Join the Dots with 5 of the Best Indigenous Tourism Experiences
As Outback Tourism starts to boom, you don’t have to travel far for some of Australia’s top indigenous tourism experiences. From urban experiences to exploring Australia’s remote regions, it’s inspiring to listen to our nation’s First People relive the stories passed down over millions of years.
1. NSW - Sand Dune Tours
Sand Dune Adventures in Port Stephens is mixes high adrenaline quad-biking and sand boarding with Aboriginal cultural insights. It’s a not for profit organisation run by the local Worimi Aboriginal Land Council and incorporates bush tucker and midden sites, whilst providing employment for the local Indigenous community.
2. Australia Bucket List - 11 Day Outback Experience with Inspiring Vacations
To really tick of the bucket list of Top End experiences, Inspiring Vacations has this 11 Day Outback Safari guided tour uncovering outback locations such as Devils Marbles and Wycliff Wells. Commencing with an Uluru sunset,sipping sparkling wine, the tour also takes you to iconic destinations of Kata Tjuta, Kings Canyon, Alice Springs, Tennant Creek, Katherine, Kakadu National Park and Litchfield National Park and ends in Darwin.
This tour also benefits the local Mutitjulu Foundation that funds health and education projects for local Aboriginal communities.
This tour also benefits the local Mutitjulu Foundation that funds health and education projects for local Aboriginal communities.
3. Northern Territory - Tiwi by Design
Depart by boat from Darwin and take this cultural walking tour and be greeted with a traditional welcoming ceremony and morning tea. Learn screen-printing from traditional tribe members and experience an afternoon art session where you can create your own piece to take home.
4. Victoria - Grampians and Brambuk National Park
A flying cockatoo inspired the sweeping lines of the architectural design of the Brambuk National Park and Cultural Centre. Here you can paint your own boomerang, followed by a Rock Art Tour or be treated to the Gariwere Dreaming Theatre’s award-winning presentation
5. Queensland - Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park
No visit to Cairns is complete with witnessing the extraordinary Night Fire Dinner and Show. A traditional corroboree celebrating Aboriginal Dreamtime is performed around the burning fire and followed by tantalising Indigenous flavours of the buffet while you watch the talented Tjapuaki dance show.