Guurrbi Tours
Multiple Locations

Indicative Rate* $65.00 to $120.00 Tour Only

07 4069 6043
info@guurrbitours.com
www.guurrbitours.com

Description

These magical, award-winning tours with Aboriginal Elder Wilfred (Willie) Gordon, are now listed as one of Australia's Ultimate Must-Do Experiences. Willie is the appointed story-keeper of the Nugal-warra people, and he takes guests to his ancestral rock art sites, set in stunning countryside high in the hills outside Cooktown. Here he shares the stories behind the art, explaining how the paintings speak of the essence of life and the lores of his people. With his great smile and infectious laugh, Willie gives you an amazing insight into Aboriginal society and will have you thinking about your own relationship with the land and how the lores of his people can apply to us all.

""No experience anywhere can hold a light to this,"" Maire Thompson, Rotorua, New Zealand.

""An experience I will never forget in my lifetime,"" Richie Davis, New South Wales.

Property Details

Facilities

• Car park

Activities

Other Information

Children:
It's a great tour for all the family, but for safety reasons, they don't permit infants 'in arms' on the tour. They can, however, supply a baby carrier for the duration of the tour at no extra charge. If you would like to use this, please let them know when booking. For families with children under four years the self-drive option is recommended, as vehicles are not equipped to carry anchored baby capsules or child seats.

Cancellation Information:
Full terms and conditions are available at www.guurrbitours.com/site/faq/.

Restrictions:
Guests should wear closed, flat soled walking shoes.
Guests are asked not to touch any of the cave paintings or artefacts, and to be careful not to disturb vegetation near the caves.
Cameras are welcome, but photographs may not be used in any publication or for any commercial purpose without the written permission of Guurrbi Tours.

Tariff Information:
All tours have a self-drive option at a reduced rate.
A single supplement of AUD30.00 is payable locally if only one person on the Great Emu Tour (ex-Cooktown), and AUD40.00 is payable for the Rainbow Serpent Tour (ex-Cooktown) locally if only one person on tour.

Guurrbi Tours Tours

• Great Emu Tour (ex-Cooktown)
• Rainbow Serpent Tour (ex-Cooktown)

Great Emu Tour (ex-Cooktown)

Your tour begins from your Cooktown accommodation, where Nugal-warra Elder and story-keeper, Willie Gordon, meets you for your air-conditioned drive to the rock art sites - a journey of about 40 minutes. On the way you will learn some of the Aboriginal history and stories about the landscape you are passing through.

Once at the entrance of the sites you continue with Willie on foot to visit three rock art sites, including the Rainbow Serpent and Great Emu Caves. At each site Willie explains the significance of the paintings and the stories behind the art, giving guests a unique insight into Aboriginal society and spirituality.

The tour is suitable for most ages: there is a short climb to one of the sites, but overall very little walking is involved. Water is provided.

If you would rather meet Willie at the entrance to the rock art sites, a self-drive tour option is available.

Tour Information

3 hours and 30 minutes
Yes.
Cooktown accommodation.

Tour Departure / Return Times
Departures from 01 Apr - 31 Mar 1:45pm - 5:15pm
1:45pm - 5:15pm
1:45pm - 5:15pm
1:45pm - 5:15pm
1:45pm - 5:15pm
1:45pm - 5:15pm
Excluding 25 December, and 5 to 19 February inclusive.

Tour Departs From

• Cooktown
  

Tour Travels To

• Hope Vale
  

Indicative Rates*

From	To	Inclusions
$65.00	$95.00	Tour Only Adult rate: self-drive AUD65; ex-Cooktown AUD95.

Other Information

Children: It's a great tour for all the family. Please note: As vehicles are not equipped to carry anchored baby capsules and child seats, the self-drive tour option is recommended for families with children under four years.

Rainbow Serpent Tour (ex-Cooktown)

Your tour begins from your Cooktown accommodation, where Nugal-warra Elder and story-keeper, Willie Gordon, meets you for your air-conditioned drive to the rock art sites - a journey of about 40 minutes. On the way you will learn some of the Aboriginal history and stories about the landscape you are passing through.

Once at the entrance of the sites you continue with Willie on foot to visit six rock art sites, including the Rainbow Serpent cave and an ancestral Birth Site where Willie's grandfather was born. At each of the sites Willie shares the spiritual meanings and stories behind the paintings, and along the way you'll learn about the bush foods and medicines in the country you're walking through.

The tour is suitable for most ages: there is a short climb to one of the sites, but overall very little walking is involved. Water is provided.

If you would prefer to meet Willie at the entrance to the rock art sites, a self-drive tour option is available.

Tour Information

5 hours and 30 minutes
Yes.
Cooktown accommodation.

Tour Departure / Return Times
Departures from 01 Apr - 31 Mar 7:45am - 1:15pm
7:45am - 1:15pm
7:45am - 1:15pm
7:45am - 1:15pm
7:45am - 1:15pm
7:45am - 1:15pm
Excluding 25 December, and 5 to 19 February inclusive.

Tour Departs From

• Cooktown
  

Tour Travels To

• Hope Vale
  

Indicative Rates*

From	To	Inclusions
$85.00	$120.00	Tour Only Adult rate: Self-drive AUD85; Ex-Cooktown AUD120.

Other Information

Children: The Rainbow Serpent is a great tour for all the family, with lots of hands-on things for children to do, including the opportunity of making their own rock painting from ochre and grass. Children under four years: Please note that vehicles are not equipped to carry anchored baby capsules and child seats, so the self-drive option is recommended for families with children under four years old.