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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National

Walk with the world’s oldest living culture in Western Australia

Josh Whiteland playing didgeridoo at sunrise over Geographe Bay. Big Rock Reserve, Dunsborough. Photo credit: Tourism Western Australia.
Josh Whiteland playing didgeridoo at sunrise over Geographe Bay. Big Rock Reserve, Dunsborough. Photo credit: Tourism Western Australia. Photograph: Elements Margaret River/Tourism Western Australia

There are few places on Earth where stories stretch back 60,000 years, and even fewer where those stories are still being lived, told and passed down through generations. Western Australia is one of those rare places: a vast, wild land where the world’s oldest continuous living culture invites travellers not just to admire the stunning landscape they walk through, but to connect with it.

Across the state, from the rugged red cliffs of the Kimberley to the turquoise waters of the South West, a growing number of Aboriginal tourism experiences offer visitors the opportunity to connect deeply with self, with others and with country. Designed for all ages, the tours are fun, hands-on and moving. To walk alongside an Aboriginal guide in WA is to see the land not just for what it is, but for everything it holds: knowledge, culture, spirituality and identity.

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