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Rainbow Serpent Tour – self-drive (4 hours)
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Email to a friendOn the Rainbow Serpent Tour, Nugal-warra Elder Willie Gordon 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 stories and meanings behind the art, giving you a unique insight into Aboriginal philosophy and spirituality. Along the way you will learn some of the traditional survival techniques of the Nugal-warra, which have ensured their survival for thousands of years.
Those self-driving to the Nugal rock art sites will be given a map to the Guurrbi meeting point outside Hope Vale. (Please note that the sites are not signed as they can only be visited with a Nugal-warra guide.) From here Willie guides you along an off-road track to the entrance of the sites, where you continue on foot. 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.
Self-drive information
1. Your map with directions to the Guurrbi meeting point should be collected before departure from Cooktown Motel Pam’s Place, corner of Boundary & Charlotte St, Cooktown (overlooking the roundabout). Ph. 07 4069 5166.
2. Visitors should allow 45 minutes for the drive from Cooktown to the Guurrbi Tours’ meeting point.
3. Part of the drive is on unsealed roads, and whilst normally accessible to all vehicles, please be aware that it can get slippery during or after wet weather. Note: if renting a vehicle it is advisable to check your insurance extends to off-road driving.
4. Customers are advised not to carry alcohol in their vehicles, as the rock art site is located in an area for which alcohol restrictions apply.
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