Port Douglas Trip Overview
Ngana Julaymba Dungay: We All Going Daintree
Spend the morning or afternoon with a local Aboriginal tour guide, learning about culturally significant areas and the connection the Kuku Yalanji still have with their land. Learn the history, culture and traditions of the local Aboriginal people and the area. Guided walk through the rainforest and coastal habitats learning about the environment, different foods and medicines utilized from nature, sample some bush tucker, collect shellfish and try traditional Aboriginal hunting practices, have a go at spear throwing and if you are lucky, catch a mud crab. Complete the adventure by cooling off in a pristine freshwater stream.
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Duration: 4 hours 30 minutes
Starts: Port Douglas, Australia
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Ngana Julaymba Dungay: We All Going Daintree
Spend the morning or afternoon with a local Aboriginal tour guide, learning about culturally significant areas and the connection the Kuku Yalanji still have with their land. Learn the history, culture and traditions of the local Aboriginal people and the area. Guided walk through the rainforest and coastal habitats learning about the environment, different foods and medicines utilized from nature, sample some bush tucker, collect shellfish and try traditional Aboriginal hunting practices, have a go at spear throwing and if you are lucky, catch a mud crab. Complete the adventure by cooling off in a pristine freshwater stream.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Mossman Gorge, Daintree National Park, Queensland 4873 Australia
Guided rainforest walk learning the Aboriginal connection to the land, the rainforest and the traditional practises of utilising the resources i.e. bush medicines, foods, plant uses. Experience the Mossman Gorge, and if time permits a swim.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Daintree Region, Daintree Region, Queensland
The world heritage listed Daintree rainforest is the world’s oldest living rainforest, take a guided rainforest walk and learn the connection the Kuku Yalanji Aboriginal people have with the rainforest.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Daintree River, Daintree QLD 4873, Australia
Overlook the Daintree river whilst learning about the Aboriginal history and culture of the Daintree rainforest and surrounds
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Wonga Beach, Queensland 4873 Australia
At either Cooya or Wonga Beach, take part in a coastal walk including spear throwing and learning Aboriginal traditional practises, identification of plants, bush foods and medicines, and the cultural connection to the area. Learning of the marine life and fringing Great Barrier Reef coastline.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Cooya Beach, Cooya Beach, Daintree Region, Queensland
At either Cooya or Wonga Beach, take part in a coastal walk including spear throwing and learning Aboriginal traditional practises, identification of plants, bush foods and medicines, and the cultural connection to the area. Learning of the marine life and fringing Great Barrier Reef coastline.
Duration: 1 hour