Aboriginal Art Walking Tour with Smoking Ceremony
- 1h 30m
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Choose between two powerful 90-minute, Aboriginal-led routes in Sydney. Whether you select Warrane at Circular Quay or Birra Birra at Barangaroo, both immersive journeys open with a traditional Welcome to Country and authentic smoking ceremony. WARRANE: The Capella Hotel on Farrer Place to the Royal Botanic Garden, by way of Customs House. Jagun (Country) by Kim Healey, the Barani / Barrabugu exhibition, Circular Quay and the Opera House steps. It ends at bara, Judy Watson's 6.4 metre marble sculpture, where your group photograph is taken. BIRRA BIRRA: The public art of Barangaroo South, named artist by artist. Barangaroo herself, Jumaadi's Upside-Down Garden, eleven eagle rays stitched from recovered ghost net, Sabine Hornig's Shadows, shellwall by Esme Timbery and Jonathan Jones. It ends at Monuments for Fishes. Built and curated by Mundanara Bayles, born and raised in Redfern, ten generations of connection. BlackCard is 100 per cent Aboriginal owned and Supply Nation certified.
Inclusions
What's included
- Traditional smoking ceremony on every departure, both routes
- Maximum fifteen guests per departure
- Welcome to Country
- Ninety minute guided walk led by local Aboriginal guide
- Warrane route: entry to Barani / Barrabugu, the free City of Sydney exhibition at Customs House
What's not
- Food and drink
Itinerary
Warrane route: Your Aboriginal guide meets you at the front entrance of the Capella Hotel on Farrer Place. The walk opens here with a Welcome to Country and a traditional smoking ceremony before anyone takes a step.
Warrane route: From the Capella, your guide leads you to Customs House. Inside, you'll see Jagun (Country) by artist Kim Healey and the free Barani / Barrabugu exhibition, telling the story of Aboriginal Sydney from before 1788 to today.
Warrane route. Jessie Street campaigned for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to be counted in the census. That work carried into the 1967 referendum.
Warrane route. Back through the Quay on Gadigal Country, where the ferries carry the names of Aboriginal warriors, Bennelong and Bungaree among them.
Warrane route. The harbour the whole walk sits on, and the older story underneath it.
Warrane route. Seen across the Quay.
Warrane route. Up the steps, on Bennelong Point, named for the Wangal man whose name the ferries also carry. Exterior visit, no entry.
Warrane route. In frame from the Opera House steps and again behind the group photograph at bara.
Warrane route. bara, 2022, by Judy Watson. A 6.4 metre marble shell fish hook honouring the clans of the Eora Nation, in the form Gadigal women fished with for thousands of generations. Group photograph here.
Birra Birra route. Meet on the harbour front. Welcome to Gadigal Country and a smoking ceremony before the walk begins.
Birra Birra route. Gaawaa by Lucy Simpson, a Yuwaalaraay woman and founder of Gaawaa Miyay. Gaawaa means deep water.
Birra Birra route. The Australian, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags flying together in the lobby, and what it means when a corporate precinct chooses to fly all three.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Birra Birra route. Meet on the harbour front. Welcome to Gadigal Country and a smoking ceremony before the walk begins.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 15 travellers
- Operated by
- Australian BlackCard Pty Ltd
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The two routes depart from different places. Check which one you booked.
How it compares in Sydney
- Its from-price is 60% below the median of the 1000 experiences we list in Sydney.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Sydney
Sydney wraps around a glittering natural harbour, with a famous sail-roofed opera house, golden surf beaches and an easygoing outdoor life.
The Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge face each other across Circular Quay, where ferries come and go. The Rocks, the old colonial quarter, has sandstone pubs and weekend markets, and the Royal Botanic Garden curves around Farm Cove to Mrs Macquarie's Chair for the classic view of both landmarks.
Top-ranked sights in Sydney: Sydney Opera House, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney Harbour.
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