Print this page Email to a friend Rainbow Serpent Tour – ex Cooktown (5.5 hours) Departs Cooktown 7.45 am Returns Cooktown 1.15 pm     Adult A$ 120.00 Child (4-13 yrs) A$ 75.00

Your Rainbow Serpent Tour begins from your Cooktown accommodation where you are collected in air-conditioned transport and driven to the outskirts of Hope Vale Aboriginal Community – a journey of about 40 minutes. On the way you will learn some of the Aboriginal history and stories about the landscape you are passing through.

Once at the entrance to the sites you leave the vehicle and continue on foot in the company of Nugal-warra Elder and story-keeper Willie Gordon. Willie takes you through a dramatic landscape to six rock art sites, including the Rainbow Serpent Cave and an ancestral Birth Site where his father and grandfather were born. Here he explains the significance of the paintings and the stories behind the art, giving his guests a unique insight into Aboriginal philosophy and spirituality. Along the way you will learn some of the traditional survival techniques of the Nugal-warra people which have ensured their survival for tens of thousands of years. The tour includes an estimated 30-minute bush walk. There is a short climb to two of the sites, but generally the terrain is easy.

What to bring
Sunscreen and hat. Closed footwear MUST be worn! Cameras are welcome. Water is provided.

Children under 4 years
We recommend that families with children under 4 years take the self-drive tour option, as our vehicles are not equipped to carry anchored baby capsules and child seats.

Staying in Helenvale?
As tour timings make it impossible for us to pick up customers from Mungumby Lodge and the Lion’s Den in Helenvale, clients are collected from our Cooktown Booking Office at the Cooktown Motel Pam’s Place, corner of Boundary & Charlotte Streets (overlooking the roundabout) at 7.45 am. You should allow about 35 minutes for the journey from Helenvale into Cooktown.

Wanthaal-bi ngayu - We look forward to seeing you!

Tours operate daily Monday to Saturday.
Prices are for a minimum of 2 adults.
Single supplements, information, booking conditions
Prices valid to 31 March 2011