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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 and 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 include viewing Aboriginal cave paintings, carvings or rock art.
Services
$90
Aboriginal guided tour of the 350 million-year-old Devonian reef – one of the Kimberley’s best-kept secrets. Mimbi Caves is at the heart of Gooniyandi Country and radiocarbon dating from ancient fireplaces confirms Aboriginal people have inhabited this part of the Kimberley for more than 40,000 years.
The tour begins with a fascinating walk between towering Karst cliffs to the cave entrance. Your guide will share traditional knowledge of local bush tucker, bush medicine and the native flora and fauna found around the cave system. See the deserted squatters camp, complete with intricate carvings and stone shelter.
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 around the campfire and hear the Gooniyandi Dreaming story of the Blue Tongue Lizard and the Mud Lark.
Disabled Access
Carpark Family Friendly Public Toilet
