5 reasons to book an Aboriginal experience in Australia
Top Didj Cultural Experience, Katherine, Northern Territory © Tourism NT/Geoffrey Reid
You'll meet Australia's Traditional Owners
Mabu Buru Tours, Broome, Western Australia © Tourism Australia
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have cared for the land, seas and waterways for more than 60,000 years. That's 60,000 years of knowledge passed down in food, art, dance, stargazing and history – ready to be shared with you.
Kakadu Billabong Safari Camp, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory © Tourism NT/Helen Orr
You'll get special access
Jarramali Rock Art Tours, Outback Queensland, Queensland © Tourism Australia
Exclusive access? Let's go! Quiet swimming holes, ancient rock art galleries, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island homelands – there are some places you are only permitted to visit with an Indigenous guide.
Dijlpin Arts, Katherine, Northern Territory © Tourism NT/Helen Orr
You'll see the world differently
Katherine, Northern Territory © Tourism Australia
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures are unique, with distinct ways of seeing the world. An Aboriginal experience will give you tools to change your perspective, tapping into ways of living that date back tens of thousands of years.
Native Oz Bushfoods, Townsville, Queensland © Tourism Australia
"To Kuku Yalanji, the Daintree Rainforest is a medicine chest,
a toolbox, a hardware, a supermarket, a church;
it's everything all in one."
Juan Walker
Walkabout Cultural Adventures
Walkabout Cultural Adventures, Daintree Rainforest, Queensland © Tourism Australia
You'll hear, taste and
feel something new
Narlijia Experiences, Broome, Western Australia © Tourism Australia
Ever tasted a witchetty grub? Or felt the vibrations of a didgeridoo as they rumbled through a cave? Aboriginal experiences are a gift to the senses, with something new and surprising to discover.
Karrke Aboriginal Cultural Experience, Northern Territory © Tourism Australia
You'll have a whole
lot of fun
Wula Gura Nyinda Eco Cultural Adventures, Coral Coast, Western Australia © Tourism Australia
You might get a history lesson, but Aboriginal experiences are nothing like the classroom. Weave across sand dunes on an ATV, paddleboard with turtles swimming below you or catch mudcrabs from the flats. Laughter is guaranteed.
Wula Gura Nyinda Eco Cultural Adventures, Coral Coast, Western Australia © Tourism Australia
Find your perfect Aboriginal experience
Dreamtime Dive and Snorkel, Cairns, Queensland © Tourism Australia