DESCRIPTION
Engage in a multi-sensory experience and hear truth-telling about Aboriginal Culture, traditions and life before colonisation. Walk together on Country over some of Perth’s most iconic and scenic landscapes, smell native plants that were traditionally used as bush medicine and imagine the Noongar dreamtime stories that have been passed down for generations.
Duration: 90 minutes
Distance: 1km Mostly flat ground, some sand and steps.
Meeting Point:
WA Shipwrecks Museum (Opposite Cicarellos)
2 Marine Terrace, Fremantle WA 6160
Ending Point: (700m from the starting location)
WA Maritime Museum (or Gage Roads Brewery for those wanting to quench their thirst and grab a bite to eat.)
Victoria Quay Road, Fremantle WA 6160
Tour Highlights:
Experience a Welcome to Country and Sand Ceremony at Bathers Beach
Hear Dreamtime stories and the significance of the Whalers Tunnel
See the spectacular views from the Roundhouse Lookout Point
Truth-telling about the opening of the Derbal Yerrigan, Swan River
What’s Included:
+ Welcome to Country
+ Sand Ceremony
+ Education about Noongar Culture from a Noongar person.
+ Sight-seeing iconic locations in Fremantle.
+ Stories of truth-telling the side of history that wasn’t written.
+ Hear the Dreamtime stories that can’t be Googled.
+ Learn about bush foods and bush medicines that were traditionally used.
+ Experience the connection to Country and the importance of place.
+ Enriched understanding and appreciation of Noongar Culture.
What to Wear/Bring:
Comfortable shoes, sun protection, water bottle, camera. Please check the weather on the day and wear suitable clothing.
Access and Inclusion:
If you have any accessibility requirements, please contact us, and we can adapt the tour to best meet your needs. We are happy to accept Companion Cards.
