Land Based ToursTjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park
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We share with our visitors all the aspects of Aboriginal culture, from the difficult history portrayed in the History Theatre to the magic of the Dreamtime, brought dramatically to life in the Creation Theatre. Dance and music are celebrated in the Tjapukai Dance Theatre. Our guests can interact with members of the Aboriginal community in the Cultural Camp, where they learn how to throw spears and boomerangs, how to play a didgeridoo (the oldest wind instrument in the world), and how Aboriginal people survived without modern medicine. All together, the three main theatres and the camp experiences take about 2 1/2 hours Welcome To Tjapukai In 1987, a cross-cultural group of entertainers created Australia’s first Aboriginal dance theatre in the small village of Kuranda, near Cairns.
Today, Tjapukai’s show business has become the most awarded Aboriginal cultural attraction in Australia and is credited with enhancing reconciliation locally, nationally and internationally. Tjapukai showcases the culture of the rainforest people of Tropical North Queensland. Situated on 25 acres of land owned by the Tjapukai people at Caravonica, north of Cairns, Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park is a stunning theatrical interpretation of Aboriginal culture from the beginning of time into the future. Seven separate arenas allow visitors to experience every facet of the rainforest people’s culture - from the provocative History Theatre to the inspiring Creation Theatre, and the original Dance Theatre and the interactive Camp Village, where visitors can learn didgeridoo playing and boomerang throwing. In July 1998, Australian PM John Howard presented the new generation Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park at Smithfield - now the largest private employer of Aboriginal Australians - with a plaque celebrating their achievement as Australia’s foremost cultural ambassadors. Tjapukai’s multi-award winning indigenous business is an incredible success story, and the flagship for marketing Australia’s indigenous culture internationally.
Tjapukai By NightTjapukai by Night is an all new show - a powerful and personal experience that is winning hearts and minds! Gadja and Quinkan spirits introduce the Dreamtime, where guests are taken to become an interactive part of an ancient corroboree ritual climaxing in the ceremonial making of a fire. Then, the Tjapukai guide the guests along a flamelit pathway to a dinner banquet of the region's best food and wines. The final performance occurs afterwards as the Tjapukai claim the stage, presenting indigenous culture with their inimitable blend of Broadway-style theatre and black humour. The show starts promptly at 7.30pm, seven nights per week, with transfers departing Cairns accommodation at 6.40pm.
Prices vaild 31st March 2011 Awards achieved1989 · Pacific Asia Travel Association
Gold Award - Cultural Development - Winner WINNER:
2001 and 2004 ATEC AWARDS "Australia's Top Attraction" CONTACT US FOR BOOKINGS
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Operating
out of a hastily renovated shopping centre basement, Tjapukai Dance
Theatre offered the first ever opportunity for tourist visitors to experience
and interact with Australia’s 40,000 year old culture. 
Phone: +61-7-4032 3019 Fax: +61-7-4032 3019 E-mail:
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