Explore Oz's Rich Indigenous Culture at Tjapukai - Part One

This season, escape to Australia’s ancient culture that dates back over 40,000 years. Learn more about where Australia all started - Tjapukai, your ticket to Australia’s diverse aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage.

Enjoy a one-of-a-kind experience laden with performance, dance, food and arts when you visit the park by day or by night. Either way, you are sure to take home memories with your family and friends. You can choose from various itineraries, which we’ll share with you in a two-part feature on Tjapukai. Read on for the morning and midday itineraries:

Morning itinerary includes:
9:00 am - Welcome Face Painting
9:15 am - Art of My People
9:30 am - Creation Story
9:50 am -  History and Heroes Journey
10:00 am - Bayngga Traditional Oven Demonstration
10:15 am - Tjapukai Dance Performance
10:45 am - Bush Foods and Medicines Presentation
11:00 am - Didgeridoo Show
11:15 am - Hunting and Weapons Demonstration
11:30 am - Boomerang and Spear Throwing
12:00 nn - Bayngga Unearthed for Tastings
12:15 pm - Torres Strait Island Lunch Dance Performance
12:45 pm - Time to board Skyrail to Kuranda and return on Scenic Rail or visit Hartleys Creek for the Crocodile Attack Show

Midday itinerary includes:
12:00 nn - Bayngga Unearthed for Tastings
12:15 pm - Buffet Lunch with Torres Strait Island Dance Performance
12:45 pm - Didgeridoo Lesson
1:00 pm - Art of My People
1:15 pm - Creation Story
1:45 pm - Didgeridoo Journey
2:00 pm - Bush Foods and Medicines Presentation
2:15 pm - Hunting and Weapons Demonstration
2:30 pm – Tjapukai Dance Performance

A buffet lunch setup is available from11:30 am - 2:00 pm while the cafe is open throughout the day. Please note that some attractions might incur additional costs. For further information, please visit www.tjapukai.com.au.

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