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Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park

Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park

The name 'Tjapukai' means 'people of the rainforest' and applies to the indigenous people who have inhabited the tropical region between Cairns and Port Douglas, and inland to Kuranda, for eons. About 20 years ago a group of entertainers established Australia's first aboriginal dance theatre at the village of Kuranda, near Cairns, in a shopping centre basement. Its popularity with tourists led to expansion into a fully-fledged award-winning 25-acre Cultural Park, which now draws the crowds at Smithfield, a few miles north of the city. Show business, in the form of history and dance theatre, remains the basis of the attraction, and at the Camp Village visitors can interact with the Tjapukai and try out traditional activities like playing the didgeridoo and throwing a boomerang. The park also offers a nighttime show experience where the audience is swept up into the ancient rituals and ceremonies of the 'Dreamtime', including a dinner banquet of local food and wine.


Address: Caravonica, Kamerunga Road, Smithfield (off the Captain
Website: www.tjapukai.com.au
Email: info@tjapukai.com.au
Telephone: (0)7 4042 9900
Transportation: Shuttle services operate hourly, collecting guests from accommodation in Cairns. The Marlin Coast Sunbus also offers a service along Route 1 or 1A from the Cairns Central Business District City Place bus terminus
Opening Time: Open daily from 9am to 5pm. Tjapukai by Night shows run between 7pm and 10pm. Closed on Christmas Day and New Year's Day
Admission: General admission is A$35. Consult website for show prices and combination ticket information

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