Noongar Dreamtime & Bush Medicine Tour in Kings Park
Western Australia, Perth
Activity
Official tickets via GetYourGuide
Walk sacred Country in Kings Park with a Whadjuk guide. Taste bush foods, smell traditional medicines, hear Dreamtime stories never written down, all with sweeping views over the Swan River and Perth
Highlights
- Discover the rich culture of the Noongar people on a guided tour in Perth
- Learn about Aboriginal traditions and life before colonization from your guide
- Walk through Kings Park and enjoy views of the Perth skyline and Swan River
- Smell native plants, taste bush foods, and learn about traditional medicine
- Hear Dreamtime stories and gain a deeper understanding of Noongar culture
Description
Kings Park is one of Australia's most visited destinations, but most people walk through it without knowing what they're standing on. This 90-minute cultural tour with Steven Jacobs, a proud Whadjuk Noongar man, changes that completely. Kaarta Gar-Up (Kings Park) has been a place of deep significance to the Noongar people for tens of thousands of years. On this walk, Steven brings that significance to life through storytelling, ceremony and hands-on cultural experience that you simply cannot get anywhere else. This is a multi-sensory experience unlike any other in Perth. You'll smell and handle native plants used for generations as bush medicine. You'll taste bush foods that sustained Noongar people long before any supermarket existed. You'll hear Dreamtime stories tied directly to the land beneath your feet, stories passed down through generations that have never been written in a book or indexed by a search engine. And you'll take in some of the most breathtaking views in Western Australia, across the Derbal Yerrigan (Swan River) and the Perth city skyline, with the knowledge of what this landscape truly means. Steven doesn't deliver a rehearsed script. He shares his culture with warmth, honesty and pride, offering a truth-telling perspective on Aboriginal life before colonisation that will genuinely shift the way you see Australia.Includes
Welcome to Country, guided storytelling, truth-telling about Noongar history, bush food tasting, bush medicine education, panoramic views over Perth and the Swan River.Important Information
- The tour is wheelchair and pram friendly. Check the weather on the day and wear suitable clothing. Contact for further accessibility requirements.
