Tiwi Islands Aboriginal Cultural Tour (TFER)

Tiwi Islands Aboriginal Cultural Tour (TFER)
From AUD $465.00
  • Duration: 10 Hours (approx.)
  • Location: Darwin City
  • Product code: FIT

Take the 2 ½ hour cruise aboard the Tiwi Mantawi over to Bathurst Island. Here you are met by your local Guide to be taken on a journey through the progressive, modern day Aboriginal community of Wurrumiyanga.

Visit the Museum with its interesting displays of traditional art and depictions of the Tiwi ‘dreamtime’ stories Spend time with some Tiwi Ladies while they work on their weaving and painting. Your guides and the ladies also demonstrate their totem dances and perform a smoking ceremony to bless the visitors and explain the meanings behind them. Be taken through the successful Arts & Crafts Centres and see where the artist’s work. You also can purchase Tiwi arts and crafts and screen-printed fabric at Island prices. Learn some of the complex rituals associated with the Pukamani (burial ceremony) before being taken back to the ferry landing to re-board your vessel, departing Tiwi Islands for Darwin at 3.15 pm

 Included Meals: Lunch

Note: Please bring Cash and EFTPOS/ Credit Card for purchases. The museum and local artists take cash only, the Art Centre prefers EFTPOS/ Credit Card.