13 incredible Aboriginal cultural tours & experiences in NSW

Join an Aboriginal cultural tour in the Riverina

Connect with Country and see the land differently on a Bundyi Cultural Tour of the Riverina region. With guide Mark Saddler visit places of significance to the Wiradjuri community where few others get to go. Forage for bush tucker, discover freshwater middens (ancient piles of shells left behind by Aboriginal clans) and learn about some of the Wiradjuri’s spiritual sites with permission from Elders.

Bundyi Cultural Tours, Wagga Wagga

Canoe along Minnamurra River with a guide

Paddle through the clear waters and mangroves of the Minnamurra River while learning about Aboriginal history, culture, and the evolution of canoes from bark to plastic, and the many ways they have been used through Australina history such as fishing and hunting, with Gumaraa. Alternatively, opt for a walking tour to be learn about Indigenous plants and their traditional uses for bush food and medicine.

Aboriginal cultural experience and education company Gumaraa, South Coast - Credit: Gumaraa

Learn about the historic sites at Mungo National Park

A site with deep significance is Mungo National Park. Dreamtime stories have been passed down over the generations, recounting how the dry lake beds and sand and clay dunes were created, and how they still contain some of the world’s oldest known human remains, as well as the earliest archaeological traces of Aboriginal people. On a tour of Mungo with a Paakantyi, Ngiyampaa or Mutthi ranger (the three Indigenous groups of the Willandra Lakes region) you can hear the moving story behind the 2017 repatriation of the 42,000-year-old remains of Mungo Man – and Mungo Lady in 1992 – to their UNESCO World Heritage-listed home.

Mungo National Park, Mungo

Walk the Yindyamarra Sculpture Trail in Albury

Join Giilangyaldhaanygalang for guided walks along the stunning Yindyamarra Sculpture Trail in Albury. Led by Wiradjuri women, these walks offer a unique opportunity to explore Aboriginal art, hear cultural stories, and learn Wiradjuri language in the landscape where it first started. 

Wagirra Trail and Yindyamarra Sculpture Walk, Albury Wodonga

Experience sacred encounters in Narooma

Join a two-night experience with Ngaran Ngaran Culture Awareness on the South Coast. Guided by Dwayne “Naja” Bannon-Harrison, you'll learn about the heart of Yuin Country around Narooma and enjoy the rare privilege of visiting sacred Gulaga (Mother Mountain). For the Yuin, this is where life begins, and where it will end. While following the Djiringanj Dreaming trail, you’ll participate in ceremonies and healing connection workshops.

Ngaran Ngaran Culture Awareness, Narooma

Watch a laser light show at Bullanginya Lagoon

At Bullanginya Dreaming in Barooga, the past and present converge in a breathtaking laser light show that illuminates the stories of the Bangerang People. This immersive 1.8km nighttime trail winds along the banks of Bullanginya Lagoon, where 12 light and sound activations bring ancient Dreaming stories to life through dazzling visuals and soundscapes.

Bullanginya Dreaming, Barooga - Credit: Laservision | Barooga Sports Club Ltd

Paddle through stories older than time near Coffs Harbour

Whether you're navigating the tranquil waters of Moonee Creek near Coffs Harbour or walking sacred coastal trails, journey into the heart of Gumbaynggirr Country with Wajaana Yaam Gumbaynggirr Adventure Tours. Led by Aboriginal guides with deep ancestral ties to the land, these stand-up paddleboard and hiking tours allow you to learn about language, songlines and seasonal bush tucker.

Wajaana Yaam Gumbaynggirr Adventure Tours, Coffs Harbour

Feel the pulse of Country beneath your wheels in Port Stephens

Embark on an unforgettable journey with Sand Dune Adventures, an Aboriginal-owned tour company offering exclusive access to the towering sand dunes in the Worimi Conservation Lands near Port Stephens. Ride 4WD quad bikes across the largest moving coastal dunes in the Southern Hemisphere as you learn about the Worimi story and connection to Country.

Sand Dune Adventures, Port Stephens

Savour a taste of place in Moree

To get a real flavour for Country, join Kerrie Saunders’ Yinarrma Bush Tucker Tours in Moree, which highlight the native bush tucker and medicine that have sustained the Kamilaroi People of this northern part of the state for millennia. Working in harmony with nature, Kerrie forages for bush herbs and spices, native grasses and seeds before cooking damper with a distinct taste of the space you've just walked through. She also makes a delicious “native” pizza using binamayaa (old man saltbush) flour, bush tomatoes and ruby saltbush fruit.

Yinarrma Bush Tucker Tours, Moree - Credit: Kerrie Saunders

Reconnect with nature in Eden

On the Sapphire Coast, Yandama On Country offers immersive cultural experiences led by Aboriginal guide Nathan Lygon. Begin your journey with a smoking ceremony, before learning about cultural land management, bush medicine, and the deep spiritual connection between people and place.

Yandama on Country, Eden - Credit: Yandama on Country

Explore the ancient pathways of the Bundian Way

A 365km route that links Bilgalera, where whaling was conducted in the springtime at Twofold Bay, and Targangal, a site of moth hunting during summer, the Bundian Way holds many stories. Walk one or all of the six trails sections.

Bundian Way Story Trail, Eden

Walk with wisdom on Bundjalung Country

From the coastal scenery of Cape Byron to the lush bushland of Broken Head and Bangalow, Explore Byron Bay offers Aboriginal walking tours of this stunning region. Led by Arakwal Bundjalung woman Delta Kay, you’ll learn Bundjalung language, hear about ancient land care practices, and discover the spiritual significance of the landscapes and plants around you. 

Explore Byron Bay, Bangalow

Admire ancient ingenuity in northern NSW

Travel to the north of NSW to the town of Brewarrina where you'll find heritage-listed fish traps (Baiame’s Ngunnhu). This ingenious network of stones in the Barwon River arranged to form ponds and channels to catch fish as they travel downstream was devised more than 40,000 years ago. Your Ngemba guide will explain that this is one of the oldest human-made structures on the planet and rich in Dreamtime lore.

Brewarrina Fish Traps (Baiame's Ngunnhu) - Credit: John Spencer | DCCEEW