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Aboriginal Cultural Park Day/Night
Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park
Cairns
Australia
Wed, 15th October 2008 - Tue, 31st March 2009
In 1987, a cross-cultural group of entertainers created Australia's first Aboriginal dance theatre in the small village of Kuranda, near Cairns. Operating out of a hastily renovated shopping centre basement, Tjapukai Dance Theatre offered the first ever opportunity for tourist visitors to experience and interact with Australia's 40,000 year old culture.
Today, Tjapukai's show business has become the most awarded Aboriginal cultural attraction in Australia and is credited with enhancing reconciliation locally, nationally and internationally.
Tjapukai showcases the culture of the rainforest people of Tropical North Queensland.
Situated on 25 acres of land owned by the Tjapukai people at Caravonica, north of Cairns, Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park is a stunning theatrical interpretation of Aboriginal culture from the beginning of time into the future.
Seven separate arenas allow visitors to experience every facet of the rainforest people's culture - from the provocative History Theatre to the inspiring Creation Theatre, and the original Dance Theatre with the interactive Camp Village, where visitors can learn didgeridoo playing and boomerang throwing.
In July 1998, Australian PM John Howard presented the new generation Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park at Smithfield - now the largest private employer of Aboriginal Australians - with a plaque celebrating their achievement as Australia's foremost cultural ambassadors.
Tjapukai's multi-award winning indigenous business is an incredible success story, and the flagship for marketing Australia's indigenous culture internationally.
Attraction Info
Opening Times: General Admission/Day: 9.00am - 5.00pm
Night: 6.30pm - 10.00pm
Address
Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park
Kamerunga Road (PO Box 816) Smithfield, Qld, 4878
Other Information
Travel Info
Tjapukai is located at Caravonica, near Smithfield, 15 minutes north of Cairns along the Captain Cook Highway.
Shuttle Transfers:
Tjapukai offers a transfer shuttle service which can collect and return guests from their accommodation.
This service operates hourly, and guests are advised of the time of pick-up and departure when making their reservations. The region of operation of the shuttle service includes Cairns through to the Northern Beaches to Palm Cove.
Public Transport:
The main convenient public transport is either via taxi service direct to and from Tjapukai, or by the Marlin Coast Sunbus using Route 1 or 1A from the Cairns Central Business District City Place bus stop. Costs vary, depending on the bus zone travelled.
Self Drive:
Travelling from Cairns city in a northerly direction, continue following the Captain Cook Highway past the Airport. Some 15 minutes after leaving Cairns is the area known as Smithfield / Caravonica Lakes, easily identified by the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway and the Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park situated side by side, facing the main road.
Take the roundabout and turn left from it, and you will be on the approach road to Tjapukai.
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