Northern Aboriginal Experience

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3 days,Cairns to Cairns
Trip Code: OANA

Sleeping in a swag under the impressive southern night sky, spearing fish and cooking what you catch with Aboriginals, making your own Aboriginal artwork, learning about life in remote communities with a local host, exploring pristine coastal rainforests.

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“Dreamtime,” the animist mythology central to indigenous Australian society, is a fascinating ideology that has helped shape the continent. This trip is just the ticket for curious travellers eager to learn more about Aboriginal history, culture and contemporary life straight from the people themselves. Up here in the north, you’ll study ancient traditions, learn how to spear-fish, wander the beaches and lush valleys along the Daintree River and embark on a life-affirming rainforest walk that will bring you closer to the land and the people who inhabit it than you ever thought possible. The dream is real, and it’s waiting for you to join it.

What's Included

  • Aboriginal art demonstration, spearfishing with Aborigines, 'Walk of the Women' at Bloomfield Falls, Aboriginal rock art explanation with an Aboriginal Elder.
  • 3 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 dinners (Allow USD40 for meals not included)
  • Swag (1 nt), rainforest lodge (1 nt)
  • 4x4 safari vehicle
  • Chief Experience Officer (CEO) throughout, local guides.
  • Small group experience; Max 16, avg 12
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Places Visited
  • Australia
Itinerary Notes

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Accommodation Info

Day 1 Cairns/Cape Tribulation (1L,1D)

Depart early from Cairns, then head north. Take an Aboriginal art class, learn the stories behind the images and take home what you make. Learn about the flora and fauna with local Aboriginals, then go spearfishing with them and eat what you catch. Cool off in a waterfall in Daintree National Park. Overnight in a rainforest lodge beside the beach.

Day 2 Cooktown (1B,1L,1D)

Travel by 4x4 on the rugged Bloomfield track, stopping at Bloomfield Falls to participate in the 'Walk of the Women' where local Aborigine women share their knowledge of the sacred falls. Enjoy dinner with the locals before sleeping under the stars in a 'swag'.

Day 3 Cairns (1B)

Head north and meet an Aboriginal Elder and story keeper, who will teach you about several ancestral rock art sites and survival techniques of the local Aborigines. Travel back to Cairns where the tour ends at 7:30pm.

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