Aboriginal tours in Sydney

Touring with Aboriginal people in their own country can be an amazing experience. If you want magic as well as mystery from your travels, hearing stories of the Dreamtime and the meaning behind rock art or sampling bush foods in the company of an Aboriginal guide brings another dimension to the experience.

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• Aboriginal Heritage Cultural Cruise with Tribal Warrior is an Aboriginal owned and operated cruise that views Sydney through indigenous eyes. The tour includes a visit to a Sydney Harbour island and a traditional welcoming ceremony with dance and didgeridoo.
• Aboriginal Heritage Tour of the Royal Botanic Gardens is a walking tour that highlights the rich Aboriginal heritage of the Cadigal people, the original inhabitants of this area. Accompanied by an Aboriginal guide, you’ll taste bush food and learn about the traditional use of plants. The tour finishes at Cadi Jam Ora, a display garden that illustrates the very different plants that were used by the local Cadigal people and the first settlers.
• Rocks Dreaming uncovers a fascinating history of Sydney through Aboriginal eyes. Owned and operated by Margret Campbell, a Dunghutti-Yuin woman, the one-hour tour for groups departs from The Rocks Sydney Visitor Centre and provides a revealing view of the area’s original inhabitants, the Cadigal people, their heritage and their deeply spiritual connection with the natural world of Sydney Harbour and its surrounds.
• The Tour of Djeebahn is an engaging sightseeing cruise with Cronulla Cruises on the Port Hacking river (the Djeebhan) south of Sydney in Dharawal Nation. You’ll experience a ‘Welcome to Country’ – a traditional ceremony, learn about the unique ecology of the Port Hacking River system from an Aboriginal perspective, view Aboriginal shell middens and rock art sites and hear stories about the first European settlers to the area.