Northern Territory Cultural Week

This course is lead by head guide and trainer Ian Hutton who has has 15 years experience working with Indigenous communities.

Join Ian on this week long course that gives you first hand experience of Indigenous Australian's past, present, and future whilst living in a wild bush setting on the Mary River Floodplain, allowing you time to understand this rich, diverse, and ancient culture.

The trained Indigenous guides work alongside the camp guides to ensure all our subject matter is presented in an authentic way.

Itinerary / Highlights

Location:-
Part 1 of the course is conducted at EcoTraining Australia's northern bush camp on Swim Creek Station. This part provides an introduction to aboriginal culture through participation in both bush survival skill exercises and traditional hunting and gathering. Part 2 of the course is a dedicated field trip to nearby Kakadu National Park during which you will be guided through Aboriginal owned land by a traditional owner. Activities will include rock art tours, bush tucker walks , bush walks, river cruises and dreamtime storytelling.

Activities Include:-
Bush tucker
Indigenous bush medicine
History - past and modern Indigenous culture
Indigenous art appreciation
Ancient land management
Dreamtime story telling
Local flora and fauna Indigenous names and stories
Importance of Indigenous land management
4WD'ing
Bush walking
Birding

Other Details

Accommodation Details

EcoTraining Australia has a purpose built bush training camp with access to a range of tropical landscapes.

The camp has 10 twin share large African style canvas tents with single beds. A fully insect screened training room with attached kitchen and shared ablution facilities with hot showers and flushing toilets.