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Culture Tours in Australia

Australia is currently home to millions of aborigines, with the latter being one of the oldest existing ethnic groups of the world. The presence of aborigines in Australia can be traced back to more than 40,000 years ago, when tribes from East Asia first landed in the country. Today, only about an approximate figure of 350,000 are currently living in this region. Consequently, they have not only preserved diligently their culture and lifestyle, aboriginal tourism is one of the most important ways of earning a living for them. The Aboriginal Tourism Australia (ATA) is the overarching body for seeing to the needs and functions of indigenous tourism. Today, culture tours in Australia are one of the major attractions for tourists from all over the world.

Besides the Aboriginal tours, Australia is a fine wine making country as well. You can always opt for one of the many wine tours in southern Australia. Whether you want to have a romantic and private wine tours in Australia or travel in large groups, you have many options to choose from. Or else, you can opt for a cultural tour in and around the many cities of Australia. Some of these include Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Broome, Adelaide and Darwin, among many others.There are various kinds of culture tours in Australia, from which you can choose from. While you can always go for a tour around the cities, you can also take an aboriginal tour or a food and wine tour. Ranging from the more exotic to experiencing the charming diversity of the cities, you shall not be disappointed in Australia.

Where duration of these tours is concerned, they can be as long and as short, as you want them to be. While there are tours which are merely few hours of duration, there are others for a half day, a full day and even for week to a fortnight. Most of these tours are either in large groups or in small groups of 10 people. Some of the longer culture tours in Australia are accompanied by other activities such as outdoor camping, bush cooking, sightseeing, museum tours, tours to cultural centers, night tours and safaris, wildlife viewing, excursions, nature walks and other cultural experiences. Most of these tours also offer entertainment to the tourists, along with a glimpse into the aboriginal cultural practices such as message stone painting, Didgeridoo practices, spear throwing, basket weaving, fire lighting, painting, dancing, boomerang throwing and other traditional rituals.

All the seven states of Australia have a range of culture tours in Australia, with Victoria, New South Wales and Northern Territory offering the maximum options. Some of the popular aboriginal tours in Australia are Ballarat Art & Music tour, Royal Botanic Gardens with Aboriginal Heritage Walks, Full Day Wildlife & Aboriginal tour in Ballarat, Camp Mutawintji Heritage tours, Djigay Traditional Food Park, Anangu Cutlural tours, Uluru Kata Tjuta, Oak Valley tours, Red Center Dreaming, Pajinka Wilderness Lodge, Yindili tours, Camp Coorong, Tiagarra, Kooljaman at Cape Leveque and Gringai Cultural tours, among others. Or opt for one of the half day or a full day food and wine tour to the Barrossa valley. Do remember that children are not allowed in the wine tours, while many of these are also available exclusively for women.