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We are the Australian Outback Dinosaur Hunting Fossil tour specialists.
Surrounded by the true red plains and ancient inland seas you will discover the Australian Outback, a world unlike any other. You will be taken back in time, to the wild ages when dinosaurs roamed the earth and swum in the seas in the centre of the Australian Continent. Guided by our real world Field Paleontologist, Paul Stumkat you will explore the places view people have ever been. We'll offer you a spectacular once-in-a-lifetime experience. With a variety of Dinosaur Hunter tours departing from Barcaldine and Central Queensland throughout the year, you will have the opportunity to experience the best Australian outback has to offer!

Paul Stumkat

Paul Stumkat

Palaeontologist / Museum Artist / Owner / Tour Guide

Paul has extensive experience with running tours in Outback Qld. 18 years employed by the Qld Museum then 6 years were spent creating new galleries and preparing new discoveries for Outback Queensland's best dinosaur and fossil museum, Kronosaurus Korner. In 2003 he was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to study dinosaurs in museums around the world.

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Cheryl Thomson

Cheryl Thompson

Dreamtime Guide / Tour Guide

Cheryl and Paul conceived the ‘Dreamtime Guides’ concept whereby Cheryl trains through her team of experts, tour guides that have the capacity and approval to present culturally appropriate and culturally safe information. Paul has spent much time with the Aboriginal students from Barcaldine Hostel training them in Palaeontological field work and how to engage with foreign tourists. We have now opened up the Queensland Outback and its often, hidden treasures of significant Aboriginal art sites like never before, through a process of respectful engagement and the sensitive dealings with the tribal knowledge keepers of the potential sites.

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Dr Sharon Broughton

Mark and Theresa

Field Assistants

Mark and Theresa are keen to help you in the field and share their extensive experience as amateur palaeonotologist in not only collecting but also preparing beautiful Queensland fossil discoveries.

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Our clients’ testimonials are the best proof of our high level of service
Paul (The Dinosaur Hunter) took our family on an Outback tour that was the most spectacular dinosaur experience that we could have imagined. Paul is an expert in his field. He is so helpful, friendly and such a talent! With his wealth of knowledge and passion for everything Paeleo and Australian Outback, you can't get a more exhilarating Australian Outback experience than this!
Bart Nowicki
Brisbane, QLD
Amazing trip! Great information, sights, and awesome guides. We had an excellent trip. The group ws perfectly sized for us to have all questions answered! The Aussie weather was perfect, and the dinosaur hunting was out of this world!
Adam Francis
London, UK