilla_vanancie]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 🧑‍🎄🎄🧑‍🎄

[@louisaandtobi]

You too! :)

[@blombidobadila8084]

Camping on a cliff watching whales, makes all this effort worthwhile. I've not seen you folks on utube since you were in the USA. Lovely to discover you are still living the dream!!!

[@38rich]

I just following you two when you were just out of Perth. Your filming and editing is magnificent. Hope to learn more about your journey as I follow you. Peace Love and Happiness to you two.

[@louisaandtobi]

Glad you enjoyed it! 😊

[@bostjanovamuzika]

Big thanks for filming and sharing these great views. Safe journey!

[@fredrikpersson9008]

I just discovered your channel and so fun to watch this video. You're doing great work editing and compose the videos! I did this leg myself nine years ago and so fun to watch it, as it really brings memories back, Bunda cliffs, camp life, the nature, the flies etc. It's almost feels like experience it again!

[@louisaandtobi]

Glad you enjoyed it! 😊

[@cmiimages]

Thank you so much for sharing your amazing Nullarbor cycling adventure, this is something that very few people will ever get the courage to do, a great authentic travel video, not even the movie house's could capture what you guys have, even the audio was great, the howling wind on the bunda cliffs and almost losing the tent was amazing... We traveled by car to WA and back about 14 years ago, we came across a few cyclists pedaling their way across this great country.

[@louisaandtobi]

It really was a great experience :)

[@dallasdrew2390]

Great to see you guys are safe and well enjoy our country you are very welcome here.

[@VeloObscura]

The Nullarbor was probably the highlight of our time cycling round Australia. People driving it have no idea what they're missing! Great that you guys caught the whales - we were lucky enough to see them too.

[@jasontomica8938]

Great video and finally a longer video like usually before

[@bazasmith]

This is brilliant!! Love watching the two of you - haven't for a bit and just getting back to your videos!! Amazing accomplishments so wonderfully filmed! Love that you show us the packing of so much food and the details of travelling by bike - this is so inspirational and instructive for those who dream and plan such adventures big and small!! You're a pleasure to spend time with - wishing you tailwinds as always!

[@louisaandtobi]

Thank you so much! :)

[@michaelzanotto8469]

Well done. You are both inspirational. 🦘🇦🇺

[@scottyb.escape]

WOW!!! Congratulations.... SO happy seeing your smiling faces again :)

[@scottyb.escape]

BTW those new drone shots are outstanding :)

[@wildirishladdavy7965]

I’ve watched this channel from the beginning and love it ☘️🐺☘️

[@louisaandtobi]

Awesome! Thank you 😊

[@lifo365]

Congratulations from Srilanka

[@MikeAG333]

A friend of mine was killed on that stretch of road a few years ago: a road-train driver didn't see him and ploughed into him and his bike.......and didn't stop. Take it easy out there, but be careful!

[@liamahern8527]

Fantastic video. Thanks for sharing the journey 🚴🚴

[@maliksince1973]

Really it is amazing.

[@franknobody5965]

Monumental Start of the Video!! And the Rest did not disappoint either 😊! I would have been scared to get blown off the cliff or fall off when leaving the tent at night for ... 🫣

[@INSFarms]

Blessings.

[@ck7642]

Mahalo for the great video!!!

[@marcowolfart1977]

Wow 2 weeks. You guys are legends. 👏👏👏

[@Blueparradiddle]

Great going you two, every video just gets better and better. Thanks for pointing out that the Nullabor is busier than most of us think - noted, cheers !. One day, hopefully for me. Take care, Mike (UK)

[@yellowstonenaturerc8518]

Loved the 'drone shots from 17:21 - 17:45 Wow... just an amazing video .. thanks for taking us along.

[@louisaandtobi]

Glad you enjoyed it! 😊

[@sureshcsharma]

Wonderful.

[@stevenwarner7348]

Wow! A "brand new" video. ~ A footnote as I write this is that the term "Brand New" was a product of the Sears and Roebuck Catalog ~ So long gone. ~. So nice to see a "Brand New" video and Celebration. I love all that you guys are doing. Oh My Goodness! ~ Course I'm not totally caught up. I don't "patrion" with many "content providers" but you guys are on my list. Wow. Your Videos are really really well done.... ~ Congratulations ! ~. And Tobi ~ I hope you continue to pay attention to every nuance from Louisa there. She is the boss. That's just a fact of life there Tobi. But you've gotten this far so far so you probably know this. Keep the faith Tobi. I know you can. ✨🌸✨ from New Hampshire.

[@jimminakis7710]

Well done guys I have ridden it on a motorcycle many time great effort on bikes

[@travelooky1560]

Great video guys and welcome to WA 😀

[@mushroomsnotesandtravel7579]

Greetings from Ukraine!!!

[@randyandjody]

Rode the Nullarbor in 2002 as part of a round-Aus trip. So many people told us it would be so boring but for us it was a real highlight. One of our favourite parts of our round-Aus trip. My conclusion is it might be boring in a car, but magic on a bicycle.

[@BicinViaggio]

We were so much looking forward to this video! Danke! ❤

[@hughcunningham2366]

Nice video. Glad you didn't get blown opff the Bunda cliffs. Hope you enjoy the Munda Biddi.

[@louisaandtobi]

Thanks! 😊

[@ivanwong1944]

Amazing!

[@gjcoop5625]

That drone gives great context to how remote the ride is. The joy of camping, when not blowing a gale, is clear. Australia has a lot going for it when you can just pull off the road a bit, just behind that bush, and no one cares. It's even legal once you are out of the cities as a legacy of the sheep-droving days in the 19th Century. The silly myth of Australia having dangerous animals seems to have been shown just that. They are there, but you seldom see them. Those caravan drivers are a real fear. And a few cyclists have been wiped out by those long truck "roadtrains". By the way, if you want to avoid the traffic there was always the Great Central Road from Uluru to near Kalgoorlie. I guess you just have to come back sometime. Happy trails!

[@louisaandtobi]

We've got some more riding in Australia planned that will take us off the highways a bit more. 😊

[@dxarelto2748]

Amazing adventure 👍

[@eugenetaheny2168]

Amazing...!!!! ❤

[@SukariaSemesta]

Amazing beautiful View 😇❤️

[@FrothNinja]

Hope you visited the giant Galah in Kimba. Nice little town

[@shekharjagdale279]

Tobi looking like Australian cricketer Glenn Maxwell

[@walk-around-the-world]

Enjoy this great adventure in australia! It's one of the inspirings coutry at all. I have taked the way from Darvin to Mt. Isa - Townsville. And there I haded moustly one car in a half houre. I was moustly alone for me. If you take this way - it is amasing too.

[@colmclaurin9452]

You know, you two are an inspiration to humanity. Absolutely. Crikey Tobi there at the beginning of this video where you rode up to the edge of the cliff, if your brakes had failed at that moment you would have taken a header over the edge. .Anyway its good see that you've both endured very well to date and as usual always a big positive smile for the camera. How much longer are you intending to stay in Oz. As you explained before you've still quite few klms yet to get to Perth, when will that be? Did you get to see a Kohala in the end. You rode past quite a few, but because they blend in so well and you've got keep an eye on the road, its very easy to miss them. They're just a bundle of leaves, that they blend in so well. 30,000 klms, that's a bloody long way. Crickey 2 years and your still together, truly beautiful to see this. It's a great pity that so many others don't have your attitude towards their partners as you 2 do. Sure it wouldn't be a perpetual bed of roses. Yes, but amongst those thorns there live some really beautiful flowers and you show them to us in your videos. All the very best for the rest of your trip, I pray the wind God stays at your backs.👍👍👍👍💯.

[@louisaandtobi]

We plan to stay in Australia until the end of October, and although we are pretty close to Perth now already, we are cycling some trails and taking our time to get there. 😊

[@zohairyahea7294]

اتمنى الكم رحلة موفقة انتم ثنائي رائع جدا بالتوفيق لك الرب معاكم في هذه الرحلة الجميلة من المانيا لودفكسهافن اتمنى الكم رحلة جميلة

[@user-dk3zc4ge5e]

🎀🥇👍Amazing !! 🏝🌴🐳🐳🐳🐧 Excellent !! 🥇👍🍊🇰🇷🤗

[@LorraineBradshaw]

Think we saw you in Perth city a couple of weekends before Christmas, but didn't want to interrupt family time.

[@louisaandtobi]

We left Perth end of October already, so not sure that was us..? :D

[@LorraineBradshaw]

@@louisaandtobi how very interesting, and I am glad we didn't interrupt now. Thanks for the reply.

[@myriampena5859]

Hola como estan???ya los extrañaba difruten ese pais tan lindo.buena suerte bendisiones❤❤desde NZ.

[@tightatours]

Legends👏🙌👍

[@408Magenta]

You two are incredible. Gulp, "got water"???

[@stevenwarner7348]

Ok Ok Ok a second comment from me here in New Hampshire. So yea. There is a word and concept that is relatively common in the USA hiking world. One of my very most favorite words ~ even more than the term "brand new." ✨Bivouac ✨. Obviously derived from France. You guys demonstrate the value of this term in almost all your videos. Maybe there is a similar German term ~ don't know. I think of this term often. I am retired, family in Ohio, living alone on a very special slice of land here in New Hampshire. Fixed income. Just getting by, but so happy. Yep. I have been bivouacked for years. You know the meaning ~ share the german word for this. I know you can.

[@tanwei1931]

Those burgers and wedges made me mouth watering as well. I wondered what were those burger patties made from. Some of the Australian travel videos that I watched suggested that Kangaroo meat is very popular there as pork and beef, so I think that Kangaroo meat certainly qualified as Australian's local cuisines you guys should give it a try and report back to us!! 😋

[@louisaandtobi]

These burgers were veggie / beef. But we have seen kangaroo on the menu a few times! We'll definitely try it before we leave 😅

[@Gunshy55]

BTW "Null" in latin means the absence of something. "Nil" means "0 or nothing" thats why there are some trees. "Arbor" of course means "Tree".

[@louisaandtobi]

Thanks for the info!

[@408Magenta]

Danger, danger, danger....watch out for the wombats crossing the road.

[@chakrambinoystraveldiary4223]

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@Edenriboy.travel]

It's an amazing adventure. How guys do you recommend the road are safe ? And also how you managed with the water in the last stop before 1k plenty road

[@louisaandtobi]

We found the road across the Nullarbor to be relatively safe, but it is of course very busy. Across the Nullarbor you have Roadhouses every 100-200 km where you can fill up water.

[@philpjm6659]

Well dont to you both. Fabulous coverage of your adventure. Just a quick question, are you both using suspension seat posts, have tried searching your website etc, for details but could not find anything substantial. Kind regards.

[@louisaandtobi]

Yea, Tobi recently got the Suntour SP12 NCX suspension seat post and Louisa has a telescopic one from Zoom.

[@philpjm6659]

Thank you for your reply. How are you finding the Suntour one. Do you think it makes a noticeable difference? Regards Phi; @@louisaandtobi

[@louisaandtobi]

@@philpjm6659 The Suntour is pretty good. In our opinion is does make a big difference, especially parallelogram suspension seat posts work really well in taking out the impact of bigger bumps.

[@FollowThomas]

Interesting landscape no trees. How far you're going, what's your destination point?

[@louisaandtobi]

We want to go around the world, so back to Germany 😊

[@FollowThomas]

@@louisaandtobi wow, I really need to dig into your videos, so cool 😎 👍

[@MahendraSingh-xf5my]

If you are traveling or planning to travel/ride Tasmania please feel to give a call to have you as our guest please.

[@louisaandtobi]

Thank you very much for the offer, but unfortunately we won't make it to Tasmania this time round.

[@jowotulen-ml4ho]

Salam sehat selalu salam gowes dri indonesia

[@pelayoelrico]

ASU QUE PAISAJES BUENA LOUISA Y TOBI EN ESPAÑOL PARA AMERICA LATINA

[@expatexpat6531]

Terrific shot of the cliffs. BTW: Are you watching the football matches (womens' world cup)?

[@louisaandtobi]

We're not too big into football (women or men), so no. We did want to see a game live though anyway, but unfortunately the timing doesn't work for us.

[@veermehta6689]

How do you control the drone while riding the bike?

[@louisaandtobi]

Tobi has the remote mounted on his handlebar. 😊

[@veermehta6689]

Oh cool!

[@abuzerkadayf2445]

Are you planning to come to Turkey?

[@louisaandtobi]

We've already been to Turkey and really enjoyed it, we hope to come back again on our way back from Asia to Europe. 😊

[@sattvadevi]

How long distance you cycle for in a day?😊

[@louisaandtobi]

It depends on the time of year, weather, road conditions and elevation gain, but normally around 60-80 km a day. Across the Nullarbor we did around 100 km a day.

[@sklepa]

And a question comes to my mind: what will You do when You finish this journey? Do You have plans yet?

[@louisaandtobi]

We have some ideas, but it will still probably be another year before we're back home. :)

[@stevenwarner7348]

Ha Ha Ha! The joke is on me. I am a retired person. Not gonna lie. ~ I have that A Fib diagnosis, am recovering from a bicycle accident 2016, bad one, but have been blessed with an "almost all" recovery. But alas, there is memory loss. So as I enjoy, so much, (as a fellow road bicyclist) your adventures here I'm thinking "Oh this is one video that I missed." And alas, yes, not gonna lie, There, lo and behold, are my own comments. So pathetic. Now I am faced with reading what i wrote: Yes, Brand New and Bivouac. There ya go. I'm always trying to get a word in "edgewise." OOPS another American term. Best wishes ! Thank you so much for sharing all that you do! ✨🌸👍🌸✨

[@louisaandtobi]

Great to hear you're still watching all our videos! 😅😊

[@tonydownunder5703]

When the little lady came out with a shopping trolley 🛒 full of food, I was looking for a camper truck thinking you traded in your bikes 🤔 Then you both pulled it all on your bikes and rode off 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 Unbelievable !!

[@louisaandtobi]

Haha, yea, our four front panniers are mostly only for food so we can pack a lot if we need to. 😅

[@tonydownunder5703]

@@louisaandtobi 👍👍👍

[@Bikepacking]

I hated those flys when i did it still have nightmares about them lol

[@chalysen]

Correction* Nullabore means the Great One or the Giant One hence the Great Bight

[@user-co7dj5tb8q]

Nope, Tobi was correct. Nullarbor comes from Latin - 'nulla' feminine of 'nullus' (no) and 'arbor' (tree). The Aboriginal name for the region is "Oondiri" which means "the waterless".

[@chalysen]

@@user-co7dj5tb8q that's very complex for a bore

[@AHeuvelman-su8ji]

Wilt u niet zomaar Gods naam misbruiken?