Top Indigenous Experiences |

From watching performance art to taking in Aboriginal art at one of the many galleries, there are plenty of opportunities for a traveller to become immersed in Australia’s indigenous culture. This page lists a few, but if you know others add them by clicking EasyEdit.

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Bangarra Dance Theatre, QLD - Blending traditional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture with international contemporary dance to create a truly Australian dance language, this group fuelled by the energy and inspiration derived from the culture, values and traditions of Indigenous Australians. Its living traditions go back at least 40,000 years but it also reflects the lives and attitudes of Indigenous people today.

Blue Mountains Walkabout, NSW – Aboriginal owned and guided, this tour provides the traveler with an opportunity to immerse in the culture of indigenous people of the region.

Gab Titui Cultural Centre, QLD – Learn about the Torres Strait Islander culture, history and art through exhibitions, multimedia, artist workshops, artifacts and events

Tandanya, SA - Drop into Tandanya, Adelaide and see the artists at work at Tandanya Cultural Institute which presents traditional and contemporary art and performances to encourage a deeper appreciation of Aboriginal cultures, histories and issues through the Arts. Meet Indigenous peoples, walk through diverse and exciting exhibitions in the art galleries, watch daily didjeridu/dance performances, browse in colourful, award-winning Tandanya Shop, and enjoy traditional bush tucker

Flinders Ranges, SA - Experience the Adnyamathanha culture and magnificent bushland that is Iga Warta, in the Northern Flinders Ranges.

Kooljaman & Cape Leveque, WA – an award-winning, Aboriginal-owned wilderness camp perfect for fishing, swimming and snorkeling about 200 kms south of Broome.

Anangu Tours, NT -Based at Uluru, Anangu Tours give visitors the opportunity to meet and interact with Aboriginal guides, to hear first-hand of the cultural significance of Uluru. The information they hear has been passed down to the guides by their grandparents in an oral tradition thousands of years old.

Tiwi Islands, NT - Visit a remote community and see the art and find out about the culture first hand on a tour such as Tiwi Islands art tours or Manyallaluk Art centre.

Museum hop- Visit a museum or art gallery such as the Northern Territory Museum in Darwin or the Yiribana the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Gallery at the Art Gallery of New South Wales

Desert Tracks - Based in the Pitjantjatjara Lands south west of Alice Springs NT, Desert Tracks offers visitors a cultural experience exploring the Aboriginal songline stories of the Creation ancestors – an opportunity to gain insight into the law and culture of the Anangu people.

Harry Nanya Tours, NSW - located in Wentworth NSW, at the junction of two of Australia’s greatest rivers: the Murray and the Darling. Visitors are taken on tour by members of the Barkindji community and hear ancient stories.

Kepa Kurl's Cultural Tours, WA - feature local Aboriginal guides who interpret and share the cultural history of Esperance, WA.

Lombadina Mudcrabbing - experience the connection between Aboriginal people, their land
and the way they conserve it.

Perth’s painting classes - Aboriginal painting classes take place in city locations such as Kings Park Perth.


Did you know? Aboriginal Australia has one of the most linguistically diverse areas on the planet. Within the space of 80 kilometres you can still pass through the territories of three languages ‘less closely related than English, Russian and Hindu’ [1] An Aboriginal artwork by Rover Thomas called All That Big Rain Coming from Topside sold for $778,750. The language of the western and central islands of Torres Strait is related to languages of the Australian mainland and is a member of the Pama-Nyungan family of languages. This language, like many others in the world, does not have its own name but has four dialects: Kalaw Lagaw Ya, Kalau Kawau Ya, Kulkalgau Ya and Kawalgau Ya (this latter also called Kowrareg)[2]. [1] The Oxford Comp[anion to Australian History, 1998 [2] Wikipedia Encyclopaedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torres_Strait_Islanders