Australia’s largest state, Western Australia is also one of the oldest lands on earth with a living Aboriginal history dating more than 40000 years.

Today – dotted across WA – there are a diverse range of authentic Indigenous experiences ranging from traditional dance and dreamtime stories to contemporary history, safari and bush tours and visiting amazing art centres and galleries.

Kimberley Dreamtime Adventures – a new product at ATE - provides a unique insight into the nature and culture of the Kimberley. Departing Broome, meet the locals, join a camel trek, hike the ranges and visit exclusive rock art sites. www.kimberleydreamtimeadventures.com.au. This yearthe company embarks on a new tour with award winning tour operator Kimberley Wild Expeditions – running a one day Kimberley Dreamtime tour to Mount Anderson and the Jarlmadangah Aboriginal Community. www.kimberleywild.com.au.

Also in the Kimberley out of Broome, and attending ATE, is the award winning coastal camp Kooljaman at Cape Leveque www.kooljaman.com.au and Uptuyu Adventures – run by Neville Poelina - a specialist in bush lore, local culture, traditional medicines and bush tucker. www.uptuyu.com.au.

In the east Kimberley, along the iconic Gibb River Road, you will find Home Valley Station www.homevalley.com.au. Aboriginal owned and operated, with indigenous staff and trainees, Home Valley is a 615,000 acre working cattle station where adventurers will encounter a towering gorges, sparkling waterholes, rivers. and waterfalls. Attending ATE as part of Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia.

During your travels in the Kimberley make sure to visit one of the many traditional and contemporary Indigenous galleries such as the Mowanjum Art Centre north of Derby, also host to Australia’s largest Indigenous festival each July that features more than 100 artists.

In the Pilbara region of WA see one of the richest sites in the world for prehistoric rock engravings. The Dampier Archipelago and Burrup Peninsula is decorated with more than 10,000 Aboriginal engravings at more than 500 recorded sites, dating back over 10,000 years. View some of the rock art on the Jaburara Heritage Trail, near the coastal town of Karratha.

Kodja Place, in WA’s south west, is a unique museum and cultural interpretive centre which features a range of interactive displays including artefacts, stories, exhibits and pictures, as well as tours.  www.kodjaplace.net.au. Attending ATE represented by WAITOC.

Travel south east to Australia’s whitest beach, Lucky Bay in Esperance and learn about the Aboriginal heritage of the area on a 4WD eco tour with Kepa Kurl www.kepakurl.com.au, attending ATE.

Or, head north to Monkey Mia in World Heritage Shark Bay and learn about the area on a walking or kayak tour with Aboriginal guide Darren ‘Capes’ Capewell from Wula Guda Nyinda www.wulaguda.com.au or a 4WD tour with Aussie Off Road Tours www.aussieoffroadtours.com.au. Attending ATE, represented by WAITOC.

In WA’s capital Perth, delve into the Dreamtime at one of Perth’s most significant indigenous locations – Kings Park & Botanic Garden.  Take a Kings Park Indigenous Heritage Tour with Greg Nannup and learn the ways of the Wadjuk people. www.indigenouswa.com. Attending ATE represented by WAITOC.

While you’re in Kings Park, make sure to also visit the Aboriginal Art Gallery or head to the Art Gallery of WA and see the impressive collection of traditional and contemporary indigenous art . Visitors can also learn more about Indigenous art and meet an Aboriginal artist on an Urban Indigenous tour www.urbanindigenoustour.com. Attending ATE represented by WAITOC.

For more information on authentic Australian Indigenous culture experiences, visit the Western Australian Indigenous Tourism Operators Committee (WAITOC), attending ATE. www.waitoc.com

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Michelle Kosonen

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