Aboriginal Australia

ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIA

Navigator Tours is delighted to be able to offer exclusive tours in Australia in association with Diverse Travel.

Aboriginal culture and its intricate links with the Australian landscape has become a growing fascination to a global audience.

Australia's original inhabitants occupy a unique place where a rich heritage of traditional knowledge, practice and belief underpin a dynamic contemporary society. For most people this is superficially presented through stereotypical images of the painted dancers, silhouetted noble hunters and laughing children, usually from northern Australia. Increasingly people want to go beyond this veneer of mainstream travel to seek a greater contact and understanding of what Australian Aboriginal culture is truly about. Those looking to experience Aboriginal culture and meet the people often find this a difficult and frustrating task. Aboriginal involvement in tourism is in its infancy and there are only a small number of Aboriginal travel operations scattered throughout Australia. Few of these are in mainstream tourism and most are specialised niche market offerings that often find it difficult to connect to the interested traveller. At Diverse Travel Australia we show you the path to experience Aboriginal Australia.

ACTIVITIES

NIPBAMJEN EXPERIENCE: The Nipbamjen camp is a simple yet comfortable bush camp where you can walk in pristine wilderness, swim in natural waterholes, and see amazing rock art. The site is accessible to no other tourists except the guests of the local community. Travel in by 4x4 to the camp where guests sleep in a twin bed safari hut...Download Itinerary>>

FLINDERS RANGES GOURMET TOUR: Escape to the spectacular Flinders Ranges for a unique Aboriginal cultural experience 40,000 years in the making. Enjoy native Australian gourmet cuisine, learn about bush foods, listen to Creation stories, and see ancient paintings and engravings. Then try South Australia’s great wines on the way home through the Clare Valley...Download Itinerary>>

THE BAMA WAY: This Aboriginal journey through South East Cape York follows along story lines through coastal mangroves, traditional fishing grounds, rich rainforest, ancestral rock art sites, and hilltop Savannah with Aboriginal guides from the two local clans. Each tribe shares their richness of their distinct language, culture, bush food, medicines and history...Download Itinerary>>

TUNNELS, GORGES, AND JANDAMARRA: As guests of the remote area community of Biridu on Leopold Downs Station, gain an Aboriginal perspective on life and landform of the west Kimberley as you follow in the footsteps of Jandamarra, a Bunuba freedom fighter. Follow the majestic Tunnel Creek as it cuts its way through the Napier Range, and learn of the traditional survival skills used in the west Kimberley...Download Itinerary>>

SYDNEY HARBOUR CULTURAL CRUISE: Set sail on a journey on Sydney Harbour to discover the stories of the Eora, Gadigal, Guringai, Wangal, Gammeraigal and Wallumedegal People told by expert Aboriginal guides. Seeing the harbour and its many sites whilst experiencing Aboriginal culture along with the opportunity of interacting and conversing with the Traditional People of the harbour...Download Itinerary>>