Walkabout in Dreamtime A Complete Aboriginal Experience THE DREAMTIME "They say we have been here for 40,000 years, but it's much longer. We have been here since time began. We have come directly out of the Dreamtime of our creative ancestors." Journey with us to the Aboriginal Dreamtime, where the ancestor spirits are still present in the plants, animals, rocks, even in the earth, itself. These spirits tell their stories to the Aborigines, caretakers of the Dreamtime. Walkabout with the natives, hearing Dreamtime tales about the land as our Aboriginal guides show us rock art dated 65,000 years old. Learn to play the didgeridoo, swim in a billabong, throw a boomerang, eat a grub, partake in a corroboree (ceremonial dance) and sit around a campfire sampling foods such as grilled kangaroo, damper and billy tea. The real outback This trip will take you to the real outback of Australia, the Northern Territory. Trek through remote Arnhemland, aboriginal owned and only accessible by charter plane at this time of year. This pristine area is sparsely populated and the Aborigines have retained much of their traditional culture. Only a limited number of people are allowed to visit, and special permits are required, but we have arranged lodging in a fully outfitted private safari camp near sacred Mt Borradaile. The Rainbow Serpent, the creator-spirit of the Aborigines, originated in Mt. Borradaile at the dawn of the Dreamtime. A brilliant 18 ft rock art image of the Serpent waits patiently to tell its stories in a cave inside Mt. Borradaile. Learn about local "bush tucker," traditional aboriginal foods and medicine from the jungle. We'll boat into paper bark swamps scouting for crocodiles at sunset. Along the way keep an eye out for bandicoots, goannas, dingoes, wallabies, barramundis, jacamars, koalas, and of course, KANGAROOS! We delve further into Dreamtime at the Aboriginal Cultural Centre in Alice Springs. For Aborigines, life intertwines with art and Dreamtime spirituality. Witness the extraordinary artistic expression at the Centre's art gallery, where sand drawings, didgeridoos, baskets, and bush tools are exhibited. We'll also have the opportunity to buy arts and crafts direct from the Aborigines. During our journey from Alice Springs to Uluru, we'll visit with Aboriginal communities along the way. We'll go on walkabout with the desert Aborigines. Since walkabouts do not have a fixed itinerary, activities may include Dreamtime paintings in the sand, story telling, meeting with tribal elders, traditional song and dance, boomerang and spear throwing, along with eating bush foods (grubs!). We complete our journey in Aboriginal Australia at Uluru (Ayer's Rock). Uluru is the world's largest monolith, standing in stark contrast against the flat desert floor. You will sense its powerful energy in our trek around Uluru, and learn why Anangu Aborigines will never climb Uluru. Our Anangu guides will speak of the tribe's 60,000 year relationship with this sacred place. They will demonstrate desert survival skills, as we hear Dreamtime stories and songs aboutTatji, the red lizard and Lungkata, the emu thief. Date: Call for dates
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