Aboriginal art tour in Australia
| country: | Australia | ||||
| location: | Northern Territory, Aboriginal tours | ||||
| departures: | This trip can be tailor made throughout the year and can be adapted to suit your interests, budget and requirements as necessary | ||||
| price: | From AU $1,341 - AU $1,654 (5 days) excluding flights, based on twin share
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| vouchers: | Gift vouchers can be used with this holiday |
the amazing things you'll be doing
Aboriginal art tour in Australia
One of the world’s oldest living cultures is waiting to embrace you.
Surrender to the art, music, dance & storytelling of the Indigenous people. Aboriginal art works look stunning on the walls, but there’s nothing quite like seeing a master creating in their native environment. A visit to the region’s Aboriginal Art Centres will introduce you to the Territory’s many talented artists. Watch them mix their ochre colours, and talk to them about the messages contained in their work.
One of the world’s oldest living cultures is waiting to embrace you.
Surrender to the art, music, dance & storytelling of the Indigenous people. Aboriginal art works look stunning on the walls, but there’s nothing quite like seeing a master creating in their native environment. A visit to the region’s Aboriginal Art Centres will introduce you to the Territory’s many talented artists. Watch them mix their ochre colours, and talk to them about the messages contained in their work.
day-by-day itinerary
| Day 1: | Arrive into Alice Springs and check in hotel |
| Day 2: | Experience a day of tradition & culture as we explore the ancient homelands of the Arrernte people. Walk with our Aboriginal Guides as we follow the song lines, discover bush foods and join in the intricate craft of central Australian dot painting. Today you will Learn about Aboriginal history and culture. Part of this is learning about the Aboriginal Dreamtime (the Dreamtime are Aboriginal stories and legends of how their land was created). Observe Aboriginal art and craft being created - painting, basket weaving, wood carving or burning and jewellery. You will also visit historic Aboriginal sites with a local Aboriginal tour guide. |
| Day 3: | Art lovers with a few hours to spare will be thrilled to learn they now have a quick and comfortable travel option to the remote Aboriginal art workshops of the Ltyentye Apurte Community at Santa Teresa (approximately 80 klms south-east of Alice Springs). Fly directly to the community, situated on the edge of the Simpson Desert, in your own private helicopter, landing just a short walk from the Keringke Arts Centre where they can meet with the artists discovering their unique style of desert art and purchasing works if they wish from the local gallery. |
| Day 4: | Today, you experience the Larapinta Trail with a difference. With an aboriginal guide, walk from the Old Telegraph Station to Wallaby gorge, following landscapes of the Creation time and experience cultural interaction as well as experiencing a section of the Larapinta Trail. |
| Day 5: | Depart Alice Springs. |
how this holiday makes a difference
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Environment
On this Aboriginal art tour in Australia, the two operators that are utilised in the experience are both accredited Eco Tourism Australia and accredited Tourism Business Australia. The Helicopter company has been awarded the Advanced Eco Accreditation status, and are the only helicopter provider in Australia with this status. To be granted Advanced Status means that your company is one of Australia's leading and most innovative ecotourism products, providing an opportunity to learn about the environment with an operator who is committed to achieving best practice when using resources wisely, contributing to the conservation of the environment and helping local communities. The accommodation provider during this visit has just been awarded the “Best Environmental Practice for 2009”. They have a ground-breaking $3.3 million PV installation has reduced the hotel’s energy consumption by 40-80 percent. The solar installation provides the greatest overall energy saving and reduce the hotel’s annual carbon footprint by 420 tonnes of CO2. The system generates over 530,000 kWh per year, which is enough to power a further 60 family homes. Community Both the Arrente Discovery Tour and 1 Day Larapinta Experience are operated by Aboriginal Guides from the Arrente Community and Alice Springs. As quoted from one of the guides “Its time Aboriginal people determine who benefits from their culture. The future is in our hands, our destiny is where we decide to take it” Through these experiences, you are supporting income immediately towards local indigenous communities – this directly provides economic benefits as well as social benefits through supporting local communities, education of the local culture helps keep the culture alive. Helicopter into Ltyentye Apurte Community at Santa Teresa. Through meeting with the desert artisits and having the ability to purchase artwork directly from the artisit. All moneys flow directly into the community – and this is often one of the primary source of incomes. Keringke Aboriginal Arts Centre is Aboriginal owned and operated with all the profits going back to the community via the Artists. By buying from Keringke Aboriginal Arts Centre you are guaranteed the art is authentic Central Australian Eastern Arrernte Aboriginal Art. |
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