Jarndu Ngaank Tours

A cul­tur­al­ly infor­ma­tive 90 minute walk and talk tour right in the heart of Broome (on Dju­gun and Yawu­ru Coun­try), meet­ing down at the Town Beach Beach area, fol­lowed by a short (easy grade) walk to the Red Cliffs area. Once at the Red Cliffs you will expe­ri­ence a Wel­come to Coun­try (in lan­guage and in Eng­lish) fol­lowed by a Smok­ing Ceremony.

Your Tour Guide, Pat Tor­res will explain to you the sig­nif­i­cance of the plants used in the Smok­ing Cer­e­mo­ny and then share, from the Abo­rig­i­nal Women’s Dream­ing Sto­ry per­spec­tive, the cul­tur­al sto­ries of the site. Time then to sam­ple the delights of some native food snacks while sip­ping refresh­ing Bush Tuck­er tea. Pat will teach you some lan­guage words and the tour will end with a chance to ask some ques­tions. This unique Abo­rig­i­nal cul­tur­al tour of Broome is par­tic­u­lar­ly spe­cial as it is Pat’s Dream­ing Site – her birth site.

An unfor­get­table cul­tur­al immer­sion on Ngum­bar­l/­Jabirr-Jabirr coun­try, fol­low Pat on a 45 minute dri­ve in your own 4 wheel dri­ve vehi­cle to the North­ern beach­es of Broome (90 minute return trip), com­bined with a 2.5 hour immer­sive experience.

The tour group first meets down at the Women’s Cen­tre in Broome before head­ing off in con­voy to Ngumbarl/​Jabirr Jabirr coun­try. Trav­el along the red dusty roads and vis­it the coun­try, see­ing the wild native fruit trees and animals.

Once at the cul­tur­al­ly sig­nif­i­cant site you will be greet­ed with a Wel­come to Coun­try Cer­e­mo­ny, a Smok­ing Cer­e­mo­ny and a Water Cer­e­mo­ny. These cer­e­monies will allow you to learn and reflect deeply about Abo­rig­i­nal cul­ture (the old­est liv­ing cul­ture in the world).

This is a hands-on expe­ri­ence. You will get the oppor­tu­ni­ty to par­tic­i­pate in build­ing a tra­di­tion­al ground oven, cook­ing fish the tra­di­tion­al way in paper bark cov­er­ing and also to make damper. While this deli­cious bush tuck­er ​‘feed’ is cook­ing, Pat will share with you the pow­er­ful Dream­ing sto­ries of the area. After morn­ing tea it’s on to learn­ing the Snake Dance and some lan­guage words, before return­ing to your vehi­cle and head­ing back to Broome.

Expe­ri­ence a refresh­ing and heal­ing women’s only tour on Dju­gun and Yawu­ru Coun­try led by your Tour Guide, Elder Pat Tor­res. Meet­ing first at the Women’s Cen­tre in Broome before head­ing down to Red­dell Beach by car (a vehi­cle is required, 2 wheel-dri­ve is suit­able) and tak­ing a short (easy grade) walk down the path­way to the Beach. Here is where you will be immersed in a Wel­come to Coun­try, Smok­ing Cer­e­mo­ny and Water Cer­e­mo­ny. Pat will take you through each of these cer­e­monies explain­ing their mean­ing and the pos­i­tive impact it can have on your per­son­al well-being.

Fol­low­ing these cer­e­monies, Pat will share with you women’s sto­ries of this cul­tur­al­ly sig­nif­i­cant site, which will include a fur­ther short walk up the beach. From there, it will be time to sam­ple some Busk Tuck­er refresh­ments such as Rosel­la or David­son Plum Cor­dial and Sweet Treats, specif­i­cal­ly known for their heal­ing prop­er­ties for women’s health. An oppor­tu­ni­ty to end the tour with learn­ing some lan­guage words and a Q and A time will com­plete this pow­er­ful cul­tur­al immer­sive experience. 

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Refunds will not be issued if less than 1 weeks notice is given.

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