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Jarramali Rock Art Tours, Tropical North Queensland, Queensland © Tourism Tropical North Queensland
6 reasons an Aboriginal experience is a must-do
Transformative, eye-opening and adventurous, Australia’s Aboriginal experiences will blow you away.
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See nature in a new light
Walkabout Cultural Adventures, Daintree Rainforest, Tropical North Queensland, Queensland © Tourism Australia
Walkabout Cultural Adventures, Daintree Rainforest, Tropical North Queensland, Queensland © Tourism Australia
Walkabout Cultural Adventures, Daintree Rainforest, Tropical North Queensland, Queensland © Tourism and Events Queensland
Walkabout Cultural Adventures, Daintree Rainforest, Tropical North Queensland, Queensland © Tourism Tropical North Queensland
Walkabout Cultural Adventures, Daintree Rainforest, Tropical North Queensland, Queensland © Tourism Australia
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See nature in a new light
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have harnessed the power of nature for tens of thousands of years. Their ancient practices will open your mind in surprising ways. On a Walkabout Cultural Adventures tour, Kuku Yalanji guide Juan Walker invites you to see the Daintree Rainforest not just as a forest, but as a pantry, toolbox and medicine cabinet. Taste green ants, catch mud crabs and open your eyes to ancient knowledge – one bite (and lesson) at a time.
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Connect with ancient stories
Jarramali Rock Art Tours, Cape York, Queensland © Tourism and Events Queensland
Jarramali Rock Art Tours, Cape York, Queensland © Tourism and Events Queensland
Jarramali Rock Art Tours, Cape York, Queensland © Tourism Tropical North Queensland
Jarramali Rock Art Tours, Cape York, Queensland © Tourism Australia
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Connect with ancient stories
They say you can’t truly know a country until you know its story, and Indigenous people are an intrinsic part of Australia’s past, present and future. Our oldest tales are literally etched into the landscape through rock art dating back 30,000 years. Journey into Queensland’s outback with Jarramali Rock Art Tours to discover a museum without walls. Here, World Heritage-listed rock art sites reveal the ancient stories, traditions and history of Aboriginal people.
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Get exclusive access
Lords Kakadu & Arnhem Land Safaris, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory © Shaana McNaught
Lords Kakadu & Arnhem Land Safaris, Kakadu National Park Northern Territory © Tourism Australia
Lords Kakadu & Arnhem Land Safaris, Injalak Arts and Craft, Gunbalanya, Northern Territory © Lords Kakadu & Arnhem Land Safaris
Lords Kakadu & Arnhem Land Safaris, Injalak Hill, Northern Territory © Shaana McNaught
Lords Kakadu & Arnhem Land Safaris, Bamurru Plains, Northern Territory © Shaana McNaught
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Get exclusive access
Australia abounds with extraordinary destinations, and some of our most sacred sites can only be accessed with an Indigenous guide. Lords Kakadu and Arnhemland Safari Tours create bespoke journeys into the Northern Territory’s most culturally significant and intriguing outback locations. Expect a transformative experience as you traverse untouched landscapes few others have seen – so steeped in culture that you’ll feel it in your bones.
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Take your trip to the next level
Dreamtime Dive and Snorkel, Cairns, Queensland © Tourism and Events Queensland
Dreamtime Drive and Snorkel, Great Barrier Reef. Cairns, Queensland © Tourism and Events Queensland
Dreamtime Drive and Snorkel, Great Barrier Reef. Cairns, Queensland © Tourism and Events Queensland
Dreamtime Drive and Snorkel, Great Barrier Reef. Cairns, Queensland © Archie Sartracom
Dreamtime Drive and Snorkel, Great Barrier Reef. Cairns, Queensland © Tourism Tropical North Queensland
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Take your trip to the next level
From Sydney Harbour to the Great Barrier Reef and the Red Centre, our bucket-list destinations leave long-lasting impressions. But what if you could delve deeper? Booking an Indigenous experience will make your trip extra special, like when you explore the Great Barrier Reef with Dreamtime Dive and Snorkel. You'll enjoy all the epic reef experiences you'd expect (like swimming with sea turtles) with the added bonus of watching traditional dance and learning about the Creation stories of the world-famous reef.
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Experience culture everywhere
The Burrawa Climb, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney, New South Wales © Feliz Puente
The Burrawa Climb, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney, New South Wales © BridgeClimb
The Burrawa Climb, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney, New South Wales © Destination NSW
The Burrawa Climb, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney, New South Wales © BridgeClimb
The Burrawa Climb, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney, New South Wales © Destination NSW
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Experience culture everywhere
Every inch of Australia is steeped in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture. From far-flung outback destinations to the centre of bustling Sydney, opportunities to connect to Indigenous people – their unique stories, culture and traditions – are everywhere. In Sydney, discover the history of the Gadigal people on a Burrawa Climb Journey as you ascend to the summit of the Sydney Harbour Bridge with a First Nations storyteller.
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Have a whole lot of fun
Wula Gura Nyinda Eco Cultural Adventures, Coral Coast, Western Australia © James Fisher/Tourism Australia
Sand Dune Adventures at Stockton Beach, Port Stephens, New South Wales © Destination NSW
Wula Gura Nyinda Eco Cultural Adventures, Coral Coast, Western Australia © Tourism Western Australia
Sand Dune Adventures at Stockton Beach, Port Stephens, New South Wales © Destination NSW
Wula Gura Nyinda Eco Cultural Adventures, Coral Coast, Western Australia © Tourism Australia
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Have a whole lot of fun
Indigenous experiences can be both profound and playful. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are Australia’s first adventurers and storytellers, and you can expect your guide to be friendly and full of life! You might find yourself paddling through the turquoise waters of Shark Bay with Wula Gura Nyinda, or snaking through the vast Worimi Sand Dunes on a quad bike with Sand Dune Adventures – all while immersing yourself in the world’s oldest living culture.
