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Aboriginal Blue Mountains Walkabout

Aboriginal Blue Mountains Walkabout

Contact Details

Mr Evan Yanna Muru
Owner/Operator

Address: Springwood
Tel: NA
Mobile: +61 408 443 822
Fax: NA
Website: www.BlueMountainsWalkabout.com
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Awarded Australia's best walking experience "Walkabout" is a powerful and thought provoking journey of discovery. A spiritual celebration of our traditional ceremonies, creativity and daily life. Aboriginal owned and guided, this tour follows an ancient walkabout songline. It leads you off track through secluded Blue Mountains rainforest to experience hidden places of wonder. View ancient art, ceremonial sites and hear dreamtime stories. This amazing life changing journey will stimulate your senses, enrich your spirit and give you a timeless connection to our ancient land.
Key Experiences Learn about Aboriginal history and culture Learn how to collect, prepare and eat "bush tucker" - native food found in the outback Learning about the Aboriginal Dreamtime (the Dreamtime are Aboriginal stories and legends of how their land was created) Tours of sacred and historic Aboriginal sites with a local Aboriginal tour guide Opportunity to bathe under a waterfall at a billabong (natural waterhole)
Type of Product Guided Walking Tour
Hours/Days of Operation Daily year round bookings essential
Tours commence from Faulconbridge Railway Station platform, Blue Mountains
Facilities eg. Catering, Covered bathroom, open air bathroom No toilet facilities - open air bush toiletting site. Must bring own lunch and at least 2L of water (more when hot)
Ground tour operators working or packaged with Wonderbus, ATS Pacific, Bob Wood, internet travel sites, Oz Experience, Blue Mountains Travel Planner
Cancellation Policy No cancellations, no refund
Recommended duration/ length of stay at product 7.5 hours duration for standard tour 2 - 4 hour options available for groups
Capacity, specify min and max numbers Normal tour min 1 pax max 10 pax. Group bookings not restricted in number.
Location, how far from capital city specified in time and transport method 1.3 hours drive from Sydney CBD. Access is easy by train or car.
Accessibility All vehicles sealed road
Major Markets International - UK, Germany and Holland
Visitor Numbers per year Approx 450 pax per year
Date started or length of operation 2000
Ownership 100% Aboriginal owned
If community owned, organisation name NA
No of Aboriginal Staff 1 full time, 2 contractors
Accreditation Blue Mountains Sustainable Business

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