Mount Yengo Sunset Tour

3.5 Hours
Yengo National Park, New South Wales
Nature
Year Round
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Enjoy a sunset experience in World Heritage Listed Yengo National Park, in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales. Leanne King is a proud Dharug woman and she will share Wollombi cultural lore with you. Learn about how Mt Yengo came to be and how it is considered as sacred to Aboriginal people of NSW as Uluru is to the central desert people.

*Please note this tour operates with a minimum of 4 adults*

Location

Yengo National Par. Big Yengo, Laguna, New South Wales 2330

What to expect

Wollombi Aboriginal Cultural Experiences is owned and operated by Leanne King, a Dharug woman who has been learning Wollombi cultural lore for over 30 years.

Living Culture

Our culture is a living culture. Come with us to hear the little lore stories. These are the very beginning stories of our Ngurrumpa (our camp world) as given to us by our Elders. Far from being 'myth' these stories teach us how we should be and relate to all things around us. Wollombi has been, for millennia, an important meeting place, to which Aboriginal people would travel great distances for trade, social gatherings, and ceremony. The focus of these ceremonial gatherings was, and still is, Mount Yengo, every bit as sacred to the peoples of the East as Uluru to those of the Centre. From Yengo's summit Baiame, one of the primary creative forces, stepped back into the skyworld after life had been created and the lore set in place. To ensure that this lore would not be forgotten, Baiame's final act was to carve it in stone. We would like to share some of the story of these engraving sites with you.

Yengo National Park was inscribed to form part of the UNESCO World Heritage Listed Greater Blue Mountains Area in 2000 and offers spectacular views, remote wilderness with steep gorges and rocky ridges and Aboriginal cultural heritage.

Itinerary

Our sunset experience offers a unique opportunity to witness Mt Yengo, and how it is considered as sacred to Aboriginal People as Uluru is to the Central Desert people

Available on Saturday only (or on application), you will meet and leave from Wollombi Cultural Centre at approximately 5.30pm. This is a 'tag a long' tour to Finchley Trig where you will participate in a Cleansing Ceremony, learn about how Mt Yengo came to be and night site interpretation. Return to Wollombi around 9:00pm

What is included

This is a three and a half hour tour running from 5:30pm to 9:00pm.

Please note this tour operates with a minimum of 4 adults.

Planning your trip

Location:

Yengo National Park is only two hours drive from Sydney or Newcastle, in the Lower Hunter region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia.

All tours depart and return to Wollombi Cultural Centre.

Please note that you will be following our guides in your own vehicle along unsealed road. Conditions vary. Half day tour is suitable for 2WD vehicles (that are not too low to the ground). Please contact us prior to booking if you have any concerns.

Meeting point

Wollombi Cultural Centre. 2888 Wollombi Rd, Wollombi NSW 2325

What to bring

  • Your own 4WD
  • Camera
  • Hat
  • Sunglasses
  • Sunscreen
  • Walking shoes
  • Water bottle
  • Wet gear

Wollombi Aboriginal Cultural Experiences is owned and operated by Leanne King. Leanne is a Dhurug woman who has been living and learning Wollombi cultural lore for over 30 years.

My cultural connection is through the land of the Dharug people and connection to family. Having been an Aboriginal scholar and a university lecturer/coordinator and program manager has augmented a profound understanding of the contemporary and cultural issues of Indigenous communities especially in education. I speak as a Dharug woman who has gained a range of experiences, with that said I acknowledge those Elders and ancestors who have been instrumental in me being who I am today. It is these experiences that have placed me in position of being able to share and grow people up within culture.
I completed the Bachelor of Education in Adult Education in 2000 and gained the Master of Arts in Indigenous Social Policy in 2002. I have been a sessional academic with Australian Catholic University where I previously taught for 7 years in the field of Teacher Education. Prior to this I lectured at University of Technology Sydney in Adult Education and I then I went on to be Program manager at Tranby Aboriginal College. - Leanne King

Wollombi Aboriginal Cultural Experiences offers a range of tours throughout Yengo National Park, one of the eight protected areas that, in 2000, was inscribed to form part of the UNESCO World Heritage–listed Greater Blue Mountains Area.

Only two hours drive from Sydney or Newcastle, yet remarkably secluded, Yengo National Park offers spectacular views, remote wilderness with steep gorges and rocky ridges and Aboriginal cultural heritage.
Our Experiences

Join us for a half day or full day visit to learn the little lore stories of the Map Site and Turkey Site or immerse yourself in the oldest living culture on earth by camping with us for three days. All tours depart and return to Wollombi Cultural Centre.

*Please note that you will be following our guides in your own vehicle along unsealed road. Conditions vary. Half day tour is suitable for 2WD vehicles (that are not too low to the ground). Full day tour is only suitable for 4WD vehicles. Please contact us prior to booking if you have any concerns.

Our Experiences:

Full Day Tour
Half Day Morning Tour
Half Day Afternoon tour
Three Day Cultural Immersion Camp
Women Connection to Country weekend

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