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Deadly After Dark Sunset Cruise + Outback Platter at Ochre
Highlights
- Experience stunning sunsets on the Deadly After Dark Sunset Cruise while soaking in the beauty of Cairns.
- Savour a specially curated Outback Menu at the award-winning Ochre Restaurant, celebrating Indigenous culture and local flavours.
- Enjoy a small group tour for a more intimate experience, connecting with local storytelling and traditions.
- Relax in a family-friendly environment with convenient facilities, ensuring a comfortable evening for all ages.
A new premium tourism package to elevate the way visitors are introduced to the Cairns and Great Barrier Reef region. Combining the magic of a Deadly After Dark Sunset Cruise with a specially curated and locally sourced Outback Menu at the award-winning Ochre Restaurant, this offering delivers a one-of-a-kind evening that celebrates Indigenous culture, local storytelling, and world-class cuisine.
Itinerary highlights
Exclusive access to an Indigenous Protected Reserve
One of only 91 Indigenous Protected Areas in Australia, the Mandingalbay IPA is a wetland and mangrove environment or extraordinary value as it lies between the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef and the Wet Tropics World Heritage areas. You as our guest will have privileged access to the site or regeneration and reclamation with the Traditional custodians of the site.
Tour details
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.
- Companion Cards are accepted.
- Staff are trained in disability awareness.
- Asks all visitors if there are any specific needs to be met.
- Website meets <a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/" target="_blank">WCAG 2.0</a> accessibility standards
Access & Inclusion
An access and inclusion statement is available on the business website.
- https://mandingalbay.com.au/sustainability/
Operation information
Mandingalbay Authentic Indigenous Tours
Mandingalbay Authentic Indigenous Tours offers a powerful and immersive connection to Country, culture, and community.
Led by the Mandingalbay Yidinji People, the tours take you from the city to the sacred—across the Cairns Harbor and into the heart of ancient rainforest and wetland Country east of Cairns. Guests enjoy exclusive access to an Indigenous protected reserve.
Through storytelling, ceremony, bushwalks, and traditional knowledge, they share their enduring relationship with land and culture. This is more than a tour—it’s a living story of resilience, identity, and custodianship, delivered by Traditional Owners on their own land.
Sharing Culture. Walking Country. Living Story.
Join in for an unforgettable Indigenous eco-cultural experience.
Indigenous Culture
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Accreditations
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ECO Certified (Ecotourism) by Ecotourism Australia
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Quality Tourism Accreditation
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Respecting Our Culture (ROC) Certified by Ecotourism Australia
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Sustainable Tourism Accreditation by ATIC
Memberships
- Queensland Tourism Industry Council
- Regional Tourist/Tourism Association/Organisation
- QLD – Tourism Tropical North Qld
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