Must See, Must Do

Must See, Must Do

Australian Aboriginal Cultures Gallery, Adelaide

This acclaimed gallery within the South Australian Museum houses the most extensive collection of Aboriginal cultural materials in the world, including artefacts, film and sound recordings in a contemporary, interactive setting. Guided tours through the exhibit are available.

Tandanya - National Aboriginal Cultural Institute, Adelaide

Learn of the underlying spiritual significance of Aboriginal art in its different forms and styles at Tandanya. Be entertained by a didgeridoo performance and hear the Dreaming story of Tarnda, the Red Kangaroo. The shop here sells authentic indigenous arts and crafts, didgeridoos, books, clothing and music.

Adelaide Botanic Garden, Adelaide

Learn about 'bush tucker' on the Aboriginal Plant Use Trail at the Adelaide Botanic Garden. It demonstrates the ingenuity of Aboriginal people who use native plants for sustenance, shelter, ceremonial, medicinal and other practical purposes. You can do this with a guide or on your own.

Coorong National Park, Limestone Coast

This coastal country is of spiritual significance to the Ngarrindjeri people. The Coorong has many archaeological sites confirming Aboriginal occupation and use over many thousands of years. Share this country with Ngarrindjeri people at Coorong Wilderness Lodge or Camp Coorong, or learn more on a cruise that visits Aboriginal sites.

Flinders Ranges and Outback

These regions are the traditional home of many Aboriginal societies, and the rock art of the Aboriginal people can be found throughout the Flinders Ranges. Visit or stay at Iga Warta and enjoy tours to art sites, bush tucker trails, camp-fire cooking and story telling. A number of tours to the region highlight Aboriginal culture and art, technology and food gathering methods, and how our natural environment relates to Aboriginal Dreaming stories.

Aboriginal Dreaming Trail, Flinders Ranges

The self-drive Aboriginal Dreaming Trail is part of the Explorer's Way and gives an insight into the formation of the Flinders Ranges as told by the local Aboriginal people. The trail has a series of interpretive sites about the mythological tracks and song lines that describe the creation of geology, flora and fauna.

Ngaut Ngaut Aboriginal Site, Murray River

One of the most significant Aboriginal archaeological dig sites in Australia, Ngaut Ngaut is the ancestral home of the Nganguraku people, and the central site for Wumbulgal Purka Bidni, or the 'Black Duck Dreaming'. The site's vivid rock art, smoke stains, bone and stone implements and burial grounds can be seen by taking a half-day tour on several river cruises.

Head of Bight, Eyre Peninsula

The massive limestone cliffs of the Great Australian Bight, the longest line of cliffs on the planet, fall in a sheer drop down to the Southern Ocean. Each year, between June and October, large pods of Southern Right Whales take up residence at Head of Bight for their breeding season. The viewing platforms here are on Aboriginal Yalata Lands, which include 100 kilometres of wilderness coastline.

Download a South Australia Aboriginal Experiences brochure