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Wakaj Experience
Highlights
- Experience traditional Yawuru and Karajarri culture through engaging storytelling and authentic family gatherings.
- Savour freshly cooked damper paired with locally harvested bush honey for a true taste of the land.
- Witness the Pintirri Dancers as they bring Dreamtime stories to life during a captivating sunset performance.
- Learn about Aboriginal history and lifestyle, enriching your understanding of Australia’s rich cultural heritage.
An authentic, traditional family gathering.
Wakaj, meaning “The coming together of family”. After a welcome from our Aboriginal tour guides, you will be
introduced into the Yawuru and Karajarri culture including a demonstration on how to traditionally cook the perfect damper.
Then enjoy your freshly cooked damper with some locally harvested bush honey!
The Pintirri Dancers will take you into the sunset with a traditional dance performance led by dreaming stories and songs.
Through the Wakaj experience, you will also learn about our history, traditional lifestyle and the concept of Dreamtime. Wakaj is a typical gathering of our family, of which we invite you to be a part of for the afternoon.
Tour details
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Available from 7 May 2026 to 30 July 2026
Features
Service facilities
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
General access
- Offers multiple options for booking – web, email, phone is available.
- Offers a range of contact methods for receiving complaints.
Communication
Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
- Uses Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
Vision
Caters for people who are blind or have vision loss.
Operation information
Mabu Buru Tours
A Broome experience that will open your eyes to the Country and the world of the Yawuru people, Mabu Buru Tours has been conducting on-country indigenous cultural experiences since 2019.
Tours are led by a knowledgeable indigenous tour guide who is a traditional land owner of the areas in and around Broome. The main reason Mabu Buru Tours was created was to help build a better understanding between Indigenous and non-indigenous peoples, to increase awareness about Aboriginal people’s culture, traditions, and true history and to enable others to see the very unique Australian landscape through their eyes.
Join them in what they call “an Aboriginal familiarization” through very unique on-country experiences.
Accreditations
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ATEC Tourism Trade Ready
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Quality Tourism Accreditation
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Sustainable Tourism Accreditation by ATIC
Memberships
- Australian Tourism Export Council
- Visitor Information Centre
- WAITOC ATB Associates
- WAITOC Full ATB Members
- WA – Australia's North West Tourism
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