Aboriginal Led Tours
Pot to Plate Adventure: Wednesday 9.00am- 1.00pm (NSW Time)
Join Bundjalung Nation descendant Luther Cora, 'The Black Cockatoo', and our professional crabber on the unique four-hour Australian Pot to Plate Adventure. Learn about the region's evocative past as Luther and the crabber take you into the heart of mudcrab headquarters, the Terranora Lakes mangrove system.
- Senior
- A$263
- Adults
- A$265
- Child (10+)
- A$200
The Adventure Starts Here
Led by Yugambeh Aboriginal Tribe Member (Luther Cora), retrace the footsteps of our Indigenous elders and learn more about traditional hunting versus today’s commercial practices. Bamboo spears are provided as you wade through the mangrove forests to hunt for mud crabs, stingrays and fish (waterproof waders provided). Enjoy alfresco sand bank dining (tide permitting), while the mornings catch is cooked on a bonfire and celebrate the local Aboriginal culture as you enjoy Yugambeh stories and didgeridoo playing.
Re-embark the vessel and cruise through the oyster leases, taste freshly shucked oysters, pull up commercial crab pots, feed the pelicans and seabirds and try your luck at yabbie pumping and fishing. Feast on freshly prepared seafood including mud and spanner crabs, prawns, oysters, salads, bread and fruit complimented with a cheese board and unlimited beer, wine and soft drinks.
IMPORTANT – please board this Tour and Vessel at 230 Kennedy Drive, Tweed Heads (West)
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Inclusions
- 4 hour Pot to Plate Adventure
- Cruise through the Tweed River system
- Morning tea served alfresco on the sand bank
- Traditional hunting versus commercial techniques showcased throughout the tour
- Spear hunting through the mangrove forests
- Indigenous experience including Yugambeh stories, didgeridoo playing and bonfire on traditional land
- Yabbie pumping (bait collecting on sandy islands)
- Fishing
- Trapping for mud crabs
- Eat freshly shucked oysters at the oyster farm.
- Seafood feast includes mud crabs, prawns, oysters and spanner crabs
- Local produce fresh from the farms
- Unlimited beer. wine and soft drinks
- Maximum 16 passengers
- Personalised guide
- IMPORTANT please board this Tour and Vessel at 230 Kennedy Drive, Tweed Heads (West)
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