Aboriginal culture in Sydney
The best Indigenous tours in Sydney
An Aboriginal cultural cruise to Clark Island, a bushwalk on Berry Island with rock carvings and bush food, and the Royal Botanic Garden's heritage tour: here is how to learn from an Aboriginal guide, with honest advice on how much walking each involves, what the tour covers and how few reviews there are so far.
See our 2 picks
Sydney's Indigenous tours on GetYourGuide are a 2-hour Aboriginal cultural cruise from €52 and a 2-hour Berry Island bushwalk from €78. The cruise is run by Tribal Warrior Aboriginal Corporation. The walk is led by an Aboriginal cultural guide and needs moderate fitness.
Our 2 Indigenous tours in Sydney
Both have few reviews so far, and both have free cancellation.
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from €52 per person Our top pick 2 hours 4.1 (7) reviews on GetYourGuide
Aboriginal cultural cruise with Clark Island
A 2-hour cruise with Dreamtime stories of the Cadigal, Guringai and Wangal, a visit to Clark Island, a cultural performance, and tea and coffee.
Best for Families and anyone who prefers a boat to a walk
Check availability: Aboriginal cultural cruise with Clark Island on GetYourGuide - from €78 per person
Rock carvings and bush food
Berry Island bushwalk
2 hours 5.0 (1) reviews on GetYourGuide
Berry Island culture tour and bushwalk
A 2-hour guided walk to shell middens, rock carvings and axe-grinding sites, with a bush food tasting and a cord-making lesson.
Best for Walkers with moderate fitness
Check availability: Berry Island culture tour and bushwalk on GetYourGuide
Aboriginal cultural tours in Sydney compared
| Tour | From | What you do | Who it suits | Why we picked it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aboriginal cultural cruise with Clark Island | €52 per person | Cruise, island visit, stories, performance | Families and anyone who prefers a boat to a walk | Run by Tribal Warrior Aboriginal Corporation: 4.1, with seven reviews so far. |
| Berry Island culture tour and bushwalk | €78 per person | Bushwalk, rock carvings, bush food | Walkers with moderate fitness | Led by an Aboriginal cultural guide: 5.0, with one review so far. |
Aboriginal cultural cruise with Clark Island
€52 per person2 hours 4.1 (7)
Details
- What you do
- Cruise, island visit, stories, performance
- Who it suits
- Families and anyone who prefers a boat to a walk
- Why we picked it
- Run by Tribal Warrior Aboriginal Corporation: 4.1, with seven reviews so far.
Berry Island culture tour and bushwalk
€78 per person2 hours 5.0 (1)
Details
- What you do
- Bushwalk, rock carvings, bush food
- Who it suits
- Walkers with moderate fitness
- Why we picked it
- Led by an Aboriginal cultural guide: 5.0, with one review so far.
- Both take 2 hours.
- Group size: neither listing says.
- Neither includes hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point.
- Both offer free cancellation.
- Prices and ratings as shown on GetYourGuide on 25 October 2026. Prices are “from” prices in euros and can change; the booking page shows the live price.
A cruise to Clark Island with Tribal Warrior
The cruise is the easier of the two tours. It lasts 2 hours and meets at the Eastern Pontoon, Circular Quay.
On board you hear Dreamtime stories and learn about the Eora people. On Clark Island, a national park island in the harbour, you learn old ways of fishing and using plants. A cultural performance and tea and coffee are included.
An Aboriginal walking tour on Berry Island
The Berry Island tour is a 2-hour bushwalk with an Aboriginal cultural guide. You see shell middens, rock carvings and axe-grinding sites, and taste bush food made by the guide.
It needs moderate fitness. The track has 750 m of uneven ground with some hills, and you should be able to walk for over an hour.
You meet at 4 Shirley Road, Wollstonecraft. Transport to the start is not included.
The Aboriginal Heritage Tour at the Royal Botanic Garden
The Royal Botanic Garden runs its own Aboriginal Heritage Tour. It is listed as 90 minutes, at 10:00 on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. You must book.
Times can change, so check them with the Garden before you go. Entry to the Garden itself is free.
Rock engravings at Bondi in July
In July, a whale walk at Bondi visits the Aboriginal engraving site at Bondi Golf Diggers with an Aboriginal guide. It costs from €88 and lasts 1.5 hours.
It runs during whale season only. See our guide to Bondi Beach for the rest of the area.
Tips for Indigenous tours in Sydney
Book ahead
The cruise asks you to book in advance to get a place.
Pack for the bush
For Berry Island, bring a hat, sunscreen, water, rain gear and insect repellent.
Plan the rest of the day
Both tours last 2 hours. Between tours, a hop on hop-off Sydney bus is one way to see the other sights.
Heading west?
Going on your own? There are more things to do in Penrith, Sydney, in the west of the city.
Indigenous tours in Sydney: questions and answers
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Written by the Things to Do in Sydney editorial team.