Aboriginal Cultural Tours

Maruku Arts Dot Painting Workshop provides a fun introduction to Western Indigenous Art.

Join Indigenous artists and learn about the different symbols used to create beutiful works of art depicting Creation Time (Tjukurpa) stories. Create your own artwork to take home as a memento of your experience.

NB: No workshops are held during February due to extreme heat

Join the Traditional Uluru Family in their homelands and experience their culture and family history. Hear from the Traditional owners themselves on how Paddy Uluru fought for Aboriginal lands rights to where Uluru is today. See the waterholes his sons drank from on their first sighting of the rock. Try spear throwing and witness modern hunting and fire stick farming.

Your guide Sammy Wilson's traditional name is Tjama Uluru. He is the son of Yankunytjatjara woman named Nellie Kalkulya Wilson Uluru. A community chairman and government advisor, Sammy is also the first born grandson of Paddy Uluru the senior traditional custodian of Uluru throughout the fight for land rights in the 1970's. Sammy has worked as a tour guide for more than 14 years in Uluru and wants to share knowledge of his land so you enjoy more than just the tourist side of the rock.

Pukulpa ngalya yanama, nganampa ngurakutu... "Welcome to our country"

Come for the rock, discover the people.

Experience the oldest culture on earth with an Anangu (Aboriginal) guide and interpreter. Learn how the Anangu live in this extraordinary environment and connected with the land, as your guides share traditional stories passed down from elders and interpret rock art.

You will be collected by airconditioned coach and travel to the Uluru-Kata Tjuta Cultural Centre, where you’ll be welcomed by your Indigenous guide and interpreter.Your guide is Anangu (pronounced arn-ung-oo) and is part of the Mutitjulu community, the traditional owners of Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park.

Enjoy a guided Mala Walk, you will enter the caves where the Mala (rufous hare-wallaby) people camped when they first arrived at Uluru and see the kitchen cave where they prepared their meals. You’ll see fine examples of rock art along the walk before arriving at Kantju gorge, a place of profound peacefulness surrounded by sheer vertical walls.

You will then drive around Uluru where your guide will point out important Aboriginal landmarks.

Finally you will join Maruku’s local Anangu artists for a fun introduction to the unique desert art form, dot painting. Be inspired as you learn about the symbols and painting styles used to create beautiful works of art.

Immerse yourself in a mindful celebration of culture and nature at dawn.

Connect with Country during this immersive sunrise experience. Sunrise Journeys shines a light on three prolific female Anangu artists who have come together to create a bespoke artwork that depicts their deep connection to culture and Country. Before the glowing silhouettes of Uluru and Kata Tjuta are revealed, the artwork is brought to life, utilising the vast desert landscape as a natural canvas.

As the red earth warms under the rising sun, take a seat on the sustainably constructed floating platform overlooking Uluru and Kata Tjuta, and watch the artwork as it is recreated on the vast, dark desert landscape below using cutting edge laser and light projection technology. Indigenous iconography - similar to those commonly seen in dot paintings - begin to gently ebb and flow across the land.

Following the display, enjoy a hearty breakfast of native flavours paired with an Australian chai tea.

Experience the richness of Indigenous cuisine with our Australian Native High Tea. Embark on a culinary adventure celebrating the diverse array of native ingredients sourced from Central Australia and around the country.

Indulge in a selection of sweet and savoury petit fours, expertly crafted to showcase the vibrant flavours and unique culinary heritage of Australia. Compliment your experience with a gourmet tea selection and freshly brewed coffee. For an additional cost, you may select the experience with a glass of sparkling wine option and enjoy an exquisite Australian sparkling white wine.

Available daily at Sails in the Desert from 2:00pm - 4:00pm, from 1st August. Indulge in delightful flavours that honour both tradition and innovation. Two Seatings, first at 2pm, second at 2.30pm