Kangaroo Island Indigenous Day Tour Kangaroo Island, Australia

Sick of staring at spectacular scenery like a typical tourist? Dive into Kangaroo Island’s cultural deep end by embracing the ancient stories of its First Nations people with SeaLink’s new Indigenous tour.

This unique experience has been created in partnership with recently inducted South Australian Hall of Famer, Ngarrindjeri elder Mark Koolmatrie (founder of Kool Tours) and blends the island’s cultural history with its modern history through interactive storytelling and personal perspectives.

Mark knows his stuff – he’s basically a walking, talking encyclopaedia of island lore—so you’ll get the chance to discover sacred sites, learn about native bush foods and hear creation stories that have been passed down through the generations.

Spoiler alert: you won’t get to throw a boomerang or hear a didgeridoo. But you will participate in a smoking ceremony and get your steps in with a bushwalk in Penneshaw, exploring the island’s plants and animals and discovering how the locals used them for food and medicine (and everything in between).

This isn’t just a tour, it’s a fascinating peek into a world that’s as beautiful as it is resourceful – one that’s largely been unheard of. Until now.

By the end of the day, you’ll not only have a deeper connection to Kangaroo Island, but you’ll also have a new understanding of just how this breathtaking island came to be and how long it’s been used, loved, lived on, and treasured, explained to you by the people who know it better than anyone. Sign us the hell up.

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