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Aboriginal art, that is tens of thousands of years old |
'One of Australia's Ultimate Must-Do Experiences' 2006
Located outside Hope Vale Aboriginal Community, and thirty minutes drive from the small and friendly historical township of Cooktown, the Nugal-warra rock art sites are set in a dramatic landscape with stunning views. They reflect the Laura rock art style, while depicting the historical events, myths and legends particular to the Nugal-warra people, members of the Guugu Yimithirr tribe whose nation extends from the Annan River to the Jeanie River north of Starcke.
Guurrbi Tours offers a rare opportunity to walk with Willie Gordon, a Nugal-warra Elder, on his traditional lands, and to see the rock art through his eyes, and to learn why the paintings' conservation is of such importance to the Nugal-warra people.
Previously inaccessible to visitors, the multitude of rock art sites are steeped in stories of both cultural and spiritual significance, and include the Reconciliation Cave, which portrays a heart-warming story of acceptance and compassion, and an ancestral Birthing Cave which is a place of particular importance to the clan.
Address PO Box 417, Cooktown, Qld 4895
| Contact Details | |
| Name: | Judy Bennett & Willie Gordon |
| Phone: | (+61) 7 4069 6043 |
| Mobile: | (+61) 417 305 490 |
| Email: | judy@guurrbitours.com |
| WWW: | http://www.guurrbitours.com |
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