Bunda Bunda NJ Tours
Tours and Activities Arts & Culture Dampier Peninsula Land Based Tours
AN AMAZING CULTURAL EXCHANGE — Join Jabirr Jabirr, Ngumbarl man Jayden Howard on a cultural tagalong tour through the spectacular coastal country of the Dampier Peninsula. Travel along dirt tracks and explore remote, white, sandy beaches, fresh water springs and amazing mangrove ecosystems and secret fishing locations.
The Dampier Peninsula is the traditional lands of seven Aboriginal language groups. The area around Carnot Bay is Jabirr Jabirr, Ngarmul Country. Learn about the traditional lives of the saltwater people, the seasons that we lived by and how this country provided for our ancestors and how they in turn, took care of Country.
Growing up in the area, Jaden spent his time fishing and exploring the mangroves. Fishing with local knowledge all but gurarantees you’ll come away with a catch. Join Jaden on tour as he shares his favourite locations and fishing spots with you.
Explore the mangroves on foot in search of mudshells, bombshells and mudcrabs and hopefully some fish species. Learn about the six seasons and how to identify important bushfoods and medicine plants. Share traditional survival skills and hear about local history and Jabirr Jabirr Dreaming stories connected to the area.
LOW TIDE TOUR
After a moderate 1km walk . Along the way, fish for Mangrove Jack and Barramundi, learn about traditional hunter gathering techniques including thrownet fishing and spearfishing. We finish at a sheltered camp site, where we cook up the catch of the day and enjoy cold drinks and freshly made sandwiches .
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#Bunda Bunda NJ Tours, a 100% Aboriginal-owned and operated business delivering authentic, cultural tag along tourism experiences! ##Duration 8 hours ##About Our morning tour departs from Cape Levesque turn-off along sealed and unsealed roads, with a breathtaking drive along the vibrant red Pindar cliffs, overlooking the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean. Between July and September, don’t be surprised to see humpbacks just offshore, on their migratory journey. The colours of the Kimberley come alive in the early morning light. Along the way, we fish at resting pools using traditional fishing methods to catch the elusive Mangrove Jack or Barramundi, while sharing stories of how Traditional Owners lived on Saltwater Country. We explore the mangroves at low tide. An important part of a healthy Country, they provide shelter, food and a nursery to marine life. This unique ecosystem is teeming with life and was central to the traditional hunter-gather lifestyle of Jaden’s ancestors. We finish the tour at a sheltered campsite where we cook up the day’s catch and enjoy cold drinks and freshly made sandwiches over lunch while Jaden and his team tell stories of the on-country history and culture of the Jabirr Jabirr mob. The camp area where we stop for lunch will have a Bowshed (shack) and an open fire pit for cooking the day’s catch, as well as table and chairs and ablution facilities. Bunda Bunda NJ Tours offers adventurers the opportunity to undertake a 4×4 guided tag-along experience, to investigate and engage with a stretch of the coastline through the eyes of Traditional Owners whose ancestors have walked this land for centuries. ##More info **Please note: The tour is subject to tidal conditions. Participants will be notified prior to departure if the tour needs to be brought forward, delayed or cancelled due to this.** ***Please allow up to 10 hours for your tour*** ##What to bring — Tag along tour with your own 4WD vehicle — Enclosed shoes/reef shoes — Personal water bottle — Sunscreen — Hat — Camera
#Bunda Bunda NJ Tours, a 100% Aboriginal-owned and operated business delivering authentic, cultural tag along tourism experiences! ##Duration 8 hours ##About Our morning tour departs from Cape Levesque turn-off along sealed and unsealed roads, with a breathtaking drive along the vibrant red Pindar cliffs, overlooking the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean. Between July and September, don’t be surprised to see humpbacks just offshore, on their migratory journey. The colours of the Kimberley come alive in the early morning light. Along the way, we fish at resting pools using traditional fishing methods to catch the elusive Mangrove Jack or Barramundi, while sharing stories of how Traditional Owners lived on Saltwater Country. We explore the mangroves at low tide. An important part of a healthy Country, they provide shelter, food and a nursery to marine life. This unique ecosystem is teeming with life and was central to the traditional hunter-gather lifestyle of Jaden’s ancestors. We finish the tour at a sheltered campsite where we cook up the day’s catch and enjoy cold drinks and freshly made sandwiches over lunch while Jaden and his team tell stories of the on-country history and culture of the Jabirr Jabirr mob. The camp area where we stop for lunch will have a Bowshed (shack) and an open fire pit for cooking the day’s catch, as well as table and chairs and ablution facilities. Bunda Bunda NJ Tours offers adventurers the opportunity to undertake a 4×4 guided tag-along experience, to investigate and engage with a stretch of the coastline through the eyes of Traditional Owners whose ancestors have walked this land for centuries. ##More info **Please note: The tour is subject to tidal conditions. Participants will be notified prior to departure if the tour needs to be brought forward, delayed or cancelled due to this.** ***Please allow up to 10 hours for your tour*** ##What to bring — Tag along tour with your own 4WD vehicle — Enclosed shoes/reef shoes — Personal water bottle — Sunscreen — Hat — Camera
#Bunda Bunda NJ Tours, a 100% Aboriginal-owned and operated business delivering authentic, cultural tag along tourism experiences! ##Duration 8 hours ##About Our morning tour departs from Cape Levesque turn-off along sealed and unsealed roads, with a breathtaking drive along the vibrant red Pindar cliffs, overlooking the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean. Between July and September, don’t be surprised to see humpbacks just offshore, on their migratory journey. The colours of the Kimberley come alive in the early morning light. Along the way, we fish at resting pools using traditional fishing methods to catch the elusive Mangrove Jack or Barramundi, while sharing stories of how Traditional Owners lived on Saltwater Country. We explore the mangroves at low tide. An important part of a healthy Country, they provide shelter, food and a nursery to marine life. This unique ecosystem is teeming with life and was central to the traditional hunter-gather lifestyle of Jaden’s ancestors. We finish the tour at a sheltered campsite where we cook up the day’s catch and enjoy cold drinks and freshly made sandwiches over lunch while Jaden and his team tell stories of the on-country history and culture of the Jabirr Jabirr mob. The camp area where we stop for lunch will have a Bowshed (shack) and an open fire pit for cooking the day’s catch, as well as table and chairs and ablution facilities. Bunda Bunda NJ Tours offers adventurers the opportunity to undertake a 4×4 guided tag-along experience, to investigate and engage with a stretch of the coastline through the eyes of Traditional Owners whose ancestors have walked this land for centuries. ##More info **Please note: The tour is subject to tidal conditions. Participants will be notified prior to departure if the tour needs to be brought forward, delayed or cancelled due to this.** ***Please allow up to 10 hours for your tour*** ##What to bring — Tag along tour with your own 4WD vehicle — Enclosed shoes/reef shoes — Personal water bottle — Sunscreen — Hat — Camera