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Girloorloo Tours at Mimbi Caves
Things To Do Fitzroy Crossing, Derby-West Kimberley, Western Australia
Cultural and Theme Tours
Your Gooniyandi guides invite you to join them on an inspiring guided tour of one of Australia’s most spectacular and significant, natural geological sites. Mimbi Caves is a place of deep spiritual significance to the indigenous Gooniyandi people as well as being one of the most significant Devonian fossil sites in the world.
This amazing cave system will take your breath away with its vivid colours and beautiful limestone rock formations, while the history and Aboriginal Dreaming stories of the local Gooniyandi people take on a life of their own when shared deep within the heart of the caves. An experience that will stay with you forever.
Key features includes view Aboriginal cave paintings carvings or rock art.
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$90
Aboriginal guided tour of the four hundred million year old Devonian reef; the Kimberley’s best kept secret.
The tour begins at the entrance to the cave system with interpretative signage. Your indigenous guide will share stories of what the old people used showing artefacts, introducing bush tucker and bush medicine plants. You will hear ancient dream time stories & other fascinating stories from more recent times.
The Mimbi Cave system is a series of spectacular cave networks carved through the ancient Devonian reef system . You will see breathtaking speleotherms or active growing limestone formations. There are also beautiful shawls and flowstones , some with sparkling crystals.
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Carpark Family FriendlyFrom $70 to $240
The tour begins with a walk between Karst cliffs to the caves entrance. Along the way your guide will share traditional knowledge of local bush tucker, bush medicine and the native flora and fauna found around the cave system.
After a quick check of torches you enter the caves. The walls of the cave are abundant with marine fossils, layers of sedimentary limestone and richly coloured ochres that stain the walls. Natural light enters the cave system through holes in the cave roof making it possible to navigate through the cave and casting light on ancient rock paintings, each of which has its own unique connection to the caves and local people.
During the tour enjoy traditional Billie Tea and damper, made the traditional way using native seeds, around the campfire while Ronnie shares a song or two on the guitar and tells the Gooniyandi Dreaming story of the Blue Tongue Lizard and the Mud Lark.
Experience the acoustics of the natural amphitheatre and see the deserted German squatters camp, complete with intricate carvings and stone shelter.
After the tour, you will have the opportunity cool off in one of the many permanent, freshwater pools near the caves campsite.
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