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Tours and Experiences
There are so many different ways to experience East Arnhem Land that sometimes the best way is to let a local guide you. East Arnhem Land’s tour operators offer half, full and multi-day tours, allowing visitors to experience all the region has to offer.
Make friends on a tour group or take a more personalised tour for a truly intimate experience.
East Arnhem Land really has it all, with nature, culture, history and charm, plus plenty of passionate tour guides with local knowledge and great stories to share.
Australian Sportsfishing Charters
Australian Sportsfishing Charters offer multi-day fishing charters in East Arnhem Land, providing you with an angling experience of a lifetime. The pristine areas in remote East Arnhem Land boast a number of fish species. While the barramundi fishing is exceptionally good in the estuaries, headlands and creeks, there is also the opportunity to catch fingermark, golden trevallys, mangrove jacks, estuary cod, salmon, barracuda and many more. The nearby Wessel or English Company Islands offer a spe...
Bawaka Experience
Bawaka Experience is a fully Aboriginal owned and operated business. Bawaka homeland is home to the Burarrwanga family who specialise in Yolŋu cultural awareness and immersion experiences for tourists and corporate groups. On arrival to Bawaka you will take part in a traditional welcome to Country ceremony before Your guide will tell you about how Yolŋu gathered bush foods, and about traditional remedies or craft materials depending on the seasons and the make up of the group. Experience traditi...
Bremer Island Cruises
Bremer Island Cruises operates from Gove Harbour and offers day tours to Bremer Island and sunset cruises around the Gove Harbour. Day tours A fast boat ride will take you to the beautiful Banubanu Beach Retreat on Bremer Island. Lunch is included, and drinks can be purchased from the “Sea Breeze Restaurant and Pool Bar” at Banubanu. A perfect day for families and spirited travellers, and those that have an interest in a real Top End experience. Departure and arrival times from the Gove Harbo...
Culture College
Culture College is an East Arnhem Land based Indigenous cultural and outdoor education immersion program tailored for secondary school students. The education program is designed to simultaneously educate and inspire our leaders of tomorrow, and to invigorate the local homeland economies in the region. Culture College provides seven to ten day standard programs with duration and activity flexibility.
East Arnhem Fishing Adventures
Embark on a fishing adventure like no other with East Arnhem Fishing Adventures, providing personalised fishing experiences which guarantee to thrill beginners and experienced anglers alike. Their strong understanding of the region and its ever-changing conditions allows them to take you to the right spot at the right time, every time. East Arnhem Fishing Adventures will connect you with pristine nature and show you the serenity of having the Gulf waters to yourself, distracted only by the teem...
Gayŋaru Wetlands (Town Lagoon) Guided Walk
Take a guided tour through the pristine freshwater lagoon and coastal rainforest of Gayŋaru Wetlands (Town Lagoon) with a friendly guide from the Nhulunbuy Visitor Information Centre. On this tour you will learn about local history, flora and fauna, ecology and wildlife management. Sightings of native birds that live in and around the wetlands include the northern fantail, blue-faced honeyeater, white-bellied cuckoo-shrike and the brown falcon and if you are lucky you migh...
Great Divide Tours
Great Divide Tours have over 10 years’ experience running 4WD tagalong tours into East Arnhem Land and, with special permission from traditional owners, will take you to places that most people never get to visit. Drive the Central Arnhem Road to the remote mining town of Nhulunbuy and visit the Aboriginal homelands Baniyala, Bukudal and Bawaka (depending on weather conditions and cultural matters). Nhulunbuy has some of the most remarkable natural sites in the country, unknown to most Australi...
Groote Eylandt Sports Fishing
Groote Eylandt Sports Fishing offers multi-day fishing charters using the latest Shimano equipment and a selection of specific terminal tackle. Target blue water species like Sailfish, Spanish mackerel and Golden snapper, on beautiful 25 foot Keywest Bluewater vessels, powered by twin 150 horse power Yamahas. Groote Eylandt in the Gulf of Carpentaria offers some of the most diverse fishing grounds in the world, including some 300 square kilometres of prime, virtually unfished water. Four main a...
Kookaburra Tagalong Tours
With 60 years of combined 4WDing experience, Kookaburra Tagalong Tour guides endeavour to achieve the highest level of professionalism, expertise, and safety in all aspects of touring. This unique journey has been organised in consultation with communities in Arnhem Land, and their experienced guides are able to gain access to several areas off limits to the average 4WD enthusiast. The tour officially begins in Mataranka and travelling on the Central Arnhem Road (CAR) to the first camp on be...
Liya Wanhurr Camping and Tours
2024 tours | dates Liya Wanhurr Dhalinybuy Day Tours will be running from 15 April 2024. Running most Saturdays Groups of 6 or more required $330 per adult $165 per child (15 years and under). Liya Wanhurr Camping and Tours is a recently established Yolŋu owned and operated business offering day tours and multi-day tours in Dhalinybuy homeland in East Arnhem Land. As part of these tours, guests are welcomed by residents of the homeland and have the opportunity to be immersed in...
OBJ Adventures
Looking for an unforgettable experience in pristine waters off Gove Peninsula? Get your game on and come along with OBJ Adventures for an exciting, fun filled day in the wild waters off Gove Peninsula. With over 25 years’ experience fishing and exploring East Arnhem Land you can be assured you will be taken to some of the best fishing spots the NT has to offer. OBJ Adventures offers exceptional fishing charters with a full day fishing charter, half day fishing charter, exclusiv...
Outback Spirit
Outback Spirit is Australia’s leading small group outback tour operator. They conduct the largest and most diverse range of premium outback expeditions in Australia with tours exploring Arnhem Land, the Kimberley, Cape York, Central Australia, Queensland and the Canning Stock Route to name just a few. Outback Spirit offers an exclusive and luxurious 13 day wilderness journey through Arnhem Land. Immerse yourself in the adventure of a lifetime and experience Arnhem Land’s ancient Indigenous cult...
See Around Corners
Discover the Heart of East Arnhem Land with See Around Corners. Embark on a unique 10-day adventure along the Central Arnhem Highway, leading to the lands of the Yolŋu people in East Arnhem Land. Here, you'll have the opportunity to intimately connect with the diverse Yolŋu culture, where English is often spoken as a second or third language. Michael provides a journey that is a genuine immersion into the wonders of East Arnhem Land, complemented by carefully selected "must-do" experiences dist...
Walk with the Ancestors at Gayŋaru Wetlands (Town Lagoon)
Sitting in the township of Nhulunbuy, North East Arnhem Land, is a sacred place called Gayŋaru. This place has been a sacred Yolŋu meeting place for thousands of years. It is a place that has provided food, medicine, water and shelter. It has held women in women’s business and men in men’s business. During this special experience, Elder Djapirri Mununggirritj will guide you around this sacred place in the footsteps of her ancestors. You will hear ancient wisdom and stories, and you will learn h...
Wildcard Luxury Cruises
East Arnhem Land and the remote Wessel Islands may be just a dot on the Australian map, but the Wildcard family have spent over 40 years exploring this pristine area, which is rich in Yolŋu culture and past exploratory history, seafood abounds and the fishing is unparalleled. Come and experience the wild and untamed scenery of East Arnhem Land in complete luxury. Guests and groups will enjoy a bespoke adventure with all meals, light beverages, accommodation, permits and use of fishing and adven...